A respectable game of bridge in Mrs. Haddington's luxurious mansion ended in murder: someone strangled the owner's close friend. However, that's not all: very soon the killer struck again, and this time Mrs. Haddington herself became his victim! But who is the killer? Inspector Hemingway, who is entrusted with the investigation, understands that all the witnesses are blatantly lying to him. A young secretary, an eccentric lord, a socialite, even the beautiful daughter of one of the victims. They all clearly have something to hide... The murder of provincial lawyer Sampson Warrenby did not sadden anyone, quite the contrary. But a crime is a crime, and the killer must suffer a well-deserved punishment. However, this time Inspector Hemingway has especially many suspects: after all, Warrenby managed to annoy absolutely everyone who knew him well, from his own niece and her lover to the local squire, from the writer’s neighbor to a retired major, breeding Pekingese.