A Private investigator is tasked to find a father's favourite son who is missing. His other son and daughter has no affection in his heart. Set in 1957 the side line to the story is that of Fascist sympothisers and their antics and a planned attack on a synagogue. One of the sons is found murdered and the subsequent investigation discovers that the entire male side of the family are disliked. Quite a tedious book with a lacklustre ending.