"L" is for lawless

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Sue Grafton: "L" is for lawless (1995, Henry Holt)

290 pages

English language

Published Sept. 8, 1995 by Henry Holt.

ISBN:
978-0-8050-1937-7
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"L" Is for Lawless is the 12th novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California.

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Oh Kinsey. You are a glutton for punishment. You let your love for dear sweet Henry Pitts drag you into a pro bono case with no upside at all for you. And you continue to allow your family issues to cloud your judgment.

This time around, Kinsey is pressed into service by Henry to help one of their neighbors, and both of them have no idea what she is actually walking into. Kinsey, impulsive to the last, ends up hopping a plane to Texas where she goes undercover (naturally) and stumbles into a series of life-threatening situations. And she gets home in time to play bridesmaid for Rosie and William.

It's fun to take a walk back to the 80s with Kinsey. This time, I found myself chuckling at the lack of airport security. She basically walks into the airport with no luggage, no tickets, and stalks someone right onto …

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Subjects

  • Millhone, Kinsey (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Women private investigators -- California -- Fiction
  • California -- Fiction