Author: Sue Grafton Year: 2013 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Fiction, Crime
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ISBNs: 9780399575242 0399575243 |
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Two dead men changed the course of my life that fall. One of them I knew and the other I'd never laid eyes on until I saw him in the morgue.
The first was a local PI of suspect reputation. He'd been gunned down near the beach at Santa Teresa. It looked like a robbery gone bad. The other was on the beach six weeks later. He'd been sleeping rough. Probably homeless. No identification. A slip of paper with Millhone's name and number was in his pants pocket. The coroner asked her to come to the morgue to see if she could ID him.
Two seemingly unrelated deaths, one a murder, the other apparently of natural causes.
But as Kinsey digs deeper into the mystery of the John Doe, some very strange linkages begin to emerge. And before long at least one aspect is solved as Kinsey literally finds the key to his identity. "And just like that," she says, "the lid to Pandora's box flew open. It would take me another day before I understood how many imps had been freed, but for the moment, I was inordinately pleased with myself."
In this multilayered tale, the surfaces seem clear, but the underpinnings are full of betrayals, misunderstandings, and outright murderous fraud. And Kinsey, through no fault of her own, is thoroughly compromised.
W is for . . . wanderer . . . worthless . . . wronged . . .
W is for wasted.
This book is part of the "Kinsey Millhone" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "X" First published in 2015 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "V is for Vengeance" First published in 2011 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "T is for Trespass" First published in 2007 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "S is for Silence" First published in 2005 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "R is for Ricochet" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Q is for Quarry" First published in 2002 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "P is for Peril" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "O is for Outlaw" First published in 1999 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "N is for Noose" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "M is for Malice" First published in 1996 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "L is for Lawless" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "K is for Killer" First published in 1994 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "J is for Judgment" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "I is for Innocent" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "H is for Homicide" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "G is for Gumshoe" First published in 1990 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Kinsey and Me" First published in 1990 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "F is for Fugitive" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "E is for Evidence" First published in 1988 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "D is for Deadbeat" First published in 1987 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "C is for Corpse" First published in 1986 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "B is for Burglar" First published in 1985 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Is for Alibi" First published in 1982 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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