Palm Beach private investigator Archy McNally takes on the murder of a socialite and uncovers a thorny tangle of blackmail and deceit， south Florida style. Playboy Geoffrey Williams is dead. But it s not a search for the killer that brings Archy McNally to the case; the lovely Melva Williams readily admits to the crime passionnel. After finding Geoff in a precarious position with an attractive young lady， she pulled the trigger on husband number two. It sounds like an open-and-shut case for McNally & Sons Department of Discreet Inquiries until Melva asks Archy to shield her daughter， Veronica， from the press and paparazzi. Gallant Archy takes the case -- and escorts grown-up and gorgeous Veronica home to the McNally manse. Rumors fly， and some of them may be true. Veronica is no damsel in distress though， and she s certainly not sorry her stepfather is in the grave. When her story doesn t match Melva s， which doesn t match Geoff s， Archy realizes he does indeed have a dilemma on his hands. Someone s lying， and the one person who knows the truth -- Geoff s perky playmate -- has gotten away. A delectable combination of high society and high jinks， and featuring some of the most eccentric characters to populate Florida s Gold Coast， McNally s Dilemma is as witty and charming as Archy McNally himself.