I always eagerly await the next Grafton, but I feel like she is getting tired of writing them. This one lacks the excitment of the earlier ones. I hope T is better. This one centers around a little girl whose vivacious (read slutty) mother goes missing. Everyone assumes she has run off with a man. Now the girl is grown and she wants Kinsey to find her mother. Foul play is a given, since it wouldn't be much of a murder mystery otherwise. Disappointing.

Grafton's P.I. Kinsey Millhone has been asked to investigate a cold case involving the disappearance 34 years ago of a "live-wire" young woman, living in a small town with an abusive husband. Her grown-up daughter can't believe her mother would have left her behind, or that in all these years, if she were alive, she wouldn't have contacted her daughter. Kinsey finds that trying to investigate a cold case in a small town, where no one wants to give her a straight answer, is tough. But Kinsey is tough too. A great fast-paced read.

Kinsey Millhone is asked to investigate the 34 year old disappearance of a young woman's mother. It was hard for me to even guess what had happened to her, there were so many possibilities and suspects. Grafton's character continues to be real and exciting.

I've enjoyed all of Grafton's alpabet series. This offering is richer and more interesting structurally. Very satisfying!

Private investigator Kinsey Millhone searches for the answer behind the mysterious disappearance of Violet Sullivan who left to attend the 4th of July fireworks 34 years ago and never returned.

Cases don't get much colder than that of Violet Sullivan, who disappeared from her rural California town in 1953, leaving behind an abusive husband and a seven-year old named Daisy. But PI Kinsey Millhone has promised Daisy she'll try her best to locate Violet, dead or alive. All signs point to a runaway wife--the clothes that disappeared; the secret stash of money Violet bragged about; the brazen flirtations she indulged in with local men, including some married ones. Kinsey tries to pick up a trail by speaking to those who remember Violet--and perhaps were more involved in her life than they let on. But the trail could lead her somewhere very dangerous. Because the case may have gone cold, but some people's feelings about Violet Sulivan still run as hot as ever..

This book did not let up. Just when you think you know what happens, the story twists and turns down another road. Excellent read!

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Different style of read for this series but I loved it. It goes back to 1953 often so I felt like I was there. It was a great read and already have T is for Trespass ready to read.

Enjoyed this one. Kept me guessing until the end.

This book is brand new, I purchased it and then realized that I had read it already.
Very good Dinsey Millhone story line and so many suspects to choose from. I really enjoyed it. LOL I guess enough to buy it again.

Excellent book......I couldn't put it down!

Great murder mystery. One of Sue Grafton'2s best.

Another great read from Sue Grafton. Can't wait for the next one to be published. Hope she will start a new series when she reached Z.

A typical Sue Grafton story-a little darker than most of them,
but a good read.

I'm so glad that she is still going strong, and already starting to agonize over what is going to happen when she reaches the end of the alphabet! Think about it! There's only seven letters left!

It was interesting that every few chapters would take you back to 1953. Great story.

Good, but a little different writing style than the usual Grafton novels.

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