It’s impossible for a man to be killed three times … isn’t it?
Sydney, 1959
When Detective Inspector Herbert Swinton is called in to investigate the murder of William Flecker at a sophisticated house party, there’s no shortage of suspects. A well-known writer and notorious casanova, William was charming, charismatic, and utterly self-centred.
But it’s the first time Swinton has dealt with a murder case where three separate attempts have been made on the victim’s life…
As Swinton and his sidekick Detective Sergeant Primrose delve into William’s jaded social set, they uncover a tangled web of toxic friendship, career envy and forbidden lust. It seems everyone at the party had a reason to want William out of the way…
But when a second body is discovered – with no apparent motive for murder – suddenly all Swinton’s theories look set to fly out of the window.
And life – and death – have their ways of fooling even an experienced detective…