from the back cover:
The Blond Soprano: liked high notes and low life
The Henpecked Husband: had a weakness for lovely ladies
The Poor Ex-Little Rich Girl: adored everything she could not afford
The Painter: had a passionate taste for the wrong shade of politics
The General: simply loved to set off fireworks
...and all of them learned to hate and fear when a town festival exploded into a feast of death, and Asey Mayo, the "Codfish Sherlock," set out to trap a laughing killer...