G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton

 This is a good one! Of course I enjoy them all, but this one is spiced up with a romance when Kinsey's life is in danger and she hires a body guard named Dietz. I enjoyed watching their romance develop, and it seems Kinsey has a very soft heart under her crusty exterior. She definitely met her match in terms of competence and independence. 

This story is comprised of two unfolding dramas; one where a psychotic killer tries to intimidate and killer which intertwines with a story of finding a lost woman in "the slabs" of the Mojave Desert. The desert milieu is fascinating, as it houses homeless and many who just want to be off the grid. Henry only figures in peripherally, and Dietz takes center stage. The lost woman's unfolding story is complicated as Kinsey and Dietz try to unravel it. It finally all comes together, but it was hard to follow as the clues came together. I finally made sense of it, but I could never have pulled it together the way Kinsey did! 

E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton

 I'm working through this series and each one is fun and a little violent. This one has bombs blowing people and Kinsey's apartment up! She is framed in this little adventure, and her ex-husband Daniel shows up. We learn a little more about their history, and his drug addiction and sexual preference. It's amazing how she figures out these obscure and complicated plots. And we also learn why she's so prickly and hard to get close to; she's been royally burned in the past! The characters in this story are friends whom Kinsey knew in high school, and it's interesting to learn a little more about some of her past.

Even though I read this when we lived in Laramie, I had not even a hint of what was going to happen next. It's amazing how my memory is like a blank slate!