Extremely generous with his money, Milton has bought influence in high places and a circle of well-connected friends and business acquaintances. When he plunges to his death while sky diving, no one seems particularly surprised to find that he was murdered.
Detective Inspector Carol Ashton finds a long list of possible murderersâa list that includes family members who are positively jostling for position to be at the top of the list.
Then an elaborate practical joke is played out at Miltonâs funeral by his son, Ted, and more evidence begins piling up against him. Carol must act quickly to find out if Ted is indeed his fatherâs killerâor if he is simply being set up as yet another âfall guyââĶ
Claire McNab has written over 50 books and is known in her native Australia for crime fiction, childrenâs novels, picture books, self-help, and English textbooks. Her first mystery, Lessons in Murder, was published in the U.S. in 1988. Now a Los Angeles resident, she teaches not-yet-published writers through the UCLA Extension Writersâ Program. She is the author of three lesbian mystery series featuring Inspector Carol Ashton, Agent Denise Cleever and Detective Kylie Kendall.
She has served as the president of Sisters in Crime and is a member of both the Mystery Writers of America and the Science Fiction Writers of America. She lives in Los Angeles and has just completed the finale of the Carol Ashton series, Lethal Care.