Diamond in the Buff — Susan Dunlap

DEATH BY PATCHOULI OIL

The complaint of a nude, sunbathing dentist who claimed he was attacked by a eucalyptus tree had ruined sassy Berkeley cop Jill Smith's plans for a lazy summer after-noon, She would have chalked up the "assault" to another incident in a silly feud between Hasbrouck Diamond, D.D.S., and his masseuse neighbor...if it hadn't been followed up by murder. From the sidewalk tie-dye tables on Telegraph Avenue to the quaint ambience of Panoramic Way, Jill's case is as quirky as Berkeley in the '90s...a volatile mix of money, New Age, and murder.