*"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...