Kinsey Millhone, thirty-two, twice divorced, ex-cop and private investigator, takes herself on as a client when she finds she has been framed. As she unravels the set-up, Kinsey discovers a twenty-year-old secret and follows a trail of murder that leads to her own front door. This is the fifth mystery featuring Kinsey Millhone, the previous two books being "'C' is for Corpse" and "'D' is for Deadbeat".