The literary world of London is shocked by a mysterious murder! The corpse of a leading employee of one of the largest publishing houses in England is discovered right at his workplace... Experienced investigator Adam Dalgliesh begins an investigation - and immediately understands: the murdered man managed to make many enemies, and everyone had motives to commit the crime. From a jilted lover... From an insulted writer whose novel was rejected... From offended colleagues... The list of suspects is getting longer. But only one of them is guilty. Who?!