In London, the body of a millionaire named Hugo Fletcher is discovered tied to a bed. Police have no doubts: the killer is a woman. The crime scene, and the special cruelty with which the unknown woman dealt with the man—everything literally screams about a personal, retaliatory nature of the killing.
The main suspect is Hugo Fletcher’s wife, Laura. This woman has many secrets and is in no hurry to share with the police her very personal story of how her charming admirer turned into a domestic tyrant and a calculating criminal. Soon it becomes clear that Laura was far from the only woman in Hugo Fletcher’s life—and that she isn’t the only one hiding frightening skeletons in her closet…