Anyone who knows me will tell you that I cherish my unmarried state. I'm female, twice divorced, no kids and no close family ties. I'm perfectly content to do what I do. It was two days after Christmas when Kinsey Millhone received the bank slip showing a credit for five thousand dollars. The account number was correct but Kinsey hadn't made the deposit. Then came the phone call and suddenly everything became clear. The frame-up was working and Kinsey was trapped. 'Grafton on form yet again' - "The Times". 'Grafton crafts a crazy, credible puzzle with jigsaw finesse' - "Sunday Times". 'An unusually compelling series of novels with a notably convincing central character' - "Guardian".