When the most crooked lawyer in Kentucky goes missing, the speculation about what happened to him is neither flattering nor sympathetic. Harlan Parker's underhanded ways have made him a wealthy lawyer but they've finally caught up with him. The moment Detective Marshal Wilt is assigned the case, he knows there will be no lack of suspects. Who Kills Harlan Parker follows Wilt's investigation as it runs a gauntlet of suspects each having their own reason to get Parker. The list includes half the lawyers in town, a femme fatale paralegal and those on the losing end of Parker's schemes. Everyone in town knows Harlan had it coming, but who killed Harlan Parker?