Book description
It was like being in the presence of a snake, first hissing its
presence and then coiled in readiness. I didn't dare turn my back or
take my eyes off of her. I stood very still. I let go of my
fight-or-flight defense and decided to play dead. If you run from a
bear, it gives chase. That's the nature of the beast. Likewise a
snake. If I moved, she might strike.
When her elderly neighbour Gus has an accident, Kinsey Millhone is
relieved when his niece organises a nurse for him. Verifying a
background check on Solana Rojas doesn't turn up anything suspicious.
But Kinsey's not convinced - especially when Gus seems to be getting
worse under his nurse's tender care.
Realising that her neighbourly concern isn't going to get her past
the front door Kinsey turns to more unorthodox methods to step up her
investigation. And gets far more than she bargained for . . .
Not only is Solana not who she seems to be but she's more than able
to play Kinsey at her own game. Suddenly the tables have turned and
it's Kinsey who's on the wrong side of the law . . .
Sue Grafton has become one of the most popular mystery
writers, both here and in the US. Born in Kentucky in 1940, the
daughter of the mystery writer C. W. Grafton, she began her career as
a TV scriptwriter before Kinsey Millhone and the 'alphabet' series
took off. She lives and writes in Montecito, California, and
Louisville, Kentucky.
