When Laurence Fife was murdereed, few mourned his passing. Plenty of people had reason to want him dead. But the police thought his wife Nikki--with motive, access and opportunity--was the #1 suspect. The jury thought so too. Eight years later and out on parole, Nikki hires Kinsey Milhone, a gutsy P. I., to find the real killer. The trial is cold but Kinsey finds a lead. It brings her face-to-face with the murderer!

Nikki Fife, out on parole after spending eight years in prison for the murder of her husband, hires investigator Kinsey Milhone to find out who really killed Laurence, a ruthless divorce attorney who had a wealth of enemies.

With motive, access, and opportunity, Nikki Fife is the cops' number-one suspect when Laurence Fife, a prominent divorce attorney, is murdered; eight years later, out on parole, Nikki hires Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killed her husband.

The wife of a hated divorce lawyer becomes the main suspect in his murder and hires private detective Kinsey Millhone to find the real killer.