W is for wasted

Pages: 576
Published: 2013
Language: English

Private investigator Kinsey Millhone finds herself linked to two dead men: a fellow detective with a shady reputation and a homeless man who died with her contact information in his pocket. As she investigates their connection, she uncovers a web of fraud and old secrets that threaten her own professional standing. This case forces Kinsey to confront her own family history while navigating the darker side of Santa Teresa.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Gritty Atmospheric

Betrayal Family Saga Mystery Box

Crime Mystery Suspense 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...