The young talented painter Troye, the wife of Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard, knew well what gossip went around about the famous stage actor Sir Henry Incred—whose portrait she was planning to paint.
But dying under mysterious circumstances right after a formal dinner—this is perhaps too extravagant even for a genius of the stage. Troye is completely sure that this was a murder.
But which of the many members of Sir Henry’s troupe is the killer? After all, in essence the motive to get rid of him was shared by everyone present. And the opportunity to commit the crime was also there!
Troye can’t manage it alone. And then she has to call on the help of her husband and conduct the investigation together with him…