Based on a real London murder case, this novel follows Lord Lucan, a dissolute member of the British aristocracy, into the abyss as he is accused of killing his childrens nanny while trying to murder his wife. Based on a real London murder case, this witty, subversive novel follows Lord Lucan, a dissolute member of the British aristocracy, into the abyss as he is accused of killing his childrens nanny while trying to murder his wife. By the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.