About the book: 1947 / Mason receives a letter without a return address, containing a check for $2,500, signed by Lola Allred, without any explanatory note . An hour later another similar letter arrives. Using the name of the woman who signed the checks, Mason contacts her husband. Mr. Allred states that his wife recently ran away with his business assistant and he wants to find out where they are as quickly as possible. At the same time, it seems that the problems in business that arose due to the disappearance of his employee worry Allred much more than saving his family. What the husband wants is clear, but what does the wife want? Mason is intrigued.