Design for Death

Diesmal muss Dan gleich zwei Fälle klären. Einerseits muss er Sophie schützen, eine Modeschöpferin, auf die schon mehrere Anschläge verübt wurden. Die Augenzeugin Holly schwebt ebenfalls in Lebensgefahr. Kurz darauf wird sie ermordet. Vor ihrem Tod hatte sie Dan erzählt, dass ein Versicherungsbetrug abgewickelt werden sollte. Der zweite Kunde ist George M., ein Diamantenhändler, der einen Leibwächter braucht. Auch er ist offensichtlich in den Versicherungsbetrug verwickelt...

Sarah Bancroft, a swimsuit designer, is planning to launch her line at the Desert Inn. She hires Dan, because it seems that her models are being terrorized. Dan begins by interviewing a girl who had a car accident; he also meets an old girlfriend, Holly, another model, who saw a man through a pipe on them. Dan goes to see Manny the mechanic, and learns that her car was tampered with. Later, there's a fire at the photo lab of Tom, Sarah's nephew, the photographer. The man fearing that Holly might recognize him kills her. Sarah considers canceling the show but Tom convinces her that they should go on. Tom goes to see the man, and his boss, George Crowley. It seems that Crowley is suppose to arrive at the Desert Inn with two million in diamonds. It seems he wants security concentrated at the fashion show, and his man will rob him of the diamonds, and he will then file an insurance claim and blame it on the inadequate security. When Crowley fears that Dan is getting too close, they try to