British sleuth Patrick Dawlish must unravel fraud, arson, and murder in a case that proves there's no insurance against human nature. <p/> Sir Mortimer Kittle died after mistakenly eating poisonous fungi instead of mushrooms, his demise ruled death by natural causes. His cousin, a struggling insurance agent with a family in Kensington, has inherited his millions. What's there to investigate? Nothing, if you're not Patrick Dawlish. <p/> Hired by the deceased's mother, Dawlish senses something fishy, especially when someone breaks into his office. With a little further investigation, Dawlish comes up with three potential motives for murder: the Kensington Kittle's windfall, insurance fraud, or stock market rigging. But Dawlish only needs one reason to declare open warfare on those he suspects of foul play: the kidnapping of his wife. And no criminal has ever withstood the wrath of Patrick Dawlish when he's been wronged . . .
