Kinsey Millhone is hired by a young man who has been severely injured in a car accident, which he believes was a deliberate attempt on his life. Three days later he is dead. Kinsey Millhone becomes determined to find the person repsonsible for the killing that she was hired to prevent. Sue Grafton is the author of five previous Kinsey Millhone mysteries, among them "A is for Alibi" and "B is for Burglar".