When Laurence Fife was murdered few mourned his passing. A prominent divorceattorney with a reputation for singleminded ruthlessness on behalf of hisclients Fif... » 

When Laurence Fife was murdered few mourned his passing. A prominent divorceattorney with a reputation for singleminded ruthlessness on behalf of hisclients Fife was also rumored to be a dedicated philanderer. Plenty of peoplein the picturesque southern California town of Santa Teresa had a reason towant him dead. Including thought the cops his young and beautiful wifeNikki. With motive access and opportunity Nikki was their numberonesuspect. The jury thought so too.Eight years later and out on parole Niki Fife hires Kinsey Millhone to findout who really killed her late husband.A trail that is eight years cold. A trail that reaches out to enfold a bitterwealthy and foulmouthed old woman and a young boy born deaf whose memorycannot be trusted. A trail that leads to a lawyer defensively loyal to a deadpartnerand disarmingly attractive to Millhone to an exwife brave lucidlovelyand still angry over Fifes betrayal of her to a notsoyoungsecretary with too high a salary for too few skillsand too many debts leftowing The trail twists to include them all with Millhone following every turnuntil it finally twists back on itself and she finds herself facetoface witha killer cunning enough to get away with murder. «