A half-naked body of a girl is discovered on a driveway. A young man researching the defection to Australia of the Hungarian Olympic team in 1956 is having trouble with his love life. An old man living alone with his cat discovers hidden clues... Set in Melbourne in the 1950s and the present, this crime novel was inspired by an unsolved murder in Mt Martha in 1953. Historically accurate in the details, it blends social commentary with character development and resolution.