Private investigator Kinsey Millhone finds shocking connections
between two seemingly unrelated deaths in this #1 New York Times
bestselling mystery in the Alphabet series.
The first victim is a local PI of suspect reputation, gunned down near
the beach at Santa Teresa. The second is a John Doe found on the beach
six weeks later with a slip of paper with private detective Kinsey
Millhone's name and number in his pocket.
Two seemingly unrelated deaths: one man murdered, the other apparently
dead of natural causes.
But as Kinsey digs deeper into the mystery of the John Doe, some very
strange links begin to emerge. Not just between the two victims, but
also to Kinsey's past. And before long Kinsey, through no fault of her
own, is thoroughly compromised...