A spiderweb of dangerous relationships lies at the heart of this daring Kinsey Millhone mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton. Private detective Kinsey Millhone feels a bit out of place in any department store's lingerie section, but she's entirely in her element when she puts a stop to a brazen shoplifting spree. For her trouble she nearly gets run over in the parking lot by one of the fleeing thieves—and later learns that the one who didn't get away has been found dead in an apparent suicide. But Audrey Vance's grieving fiance suspects murder and hires Kinsey to investigate a case that will reveal a big story behind a small crime and lead her into a web that connects a shadowy “private banker,” an angry trophy wife, a spoiled kid with a spiraling addiction, and a brutal killer without a conscience... Praise for V is for Vengeance “Sure to satisfy.”— USA Today “Central to the books’ appeal is not the hoodlums and their crimes—which are often fueled by alcohol or stupidity rather than the epic, high-stakes evil driving other crime books—but rather Kinsey herself...She is witty and weary and a lot of fun.”— Los Angeles Times “Grafton exhibits the pace, form, and technique of a marathon champ in her latest.”— The Kansas City Star “The author has hit a high mark with her latest offering, a complex tale of love, betrayal, ambition, and, of course, murder...The only bad thing: There are just four letters left in the alphabet.”—Associated Press More Praise for Sue Grafton and the Alphabet Series “I’m going to miss Kinsey Millhone. Ever since the first of Sue Grafton’s Alphabet mysteries,  A Is For Alibi , came out in 1982, Kinsey has been a good friend and the very model of an independent woman, a gutsy Californian P.I. rocking a traditional man’s job...it’s Kinsey herself who keeps this series so warm and welcoming. She’s smart, she’s resourceful, and she’s tough enough to be sensitive on the right occasions.”— New York Times Book Review “The consistent quality and skillful innovations in this alphabet series justify all the praise these books have received over the past 35 years.”— Wall Street Journal “A superb storyteller.”— Publishers Weekly “Grafton’s endless resourcefulness in varying her pitches in this landmark series, graced by her trademark self-deprecating humor, is one of the seven wonders of the genre.”— Kirkus Reviews “Grafton is a writer of many strengths—crisp characterizations, deft plotting, and eloquent dialogue among them—and she has kept her long-running alphabet mystery series fresh and each new release more welcome than the last.”— Louisville Courier-Journal “[Grafton’s] ability to give equal weight to the story of the detective and the detective story sets her apart in the world of crime fiction.”— Richmond Times-Dispatch #1  New York Times  bestselling author  Sue Grafton  first introduced Kinsey Millhone in the Alphabet Series in 1982. Soon after, both writer and heroine became icons and international bestsellers. Ms. Grafton was a writer who consistently broke the bonds of genre while never writing the same book twice. Named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, her awards and honors included the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America, the Ross Macdonald Literary Award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award from Britain's Crime Writers' Association, the Lifetime Achievement Award from Malice Domestic, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bouchercon, three Shamus Awards, and three Anthony Awards—including the first two ever awarded. She passed away in December 2017. Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgements   Chapter 1 - BEFORE Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 - NORA Chapter 6 - DANTE Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 - NORA Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 - DANTE Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 - NORA Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 - DANTE Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 - NORA Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 - DANTE Chapter 30 Chapter 31 - DANTE Chapter 32 - AFTER   ALSO BY SUE GRAFTON ALSO BY SUE GRAFTON Kinsey Millhone mysteries   A is for Alibi B is for Burglar C is for Corpse D is for Deadbeat E is for Evidence F is for Fugitive G is for Gumshoe H is for Homicide I is for Innocent J is for Judgment K is for Killer L is for Lawless M is for Malice N is for Noose O is for Outlaw P is for Peril Q is for Quarry R is for Ricochet S is for Silence T is for Trespass U is for Undertow A MARIAN WOOD BOOK Published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons Publishers Since 1838 a member of the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) • Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R ORL, Eng