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2000s: Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone is about to embark on the case of her life
W is for Wasted
What you need to know before your trail
“Two dead men changed the course of my life that fall”
One of the victims is a Pete Wolinsky, a local P.I. that Kinsey knew when she was working on obtaining her private investigator credentials. However he is only one victim found that night
The unexpected death was a homeless man, John Doe, who had Kinsey’s phone number and name in his pocket.
After being called to the morgue, she discovers the identity of the homeless man and then finds a key to his safety deposit box which will prove to be very interesting indeed.
Travel Guide
Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa is a fictional setting and once you’ve read this novel, you will be pleased that it is and hope it stays that way. Don’t let the religious overtones of the name fool you – this is a name where all sense of godliness and cleanliness has packed up its suitcase and headed out onto the highway.
There are many unsavoury characters in and around this place. Many just passing through and even more just floating around and existing rather than living there. The novel takes a look at the homeless community and they provide many of the insights into what living and existing in this state is really like on a day to day basis. The title reveals a lot about this life and when a homeless man who just got released from prison is found dead in a park – a wasted life does become the overriding message.
The 1980s
A little quirk of the novel was that being set in the 1980s, there were many references to gadgets and events of the time – national debt, unemployment and the cost of things in general. The days before a lot of technology burst onto the scene too which made it a guilty pleasure at spotting them and nodding in agreement (well depending on your age). Walkmans and mixed tapes are back.
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