Summary

The story is set in the USA, in Denver, Colorado.

Detective Felicity (Flick) Laine is invited to a party by her friend, hospital doctor Judy Kaplan. There
she meets Judys colleague, the handsome Dr Jack Daly. He takes an interest in Flick and, two days
later, phones and arranges to meet her. But before the meeting can take place, Flick learns from
her boss, Leo
Cohn, that Daly has been found dead in his downtown office.
She hurries to Dalys office to find his body still slumped over his desk. First impressions make it
look like suicide he has a gun in his right hand but Flick remembers Daly holding his glass in his
left hand at the party. She interviews the cleaner, Mark Johnson, who was on duty that morning
and found the body, asking him to contact her if he remembers anything important.
Flick drives over to the hospital and relates the news and her suspicion of murder to Judy Kaplan,
who appears very shocked. She learns from Judy that
Daly was well-liked and respected and had worked previously in Miami, Florida. Meanwhile, Flicks
assistant, Danny Reno has uncovered more evidence a threatening letter, hand-delivered to
Daly, which reads, You are never going to forget Jeff Baker. Reno also confirms that Daly was
left-handed, and so a murder investigation begins. The identity of Jeff Baker is an obvious starting
point in the search.
Two weeks later, there are still no real clues but then
Flick is contacted by the cleaner, Mark Johnson, who has remembered some vital evidence. On the
morning before the murder, the key to Dalys office mysteriously disappeared from the door then
reappeared an hour later. Flick wonders whether it was taken to be copied. Her suspicions are
confirmed at a local hardware store. The day before the murder, an attractive woman in her midtwenties with short brown hair, asked for a copy of the key to be made.
The next day Flick and Judy attend Dalys funeral. It is noticeable how many women are present.
Judy is not surprised: she tells Flick that Daly was a ladies man. Flick notices a young woman
hurrying from the cemetery and driving away in a green Toyota. She fits the description of the
woman in the hardware store.
Flick tails her in her 1957 Chevrolet but loses her in the traffic. However, Danny Reno checks the
car
licence number to reveal a name and address in Aspen.
The woman is Sandy Baker.
Flick follows Sandy Baker to her home in Aspen and learns all about Sandys brother Jeff. He was a
promising young football star in Miami whose career was marred by back injury. After treatment
from Dr Daly, he lost the use of his legs and his career was at an end. Later, he took his own life.
Sandy admits sending the threatening letter she blames Jack Daly for driving Jeff to suicide but
denies murder and

Flick believes her.

On the drive back to Denver, Flick reflects that the description provided at the hardware store not
only matches Sandy Baker, but also her friend Judy Kaplan.
Reviewing events and with the song Bad Love playing on the car radio, she comes to the
conclusion that Judy loved Daly but that this love was not reciprocated.
Judy has always spoken bitterly of Dalys many female admirers and the final straw for her was
when
Daly showed such interest in her best friend Flick at the party. Her love for Daly turned into bad
love.
After much thought, Flick unwillingly comes to the conclusion that Judy is the murderer and
organises her arrest.
Flick then drives into the mountains to try and come to terms with the loss of two people in her
life: Judy and Daly.

La historia est ambientada en los EE.UU., en Denver, Colorado.

Se invita a la detective Felicity (Flick) Laine a una fiesta por su amiga, mdico del hospital Judy
Kaplan. All se encuentra con el colega de Judy, el apuesto Dr. Jack Daly. l se interesa por Flick y,
dos das ms tarde, los telfonos y arregla para cumplir con ella. Pero antes de que l. La reunin
puede tener lugar, Flick se entera de su jefe, Leo Cohn, que Daly ha sido encontrado muerto en su
centro oficina.
Ella se apresura a oficina de Daly para encontrar que su cuerpo an se desplom sobre su
escritorio. Las primeras impresiones que pareciera un suicidio tiene un arma en su mano
derecha pero Flick recuerda a Daly sostiene su copa en la mano izquierda en el partido. Ella
entrevistas la aspiradora, Mark Johnson, que estaba de guardia esa maana y encontr el cuerpo,
pidindole que contactarla si recuerda algo importante. Flick conduce sobre el hospital y relaciona
con la noticia y la sospecha de asesinato Judy Kaplan, quien aparece muy sorprendido. Ella
aprende de Judy que Daly era muy querido y respetado y haba trabajado previamente en Miami,
Florida. Mientras tanto, asistente de Flick, Danny Reno ha descubierto evidencia ms una carta
amenazadora, entregada en mano a Daly, que dice: "Nunca vas a olvidar Jeff Baker". Reno tambin
confirma que Daly era zurdo, y as comienza una investigacin por asesinato. La identidad de Jeff
Baker es un claro punto de partida en la bsqueda.
Dos semanas ms tarde, todava no hay indicios reales pero luego Flick es contactado por el
limpiador, Mark Johnson, quien ha recordado algunas pruebas vitales. Por la maana antes del
asesinato, la llave de la oficina de Daly misteriosamente desapareci de la puerta despus
reaparecido una hora ms tarde. Flick se pregunta si fue tomado para sacar una copia. Sus
sospechas se confirman en una ferretera local. El da antes del asesinato, un Mujer atractiva en

sus mediados de los aos veinte con un cabello corto medio castao, pregunt si podan hacer una
copia de la llave.
El prximo da Flick y Judy asistieron al funeral de Daly. Ella. Es notable la forma en que muchas
mujeres estn presentes. A Judy no le sorprende: ella le dice a Flick que Daly era un mujeriego.
Flick dice que una mujer joven va apresurada desde el cementerio, en un Toyota verde. Ella
encaja en la descripcin de la mujer en la ferretera. Flick la sigue en su Chevrolet 1957, pero la
pierde en el trfico. Sin embargo, Danny Reno comprueba el nmero de licencia del automvil
para revelar el nombre y la direccin. La mujer es de arena de Baker
Flick sigue arena Baker a su casa en Aspen y aprende todo sobre el hermano de Jeff arena. Era una
estrella de ftbol joven prometedor en Miami cuya carrera se vio empaado por la lesin en la
espalda. Despus del tratamiento del Dr. Daly, que perdi el uso de sus piernas y su carrera fue en
un extremo. Ms tarde, l se quit la vida. arena admite el envo de la carta de amenaza - que ella
culpa a Jack Daly para la conduccin de Jeff al suicidio - pero niega el asesinato y la
Flick le cree.
En el viaje de regreso a Denver, Flick refleja que el descripcin proporcionada en la ferretera no
slo coincide con arena Baker, sino tambin su amiga Judy Kaplan. La revisin de los
acontecimientos y con la cancin Bad Love jugando en la radio del coche, se llega a la conclusin
de que Judy Daly amado pero que este amor no fue correspondido. Judy siempre ha hablado
amargamente de Daly de muchas admiradoras y la gota final para ella fue cuando Daly mostr tal
inters en su mejor amiga en Flick la fiesta. Su amor por Daly se convirti en 'mal amor'.
Despus de mucho pensar, Flick viene de mala gana a la conclusin de que Judy es el asesino y su
organiza arrestar.
Flick entonces conduce a las montaas para tratar de llegar a un acuerdo con la prdida de dos
personas en su vida: Judy y Daly.