Death of a Ghost

The eccentric, recently deceased artist John Lafcadio ensures his legacy lives on—through an annual posthumous art sale designed to vex his rivals. Each year, a new painting is unveiled to London's elite art scene. However, one such highly anticipated event spirals into tragedy when the lights go out during the reveal. When illumination returns, a man lies dead, brutally stabbed with bejeweled scissors. Present at the scene, the astute detective Albert Campion finds himself amidst a gathering of family, friends, and collectors, all potential suspects. The immediate focus falls on Linda Lafcadio, the artist's granddaughter, whose past engagement to the victim ended acrimoniously after he married another. While Linda appears to be the obvious suspect, Campion harbors doubts. He suspects he knows the true culprit but lacks the definitive evidence to prove it, putting him in a perilous race against a cunning and dangerous killer who might just target him next.