From Booklist
Freddy O'Neal lives in Reno, plays Keno relentlessly (but not slot machines or blackjack), and works as a private investigator. She is hired by Tella Scope to dig up some dirt on Tella's mother, Gloria, who has recently inherited controlling interest in her late husband's state-of-the-art computer company. Tella, a business whiz, and her brother, a computer genius, want their mother out. When Gloria winds up facedown in the family pool, Freddy wants out. However, a Mob leader convinces her to become Tella's bodyguard (because she is actually his daughter from Gloria's first marriage). Freddy's recent stint as a bodyguard was unsuccessful, and this boring yet heart-stopping work is not her first choice. Her only solution is to find out who killed the mother and eliminate the risks. The Nevada setting is a nice backdrop, and Freddy is an interesting character, sure to delight her new and established fans.
Denise Perry Donavin
Ingram
Voicing her reluctance to help Gloria Scope's jealous daughter claim the family inheritance by tarnishing Gloria's name, Freddie O'Neal is nevertheless drawn into a deadly family plot when Gloria is suddenly murdered.
