That leads Kinsey to a sociopath, Ned Lowe, who has a string of wives who have either died, disappeared or lived with him in fear. She starts unraveling a story about her former colleague, Pete Wolinsky, who never impressed her with his bookkeeping or his ethics.Īs she does that, she discovers a coded list of names of people who seem to be on a hit list. Kinsey is fooled and therefore endangered.Īt about the same time, she's asked to find documents that will help a recently widowed friend keep out of trouble with the IRS. Meanwhile, Kinsey Millhone - who is asked to help by finding the whereabouts of a parolee who can help with the theft - is drawn into the drama through an elaborate ruse. Now Teddy needs to keep it and its value from her ex-husband. Grafton starts the book with Teddy Xanakis, who is a wealthy, recently betrayed and divorced woman, trying to steal a painting that's been ignored in the basement for years. In her latest Kinsey Millhone mystery novel, titled "X," she pulls in details that obviously required considerable research and serious thinking to make it all work. Putnam's Sons, $28.95, 403 pages (f)Īuthor Sue Grafton proves once again that she is no slacker.
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