Synopses & Reviews
Private detective Kinsey Millhone feels a bit out of place in Nordstrom’s lingerie department, but she’s entirely in her element when she puts a stop to a brazen shoplifting spree. For her trouble she nearly gets run over in the parking lot by one of the fleeing thieves—and later learns that the one who didn’t get away has been found dead in an apparent suicide. But Audrey Vance’s grieving fiancé suspects murder and hires Kinsey to investigate—in a case that will reveal a big story behind a small crime, and lead her into a web that connects a shadowy “private banker,” an angry trophy wife, a spoiled kid with a spiraling addiction, and a brutal killer without a conscience…
Review
“Grafton exhibits the pace, form, and technique of a marathon champ in her latest.”—
The Kansas City Star “The author has hit a high mark with her latest offering, a complex tale of love, betrayal, ambition, and, of course, murder…The only bad thing: There are just four letters left in the alphabet.”—The Associated Press
“Grafton brings her ‘A’ game to her ‘V’ book… an accomplished work not to be missed.” —The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
“Terrific.”—Booklist
"Sure to satisfy."—USA Today
Review
“TERRIFIC.”—
USA Today “Nine crisply plotted Millhone tales, each with a clever hook…[and] moving and surprising insights into the woman behind the bestsellers.”—Publishers Weekly
“[A] triumph.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Beyond question the most likeable of all private eyes.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Its a pleasure just to be in Kinseys company as she refreshes the formula conventions with her snappy wit and candid opinions.”—The New York Times Book Review
Synopsis
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Alphabet series comes a collection of stories that "combines glimpses of her series detective, Kinsey Millhone, with a revealing self-portrait" (Publishers Weekly). In 1982, Sue Grafton introduced Kinsey Millhone and created an iconic female detective. Here, in a story collection divided into two parts, Sue Grafton provides a glimpse of her own early life in the guise of the character Kit Blue, and enriches our understanding of Kinsey Millhone, one of the spunkiest, smartest, and most entertaining private investigators in all of mystery fiction.
"Terrific...The Kinsey stories and the Kit stories together open a window into Grafton's soul."--USA Today
Synopsis
In 1982, Sue Grafton introduced Kinsey Millhone. Today, Kinsey is an icon of detective fiction and her creator is at the top of her form. This collection is both a look at Sue Graftons own early life in the guise of the character Kit Blue, and a fascinating glimpse of Kinsey Millhone in nine tales featuring the spunkiest, funniest, and most engaging private investigator [in] the entire detective novel genre.”Entertainment Weekly
Synopsis
Private detective Kinsey Millhone feels a bit out of place in Nordstrom’s lingerie department, but she’s entirely in her element when she puts a stop to a brazen shoplifting spree. For her trouble she nearly gets run over in the parking lot by one of the fleeing thieves—and later learns that the one who didn’t get away has been found dead in an apparent suicide. But Audrey Vance’s grieving fiancé suspects murder and hires Kinsey to investigate—in a case that will reveal a big story behind a small crime, and lead her into a web that connects a shadowy “private banker,” an angry trophy wife, a spoiled kid with a spiraling addiction, and a brutal killer without a conscience…
About the Author
Sue Grafton, a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, lives in Montecito, California, and Louisville, Kentucky. We don’t yet know what W will be called, but we can be sure it will be very, very good.