California private investigator Kinsey Millhone is hired to solve a decades-old cold case in this “undeniably entertaining” (Los Angeles Times) #1 New York Times bestseller from Sue Grafton.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 … Daisy. But PI Kinsey Millhone has promised the now adult 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 Sullivan still run as hot as ever…
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Sue Grafton books never disappoint me, great characters and wonderful quirky plots.
The characters in this book are riveting. Grafton keeps the dead in suspense until the end of the book. I would not out it down..
The ending came a little quick and why was never fully explained. We had enough information to guess the likely reason but it wasn’t definite.
Would recommend any of Her books. Always a good read. Has a little of everything.
I enjoy Sue Grafton’s books. I have read most (I am not sure if I have missed any). This one had a more complicated plot than some. They are always entertaining and fun to read. It can get tense at times but never too violent.
This was a good who-dun-it book.
Sue Grafton books are always good and I enjoy reading them. She is already missed.
Slow. Not up to usual standard.
I simply could not get interested in the story line or care about the characters.
I have really enjoyed all of Sue Grafton’s books. This one was very good, however, it seemed to loose some steam towards the end of the book. I would recommend it however and think most of her fan’s would still enjoy the read.
Sue Grafton never disappointed. Her alphabet mystery series ends far too soon and makes me wish for more like few authors have ever done. Great gumshoe!!
I love all of her books. I am so sorry there won’t be any more.
All Sue Grafton’s books are favorites.
I like all of Sue Grafton’s books
LOVE sue grafton. i’ve read the whole series accept the last one- “Y”. the dreaded Y. because there will be no Z. how could Z not have been prepared. i’m completely compassionate about sue grafton’s death, but she has been writing the series for a VERY LONG TIME… we needed a Z. fabulously love kinsey m and the whole series. (minus Y and Z.) i’ll get to the last book. i’ll savor it i am sure…
Good plot and well developed characters make this another good story from this author.
I love Sue Grafton’s alphabet series and Kinsey Milhone. Sadly the alphabet ends in Y. Grafton will be missed by her many readers.
Love Sue Grafton books. Enjoyed everyone of them
Unfortunately for me, I think my timing for picking this one up kept me from getting as invested in the case of “whatever happened to Violet Sullivan?” as I might have been under other circumstances. I had just finished two *really* good books, one of which was emotionally draining, so the combination double book hangover and the roller coaster of emotions I’d been on really indicated that I needed something a bit more light and gentle. Which is the opposite of all the darkness, grit, and cynicism one has (or should have) come to expect from Kinsey Millhone by book 19 of this series. There is rarely any levity or light to be found in Kinsey’s world and there certainly wasn’t any in Serena Station and its surrounding area.
The case was actually interesting. It kept me guessing quite a bit. Every time I would narrow my suspect pool down to one person, another one would catch my attention. I wasn’t sure how I expected this to play out but it wasn’t the way it eventually concluded. Bottom line is that I’m not sure if it was my timing in reading the book or the way that it ended — I’m still not sure we ever learned *why* or if we did, it was incredibly vague — but something about this book was ultimately somewhat unsatisfying.
Sue Grafton just kept getting better and better with each book. This was a real page turner and there enough suspects that I was beginning to think they were collaborating with each other! Great read.