A is for Alibi
Book 1 of Kinsey Millhone
Language: English
Authors; American California Detective Detective and mystery stories Fiction Fiction - Mystery General Hard-Boiled Millhone; Kinsey (Fictitious character) Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths Mystery fiction Political Suspense Women Sleuths Women authors; American Women detectives Women private investigators Women private investigators - California
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: Nov 1, 2005
Description:
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **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 Millhoneand a hot new attitudeto 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 closerand sharperthan she imagined.