Lester is a New York lawyer, drawn into a mystery by his reporter friend, Godfrey... a mystery involving a murder... A man who had recently become obsessed with mysticism has been murdered. The investigation brings them into contact with the victim's daughter and a mysterious yogi who has of late been influencing the family. When the daughter's prospective fiance is accused of murder, Lester and Godfrey must find the truth... and the identity of the real killer. A taut, tight thriller from the golden age of mysteries.