Oliver Rathbone is approached to take on the case of Countess Rostova who has accused Yolanda, widow of the abdicated Crown Prince, of having murdered him. Rath... » 

Oliver Rathbone is approached to take on the case of Countess Rostova who has accused Yolanda, widow of the abdicated Crown Prince, of having murdered him. Rathbone calls on Investigator William Monk to help. The pursuit of useful evidence takes Monk from London to Venice and to Germany. «