Gloria Stanford was very sexy and rich. In an apparently motiveless murder she's found in her apartment, shot twice in the heart - and very dead. When detective Steve Crellar starts receiving cryptic notes he realises this is no ordinary homicide. It quickly emerges that the Deaf Man is back. Long thought dead, the notorious killer has acquired a new morbid fascination with the works of Shakespeare. The question is: What is he after? "McBain shows his old skill as he keeps the momentum building - DAILY TELEGRAPH" "An enticing literary puzzle, a teasing crime novel that is a delight - THE SCOTSMAN"