A young friend pulls Scotland Yard s Richard Jury into the life and death of a wealthy bachelor. The once-charismatic Billy Maples was last seen in a club named Dust, before his murder in a trendy London hotel. Proving as inscrutable, and challenging, to Jury as the case is the beautiful chief inspecting officer. Before his death, Maples was a patron of London s finest art galleries and caretaker of author Henry James s house in Rye. It s there where Jury installs Melrose Plant, who takes his job to heart, as Jury closes in on the dark secrets behind Maples s friends and family. Delightful, surprising, even magical. The Washington Post A clever story with a profound twist the latest hypnotically compelling work of an author who continues to surprise with every book. Richmond Times-Dispatch
ISBN: 978-0-451-22266-4
