A crowded beach and the end of a perfect Summer's day Gradually the people pack up and go until only one deck chair is left On it is the violently murdered body of Calder Maddox who made his millions in pharmaceuticals Not a well-liked member of this Maine community but who could be guilty of such a crime? And why are so many government officials gathered at the nearby Pine Point Inn? And why has an iceberg shaped like the Capitol building, appeared in Mid July?