Leo Selver, a middleaged antiques dealer, is stunned when the beautiful and desirable Judy Latimer shows an interest in him. Soon they are lying in each others arms, unaware that this embrace will be their last.Popular opinion suggests that Leo murdered the girl, a theory Leos wife well aware of her husbands infidelities refuses to accept.Ed Buchanan, a former policeman who has known the Selvers since childhood, agrees to clear Leos name. Selver and his fellow antique dealers had uncovered a secret and it is up to Ed to find the person willing to kill in order to protect it.This exhilarating and innovative thriller was first published in 1976.