Sue Grafton, página 2 de 8

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

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 Private Investigator Kinsey 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 links begin to emerge. And before long at least one aspect is solved as Kinsey finds the key to his identity ...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 ...

The first victim was a local PI of suspect reputation who'd been gunned down near the beach at Santa Teresa. The other body was found on the beach six weeks later--a homeless man with Kinsey Millhone's name and number written on a slip of paper in his pants pocket. 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. Not just between the two victims, but also to Kinsey's past. And before long Kinsey, through no fault of her own, is thoroughly compromised...

Kinsey is hired to investigate the mysterious suicide of a woman who she had previously reported for shoplifting. The womans grieving fiancé suspects something is amiss, but Kinsey disagrees, putting her at odds with the man shes working for. Her search soon leads her to an organized retail theft ring and a case she cant walk away from. U IS FOR UNDERTOW debuted at No 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

From Diamond Dagger winner Sue Grafton Kinsey Millhone's latest compelling case In 1960s Santa Teresa, California, a child is kidnapped and never returned... When the case is reopened after twenty years, a man Michael Sutton contacts private detective Kinsey Millhone for help. He claims to have recalled a strange and disturbing memory which just might provide the key to the mystery. He may have stumbled across the kidnappers burying Mary Claire Fitzhugh's body... But Michael's account is indistinct he was only six years old at the time of the kidnapping; and even members of his family try to discredit his evidence. But Kinsey is certain there is something vital within Michael's recollections. And even when what is eventually unearthed isn't what anyone expected, she can't quite let go of the case. As Kinsey gradually brings to light the stories of the protagonists involved in the tragedy, from Country Club parents to their free-living, hippy children, the truth finally begins to emerge. And while stepping back into the past, Kinsey discovers more about her own history too...

Una mujer con un pasado turbio que mata a sí misma-o que fue un asesinato? Un anciano moribundo atendido por el hijo que azotó sin piedad. Una mujer encantadora, cuya vida está a punto de dividirse en mil pedazos. Un anillo de robo profesional de acumular millones de dólares en bienes robados. Un gángster brutal y sin escrúpulos. Un marido errante, ricos y poderosos. Un niño mimado inundado de juegos de azar en el pensamiento de la deuda que puede vencer al sistema. Un viudo solitario de luto por la muerte de su amante, desesperado en busca de respuestas que pueden ser peor que el dolor de su pérdida. Un hombre de negocios elegante, pero implacable cuyos negocios son definitivamente fuera de la ley: la araña en el centro de la web.

Thirty-four years after Violet Sullivan's unexplained disappearance, Daisy, the not-quite-seven-year-old daughter she left behind, seeks the solace of closure and enlists the assistance of private detective Kinsey Millhone to help her find the truth. Reprint.

Cuando Kinsey Millhone acepta trabajar para el viejo Fowler y averigua quien mató hace diecisiete años a la jovencísima Jean, no se da cuenta en seguida de que las heridas familiares pueden ocultar tanto misterio y tanta pasion. Bailey, hijo de Fowler, habia sido juzgado y declarado culpable y, tras un año de prision, habia huido y desaparecido. Fowler quiere probar la inocencia de su hijo para que pueda volver a su lado. Kinsey descubrira que Jean era mas bien ligera de cascos ; sabra donde fueron a parar los 40.000 dolares que el primersospechoso dejo a la jovencita antes de que ella muriera ; y por que tambien podrian haber sido sospechosos el director de la escuela, el propietario de un yacuzzi o la chiflada de su mujer, el abogado del acusado o incluso el pastor anglicano Entretanto la policia tropieza con el fugitivo Bailey, que vive otra vida con otro nombre. Vuelve a abrirse el caso, y todo sigue igual que la mañana en que habian encontrado el cuerpo estrangulado de Jean en las arenas de la playa.

X is the thrilling twenty-fourth book in the Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series from the New York Times bestselling author, Sue Grafton.In hindsight, I marvel at how clueless I was ...What I ask myself even now is whether I should have picked up the truth any faster than I did, which is to say not fast enough ...When a glamorous red head wishes to locate the son she put up for adoption thirty-two years ago, it seems like an easy two hundred bucks for P. I. Kinsey Millhone. But when a cop tells her she was paid with marked bills, and Kinsey''s client is nowhere to be found, it becomes apparent this mystery woman has something to hide. Riled, Kinsey won''t stop until she''s found out who fooled her and why. Meanwhile, the widow of the recently murdered P. I. - and Kinsey''s old friend - Pete Wolinsky, needs help with her IRS audit.This seemingly innocuous task takes a treacherous turn when Kinsey finds a coded list amongst her friend''s files. It soon leads her to an unhinged man with a catalogue of ruined lives left in his wake. And despite the devastation, there isn''t a single conviction to his name. It seems this sociopath knows exactly how to cause chaos without leaving a trace. As Kinsey delves deeper into the investigation she quickly becomes the next target of this tormentor.But can Kinsey prove her case against him before she becomes the next victim?

THIS IS ONE OF GRAFTON''S MOST FUN-TO-READ BOOKS. . . . One of Kinsey Millhone''s] wildest adventures yet." --San Francisco Examiner When Kinsey Millhone agrees to do a favor for Henry Pitts, her lovable octogenarian landlord, she literally gets taken for the ride of her life. The family of a recently deceased WWII veteran wants her to find out why the military has no record of his service. All Kinsey has to do, she thinks, is cut through some government red tape. But when the dead man''s house is ransacked and his old army buddy is beaten up, she quickly realizes he was not all he seemed. Before long Kinsey is trailing crooks halfway across the country, impersonating a hotel maid, tangling with a baseball bat-wielding grandmother, and running from one very dangerous character. With her money almost gone and her nerves frayed, Kinsey''s got to solve a decades-old crime and make it back home in time for Henry''s wedding . . . if she can make it back at all (...)

It was like being in the presence of a snake, first hissing its presence and then coiled in readiness. I didn't dare turn my back or take my eyes off of her. I stood very still. I let go of my fight-or-flight defence and decided to play dead. If you run from a bear, it gives chase. That's the nature of the beast. Likewise a snake. If I moved, she might strike. When her elderly neighbour Gus has an accident, Kinsey Millhone is relieved when his niece organises a nurse for him.Verifying a background check on Solana Rojas doesn't turn up anything suspicious. But Kinsey's not convinced - especially when Gus seems to be getting worse under his nurse's tender care. Realising that her neighbourly concern isn't going to get her past the front door Kinsey turns to more unorthodox methods to step up her investigation. And gets far more than she bargained for. Not only is Solana not who she seems to be but she's more than able to play Kinsey at her own game. Suddenly the tables have turned and it's Kinsey who's on the wrong side of the law.

n 1960s Santa Teresa, a child is kidnapped and never returned ... When the case is reopened after twenty years, Michael Sutton contacts detective Kinsey Millhone claiming to have recalled a disturbing memory which might provide the key to the mystery. He may have stumbled across the kidnappers burying Mary Claire Fitzhugh's body ... Michael's account is indistinct -he was only six at the time of the kidnapping. But Kinsey is certain there is something vital within Michael's recollections. While stepping back into the past, Kinsey discovers more about her own history too ..

Y IS FOR YESTERDAY