by Sue Grafton
Part of Kinsey Millhone, book 11
First published 1995
A late night knock brings grieving mother Janice Kepler to Kinsey Millhone's office door. Janice cannot accept that her daughter Lorna's killer walks free. The police investigation stalled ten months ago with no arrests. Kinsey takes the cold case and begins reconstructing Lorna's double life. By day, Lorna worked at the water treatment plant. By night, she earned money through prostitution and pornography. Kinsey questions the people in Lorna's orbit: a late night radio DJ, a teenage prostitute with unexpected warmth and humor, and Lorna's careless landlord with his mysterious wife. Each interview pulls Kinsey deeper into a world that operates after midnight. To identify Lorna's murderer, Kinsey must navigate this dangerous underworld where the wrong question could make her the next victim.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-detective, cold-case, dangerous-underworld
Setting: Water Treatment Plant
304 pages · Hardcover · Charnwood (Large Print)
Content warnings: murder, violence