Never has the shadow of a scandal fallen on the aristocratic Muidor family. And almost every day, Londoners watched with envy as luxurious carriages with nobility arrived at the family mansion on Queen Anne Street. But - horror! Sir Basil's lovely, recently widowed daughter is found stabbed to death in her own bedroom... An unfathomable tragedy that plunges the family into deep mourning. Inspector William Monk is ordered to immediately find and neutralize the killer, but he must act delicately so as not to affect the feelings of the grief-stricken high-ranking family. Monk, a brilliant detective, with the help of his friend Esther, an independent young woman who worked as a nurse during the Crimean War, plunges into the confusion case. Step by step, the veil of mystery is lifted, leading the reader to a terrifying, unexpected ending.