...The last carriage of the train carrying Ann disappeared into the morning fog, and Ken Holland acutely felt his loneliness. He slowly walked towards the exit of the station, trying to convince himself that he had done the right thing. Indeed, it was not every day that his mother invited Anne to stay in London; such an opportunity could not be missed. Having sent his wife to his mother, he had no idea that a little affair with a prostitute, whom a work friend offered him for meetings, could turn into such a tragedy in his family. Fay Carson, a call girl, was killed. There are three figures under police suspicion. Ken Holland, Fay's last client, fled without calling the police. Her ex-boyfriend Johnny Dorman, a mentally unstable guy, threatened to cut the girl's throat. Maurice Yarde, his dance partner, had left Miss Carson, married her friend, and could now fear retaliation. Lieutenant Adams has an instinct: a woman is involved here. The novel was also published under the titles “Grab the Tiger by the Tail”, “Before the Thunder Strikes.”