Gloria Guild is the singing "glory" of the thirtiesand the millionairess wife of Count Carlos Armando, renowned only for hissuccession of wealthy wives. When she is murdered, her husband is the obvioussuspect, but he has a perfect alibi. So who could he have got to do it for him?The only clue is the word "face," penned in her dying scrawl. But whose face?And why? Ellery Queen pursues the glory riddle from the Bowery to a way-outweddingand a surprise climax that will jolt you into cold shock. Anyone whonails this killer before Queen is either a genius or a cheat.