Deadly Gamble - by Connie Shelton is the first in the Charlie Parker mystery series. While it is a typical first book I enjoyed this lighter mystery set in Albuquerque, which was a quick read. Charlie Parker works with her brother in their small PI firm. However, Charlie is the accountant, well, until her brother is on vacation and her former friend Stacy walks in needing help in a bad way. Feeling sorry for Stacy Charlie finds a watch Stacy has lost only to have the man who took it end up dead. Now Stacy is worried that she will be fingered as the murderer by the police and it is up to Charlie to track down the real killer.