British Detective David Webb's latest case has an eerie sense of deja vu.When the body of a man is found in the parking lot of a local pub, police recall a similar murder that happened a few years earlier where the killer has never been caught. Webb sees the case as an opportunity to solve two mysteries at once.However, not everyone thinks the case is so open and shut. Frederick Mace, an eminent criminologist. publicly states his opinion that different people committed the murders. This comment generates a lot of media attention that Webb could have done without.During a summer heat wave, the two men pursue their separate lines of inquiry. They not only have to solve two murders, but have to deal with the overwhelming media attention, which almost leads to another tragedy before both cases can be solved. Read Less