A spiderweb of dangerous relationships lies at the heart of V IS FOR VENGEANCE, Sue Grafton's daring new Kinsey Millhone novel. A suspicious suicide, a spoiled kid, a lovely woman, a professional shoplifting ring working for the Mob, a wandering husband, a dirty cop, a sinister gangster, a lonely widower, an elegant and powerful businessman, and a private detective, Kinsey Millhone, whose thirty-eighth-birthday gift is a punch in the face that leaves her with two black eyes and a busted nose.. V: Victim. Violence. Vengeance.