K is for Killer (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 11)

by Sue Grafton

Hardcover, 1994

Status

Available

Collection

Publication

Henry Holt and Co. (1994), Edition: 1st, 284 pages

Description

When Kinsey Millhone answers her office door late one night, she lets in more darkness than she realizes. Janice Kepler is a grieving mother who can't let the death of her beautiful daughter Lorna alone. The police agree that Lorna was murdered, but a suspect was never apprehended and the trail is now ten months cold. Kinsey pieces together Lorna's young life: a dull day job a the local water treatment plant spiced by sidelines in prostitution and pornography. She tangles with Lorna's friends: a local late-night DJ; a sweet, funny teenaged hooker; Lorna's sloppy landlord and his exotic wife. But to find out which one, if any, turned killer, Kinsey will have to inhabit a netherworld from which she may never return.

Media reviews

Grafton exhibits a sharp ear for dialogue and a quarter-horse pace. Her characters are as real as any this side of Elmore Leonard. K Is for Killer offers further proof of Grafton's growth as a writer. This is one mystery series that gains strength with each passing letter.

Awards

Anthony Award (Nominee — Novel — 1995)
Shamus Award (Winner — 1995)

Original publication date

1994-05-15
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