There have always been legends around Betty Thomas. He had already killed people whose souls had been possessed by the devil... In the cemetery of a quiet village parish, the corpse of an unknown man with a disfigured face was discovered in a freshly dug grave. Rector of the Church of St. Pavla turns to Lord Peter Wimsey for help. But during the investigation, more questions arise than answers, and for the first time the amateur detective fears that he will not be able to solve this crime...