The garden was immaculately landscaped, the front door and window frames freshly painted. Inside, the tiles and mahogany lent a somber air to the hall, which contrasted with the violent green and orange wallpaper upstairs. Behind the glossy orange door, the bludgeoned and flayed body of a woman lay tangled in blood-soaked sheets. The Belview Guesthouse, overlooking the city of Waterford, is popular in theatrical circles. And it's into this world that Inspector Carl McCadden is forced to search for leads. But before he can dig out his copy of "Hamlet," another body is found.