V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

A mob leader, a shoplifter, a questionable suicide, a murder, a gambler, a dirty cop; many characters and events are a part of this book which seem unconnected until private detective Kinsey Millhone starts investigating the suicide of a woman she catches shoplifting. Though I needed to go back and forth in this book at times to get all the characters straight it eventually all comes together. It's fun to get it all figured out. This is an entertaining, enjoyable read with suspense and humor. I always look forward to reading another book in this authors alphabet mystery series.