"Lt. Eve Dallas is just home from a long overdue vacation when she responds to a call of an unattended death. The victim is Martin Greenleaf, retired captain, Internal Affairs Bureau. At first glance, the scene appears to be suicide, but the closer Eve examines the body, the more suspicious she becomes. An unlocked open window, a loving wife and family, a too-perfect suicide note--Eve's gut says it's a homicide. After all, Greenleaf put a lot of dirty...

Jocelyn O'Roarke, actor, director and sometimes sleuth, is back and about to get her big directing break. Frederick Revere, actor extraordinaire and her dear friend, has agreed to come out of retirement to head the cast of G.B. Shaw's Major Barbara at the prestgious Burbage Theater. For Jocelyn, it's a dream come true ... except for a few minor details.