Lord Peter Wimsey, that most debonair of amateur sleuths, finds his aristocratic composure — and his family name — imperiled when his elder brother, the Duke of Denver, is accused of murder. The victim is Denis Cathcart, the fiancé of their sister, found shot dead on the Denver estate. With the Duke stubbornly refusing to provide an alibi, and a motive of cardsharping discovered, Wimsey must navigate the labyrinthine corridors of privilege and prejudice to clear his brother's name. The stakes are profoundly personal, as Wimsey races against time and the formidable machinery of British justice, culminating in a historic trial before the House of Lords.
