Kinsey Millhone Series / H is for Homicide / Sue Grafton

Private investigator Kinsey Millhone tackles insurance fraud in her latest case – and finds she has to commit a few scams of her own to catch a cold-blooded killer….

When PI Kinsey Millhone’s good friend and colleague Parnell Perkins is found murdered in the car park behind California Fidelity Insurance, she can’t believe he had enemies. The only clue that makes Kinsey wonder is one of Parnell’s files on a Bibianna Diaz, who apparently made a lucrative career out of defrauding insurance companies with bogus claims…. Using an alias, Kinsey befriends Bibianna undercover, hoping to get close enough to catch the con artist at her own game. But Kinsey doesn’t dream that associating with Bibianna will land them both in jail. And when they are released, Bibianna’s very jealous, very dangerous ex-fiancé Raymond Maldonado is waiting for them. Kinsey soon finds out that the irascible thug is behind Bibianna’s and countless other fraudulent insurance claims. But was Raymond also responsible for Parnell’s death? Kinsey only knows that she must think fast to catch one of the most dastardly criminals she has ever faced – and to keep herself alive…