When an American millionaire and his glamorous daughter visit Nuala, the little town in the beautiful tea country of colonial Ceylon, the splendour they bring to the town’s high society is soon tragically tarnished by a vicious crime. With many avenues of inquiry to follow, including the involvement of a mysterious fortune teller, Inspector de Silva will need all his resources, including the help of his British wife Jane, to unravel the evidence and avert further disaster. A gripping mystery with lots of twists and turns set in the colourful and fascinating world of 1930s Ceylon.