L is for Lawless is an atypical Kinsey Millhone novel. Millhone isn't technically hired to investigate; she just goes through the garage apartment of a deceased Second World War veteran to see if there's anything of interest to his heirs, and there isn't. Well, there's an old key marked "Lawless," but that's of only slightly more interest than nothing, at least until people start getting beaten up and killed over it.