New York: St Martin's, (1979) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second crime novel, a story of ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances. "Devillo Green is a genealogist who specializes in finding illustrious forebears for the newly rich. He is puzzled by his latest client.. . but he swallows his doubts when he's invited to the family manor. While the old man spends his final days haunted by his memories, Devillo plans to inspect the old house for plunder." 212 pp. ISBN: 0+312728603.