Nigel Strangeways is hired by publishers to find out who has changed a book manuscript, which has caused the company to be sued for libel. Then the woman writer is killed in a room loaned to her by the publisher. Few people liked her, especially her son. Nigel must search into her past and past
Frank Cairnes do tej pory pisał powieści kryminalne, teraz pamiętnik. A w nim relacje z prywatnego śledztwa: kto śmiertelnie ranił jego syna, Martina, w wypadku samochodowym. Musi go wykryć i... zabić. Tak trafia do zacisznego domu w Cotswolds, do rodziny Ratterych. Zacisznego z pozoru, rodziny z
