Kinsey Millhone Series / B is for Burglar / Sue Grafton

Female, thirty-two years old, independent and wiser than before. For Kinsey Millhone, the private investigator, only one thing remains the same. When a client takes a seat in the chair across from her desk, she never knows what will happen next …

There was nothing about Beverly Danziger that worried Kinsey. She was looking for her sister. There was a will to settle. She paid in advance. And if it seemed like a lot of money to her for a routine job, Kinsey wasn’t going to argue. Later, she fretted about the things she’d overlooked – Beverly Danziger didn’t look like she needed a few thousand dollars, and she didn’t seem like someone who craved a family reunion. But just as Kinsey begins to suspect foul play and ask questions, Beverly Danziger pulls her off the case and fires her …