Max Tully, controversial, irrepressible superstar, is finally settling down. Or is he? his scapegrace son Douglas and adoring daughter Wendy certainly think so. So does his estranged third wife, the artist Berwyn Kyte. And his long-time mistress and sparring partner Isa Truby.
But Max loves surprises. And now he's planning one that will outdo everything yet.
When Verity Birdwood comes on the scene she soon realises that this time, Max has gone too far. Cool, logical Birdie's no stranger to murder. But as routine investigation becomes a hunt for a killer, and terror stalks Max's house by the sea, she finds herself caught in a web that nearly costs her her life.