W Is for Wasted
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4.2 • 72 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kinsey Millhone goes through a dry spell workwise in bestseller Grafton's absorbing 23rd mystery featuring the Santa Teresa, Calif., PI (after 2012's V Is for Vengeance). The death of a homeless man, who was found with a slip of paper in his pocket with Kinsey's name on it, provides some wanted distraction. The man may be Kinsey's distant relative who, it turns out, has left her his entire life savings, putting Kinsey in the middle of a case of a more personal nature than she's used to. Along with the murder of a fellow PI, the disreputable Pete Wolinsky, Kinsey finds little time to deal with the reappearance of her onetime boyfriend, Robert Dietz. Grafton ties together these disparate threads with her usual skill. While some of Kinsey's longer asides could have benefited from trimming, fans will rejoice that her observations on such topics as her previous failed relationships and the quirks of her hometown are as incisive and witty as ever.
Customer Reviews
A great read!
Another consistently, witty and entertaining read! Looking forward to the next one!
W is for wasted
This is one of the best books Sue Grafton has written in a long time. It isn't often I have tears in my eyes after reading a "detective" novel, but I did with this novel.
Can't wait for the next installment.
W is for Wasted
This was a very disappointing read. It was very long on discriptive passages, very short on a build up of suspense, not at all like most Kinsey Millhone stories that have kept me turning the pages to see what happens next. Even the venture into medical malpractice was not fully developed enough to really grab my attention. I'm was so looking forward to this latest Kinsey tale.