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U is for Undertow

U is for Undertow

CrimeMystery
Pages
403
Published
2009
Language
English

Synopsis

In 1988, private investigator Kinsey Millhone is hired by a college dropout who claims he witnessed a burial following a famous kidnapping twenty years earlier. As Kinsey digs into the cold case, she realizes her client has a history of lying and may be leading her on a wild goose chase. The investigation shifts between the 1960s and the 1980s, exposing the dark secrets hidden beneath the surface of a quiet California town.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

GrittyReflectiveAtmospheric
Unreliable NarratorDual TimelineMultiple POVsReluctant Hero

Genres

Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller Amateur Sleuth

About the author

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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...

Characters

Kinsey MillhoneProtagonist
Michael SuttonSupporting
All characters in U is for Undertow