A London social worker makes a routine home visit only to discover her client serving afternoon tea to a naked, decomposing corpse. With no clues as to the dead mans identity, Chief Inspector Karlsson again calls upon Frieda for help. She discovers that the body belongs to Robert Poole, con man extraordinaire. But Frieda cant shake the feeling that the past isnt done with her yet. Did someone kill Poole to embroil her in the investigation? And if so, is Frieda herself the next victim?