D is for Deadbeat / E is for Evidence(2018)

Sue Grafton

D IS FOR DEADBEAT

When Alvin Limardo walks into P.I. Kinsey Millhone's office, she smells bad news. But with rent due, Kinsey accepts Limardo's retainer against her better judgment.Then when Limardo's check bounces, Kinsey discovers she's been had big time: Alvin Limardo is really John Daggett, an ex-con and all-around deadbeat, and he's vanished. When Daggett's corpse shows up floating in the Santa Teresa surf, Kinsey thinks it's murder. But seeking justice for a man whom everyone seemed to despise is going to be a lot tougher than she bargained for—and what awaits her at the end of the road is much more disturbing than she could've ever imagined.

E IS FOR EVIDENCE

Holiday weekends like this one always bring the blues for P.I. Millhone; what she needs is a little diversion. She gets her much-needed distraction when $5,000 is deposited into her bank account anonymously, and Kinsey realizes someone is framing her... and if that isn't enough to keep her busy, her ex-husband, who walked out on her eight years ago, pops back on the radar. With new evidence —and corpses—surfacing around her, she's going to have to act quickly to clear her name before she loses her career, her reputation—and quite possibly her life.