"L" is for Lawless
A Kinsey Millhone Novel
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4.2 • 286 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Brace yourself for an "Electrifying and thoroughly satisfying" read (Publishers Weekly) from The New York Times #1 bestselling author Sue Grafton, the next installment in the award-winning series that introduced detective Kinsey Millhone—and a hot new attitude—to crime fiction...
M IS FOR MONEY
Malek Construction is a mega-million-dollar company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California construction—and one of the few still in family hands. Today, the three Malek sons stand to inherit a fortune, but in order for any one of them to claim his share, the missing fourth brother must be found.
M IS FOR MISSING
Now it's up to Kinsey Millhone to find the man who, eighteen years ago, vanished without a trace. Did he run away—or was he abducted? Did he intend to make something of himself on his own, apart from the wealth and prowess of his family, or were his motives something more sinister?
M IS FOR MALICE
The ties that bind. The rivalries of brotherhood. The fall of an empire… As Kinsey tries to unravel the mystery of the missing Malek brother she finds herself in a heart-stopping race against time in which loyalties are tested, greed is rampant, and no one—including Kinsey herself—is safe…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bemused, beleaguered and begrimed, Southern California's premier PI, Kinsey Millhone leaves her hometown of Santa Teresa in an adventure (her 12th in the alphabet series) that begins straightforwardly enough but quickly twists into a knotted string of untruths. While getting ready for the Thanksgiving Day wedding between a local tavern keeper and the elder brother of her landlord, Kinsey agrees to help the family of recently deceased neighborhood WWII vet, Johnnie Lee, find out why the military has no record of his service. Soon after Kinsey has finished looking (fruitlessly) through his papers, Lee's rooms are burgled, and Ray Rawson, who claims he is an old friend recently arrived in Santa Teresa unaware of Lee's death, is beaten up. Kinsey soon finds herself on a plane bound for Florida, in possession of only the clothes she's wearing and her purse( with an extra toothbrush), trailing a young pregnant woman in possession of a duffel bag spirited from Lee's home. On a stopover in Dallas/Fort Worth, Kinsey sleuths disguised as a hotel maid dusting baseboards (``tough to picture the boy detectives doing this,'' she reflects), meets the increasingly unreliable Rawson again and encounters yet another figure from Lee's past, a violent, vengeful psychopath. While gradually sorting out the connections among this cast, Kinsey travels to Louisville, where Rawson's 80-something mother proves her mettle and Kinsey, determining that lawless, in this case, is neither adjective nor collective noun, unravels a decades-old mystery. 750,000 first printing; Literary Guild, Mystery Guild and Doubleday Book Club selections; author tour.
Customer Reviews
L is for lawless
Definitely the least of the series so far. The reader is asked to believe Kinsey makes numerous 'convenient' ridiculous moves to keep story going. And obvious clues are ignored to build suspense. Ending is uninspired at best. Cheap and convenient-again.
A Departure, Crude & Reckless
I can see the point of the other less favorable reviews, but honestly I think this was a great book. Kinsey devolved in a way we have not seen, definitely setting us up for the next book. The middle had me reading all night, like watching a slow train wreck. Although I somewhat guessed the climax I didn't know how Kinsey was getting out of the mess she got herself into. So much fun.
Lawlsw by sue grafton
The very worst of her books!!!!!!!!