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Sue Grafton "O" Is for Outlaw
Ballantine Books 0449003787 / 9780449003787 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Good
0449003787 Editorial Reviews n nAmazon.com Review nWise-cracking, staunchly independent, and chronically curious, Grafton's gritty gumshoe Kinsey Millhone is back. This time, the alphabet series star will take on the toughest case to date: her past. What begins as a random phone call from a "storage space scavenger" (someone who buys the contents of defaulted storage units) leads Kinsey to a box of old papers and personal effects that her ex-husband, Mickey Magruder, left behind. Inside, she finds a 15-year-old unsent letter from a bartender that, among other things, reveals her former hubby was having an affair. The letter also contains details about the murder of a transient--a crime for which Mickey was blamed. Although never convicted, Mickey was ruined--losing his job, wife, and friends. But 15 years later, Kinsey realizes that foul play may have been involved in the murder, a deadly temptation for her. n nDie-hard fans will especially enjoy Kinsey's self-disclosure--something she's infamous for not doing--about her childhood, the fate of her parents, and the randy details of her first marriage. A very vulnerable and interesting side to Kinsey's character is also revealed when her obsessive-compulsive fact-finding bent is mixed up with matters of the heart. n nA fast, fun read, O Is for Outlaw is packed with Grafton's clear, colorful imagery and signature metaphors: "Our recollection of the past is not simply distorted by our faulty perception of events remembered, but skewed by those forgotten. The memory is like orbiting twin stars, one visible, one dark, the trajectory of what's evident forever affected by the gravity of what's concealed." --Rebekah Warren --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. n nFrom Publishers Weekly nGrafton's fans will be thrilled with this knockout 15th Kinsey Millhone mystery, which deals with Kinsey's first marriage. In a complex story that zigzags between past and present, the California PI gets involved again with her first ex-husband, former cop Michael "Mickey" Magruder, who initially reappears in her life by chance when she comes across memorabilia he kept after their separation 14 years earlier. The mementos include an undelivered letter addressed to Kinsey, providing Mickey with an alibi for the beating death of Vietnam vet Benny Quintero, the unproven charge against Mickey that prompted Kinsey to leave him. Conscience-stricken, Kinsey looks up acquaintances from her early marriage, questioning her judgment and values at the time. Then two Los Angeles police detectives inform her that Mickey has been shot and is in a coma, and Kinsey decides to investigate. As usual in Grafton's novels, the PI encounters a string of offbeat characters who lead or mislead her in a gyre of confusion; here, many of them had motive and opportunity to shoot Mickey. In time, Kinsey stumbles on a clueAat first bewilderingAthat leads back to the Vietnam War and, eventually, points the way to Benny's killer and Mickey's assailant. In addition to her distinctive humor, sharp sense of place and crisp dialogue defining character, Grafton adds depth to this outing through unexpected details of Kinsey's past. Meanwhile, Kinsey's examination of her youthful self-righteousness and na?vet? initiates a provocative contemplation of guilt, morals and loyalty that graces one of the very best entries in a long-lived and much-loved series. Agent, Molly Friedrich at Aaron Priest. $500,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selection; author tour. (Oct.) nCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Sue Grafton "O" Is for Outlaw
Ballantine Books 0449003787 / 9780449003787 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Very Good
