SANDRA NICHOLS FOUND DEAD.

A woman with a checkered past is found murdered, and her ex-husband is the most likely suspect. If the defendant isn't caught in the act, there are three things a prosecutor must provemotive, means, and opportunity. Jerry Kennedy returns from earlier Higgins novels to sift through the evidence. Here is Higgins at the top of his form giving the reader gripping entertainment centered around an ambitious plot and a colorful cast of characters.