| Description |
xvii, 286 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"A Marian Wood book." |
| Contents |
Between the sheets -- Long gone -- The Parker shotgun -- Non sung smoke -- Falling off the roof -- A poison that leaves no trace -- Full circle -- A little missionary work -- The lying game -- An eye for an I : justice, morality, the nature of the hard-boiled private investigator, and all that existential stuff -- A woman capable of anything -- That's not an easy way to go -- Lost people -- Clue -- Night visit, corridor A -- April 24, 1960 -- The closet -- Maple Hill -- A portable life -- The quarrel -- Jessie -- Death review -- A letter from my father. |
| Summary |
A collection of stories that reveal Kinsey's origins-- and Grafton's past. The nine stories that open the book show how fully formed Kinsey was from the beginning. The thirteen stories in the second part feature Kit Blue, a younger version of Grafton herself. In between the stories, she gives us some insight into her own past; how her writing was influenced by the alcoholism of both her parents, and how writing helped her take responsibility for her own future. |
| Subject |
Grafton, Sue -- Childhood and youth.
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Women authors -- Biography.
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Millhone, Kinsey (Fictitious character), 1950- -- Fiction.
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Women private investigators -- Fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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Short stories.
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| ISBN |
9780399163838 |
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0399163832 |
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