Kinsey Millhone Series / I is for Innocent / Sue Grafton

I feel compelled to report that at the moment of death, my whole life did not flash by … What I experienced was a small voice coming forward in an indignant tone, “Oh come on. You can’t be serious. It really is?” It was a Monday in early December when Kinsey Millhone first became involved in the Isabelle Barney murder case. She was out of work. Attorney Lonnie Klingman’s usual private investigator had just died of a heart attack. Kinsey was more than happy to do her assignment. Trouble started on the very first day of the investigation. Either Kinsey’s predecessor was incompetent – or someone had got away with murder. And the next time it could be hers…