Death hits close to home when Lord Peter’s future brother-in-law is murdered. Complicating matters is the man who stands accused: Gerald Wimsey, Lord Peter’s brother.

彼得勋爵的弟弟，丹佛公爵被指控谋杀他们妹妹玛丽的未婚夫。要想拯救丹佛市，就得靠彼得勋爵和他的忠实助手邦特解开所有的线索和众多证人的矛盾证词。