The world-class Port Huron-Mackinac sailboat race has just finished at Mackinac Island.
Did Murdo kill Jimmy or was it someone else?.
But he\'s not a criminal lawyer, and this looks like a losing case.
A man at loose ends, Burr is a brilliant litigator who prefers boats and dogs over courtrooms and clients.
Burr Lafayette, recently divorced and the deposed head of the litigation department of a major Detroit law firm, is recruited to defend Murdo by his wife, Anne, and his mother, Martha, the widowed matriarch of the family.
As did his wife, Jane.
Each of his crew, including Murdo, had a reason to kill him.
It turns out that the free spending Jimmy was broke.
Murdo Halverson, a wealthy manufacturer from Detroit and Jimmy\'s former partner, is arrested for the murder.
But the night takes a grisly turn, and Jimmy Lyons is found dead the next morning in the bar, strangled by a string of Christmas tree lights.
As soon as the boats dock, the sailors head for the legendary Pink Pony.
The world-class Port Huron-Mackinac sailboat race has just finished at Mackinac Island
