A mysterious fire at a Somerset manor house leads to a complex and
intriguing case for Bristol detective David Vogel.
When Sir John Fairbrother, head of one of the world's biggest private
banks, burns to death, along with his nurse, in a catastrophic fire at
his Somerset manor house, Detective Inspector David Vogel finds himself
dealing with a complex and mystifying sequence of events. If arson was
involved, as Vogel believes, the obvious suspect is Sir John's
chauffeur/gardener, George Grey...but is he guilty?
Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and bring those
responsible for the fire and two further suspicious deaths to justice,
Vogel uncovers a tangled web of intrigue which exceeds anything he first
imagined.