When a dead body turns up in a pile of trash at the city incinerator, Jacksonville's status as a serene wintering locale for wealthy northerners is called into question. Police Chief Charles Cooper wants only to solve a murder, reassuring the year's crop of wealthy visitors that Jacksonville is a safe place for them to escape the harsh northern winters. The slaying has all the appearances of a random street crime, so he orders the arrest of a local ne'er-do-well. But Detective Lambert Van Poole has his own approach to solving crimes and this time he plucks at the loose ends, until the entire...