0449003787 Editorial Reviews n nAmazon.com Review nWise-cracking, staunchly independent, and chronically curious, Grafton's gritty gumshoe Kinsey Millhone is back. This time, the alphabet series star will take on the toughest case to date: her past. What begins as a random phone call from a "storage space scavenger" (someone who buys the contents of defaulted storage units) leads Kinsey to a box of old papers and personal effects that her ex-husband, Mickey Magruder, left behind. Inside, she finds a 15-year-old unsent letter from a bartender that, among other things, reveals her former hubby was having an affair. The letter also contains details about the murder of a transient--a crime for which Mickey was blamed. Although never convicted, Mickey was ruined--losing his job, wife, and friends. But 15 years later, Kinsey realizes that foul play may have been involved in the murder, a deadly temptation for her. n nDie-hard fans will especially enjoy Kinsey's self-disclosure--something she's infamous for not doing--about her childhood, the fate of her parents, and the randy details of her first marriage. A very vulnerable and interesting side to Kinsey's character is also revealed when her obsessive-compulsive fact-finding bent is mixed up with matters of the heart. n nA fast, fun read, O Is for Outlaw is packed with Grafton's clear, colorful imagery and signature metaphors: "Our recollection of the past is not simply distorted by our faulty perception of events remembered, but skewed by those forgotten. The memory is like orbiting twin stars, one visible, one dark, the trajectory of what's evident forever affected by the gravity of what's concealed." --Rebekah Warren --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. n nFrom Publishers Weekly nGrafton's fans will be thrilled with this knockout 15th Kinsey Millhone mystery, which deals with Kinsey's first marriage. In a complex story that zigzags between past and present, the California PI gets involved again with her first ex-husband, former cop Michael "Mickey" Magruder, who initially reappears in her life by chance when she comes across memorabilia he kept after their separation 14 years earlier. The mementos include an undelivered letter addressed to Kinsey, providing Mickey with an alibi for the beating death of Vietnam vet Benny Quintero, the unproven charge against Mickey that prompted Kinsey to leave him. Conscience-stricken, Kinsey looks up acquaintances from her early marriage, questioning her judgment and values at the time. Then two Los Angeles police detectives inform her that Mickey has been shot and is in a coma, and Kinsey decides to investigate. As usual in Grafton's novels, the PI encounters a string of offbeat characters who lead or mislead her in a gyre of confusion; here, many of them had motive and opportunity to shoot Mickey. In time, Kinsey stumbles on a clueAat first bewilderingAthat leads back to the Vietnam War and, eventually, points the way to Benny's killer and Mickey's assailant. In addition to her distinctive humor, sharp sense of place and crisp dialogue defining character, Grafton adds depth to this outing through unexpected details of Kinsey's past. Meanwhile, Kinsey's examination of her youthful self-righteousness and na?vet? initiates a provocative contemplation of guilt, morals and loyalty that graces one of the very best entries in a long-lived and much-loved series. Agent, Molly Friedrich at Aaron Priest. $500,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selection; author tour. (Oct.) nCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Sue Grafton A Is for Alibi (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
Crimeline 0553279912 / 9780553279917 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Good
0553279912 Editorial Reviews n nReview nPraise for "A" Is for Alibi n"Kinsey Millhone is smart, sexual, likeable and a very modern operator. A pleasure to read." n--Dorothy Salisbury Davis n n"[This] is what grandpa used to call a class act." n--Stanley Ellin n nPraise for the Sue Grafton series: and Kinsey Millhone n n"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." n--Newsweek n n"A wonderful character, tough but not brutish, resourceful and sensitive, a fit knight to walk those mean streets with her male predecessors." n--Los Angeles Times n n"Somebody I want to spend more time with." n--The New York Times Book Review n n"Bright, brisk, and thoroughly engaging." n--The Washington Post n n"A woman we feel we know, a tough cookie with a soft center, a gregarious loner." n--Newsweek n n"Tough, stubborn, irreverent and ironic, a lady detective with class and sass." n--Baltimore Sun n--This text refers to the Paperback edition. n nProduct Description nLaurence Fife was a slick divorce lawyer and??slippery ladies' man. Until someone killed him. The??jury believed that it was his pretty young wife??Nikki, so they sent her to prison for eight years.??Now, Nikki's out on parole and Kinsey Miihone's in??for trouble. Nikki hires Kinsey to discover who??really killed her husband. But the trail is eight??years cold, and at the end is a chilling twist even??Kinsey doesn't suspect -- a second eight-year-old??murder and a brand new corpse.
