Sleeping Dogs Lie

It's 1919; at the height of his career, wealthy impresario Ambrose Small sends his wife to the bank with a cheque for over a million dollars... then vanishes without a trace. A young detective finds himself in the middle of a scandal involving sex, drugs and cunning political maneuvers. Is the grieving widow perhaps a gifted manipulator capable of murder? Based on a true story. (Amazon.com)