nPrivate investigator Kinsey Millhone finds shocking connections between two seemingly unrelated deaths in this #1 New York Times bestselling mystery in the Alphabet series. nThe 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 Millhones name and number in his pocket. n n Two seemingly unrelated deaths: one man murdered, the other apparently dead of natural causes. n nBut 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 Kinseys past. And before long Kinsey, through no fault of her own, is thoroughly compromised...n