As Kinsey delves deeper into the investigation she quickly becomes the next target of this tormentor. It seems this sociopath knows exactly how to cause chaos without leaving a trace. And despite the devastation, there isn’t a single conviction to his name. It soon leads her to an unhinged man with a catalogue of ruined lives left in his wake. This seemingly innocuous task takes a treacherous turn when Kinsey finds a coded list amongst her friend’s files. – and Kinsey’s old friend – Pete Wolinsky, needs help with her IRS audit. Meanwhile, the widow of the recently murdered P. Riled, Kinsey won’t stop until she’s found out who fooled her and why. But when a cop tells her she was paid with marked bills, and Kinsey’s client is nowhere to be found, it becomes apparent this mystery woman has something to hide. When a glamorous red head wishes to locate the son she put up for adoption thirty-two years ago, it seems like an easy two hundred bucks for P. I’ve missed 2-3 letters in Grafton’s series, one of which was ‘W’ but fortunately it had no impact on my enjoyment of her latest, X. On top of that they can be relied on to entertain me for several hours… transporting me to another place (and in some cases, time). Opening each book feels like arriving home and being welcomed by old and familiar friends. They’re a bit like JD Robb’s In Death series, Robert B Parker’s Spenser series and Martha Grimes’ Richard Jury/Melrose Plant series. Sue Grafton’s Alphabet series are comfort reads for me.

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