Edward Brach is courting danger ... Revered author and playwright, Edward Brach is hosting an elegant dinner party to announce his engagement to his young mistress. Among the guests are his estranged wife and a number of former flames. When Edward is found dead in his study later that evening, suspicion falls on his wife. But did she really do it? There are a few other guests at the party with strong motive. The burning question is how the crime took place. Brach was alone in a locked room with no secret passages.Caroline Banham is faced with a most puzzling case. The crime was very cleverly planned.
Edward Brach is courting danger ... Revered author and playwright, Edward Brach is hosting an elegant dinner party to announce his engagement to his young mistress. Among the guests are his estranged wife and a number of former flames. When Edward is found dead in his study later that evening, suspicion falls on his wife. But did she really do it? There are a few other guests at the party with strong motive. The burning question is how the crime took place. Brach was alone in a locked room with no secret passages.Caroline Banham is faced with a most puzzling case. The crime was very cleverly planned.