The interweaving of elements of detective and melodrama in the novels of J. Heyer makes the reader follow the characters with excitement, and the lively dialogues and humor inherent in the author bring sincere pleasure.

Mr. Amberley is smart and insightful. The girl he met on the road near the car with the murdered man is beautiful and secretive. Something forces Amberley to keep silent about this meeting to the police, but not to lose sight of her new acquaintance...

In the Riverside cottage, everything was prepared for the meeting of the lady, but instead of her there was another one, and the owner, Mr. Vereker never made it to the meeting place...

And the reason for it all is love games or a game of love...