Wealth and a title can make enemies out of anyone, but why does James Cavendish—who inherited his father’s fortune—hate Richard, his distant relative, so fiercely? Dick never tried to cross him and never laid claim to anything. A highborn earl and a modest judge’s assistant—what could they possibly share? But then it turns out that Richard’s sister has been murdered, and in her handbag they find a letter from James, arranging a meeting with the girl. The grieving brother immediately accuses his longtime enemy—yet new facts appear, and a mysterious lady in a veil steps into the game, calling herself Jane… The riddles grow more and more, but will there be answers?