First, there is a skeleton in a dinner jacket, then a corpse in a golden aeroplane. After another body, Albert Campion nearly makes a fourth...Both the skeleton and the corpse have died with suspicious convenience for Georgia Wells, a monstrous but charming actress with a raffish entourage. Georgia's best friend just happens to be Valentine, a top couturiere and Campion's sister.
In order to protect Valentine, Campion must unravel a story of blackmail and ruthless murder.