简介：Kate Swift had always been acutely aware of her role in the world. "I was a woman of means! I excelled at it! And I thrived in it!" Yet, her shock was immense when both her husband and her ill-gotten wealth suddenly disappeared, leaving her to face the world on her own for the very first time. Complicating matters further were her eccentric father, Sir Horace Mainwaring, the boisterous journalist Jack, the Australian ex-contrafector Gloria, and Detective Inspector Latham, a sarcastic and acerbic policeman. This motley crew was a recipe for chaos!