Every August the fastidious Mr. Ricardo goes to Aix-les-Bains for the waters and the baccarat. This year a wealthy widow is murdered at her villa, her young companion Celia vanishes under suspicion, and Ricardo finds himself assisting the formidable Inspector Hanaud of the Paris Sûreté.
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