When the man who called himself Gary McNab was bludgeoned to death, there was no shortage of suspects, including his brother, Jonathan, and sister, Lydia. McNab’s real name was Simon
Charrington, a member of the wealthy and powerful family headed by Jonathan who had every reason to hate the victim. Then there was the sister Lydia, as dangerous as she was beautiful, who
had a dark secret. Inspector Dakin has to tread carefully through the minefield of clues, lies, and suspects to find out who really killed Gary McNab, and why.