Famous 71-year-old author Thor Gibb leaves his equally famous feminist wife for her misguided 18-year-old daughter. To escape media attention, the pair drop in on series protagonist Stewart Hoag in Lyme, Connecticut; however, a murder upsets their plans. Hoag's wife and baby escape to New York, and Hoag and his long-suffering basset hound, Lulu, are left to solve the case. Good psychological depth, sharp wit, and a slow-moving but thoroughly satisfying plot.