WhenPenzancebooksellerMatthewGlynisfoundmurderedWycliffeuncoversafarfromhappyfamilysituation.Oneofhisbrothers,Alfred,isareclusewhohasnotspokentohimforyears,whilstanotherbrother,Maurice,wasinvolvedinadisputeoverancestrallandwiththedeadman.TheirsisterSaracannotbetrustedtotellthetruthandMatthew`swifedisappearedyearsearlierinapparentlymysteriouscircumstances.Andthenanothermemberofthefamilyiskilled...