Prescription Murder — John Leslie Evans

Prominent Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Richard Hirsch has devised a nefarious plan to eliminate his wife, heiress to a $30 million fortune. Possessed by greed and tormented by a crumbling marriage, Hirsch agrees to pay recently paroled, ex-convict, Tony D''Angelo, $25,000 to stage a burglary that will ensure Barbara Hirsch never lives to enjoy her inheritance. Hirsch pays the felon $5,000 up front, committing himself to a payment of $20,000 once his wife''s name "appears in the obituary column." Then Hirsch learns the impossible-it''ll take more than an ex-con to cure his $30 million obsession...