Perky Kinsey Millhone is an appealing private eye based in Californiaþs Santa Teresa. She is hired by ex-con Daggett to deliver a cashierþs check for $25,000 to one Tony Gahan, address unknown. When a few days later, Daggettþs body is washed ashore, Kinsey discovers many people with motives for murder, including Daggettþs wife, who faced an intolerable marriage; his daughter, who hated him; and the families of the victims of his drunken driving.
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