When a traveling carnival comes to town, Melinda encounters the spirit of a vengeful magician, who thinks his death during an underwater stunt was not an accident, but the work of his jealous brother.
After making several errors at work, Miss Lemon confesses that she’s worried sick about a series of thefts at the hostel her sister runs.
Lynley and Havers investigate a murder at a star-studded gathering in a Scottish Highlands country house, but Lynley's judgement may be affected.
Sydney's old friend seeks her help to uncover Zeus' sacred sundial in order to stop the vampires