Book 52 in the Ludovic Travers series. Who were the intruders that left bloodstains and a sapphire brooch in Paul Farrell's flat? And, since nothing was taken, why was the flat burgled? That was only the beginning. What had become of Paul Farrell's wife? What happened to the girl adopted by the vicar's sister? Why did that sister plant bulbs on a stranger's grave? And why would a Soho head-waiter, doing pretty well for himself, suddenly commit suicide? These were only some of the unanswered mysteries plaguing private detective Ludovic Travers and his friends Matthews and Jewle of Scotland Yard.