McNally's Bluff — Vincent Lardo

Self-styled impresario, Matthew Hayes, rents a luxury villa on Palm Beach's famed Ocean Boulevard and the locals roll their eyes when he scuttles the traditional backyard accouterments of swimming pool and tennis court in favor of a grand garden hedge maze. Opening night, those who called the idea gauch, gasp with wonder and delight until the fun turns to horror when Hayes's ladylove is discovered in the center of the maze, very dead. In a mystery that has more false leads then a hedge maze, it's up to Archy to figure out the key to the grid.