A mysterious stranger appears at a New Year's Eve party, becoming the enigmatic sleuthing sidekick to the snobbish Mr Satterthwaite So far, it had been a typical New Year's Eve house party But Mr Satterthwaite - a keen observer of human nature - sensed that the real drama of the evening was yet to unfold So it proved when a mysterious stranger arrived after midnight Who was this Mr Quin? And why did his presence have such a pronounced effect on Eleanor Portal, the woman with the dyed-black hair?