In Depression-era Los Angeles, Kitty Pangborn becomes secretary to P.I. Dexter Theroux. The mistress of one of L.A.s most corrupt businessmen has asked Dex to tail her lover, and Kitty goes along for the ride. When they discover a corpse, only to have it disappear, Kitty begins to realize theres more to this story than jealousy. Unabridged.