G is for Gumshoe (The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries) (U)

A Kinsey Millhone MysteryIn this rich, complex and gripping tale, Kinsey Millhone's grit is tested to its utmost as the private detective unearths the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal - and, in the process, comes face-to-face with the grisly fact of her own mortality." G is for guilt and guile, for greed and grief, for the Grim Reaper. And G is for good very, very good indeed."Publishers WeeklyCalifornia PI Kinsey Millhone, hired to investigate the disappearance of a client's eccentric, elderly mother, must also evade a vengeful criminal whom she helped put away four years earlier. ``Grafton creates . . . a twist in the complex plot to tease Bronte fans, and a new, vulnerable side to the still-sardonic Kinsey,'' said PW. ``The only complaint is that it ends abruptly.'' Author tour. (June)