Doris Hopkins was an extremely successful stockbroker who apparently fell into bad company. The events surrounding her murder were so bizarre and unbelievable that it was difficult for the police to see how to start a legitimate investigation. Quite by accident, a big-city detective fell heir to the crime and started the investigative process to try to solve it. Just as he started making progress, a string of murders with the same MO came to his attention. The winding path to solving the crimes led the detective on a multi-state investigation that unfolded a myriad of circumstances and weird people he'd never seen the likes of before. The powerful conclusion to the story leaves the reader at the same time both satisfied, but with a lingering question in his mind about whether it is all over or not.