S is for SilenceA Kinsey Millhone Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of W is for Wasted. Cases don’t get much colder than that of Violet Sullivan, who disappeared from her rural California town in 1953, leaving behind an abusive husband and a seven-year-old named Daisy. But P.I. Kinsey Millhone has promised Daisy she’ll try her best to locate Violet, dead or alive. All signs point to a runaway wife—the clothes that disappeared; the secret stash of money Violet bragged about; the brazen flirtations she indulged in with local men, including some married ones. Kinsey tries to pick up a trail by speaking to those who remember her—and perhaps were more involved in her life than they let on. But the trail could lead her somewhere very dangerous. Because the case may have gone cold, but some peoples’ feelings about Violet Sullivan still run as hot as ever… |
Contents
Chapter 1 | 1 |
Chapter 2 | 9 |
Chapter 3 | 20 |
Chapter 4 | 29 |
Chapter 5 | 38 |
Chapter 6 | 48 |
Chapter 7 | 56 |
Chapter 8 | 68 |
Chapter 17 | 156 |
Chapter 18 | 167 |
Chapter 19 | 188 |
Chapter 20 | 197 |
Chapter 21 | 207 |
Chapter 22 | 219 |
Chapter 23 | 226 |
Chapter 24 | 238 |
Chapter 9 | 76 |
Chapter 10 | 87 |
Chapter 11 | 99 |
Chapter 12 | 106 |
Chapter 13 | 116 |
Chapter 14 | 125 |
Chapter 15 | 138 |
Chapter 16 | 145 |
Chapter 25 | 244 |
Chapter 26 | 253 |
Chapter 27 | 263 |
Chapter 28 | 282 |
Chapter 29 | 290 |
Chapter 30 | 301 |
Chapter 31 | 314 |
Chapter 32 | 327 |
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