Christina McMullen, psychologist extraordinaire, has problemsnot least of which are her needy clients, a schizophrenic septic system, and her sizzling-then-fizzling romance with Lieutenant Jack Rivera. But Chrissy has yet another problem shed like to ignore: finding her secretarys missing boyfriend. Okay, so she secretly hopes the vertically challenged computer geek has harmlessly departed from Elaines lifeafter all, theres no evidence to suggest foul play. But when her razor-sharp instincts, honed by years as a cocktail waitress, start screaming, shell have to use all her skills to protect Laney and herself from a fate far worse than heartbreakand a little more like murder.From the Paperback edition.