A mothers dying wish sealed with a deadly promise. Four but with a secret They Thought theyd Buried Decades earlier. A detective in love. A man desperate to live Despite the shadow of his guilty past. After hearing her mothers deathbed Confession and Follo wing her mothers dreary funeral, Mary Adler realize she has no Other Option But to Seize upon her mothers Imperative to do something. Dissolving the life she loathes, Mary Changes her appearance and disappears. When She emerge, Revenge is her sole occupation. Van Veeteren and his associates are left bewildered by the curious murder of a man shot in the heart Twice and Twice Below the belt. A quiet, utterly dull man, the only suspicious activity Surviving his wife Can Recall Is a Series of Peculiar phone call. Repeatedly the telephone Would ring, Offering no answer aside from an obscure pop song from the 1960s. This siren song is linked to an identicals Murder, But The True Link Between These heinous Crimes Remains unknown While a daughters pride Grows with the satisfaction of Vengeance and another detectives lover victims telling Insights That Could only an outsider deduce. With the critical eye and cool observation Necessary For A Successful chess match, Van Veeteren pursues his subjectlocation across the countryside. Wading Through the Outrageous leads and tips less fruit, he chases his land.