Books like K Is for Killer by Sue Grafton
Lorna Kepler’s death is shrouded in mystery: decomposed body, no motive, no suspect, leading the police to deem it a cold case. Janice Kepler, consumed by faith that a killer remains free, seeks help from Kinsey Millhone of Millhone Investigations. Millhone is drawn into a tangled web of grief and unanswered questions, where unresolved murders seem to haunt the living. The story follows her as she navigates the bleak underbelly of a crime that might defy traditional justice.
First publish date: April 1, 1995
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Sue Grafton
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