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 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...