L is for Lawless

Jacket Description/Back: Get ready for one of Kinsey Millhone's "wildest adventures yet"("San Francisco Examiner") from #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Sue GraftonL is for LIES... When Kinsey Millhone's landlord asks her to help deceased World War II vet Johnnie Lee's family find out why the military has no record of his service, she thinks it'll be a cinch. But she is about to meet her match in world-class prevaricators who take her for the ride of her life. L is for LARCENY... When Lee's apartment in burgled and a man named Ray Rawson, who claims to be an old friend of Lee's, is beaten up, Kinsey soon finds herself on the trail of a pregnant woman with a duffel bag. Soon the intrepid P. I. is following leads halfway across the country and encountering another man from Lee's past--a vengeful psychopath."L is for Lawless"Stalked by a new enemy and increasingly suspicious of Rawson--not to mention running out of time and money--now Kinsey must steer a collision course to solve a decades-old mystery that some would like better left unsolved...."Grafton proves again that she has a real prize in Millhone: the character who grows from book to book."--"Boston"""Review Quotes: PHENOMENAL PRAISE FOR THE MYSTERY NOVELS OF #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLING AUTHOR SUE GRAFTON "Exceptionally entertaining...an offbeat sense of humor and a feisty sense of justice."--"San Francisco Chronicle""Millhone is an engaging detective-for-hire... P. I. Kinsey Millhone and her creator...are arguably the best of [the] distaff invaders of the hitherto sacrosanct turf of gumshoes."--"The Buffalo News""Once a fan reads one of Grafton's alphabetically titled detective novels, he or she will not rest until all the others are found."--"Los Angeles Herald Examiner""Millhone is a refreshingly strong and resourceful female private eye."--"Library Journal""Tough but compassionate... There is no one better than Kinsey Millhone."--"Best Sellers""A woman we feel we know, a tough cookie with a soft center, a gregarious loner."--"Newsweek""Lord, how I like this Kinsey Millhone... The best detective fiction I have read in years."--"The New York Times Book Review""Smart, tough, and thorough... Kinsey Millhone is a pleasure."--"The Bloomsbury Review""Kinsey is one of the most persuasive of the new female operatives... She's refreshingly free of gender cliches. Grafton, who is a very witty writer, has also given her sleuth a nice sense of humor--and a set of Wonder Woman sheets to prove it."--"Boston Herald""What grandpa used to call a class act."--Stanley Ellin"Smart, sexual, likable and a very modern operator."--Dorothy Salisbury Davis"Kinsey's got brains "and" a sense of humor."--"Kirkus Reviews"Marc Notes: ; PI Kinsey Millhone of California goes looking for the loot of a $500,000 robbery, an assignment filled with danger as one of the robbers her match in world-class prevaricators who take her for the ride of her is a psychopath.. Biographical Note: SUE GRAFTON is the "New York Times" #1 bestselling author for the alphabet series. She has been working on this series since 1982. "V is for Vengeance" was a major "New York Times" bestseller in hardcover in November 2011. The next book in the series, "W is for Wasted," is out in September 2013. She currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Publisher Marketing: Get ready for one of Kinsey Millhone's "wildest adventures yet" ("San Francisco Examiner") from #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Sue Grafton L is for LIES When Kinsey Millhone's landlord asks her to help deceased World War II vet Johnnie Lee's family find out why the military has no record of his service, she thinks it'll be a cinch. But she is about to meet her match in world-class prevaricators who take her for the ride of her life. L is for LARCENY When Lee's apartment in burgled and a man named Ray Rawson, who claims to be an old friend of Lee's, is beaten up, Kinsey soon finds herself on the trail of a pregnant woman with a duffel bag. Soon the intrepid P. I. is following leads halfway across the country and encountering another man from Lee's past--a vengeful psychopath."L is for LAWLESS" Stalked by a new enemy and increasingly suspicious of Rawson--not to mention running out of time and money--now Kinsey must steer a collision course to solve a decades-old mystery that some would like better left unsolved. " Review Citations:

Booklist 07/01/1995 pg. 1835 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/1995 pg. 82 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 06/26/1995 pg. 92 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Kirkus Reviews 06/01/1995 pg. 740 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

New York Times 10/08/1995 pg. 24 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Library Journal 08/01/1995 pg. 124 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1996 pg. 33 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2000 pg. 269 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Library Journal 05/01/1995 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 371 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 280 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 348 (EAN 9780805019377, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Grafton, Sue Sue Grafton entered the mystery field in 1982 with the publication of "'A' Is for Alibi", which introduced female hard-boiled private investigator, Kinsey Millhone, operating out of the fictional town of Santa Teresa, (aka Santa Barbara) California. "'B' is for Burglar" followed in 1985 and the series, now referred to as 'the alphabet' mysteries, is still going strong. In addition to her books, she's published several Kinsey Millhone short stories, and with her husband, Steven Humphrey, has written numerous movies for television, including "A Killer in the Family" (starring Robert Mitchum), "Love on the Run" (starring Alec Baldwin and Stephanie Zimbalist) and two Agatha Christie adaptations, "Sparkling Cyanide" and "Caribbean Mystery," which starred Helen Hayes. Grafton is published in 28 countries and 26 languages. She loves cats, gardens, and good cuisine. Sue has a home in Montecito, California, and another in Louisville, the city in which she was born and raised.