George Waterstone receives an unexpected phone call from a lawyer in San Francisco. A relative he didn't know he had is dying and asking for him. He sees this as an opportunity for a brief holiday, little knowing that his life would be in danger. This is Gordon Wallace's fourth novel in the George Waterstone Series, following on from 'La Maison du MaƮtre', 'A Scent of Suspicion' and 'A Slippery Slope', inspired by time spent travelling.