Inside the opulent study, a wealthy man slumped over his desk, a deadly dagger protruded from his back. Fingerprints smeared, indicating a struggle. Sufficient motive existed; a fall from grace after discreet business deals exposed. Detective Graham Maddox entered, eyeing the scene with sharp suspicion. An irate lover's note, authored by wife's paramour, lay nearby. Trusted assistant missing, his alibi unaccounted for. Maddox's jaw tightened: another puzzling, high-stakes murder mystery.