Two families, the Collards and Vandervents have lived together for many years in the same elegant house in the wealthy London suburb of Blackheath. The two have grown intermingled over the years, with numerous secrets. When they begin falling dead to mysterious stomach complaints, Paul Vandervent begins investigating.
^Stringer, Jenny & Sutherland, John . The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Literature in English. Oxford University Press, 1996. p. 654. ISBN0192122711.
