"For private eye Donald Lam, tracking down a larcenous secretary and a set of stolen jewels was easy--too easy. Explaining a corpse to the cops was a lot harder--especially with the evidence pointing to Lam as the killer. Caught in a sinister confidence game, Bertha Cool's hapless partner finds blackmail and murder bitter pills to swallow--but easier to digest than the poisoned Scotch Lam has just poured down his throat. He's a tender-hearted Lothario with an eye for the ladies and a nose for trouble. She's a no-nonsense businesswoman, broad-in-the-beam and tough as nails. Together they run the hottest detective agency in LA--making death their livelihood in the gritty, naked city."--Back cover.