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Julian Kestrel, gentleman sleuth and dandy, becomes fascinated with the unsolved case of the murder of a Milanese aristocrat and the disappearance of his protg, a brilliant young English opera singer. What has become of the singers fiance and the aristocrats notoriously surly manservant? Could the murder be tied to Italys tumultuous politics? Furthermore, the murdered marquis left a widow whose beauty makes Kestrels heart skip faster.