T is for Trespass
Sue Grafton's Latest Mystery Novel: The Kinsey Milhone Series
In this 20th installment of the Kinsey Millhone series, Sue Grafton takes on the cause of elder abuse--an all-too-prevalent phenomenon.
Private investigator, Kinsey Millhone is on her way to work one day when she hears her neighbor, 80+-year-old Gus Vronsky moaning inside his house. When she investigates, she finds the old man has fallen and dislocated his shoulder. After calling 9-1-1, she and another neighbor make him as comfortable as possible and get him off to the hospital, but a larger question looms. Who will care for the childless widower when he's released from the hospital? Kinsey manages to locate Gus' niece, a New York public relations executive. She even coaxes her to Los Angeles for a few days. But how long will the woman be able to stay with the cantankerous Gus until she'll have to return to her life on the East Coast?
Solana Rojas
Solana Rojas has made a career out of taking advantage of those around her. The youngest of nine children, at 60, she is content for her successful brothers and sisters to give her money and buy her cars while she stockpiles her own income. A nursing home and home health-care worker, she is always on the look-out for a loosely-guarded identity, one she can assume for her own uses. This season she has become Solana Rojas.
Are the Elderly Safe in Thier Own Homes?
T is for Trespass help brings to light the problem of finding honest, qualified and affordable care for our aging and often childless elders. The situation Sue Grafton so vividly describes in her novel is not an isolated one. The evening news and daily papers are filled with similar stories. Recently in Cleveland, a home caregiver stole over $80,000 from a couple who employed her, all the while giving them the absolute minimum of care.
In addition to being a poignant social commentary, T is for Trespass is a very readable and enjoyable mystery story. Grafton has perfected her storytelling style over the year and the result is visible in her complex, but likable characters and compelling prose.
About Sue Grafton
Grafton is the author of 20 Kinsey Millhone mysteries and two earlier novels. Her works have been translated into 26 languages and have been sold in 28 countries. Grafton, a native of Kentucky, is married and has three children and several grandchildren. He and her husband, Steve, divide their time between homes in Louisville and Montecito, California (the model for St. Theresa in her novels).
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