Amory Ames is looking forward to a reconnecting with reformed playboy husband Milo, yet she agrees to help lay a trap to catch the culprit at a lavish masked ball. When one of the illustrious party guests is murdered, Amory is pulled back into the world of detection, enlisted by old ally Detective Inspector Jones.
The second in the stylish historical crime series featuring sleuth Amory Ames, following "Murder At The Brightwell", which was nominated for an Edgar Award.