Suspect, Turow - B

                   Pinky, actually Clarice, is Sandy Stern's thirty-three year old granddaughter. Sandy is now 85 and in an assisted living facility. Pinky used to work for him as a PI. She now works for her uncle Rik. Rik is retained by the Latina police chief who is being accused of offering promotions for sex with some of her officers. They do a solid job researching the accusers, find ample problems with their stories and are able to protect the Chief. Rik decimates two accusers on cross, and the third dies before he concludes his testimony. A local crime lord is behind their accusations and Pinky and the chief provide the FBI with enough information to put an end to his long reign. As I have observed about his last three efforts, this once great author seems to have slipped quite a bit.