This second book by this impressive new author tells the story of Leonard Fleason, who is employed as a film critic by a newspaper, owned by his father-in-law. He has a very contented sort of life, with a good income from doing something he really loves. He has aspirations of writing his own film screenplay and spends a lot of time dreaming of doing just that.

His perfect world, however is shattered, when he discovers that his wife is having an affair and in an attempt to check her out, he employs a private investigator. He then decides to stage a burglary. Following this, he has the perfect excuse to have a burglar alarm system installed, with motion detectors and in this digital age, a secret, very tiny, wireless CCTV camera, in the master bedroom. He returns home, following a trip away to the Cannes Film Festival, for his newspaper. He decides to review the film from the CCTV camera and is shocked to see his wife making love in the marital bed to a lover who is not the man that the private investigator suggested, but another.

He decides to confront his wife and her lover with the film by inviting them both to dinner. Leonard, when he prepares the meal (he does all the cooking) decides to tamper with the food and put a harmless poison in it. The lover, however, unfortunately becomes very ill and subsequently dies and Leonard is arrested for his apparent murder. Leonard's troubles couldn't get any worse but there is a very successful finale.