A woman’s body is found on the beach. Soon, the news appears in all the newspapers: the world-famous actress Christina Clay has drowned. But was it really an accident? Knowing the victim’s circle, one can be sure that many people may have wanted her dead: an unfaithful husband, a greedy brother, the alleged lover. Not to mention that in the last days of her life she spent time with a young stranger, to whom she left a large inheritance. To unravel so complex a case, all the skill of Inspector Alan Grant will be required—called in from Scotland Yard.