M Is for Malice: A Kinsey Millhone Novel - Sue Grafton

M is for money. Lots of it. M is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California and, uniquely, remains in family hands.

Eighteen years ago, one of the sons of that family went missing. Now, M is for Millhone, hired to trace that missing black sheep. Though Kinsey Millhone succeeds in her search, this prodigal son will find no welcome at his family's table.

And, in the all-too-common outcome of familial hate--M winds up standing for Murder. n nBrace yourself for an Electrifying and thoroughly satisfying read (Publishers Weekly) from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton n nM is for money. Lots of it.

M is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California construction, one of the few still in family hands. n nM is for the Malek family: four sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune--four men with very different outlooks, temperaments, and needs, linked only by blood and money. Eighteen years ago, one of them--angry, troubled, and in trouble--went missing.

n nM is for Millhone, hired to trace that missing black sheep brother. n nM is for memories, none of them happy. The bitter memories of an embattled family.

This prodigal son will find no welcome at his family's table. M is for malice. n nAnd in brutal consequence, M is for murder, the all-too-common outcome of familial hatreds.

n nM is for malice . . .

and malice kills. n nA Is for Alibi nB Is for Burglar nC Is for Corpse nD Is for Deadbeat nE Is for Evidence nF Is for Fugitive nG Is for Gumshoe nH Is for Homicide nI Is for Innocent nJ Is for Judgment nK Is for Killer nL is for Lawless nM Is for Malice nN Is for Noose nO Is for Outlaw nP Is for Peril nQ Is for Quarry nR Is for Ricochet nS Is for Silence nT Is for Trespass nU Is for Undertow nV Is for Vengeance nW Is for Wasted nXn