"A" is for Alibi (The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries, No 1)

Review Praise for ''A'' Is for Alibi ''Kinsey Millhone is smart, sexual, likeable and a very modern operator. A pleasure to read.'' --Dorothy Salisbury Davis ''[This] is what grandpa used to call a class act.'' --Stanley Ellin Praise for the Sue Grafton series: and Kinsey Millhone ''Wit is the most versatile weapon in Sue Grafton's well-stocked arsenal, and she uses it with disarming precision. . . . Grafton excels in this milieu.'' --_Newsweek_ ''A wonderful character, tough but not brutish, resourceful and sensitive, a fit knight to walk those mean streets with her male predecessors.'' --_Los Angeles Times_ ''Somebody I want to spend more time with.'' --_The New York Times Book Review_ ''Bright, brisk, and thoroughly engaging.'' --_The Washington Post _ ''A woman we feel we know, a tough cookie with a soft center, a gregarious loner.'' --_Newsweek_ ''Tough, stubborn, irreverent and ironic, a lady detective with class and sass.'' --_Baltimore Sun_ Product Description READ THE SENSATIONAL BLOCKBUSTER THAT STARTED IT ALL! Take it from the top in # 1 New York Times_ bestselling author Sue Grafton's knockout thriller that introduced detective Kinsey Millhone--and a hot new attitude--to crime fiction..._ __ A IS FOR AVENGER A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agency in a quiet corner of Santa Teresa, California. A twice-divorced loner with few personal possessions and fewer personal attachments, she's got a soft spot for underdogs and lost causes. A IS FOR ACCUSED That's why she draws desperate clients like Nikki Fife. Eight years ago, she was convicted of killing her philandering husband. Now she's out on parole and needs Kinsey's help to find the real killer. But after all this time, clearing Nikki's bad name won't be easy. A IS FOR ALIBI If there's one thing that makes Kinsey Millhone feel alive, it's playing on the edge. When her investigation turns up a second corpse, more suspects, and a new reason to kill, Kinsey discovers that the edge is closer--and sharper--than she imagined.

read The Sensational Blockbuster That Started It All!

take It From The Top In #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sue Grafton’s Knockout Thriller That Introduced Detective Kinsey Millhone—and A Hot New Attitude—to Crime Fiction…

a Is For Avenger

a Tough-talking Former Cop, Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone Has Set Up A Modest Detective Agency In A Quiet Corner Of Santa Teresa, California. A Twice-divorced Loner With Few Personal Possessions And Fewer Personal Attachments, She’s Got A Soft Spot For Underdogs And Lost Causes.

a Is For Accused

that’s Why She Draws Desperate Clients Like Nikki Fife. Eight Years Ago, She Was Convicted Of Killing Her Philandering Husband. Now She’s Out On Parole And Needs Kinsey’s Help To Find The Real Killer. But After All This Time, Clearing Nikki’s Bad Name Won’t Be Easy.

a Is For Alibi

if There’s One Thing That Makes Kinsey Millhone Feel Alive, It’s Playing On The Edge. When Her Investigation Turns Up A Second Corpse, More Suspects, And A New Reason To Kill, Kinsey Discovers That The Edge Is Closer—and Sharper—than She Imagined.

“a Class Act.”

—stanley Ellin

“smart, Well-paced, And Very Funny.”

—newsweek

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it Is No Better Or No Worse Than The Majority Of Related Books, And That Is About All.— the New York Times Books Of The Century, Reviewed May 23, 1982

READ THE SENSATIONAL BLOCKBUSTER THAT STARTED IT ALL!Take it from the top in #1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton's knockout thriller that introduced detective Kinsey Millhone—and a hot new attitude—to crime fiction...A IS FOR AVENGERA tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agency in a quiet corner of Santa Teresa, California. A twice-divorced loner with few personal possessions and fewer personal attachments, she's got a soft spot for underdogs and lost causes.A IS FOR ACCUSEDThat's why she draws desperate clients like Nikki Fife. Eight years ago, she was convicted of killing her philandering husband. Now she's out on parole and needs Kinsey's help to find the real killer. But after all this time, clearing Nikki's bad name won't be easy.A IS FOR ALIBIIf there's one thing that makes Kinsey Millhone feel alive, it's playing on the edge. When her investigation turns up a second corpse, more suspects, and a new reason to kill, Kinsey discovers that the edge is closer—and sharper—than she imagined."A" Is for Alibi"B" Is for Burglar"C" Is for Corpse"D" Is for Deadbeat"E" Is for Evidence"F" Is for Fugitive"G" Is for Gumshoe"H" Is for Homicide"I" Is for Innocent"J" Is for Judgment"K" Is for Killer"L" is for Lawless"M" Is for Malice"N" Is for Noose"O" Is for Outlaw"P" Is for Peril "Q" Is for Quarry"R" Is for Ricochet "S" Is for Silence "T" Is for Trespass"U" Is for Undertow "V" Is for Vengeance "W" Is for Wasted "X" A IS FOR AVENGER. A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agency in a quiet corner of Santa Teresa, California. She's a twice-divorced loner with few personal possessions and fewer personal attachments but with a soft spot for underdogs and lost causes. A IS FOR ACCUSED. That's why she draws desperate clients like Nikki Fife. Eight years ago, she was convicted of killing her philandering husband. Now she's out on parole and needs Kinsey's help to find the real killer. But after all this time, clearing Nikki's bad name won't be easy. A IS FOR ALIBI. If there's one thing that makes Kinsey Millhone feel alive, it's playing on the edge. When her investigation turns up a second corpse, more suspects, and a new reason to kill, Kinsey discovers that the edge is closer--and sharper--than she imagined. Nikki Fife, out on parole after spending eight years in prison for the murder of her husband, hires investigator Kinsey Milhone to find out who really killed Laurence, a ruthless divorce attorney who had a wealth of enemies Nikki Fife, the wife of a hated divorce lawyer, out on parole after eight years in prison for killing her husband, hires ex-cop-turned-private detective Kinsey Millhone to find the real killer and clear her name