Murder threatens to disturb the creativeness of Shereburyxs art collegeOne late-summerxs evening before the beginning of the new term Dorothy Martin and her husband retired police detective Alan Nesbitt are guests at Sherebury University art departmentxs drinks party to introduce the new teaching assistant sculptress Gillian RobertsHowever tragedy strikes on a tour of the sculpture department when the lift breaks down and a corpse is discovered at the bottom of the lift shaft Dorothy and Alan become involved in the ensuing investigation putting their local knowledge and sleuthing skills to good use once againBut when another member of the art faculty goes missing and someone receives threatening phone calls it seems the killer still has something to hide and may very well strike again.