At a villa near the glittering lights of Monte Carlo, a murder is committed and a beautiful young girl is implicated. When the great detective Hanaud is called

In this thriller by A.E.W. Mason, Inspector Hanaud goes to the Villa Rose, where a wealthy widow has been cruelly murdered for her jewels.

The story opens at the tables at Monte Carlo where a young Englishman is succeeding in breaking the bank. That evening a murder is committed in a villa near the