When researcher/genealogist Demary Jones falls over the nude body of a dead man on her doorstep, she has no idea who he is or how he came to be there--and wishes he'd been dumped somewhere else! And when the police make little progress with the case, she decides she'd better give them a hand before the killer decides to make her victim number two. Using her considerable skill as a researcher, Demary starts documenting the victm's past, helped along the way by her teenage pal, Joey, and by her office manager Martha's computer expertise. Then, ten thousand dollars in counterfeit money turns up in Demary's bank account and she is questioned by a Treasury agent. Time is running out and Demary has no choice. She must find the killer before she either ends up as his next victim, or finds herself in jail for passing counterfeit bills.

A former Seattle resident, E.L. Larkin now lives on the Long Beach Peninsula with nothing between her front door and Japan but sky and sea. Retired after many years in the business world, she now has the time and space to pursue a lifelong ambition to write. As the owner/operator of restaurants and cocktail lounges in Washington, California, and New Mexico, Ms. Larkin has seen many different lifestyles, all of which have contributed to her writing.