{"product_id":"j-is-for-judgment-a-kinsey-millhone-novel-hardcover","title":"J Is for Judgment: A Kinsey Millhone Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSue Grafton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next in the Kinsey Millhone Alphabet mystery series from bestselling author Sue Grafton. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJ is for Jaffe: Wendell Jaffe, dead these past five years. Or so it seemed until his former insurance agent spotted him in the bar of a dusty little resort halfway between Cabo San Lucas and La Paz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn truth, the facts about Wendell Jaffe had nothing to do with my family history, but murder is seldom tidy and no one ever said revelations operate in a straight line. It was my investigation into the dead man's past that triggered the inquiry into my own, and in the end the two stories became difficult to separate.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive years ago, when Jaffe's thirty-five-foot Fuji ketch was found drifting off the Baja coast, it seemed a sure thing he'd gone overboard. The note he left behind admitted he was flat broke, his business bankrupt, his real estate gambit nothing but a huge Ponzi scheme about to collapse, with criminal indictment certain to follow. When the authorities soon after descended on his banks and his books, there was nothing left: Jaffe had stripped the lot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiven my insatiable curiosity and my natural inclination to poke my nose in where it doesn't belong, it was odd to realize how little attention I'd paid to my own past. I'd simply accepted what I was told, constructing my personal mythology on the flimsiest of facts.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Jaffe wasn't quite without assets. There was the $500,000 life insurance policy made out to his wife and underwritten by California Fidelity. With no corpse to prove death, however, the insurance company was in no hurry to pay the claim. Dana Jaffe had to wait out the statutory five years until her missing husband could be declared legally dead. Just two months before Wendell Jaffe was sighted in that dusty resort bar, California Fidelity finally paid in full. Now they wanted the truth. And they were willing to hire Kinsey Millhone to dig it up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Kinsey pushes deeper into the mystery surrounding Wendell Jaffe's pseudocide, she explores her own past, discovering that in family matters as in crime, sometimes it's better to reserve judgment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJ is for judgment: the kind we're quick to make and often quicker to regret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ Is for Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e: Kinsey Millhone's tenth excursion into the dark places of the heart where duplicity is the governing rule and murder the too-frequent result. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Is for Alibi\u003cbr\u003eB Is for Burglar\u003cbr\u003eC Is for Corpse\u003cbr\u003eD Is for Deadbeat\u003cbr\u003eE Is for Evidence\u003cbr\u003eF Is for Fugitive\u003cbr\u003eG Is for Gumshoe\u003cbr\u003eH Is for Homicide\u003cbr\u003eI Is for Innocent\u003cbr\u003eJ Is for Judgment\u003cbr\u003eK Is for Killer\u003cbr\u003eL is for Lawless\u003cbr\u003eM Is for Malice\u003cbr\u003eN Is for Noose\u003cbr\u003eO Is for Outlaw\u003cbr\u003eP Is for Peril \u003cbr\u003eQ Is for Quarry\u003cbr\u003eR Is for Ricochet \u003cbr\u003eS Is for Silence \u003cbr\u003eT Is for Trespass\u003cbr\u003eU Is for Undertow \u003cbr\u003eV Is for Vengeance \u003cbr\u003eW Is for Wasted \u003cbr\u003eX\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ is for Jaffe: Wendell Jaffe, dead these past five years. Or so it seemed until his former insurance agent spotted him in the bar of a dusty little resort halfway between Cabo San Lucas and La Paz. \"In truth, the facts about Wendell Jaffe had nothing to do with my family history, but murder is seldom tidy and no one ever said revelations operate in a straight line. It was my investigation into the dead man's past that triggered the inquiry into my own, and in the end the two stories became difficult to separate\". Five years ago, when Jaffe's thirty-five-foot Fuji ketch was found drifting off the Baja coast, it seemed a sure thing he'd gone overboard. The note he left behind admitted he was flat broke, his business bankrupt, his real estate gambit nothing but a huge Ponzi scheme about to collapse, with criminal indictment certain to follow. When the authorities soon after descended on his banks and his books, there was nothing left: Jaffe had stripped the lot. \"Given my insatiable curiosity and my natural inclination to poke my nose in where it doesn't belong, it was odd to realize how little attention I'd paid to my own past. I'd simply accepted what I was told, constructing my personal mythology on the flimsiest of facts\". But Jaffe wasn't quite without assets. There was the $500,000 life insurance policy made out to his wife and underwritten by California Fidelity. With no corpse to prove death, however, the insurance company was in no hurry to pay the claim. Dana Jaffe had to wait out the statutory five years until her missing husband could be declared legally dead. Just two months before Wendell Jaffe was sighted in that dusty resort bar, California Fidelity finally paid in full.Now they wanted the truth. And they were willing to hire Kinsey Millhone to dig it up. As Kinsey pushes deeper into the mystery surrounding Wendell Jaffe's pseudocide, she explores her own past, discovering that in family matters as in crime, sometimes it's better to reserve judgment. \"J\" is for judgment: the kind we're quick to make and often quicker to regret. \"J\" Is for Judgment: Kinsey Millhone's tenth excursion into the dark places of the heart where duplicity is the governing rule and murder the too-frequent result.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cb\u003e Sue Grafton\u003c\/b\u003e (1940-2017) entered the mystery field in 1982 with the publication of\u003ci\u003e 'A' Is for Alibi\u003c\/i\u003e, which introduced female hard-boiled private investigator, Kinsey Millhone, operating out of the fictional town of Santa Teresa, (aka Santa Barbara) California, and launched the bestselling Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries. In addition to her books, she'd published several Kinsey Millhone short stories, and with her husband, Steven Humphrey, wrote numerous movies for television, including \"A Killer in the Family\" (starring Robert Mitchum), \"Love on the Run\" (starring Alec Baldwin and Stephanie Zimbalist) and two Agatha Christie adaptations, \"Sparkling Cyanide\" and \"Caribbean Mystery,\" which starred Helen Hayes. Grafton is published in 28 countries and in 26 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52522073620787,"sku":"9780805019353","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/M2pITEV0NWdvcFo4L3ZOM1QrNG1Sdz09.webp?v=1760543655","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/j-is-for-judgment-a-kinsey-millhone-novel-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}