Robert Stapleton, 2nd Viscount Barringon, investigates a curious collection of classical male erotica left when his father dies unexpectedly. Robert retraces his travels to London, Paris, and Rome, discovering a Victorian demimonde of men who have sex with men. But then Robert goes a step too far and uncovers clues that his father - and one of his prize objets d’art - may have been involved in a grisly murder. Worse, Robert's mysterious new lover, Fabrizio, may have been the murderer.