X: A Kinsey Millhone Novel 24
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4.1 • 40 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
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?
Customer Reviews
Not the best Kinsey, but good.
I always look forward to a new Kinsey book, but this one disappointed me a little for the first time. There were not two, but three different story lines running throughout and I found that quite irritating. I asked a few salient questions as I was reading, like "why did Pete find it necessary to construct the elaborate code of the six names?" The whole Ned Lowe thing was confusing and I kept having to take stock of the history of him and his dysfunctional past. I Must be getting old!
Still like Kinsey though - she doesn't need to tart herself up or keep hopping in and out of bed to make for interesting and amusing story lines. Hope she stays that way right to Z!