In A Crime to Fit the Punishment, we meet Jonathan Pierce, an antique dealer whose true passion lies in criminology. His mundane life takes a thrilling turn when he is approached by David Warlock, a wealthy businessman, who needs assistance with a troubling situation involving his adopted son, Freddie. Warlock reveals that Freddie is being blackmailed, and he believes that a young woman named Rhys Day and a gambler named Lance Norman are behind it. With a generous retainer in hand, Pierce is drawn into a web of deceit and danger.