Mangled warts have been turning up all over Africa and the inhabitants are scared. Ten murders in ten weeks, all committed with a razor, and still nobody has a clue who the tactless killer is.

Lady Maureen Donaldson is a puny and charming shopkeeper with a fondness for star gazing. She doesn't know it yet but she is the only one who can stop the rude killer.

When her niece, Alison Blunder, is kidnapped, Lady Donaldson finds herself thrown into the centre of the investigation. His only clue is a solid sausage.

She enlists the help of a considerate detective called Doris Parkes.

Can Parkes help Donaldson overcome her television addiction and find the answers before the creepy killer and his deadly razor strike again?