K Is for Killer

Pages: 284
Published: 1995
Language: English

Private investigator Kinsey Millhone takes on a chilling cold case when Janice Kepler hires her to find the killer of her daughter, Lorna. Lorna's death was ruled a homicide, but with no suspects or clear motive, the case went cold. Now, Kinsey must navigate a world of pain and grief to uncover the truth behind an unavenged murder.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Tense Mysterious Gritty

Quest Revenge

Crime Mystery Amateur Sleuth

Sue Grafton

New York Times-bestselling author Sue Grafton is published in twenty-eight countries and twenty-six languages--including Estonian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian. Books in her alphabet series, begun in 1982, are international bestsellers with readership in the millions. And like Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald, Grafton has earned new respect for the mystery form. Readers appreciate her buoyant style, her eye for detail, her deft hand with character, her acute social observances, and her abundant...