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"A" is for Alibi (Mass Market Paperback)

by Sue Grafton (Author) "My name is Kinsey Millhone ..." (more)
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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


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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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good start, Dec 22 2008
By Chris (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This book sat in my closet for a year and I only decided to pick it up when all the others I'd bought had been read. It was a good idea I did, for it was a pleasant surprise. I would have preferred more action and fewer conversations, but the character of Kinsey is really interesting and the ending is riveting.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An okay start to the series;, Jan 18 2004
By T. Postell "mortal_belleza" (Montgomery, Al, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Is for Alibi (Mass Market Paperback)
The first book in the Kinsey Millhone series. Kinsey Millhone is hired by a woman to investigate the murder of her philandering husband who she was tried and convicted of killing. Eight years have went by since his murder, but Kinsey still agrees to take the case.

Finally got around to reading this. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, but I kept getting these weird "Anita Blake"-ish vibes from the book. The heroines are so smiliar in thought to me. Maybe Ms. Hamilton read these books as well? Nothing to deep and thought provoking here. A nice little whodunit, even if the killer was pretty obvious to me.

It was nice to see a story where the main focus wasn't the hero's love life, leaving the main plot of the story secondary. I'll definitely check out more in this series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Kinsey Millhone is the best thing since Miss Marple, Nov 30 2003
By Matthew Daniels (Riverview, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Is for Alibi (Mass Market Paperback)
After reading through "A Is for Alibi" I found myself infatuated with the Sue Grafton woman; Kinsey Millhone is working woman with human problems, an active mind, and an audacious ambition to find her perpetrator. When confronted with her job, anyone's in the game - including those that she doesn't want to suspect.

Nikki Fife was just paroled and looking to gain back her lost respect, she hires the only attorney who will take her case: Nikki claims she was framed for the murder of her husband, Laurence Fife. Kinsey isn't there to judge; Kinsey makes herself available to the facts. The story picks up quick, with Miss Millhone links Fife's death with the murder of another murder and heightens when another suspect is murdered. The characters engross quickly, but Kinsey seems almost immune to each of their guilt. Even when she wants to believe, she understands its not her job to believe, but merely prove.

Read "A Is for Alibi." It's only a quickie, and when you're acquainted to the people of Santa Teresa who occupy Kinsey's life, you'll find yourself helping yourself to more of the alphabet thirsting for more.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Indescribable
A Review by Jeanette

This book is about a woman named Kinsey Millhone who is a private investigator licensed in California. Read more

Published on Oct 31 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent first book
For a first book, I think she did a wonderful job. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that I figured out who the murderer was early on in the book (maybe it was just... Read more
Published on Sep 15 2003 by truthandjustice

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick, yet completely engrossing
Kinsey Millhone is a 32 year old, twice divorced, private eye. She lives alone, and she likes it that way. Read more
Published on Aug 5 2003 by tyressia

3.0 out of 5 stars A is for Albiet not so Grand
I picked up this book a few weeks ago andtrudged my way through the 200 pages feeling like I was getting dental work done. Read more
Published on Aug 5 2003 by L. Redman

5.0 out of 5 stars A suspenseful murder mystery
"'A' is for Alibi," by Sue Grafton, is narrated in the first-person by California private investigator Kinsey Millhone--a twice-divorced, childless 32-year old woman who... Read more
Published on Jul 29 2003 by Michael J. Mazza

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything a good mystery should be, and more.
"A is for Alibi" is the first in the series of Kinsey Millhone mysteries, which currently consists of just under 20 books published over the course of the last 20 years... Read more
Published on Jul 20 2003 by erica

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read!!
"A is for Alibi" is the first book in Sue Grafton's alphabet mystery series centering on Kinsey Millhone a 32 year old Private Investigator living in California. Read more
Published on Jun 11 2003 by intentaccess

5.0 out of 5 stars A is for Alibi
I really enjoyed reading this book. It is an easy and entertaining read. Kinsey is fun to get to know. I didn't know who did it until the end!! I was surprised. Read more
Published on April 10 2003 by Sandi K. Cary

5.0 out of 5 stars Can Kinsey Millhone Find the True Killer?
This is my first experience with Sue Grafton's writing, and I really enjoyed this book a lot!

Nikki knew that she didn't kill her husband, Laurence Fife. Read more

Published on April 10 2003 by J. Kirkman

4.0 out of 5 stars A is for Alibi
Very good book. I enjoy Sue Grafton's mysteries and I am working my way through the alphabet
Published on Mar 26 2003 by bud

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