Description: The plaintiffs in a sensational breach of promise suit are wealthy social climbers, Barton and Delphine Lambert, suing in behalf of their beautiful daughter, Zillah. The defendant is Zillah's alleged fiance, brilliant young architect Killian Melville, who adamantly declares that he will not, cannot, marry her. Not even to his baffled counsel, distinguished barrister Sir Oliver Rathbone, will Killman explain his rejection of beautiful, rich, and charming Zillah. Rathbone, who begins to wish he hadn't taken what seems to be a hopeless case, turns to Monk whose investigations have helped him win cases before, and to Hester Latterly, the nurse whose intuitive sense has gone a long way toward solving them. But as the pair scout London for clues, from elegant Mayfair to sordid Devil's Acre, the case is suddenly and tragically over. An outcome that no one -- except a ruthless murderer -- could have made happen.

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