Behind the locked doors of the library, the Baron, the Baroness and their handsome young secretary are not to be disturbed. in the attic, The Baron's lunatic brother howls and hurls plates at his keeper. But in the staff quarters, all is under control. The night is long, but morning will bring a crime passionnel of outstanding attraction and endless possibilities. The author has created a world in her own idiom - bizarre, gruesome and brilliantly funny.