Gerald Marston, a London detective, agrees to investigate the disreputable Lord Ingersoll, close friend of the late Lord Byron. Ingersoll is living in exile with his exotic mistress, both under suspicion in the death of Lady Ingersoll. When he meets Diana, Lord Ingersoll's beautiful but illegitimate daughter, Marston is drawn deeper into the mystery surrounding Ingersoll, his family, and his murderous past.
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