简介：DuringalocaleclipseofthesunJeremyHarper,oneofagroupofamateurastronomers,iskilledonMoonstoneRidgebyablowtotheheadwithameteorite.JeremyhadrowedwithLaurenceJanson,headoftheuniversityobservatoryoverplanstoextendtheobservatoryontotheridgebutwasunawareofhiswifeCatrina'saffairwithJanson.LocalclairvoyantMagsDormerhadwarnedJeremyofimpendingdisasterandtellsBarnabythatMoonstoneRidgeiscursed,sinceCatrina'ssisterMary,wifeofpharmacistHarryDutta,alsodiedtheresomeyearsearlier.Thenothermurdersoccur,ofmembersofthegroupwhowereopposedtoJanson'splansbutalsohadmadeadiscoveryoftheirown,leadingtoaresolutionofthecasewritteninthestars.…