Book description
In 1960s Santa Teresa, California, a child is kidnapped and never
returned . . .
When the case is reopened after twenty years, a man - Michael Sutton -
contacts private detective Kinsey Millhone for help. He claims to have
recalled a strange and disturbing memory which just might provide the
key to the mystery. He may have stumbled across the kidnappers burying
Mary Claire Fitzhugh’s body . . .
But Michael’s account is indistinct -he was only six years old at the
time of the kidnapping; and even members of his family try to discredit
his evidence. But Kinsey is certain there is something vital within
Michael’s recollections. And even when what is eventually unearthed
isn’t what anyone expected, she can’t quite let go of the case.
As Kinsey gradually brings to light the stories of the protagonists
involved in the tragedy, from Country Club parents to their free-living,
hippy children, the truth finally begins to emerge. And while stepping
back into the past, Kinsey discovers more about her own history too . .
. Sue Grafton has become one of the most popular female writers, both
in the UK and in the US. Born in Kentucky in 1940, she began her career
as a TV scriptwriter before Kinsey Millhone and the 'alphabet' series
took off. She plans to take Kinsey all the way through the alphabet to
Z. Sue lives and writes in Montecito, California and Louisville,
Kentucky.
