Three intriguing Captain Porter mysteries in one book.Ball & Chain: Captain Porter's pal comes into his inheritance and looks forward to a blissful future with his bride-to-be, but as everyone knows, the course of true love never did run smooth.Inside Job: Porter's detective agency gets its first case, when valuable antiques are spirited away from under their owner's very nose.People in Glass Houses: Porter and Bennett investigate a case of blackmail in Cumberland, where the inhabitants are less than eager to share their family histories, and an unexpected murder muddies the waters.