Book summary

Private detective Kinsey Millhone is hired by a grieving mother whose daughter was killed under mysterious circumstances. When the police are unable to locate suspects, Kinsey's search takes her from the mansions of the wealthy to the dens of prostitutes.

Media reviews

"As always, Grafton's settings are wholly convincing from a sleazy disco to a complex water purification plant....Once again proves Kinsey Millhone a worthy descendant of Philip Marlow, et al....She is hardboiled, brave, justice-loving--a true hero, who happens to be a woman."