简介：JeanWildacreiskilledonstageduringamagicshow.ShewasamemberofanoccultgroupheadedbyimperiousErnestBalliol.BalliolandaformercolleagueinthegroupAloysiusWilmingtonhavelongbeenatoddsasbothareanxioustolocateapricelessantiquebook,believedtobesomewhereonAloysius'spremises.BalliolhasmarriedagainandhisdaughterIsoldeisasferventasheisintryingtofindthebook.HisgentlersonTristanliveswithandcaresforhismother,Ernest'sfragilefirstwifeRosemary.TwomoredeathsfollowandeachvictimwaspresentwhenoneofBalliol'swiveswasrecruitedintothegroupyearsearlier.SuspicionfallsonErnestandhischildrenandonSimonWilmington,actuallytheillegitimatesonofAloysius,thoughhehasbeenledtobelieveheisthemagician'snephew.…