Detective Masuto reopens an investigation into a murderous film
star--with deadly consequences...
On the day that Eve Mackenzie murders her husband, Masao Masuto is on a
plane to Japan. For years he and his wife, both American-born Japanese,
have dreamed of visiting their homeland, and though the trip is a
delight, the Zen Buddhist detective cannot help but check the
international papers for news of murder on his home turf of Beverly
Hills. Part of him regrets missing the sensational Mackenzie killing.
Once a high-profile film star, Eve faded from the public eye after
marrying a wealthy Scotsman--an unhappy marriage that ended in
bloodshed. When Masuto returns home, Eve is headed toward an inevitable
conviction. Why, then, does he reopen the case?
The evidence against the Hollywood starlet is so airtight that Masuto
suspects a frame-up. As he pries into the closed case, more blood
spills. Eve Mackenzie may not have murdered her husband, but she is far
from innocent.