A small village on the seashore is shocked by a brutal murder: someone pushed a girl who had never done harm to anyone off a steep cliff. Jealous fan? A secret rival? The police reject one version after another, until Maud Silver finally joins the investigation. Only she pays attention to the checkered jacket that the victim was wearing - an unusually expensive item for a modest provincial woman. Perhaps a gift? But... whose?  And will he be the only clue that can lead to the killer? Tanis Lyle is used to conquering and driving men crazy with one look. But for the habit of changing admirers like gloves, the fatal beauty once had to pay... with her own life. The police investigating the murder of Tanis are interested in only one thing: how to find the criminal among the many suspects - abandoned women thirsty for revenge and admirers mad with jealousy? However, Maud Silver is haunted by a small detail...