. . "978-0-399-15898-8" . "\"W\" Is for Wasted"@en . . . . . . . "\"W\" Is for Wasted is the twenty-third novel in the \"Alphabet\" series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton. It features Kinsey Millhone, a private detective based in Santa Teresa, California, a fictional version of Santa Barbara, California. The novel finds Kinsey investigating the deaths of a local private investigator and an unidentified homeless man. The novel was published in September 2013 by G.P. Putnam's Sons."@en .