Winston Marlowe Sherman, an English professor who writes mystery novels under the pseudonym Henrietta Slocum, attends a party at the home of a theater critic and must put his sleuthing skills to the test when the critic is murdered. Originally in paperback.

"A mystery featuring Winston Marlowe Sherman"—Cover.

Twenty-five years have passed since reclusive artist Frances Woodville built a fence around her Deception Island property...shutting out the press, the world, and her old friend Winston Marlowe Sherman. But when a brouhaha that begins with phony art ends with genuine murder, Winston begins to suspect Ms. Woodville might well be better acquainted with the world outside her retreat—and with a mysterious group known as the Holy Fathers.