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D Is for Deadbeat CD [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Sue Grafton (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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"D" is for Detective Kinsey Millhone, given $25,000 of stolen drug money by a drunkard named Daggett who then dies in a drowning. When she decides to deliver the money to Daggett's designee, a young man who was the sole survivor of an auto accident perpetrated by Daggett, Kinsey finds herself in a dilemma: too many "D's" are after the loot. There are two Mrs. Daggetts, a daughter, the drug dealers and a determined killer who soon claims a second life. At this point, Grafton's lively, well-written adventure develops a deadly flaw. Kinsey comes upon the second victim shortly after he's been shot. Though dying, he is conscious and coherent. Why, then, doesn't she ask who did it? When asked the same thing by the police, she says, "I didn't want the last minutes of his life taken up with that stuff"a humane but unlikely rejoiner from any private eye. Even so, the pleasure of this story comes through. Let's give it a "D" for Dandy.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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'My name is Kinsey Millhone. I'm a private investigator ...female, single and self-employed, with a constitutional inability to work for anyone else. I'm a purist when it comes to justice, but I'll lie at the drop of a hat. Inconsistency has never troubled me ...' It was late October, the day before Halloween. He introduced himself as Alvin Limardo. The job he hired Kinsey to do seemed easy enough ...until his cheque bounced. His real name was Dagett - John Dagett, ex-con, inveterate liar, chronic drunk, and dead. The cops called it an accident - death by drowning. Kinsey wasn't so sure. The man, it seemed, had a lot of enemies..."D is for deft and diverting" - "Guardian". "Heart-pounding, totally mesmerizing suspense" - "New York Times".
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4.0 out of 5 stars flawed but delicious, Sep 27 2003
By erica "ejs192" (Amherst, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: D Is for Deadbeat (Mass Market Paperback)
In this fourth novel, private detective Kinsey Millhone is hired for routine search-and-deliver work, but before she can begin on the case her client drowns. She decides to look into his death, first on her own and then in the employ of the client's daughter. She quickly discovers that the drowning may not have been accidental, and between creditors, buddies from jail, and wives, there are more than enough suspects.

"D is for Deadbeat" has more flaws than previous Kinsey installments, and sometimes the detective's motives make little sense. But the book is pleasurable reading, and the thrill of the chase overwhelms any flaws in the plot.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Where's The Actual Killer Hiding Out?, Jul 10 2003
By J. Kirkman "book jen" (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D Is for Deadbeat (Mass Market Paperback)
The client came to Kinsey Millhone with an easy job she thought-deliver $25,000 to a fifteen-year-old kid. A little odd, and Kinsey wasn't sure what to make of this thing. So she takes Alvin Limardo's retainer check anyhow. It turns out that his real name is not Alvin Limardo, but John Daggett. And the check of course, is as phony as he is. John Daggett has a record as long as your arm and a reputation for sleazy deals. But he wasn't just a deadbeat. By the time Kinsey caught up with him, he was a dead body-with a whole host of people who were delighted to see him dead. There was four in particular that REALLY wanted him dead. Kinsey knew his death was no suicide-it was a plan to kill John. But which one of the four did it? Kinsey must put her detective skills to work and find out someone's secret.
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5.0 out of 5 stars D is for Dandy, Mar 21 2003
This review is from: D Is for Deadbeat (Mass Market Paperback)
I found this to be one of the best of Sue Grafton's books so far. I found it extremely suspenseful and was guessing all the way up to the end as to who was the murderer. The ending surprised me and saddened me. I have found myself engrossed in the series and can't wait to get on to the letter "E".
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of suspects
Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone is back again in this fourth installment of Sue Grafton's alphabet series. Read more
Published on Dec 10 2002 by Karen Potts

5.0 out of 5 stars Fourth Kinsey Millhone Mystery
Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone narrates another great thriller in this fourth installment in the alphabet mystery series. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good book
I did enjoy it. The author has a great method of pushing comedy in bits with a good amount of action.

They Detective is very trustworthy as a character. Read more

Published on Mar 13 2002 by Todd E.Waters

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Grafton
John Daggett, an alcoholic jailed for vehicular homicide hires Milhone to deliver a $25000 cashier's check to a relative of one of his victims then turns up dead. Read more
Published on Dec 17 2001 by D. P. Birkett

4.0 out of 5 stars D is for delightful
Sue Grafton does a great job keeping this series fresh and interesting. Four books in and I still can't wait to read more! And she gets better with each book. Read more
Published on Aug 14 2001 by Gregory Baird

4.0 out of 5 stars Grafton's best so far!
'D is for Deadbeat' is in my opinion the best of the Kinsey Millhone series. Granted, I have only made it to E so far, but this is still a great book! Read more
Published on Aug 9 2001 by Robert Von Gerds

5.0 out of 5 stars The third book in the series
D is for Deadbeat is Sue Grafton's third book in the alphabet series. It is perhaps her best, though. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading the book. Read more
Published on May 21 2001 by Karen Rhyne

5.0 out of 5 stars The third book in the series
D is for Deadbeat is Sue Grafton's third book in the alphabet series. It is perhaps her best, though. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading the book. Read more
Published on May 21 2001 by Karen Rhyne

3.0 out of 5 stars WHICH BLONDE DID HIM IN???
A fair read. Kinsey Millhone is given a $25,000.00 cashiers check to deliver to a 15 year old. A few days later the man that gave it to her turns up dead. Read more
Published on Feb 1 2001 by Mac Blair

5.0 out of 5 stars I liked it!
The funniest passages in this book involve the deadbeat's wife/widow (and she's not who you think in the beginning of the book) both at home and later at the funeral parlor. Read more
Published on Oct 18 2000 by Melissa P. Cooper

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