Q Is for Quarry
by Grafton, Sue
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0333906535
- ISBN 13
- 9780333906538
- Seller
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Tokyo, Japan
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About This Item
Macmillan, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. The core tale, based on fact, is as unsettling as it is gripping: Eighteen years ago, the unidentified body of a young girl was discovered decomposing in Grayson Quarry of Santa Teresa, California. Detective Stacey Oliphant a nd Lt. Con Dolan, two driven cops who've hung with the case for most of the ir careers, have never been able to learn who the woman was or catch her ki ller. Battling age and health issues, they ask Kinsey to take a crack at so lving the "Jane Doe" mystery. Although all leads are long-cold by now, Kins ey follows every one of them up, interviewing witnesses whose memories of e vents have either dwindled or become wholly fictitious with time. One of he r only clues is the woman's prominent teeth, which she hopes will spark som eone's recollection. At the center of the puzzle lies not only a killer but also a link to Kinsey's own troubled past.
Synopsis
Quarry , n. An open excavation. Quarry , v. Transitive: To dig or take from. Intransitive: To delve into. Quarry , n. An object pursued or hunted; prey. She was a "Jane Doe," an unidentified white female whose decomposed body was discovered near a quarry off California's Highway 1. The case fell to the Santa Teresa County Sheriff's Department, but the detectives had little to go on. The woman was young, her hands were bound with a length of wire, there were multiple stab wounds, and her throat had been slashed. After months of investigation, the murder remained unsolved. That was eighteen years ago. Now the two men who found the body, both nearing the end of long careers in law enforcement, want one last shot at the case. Old and ill, they need someone to help with their legwork and they turn to Kinsey Millhone. They will, they tell her, find closure if they can just identify the victim. Kinsey is intrigued and agrees to the job. But revisiting the past can be a dangerous business, and what begins with the pursuit of Jane Doe's real identity ends in a high-risk hunt for her killer.
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- Bookseller
- Infinity Books Japan
(JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000001764
- Title
- Q Is for Quarry
- Author
- Grafton, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0333906535
- ISBN 13
- 9780333906538
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
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