. "A favor for her ex-husband leads Jill Smith to a blood-soaked crime sceneSomeone is stealing hubcaps from the Berkeley police department. An afternoon spent chasing the petty thief leaves beat cop Jill Smith exhausted, flustered, and in no mood to talk when her ex-husband Nat calls asking for a favor. A colleague of his at the county welfare department, Anne Spaulding, is missing. Jill doesn't care about her husband's new crush, but a note of fear in his voice compels her to investigate. She drives to Anne's house, where she finds the back door open, the living room trashed, and the walls caked in dried blood. Searching the apartment yields few clues. The woman liked make-up, exercise, and credit cards. The only item that points to a possible suspect is a pewter pen, which Jill recognizes as one of Nat's. She has no love for her ex-husband, but is she ready to arrest him for murder'This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Dunlap including rare images from the author's personal collection."@en . . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . . "\"A call from an ex-husband is never welcome. For Berkeley cop Jill Smith it wins a Nobel prize chutzpah. Her ex wants a favor. His \"friend\" and co-worker, Anne Spaulding, is missing. Anne's ransacked apartment-complete with blood sprayed walls-gives Jill the chilling feeling that her ex may be up to his arrogant neck in murder. Now Jill's out with the street people of Berkeley and the crazies of People's Park to uncover the fate of a welfare worker. But her best suspect is her ex: the former \"significant other\" who still pushes her buttons-the ones that can set her temperature on boil, break her heart, or ruin her life.\"--BOOK COVER." . . . "Detective and mystery fiction"@en . "As a favor : a mystery" . "As a favor : a mystery"@en . . . . "Mystery fiction" . . . . "Detective and mystery stories"@en . . . "As a favor a mystery"@en . "As a favor a mystery" . . . "As a Favor"@en . . "A favor for her ex-husband leads Jill Smith to a blood-soaked crime sceneSomeone is stealing hubcaps from the Berkeley police department. An afternoon spent chasing the petty thief leaves beat cop Jill Smith exhausted, flustered, and in no mood to talk when her ex-husband Nat calls asking for a favor. A colleague of his at the county welfare department, Anne Spaulding, is missing. Jill doesn't care about her husband's new crush, but a note of fear in his voice compels her to investigate. She drives to Anne's house, where she finds the back door open, the living room trashed, and the walls caked in dried blood.Searching the apartment yields few clues. The woman liked make-up, exercise, and credit cards. The only item that points to a possible suspect is a pewter pen, which Jill recognizes as one of Nat's. She has no love for her ex-husband, but is she ready to arrest him for murder?" . . . . . . . . "A call from an ex-husband is never welcome. For Berkeley cop Jill Smith it wins a Nobel prize chutzpah. Her ex wants a favor. His \"friend\" and co-worker, Anne Spaulding, is missing. Anne's ransacked apartment-complete with blood sprayed walls-gives Jill the chilling feeling that her ex may be up to his arrogant neck in murder. Now Jill's out with the street people of Berkeley and the crazies of People's Park to uncover the fate of a welfare worker. But her best suspect is her ex: the former \"significant other\" who still pushes her buttons-the ones that can set her temperature on boil, break her heart, or ruin her life." . "Electronic books" . . "Electronic books"@en . "As a favor Jill Smith Mystery Series, Book 2" . . . . "Policewomen Fiction." . . "Mystery." . . "Smith, Jill (Fictitious character) Fiction." . . "FICTION / General" . . "Police California Berkeley Fiction." . . . . "Fiction." . . "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General." . . "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General" . "Berkeley (Calif.)" . .