H is for Homicide Author:Sue Grafton His name was Parnell Perkins, and until shortly after midnight he'd been a claims adjustor for California Fidelity. then someone came along and put paid to that line of work. And to any other. Parnell Perkins had been shot at close range and left for dead in the parking ot outside California Fidelity's offices. — to the cops, it looked like a r... more »obbery gone sour. To Kinsey Millhone, it looked like the cops were walking away from the case. She didn't like the idea that a colleague and sometime drinking companion had been murdered. or the idea that his murderer was loose and on the prowl. I made her feel exposed. Vulnerable.« less