Following the loss of his sight in World War I, ex-intelligence officer
Duncan Maclain honed his other senses and, with the help of his two
German Shepherds, became one of the most successful and well-known
private investigators in New York City, picking up on the unseen clues
that often slip beneath the visual surface.
The Miners Title and Trust is typically dead quiet, having gone
bankrupt. Then, late one evening, the bank's blind president, Blake
Hadfield, plummets eight stories to his death in the building's lobby.
The only witnesses are the security guard and Blake's estranged wife,
who were both on the first floor. Blake's son, Seth, is found drunk and
dazed on the eighth floor, making him the prime suspect in what the
police believe to be murder.
That's when Harold Lawson and Sybella Ford call upon Captain Maclain for
help. Maclain doesn't think the banker's death was a suicide or an
accident. He believes someone else was in the building -- and when more
murders follow, he suspects the villain is still at large. Now, Maclain
will push his powers of deduction to their limits to solve one of the
strangest cases of his career...