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Sue Grafton B Is for Burglar (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
Crimeline / Bantam 0553280341 / 9780553280340 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Good
0553280341 Editorial Reviews n nReview nÂ"The best new private eye.Â"Â--The Detroit News n nÂ"Exceptionally entertainingÂ?an offbeat sense of humor and a feisty sense of justice.Â" nÂ--San Francisco Chronicle n nÂ"Millhone is an engaging detective-for-hireÂ?P.I. Kinsey Millhone and her creatorÂ?are arguably the best of [the] distaff invaders of the hitherto sacrosanct turf of gumshoes.Â" nÂ--The Buffalo News n nÂ"Once a fan reads one of Grafton's alphabetically titled detective novels, he or she will not rest until all the others are found.Â"Â--Los Angeles Herald Examiner n nÂ"Millhone is a refreshingly strong and resourceful female private eye.Â"Â--Library Journal n nÂ"Tough but compassionateÂ?There is no one better than Kinsey Millhone.Â"Â--Best Sellers n nÂ"A woman we feel we know, a tough cookie with a soft center, a gregarious loner.Â"Â--Newsweek n nÂ"Lord, how I like this Kinsey MillhoneÂ?The best detective fiction I have read in years.Â"Â--The New York Times Book Review n nÂ"Smart, tough, and thoroughÂ?Kinsey Millhone is a pleasure.Â"Â--The Bloomsbury Review n nÂ"Kinsey is one of the most persuasive of the new female operativesÂ?She's refreshingly free of gender clichés. Grafton, who is a very witty writer, has also given her sleuth a nice sense of humorÂ--and a set of Wonder Woman sheets to prove it.Â"Â--Boston Herald n nÂ"What grandpa used to call a class act.Â"Â--Stanley Ellin n nÂ"Smart, sexual, likable and a very modern operator.Â"Â--Dorothy Salisbury Davis n nÂ"Kinsey's got brains and a sense of humor.Â"Â--Kirkus Reviews n--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition. n nProduct Description nFinding wealthy Elaine Boldt seems like a quickie case to Kinsey Millhone. The flashy widow was last seen wearing a $12,000 lynx coat, leaving her condo in Santa Teresa for her condo in Boca Raton. But somewhere in between, she vanished. Kinsey's case goes from puzzling to sinister when a house is torched, an apartment is burgled of worthless papers, the lynx coat comes back without Elaine, and her bridge partner is found dead. Soon Kinsey's clues begin to form a capital M -- not for missing, but for murder: and plenty of it. n nWinner of the 1985 Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award and the 1985 Anthony Award for Best Novel.
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Sue Grafton E Is for Evidence
Pan Books 0330455540 / 9780330455541 PAPERBACK Good
0330455540 Editorial Reviews n nFrom Publishers Weekly nWhile private detective and former cop Kinsey Millhone ("D" Is for Deadbeat) is investigating a possible case of industrial arson involving a company owned by the family of a former schoolmate, someone tries to
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Sue Grafton E Is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
Crimeline 0553279556 / 9780553279559 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Fair
0553279556 From Publishers Weekly nWhile private detective and former cop Kinsey Millhone (D Is for Deadbeat) is investigating a possible case of industrial arson involving a company owned by the family of a former schoolmate, someone tries to make it look as if she's on the take. A mysterious $5000 appears in her bank account. She sets out to clear herself, while two or possibly more cases of murder occur, including one by bombing. A Christmas spent alone and the reappearance of her second ex-husband, Daniel, who had deserted her, add to Kinsey's depression. Grafton has an accurate, wicked eye for California lifestyle and wise-cracking Kinsey is an appealing, nonhackneyed female detective. Particularly illuminating are the descriptions of document searches, which make up much of real detective work today. This fifth entry in the series, however, is not quite up to the standards of its predecessors because the motivation for the crimes seems weak. That caveat notwithstanding, readers will be glad that further letters of the alphabet await Grafton's imagination. nCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. n nReview nExceptionally entertaining...an offbeat sense of humor and a feisty sense of justice. n-San Francisco Chronicle n nMillhone is an engaging detective-for-hire...P.I. Kinsey Millhone and her creator...are arguably the best of [the] distaff invaders of the hitherto sacrosanct turf of gumshoes. n-The Buffalo News n nOnce a fan reads one of Grafton's alphabetically titled detective novels, he or she will not rest until all the others are found.-Los Angeles Herald Examiner n nMillhone is a refreshingly strong and resourceful female private eye.-Library Journal n nTough but compassionate...There is no one better than Kinsey Millhone.-Best Sellers n nA woman we feel we know, a tough cookie with a soft center, a gregarious loner.-Newsweek n nLord, how I like this Kinsey Millhone...The best detective fiction I have read in years.-The New York Times Book Review n nSmart, tough, and thorough...Kinsey Millhone is a pleasure.-The Bloomsbury Review n nKinsey is one of the most persuasive of the new female operatives...She's refreshingly free of gender clich?s. Grafton, who is a very witty writer, has also given her sleuth a nice sense of humor-and a set of Wonder Woman sheets to prove it.-Boston Herald n nWhat grandpa used to call a class act.-Stanley Ellin n nSmart, sexual, likable and a very modern operator.-Dorothy Salisbury Davis n nKinsey's got brains and a sense of humor.-Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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Sue Grafton I Is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
Fawcett 0449221512 / 9780449221518 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Good
0449221512 From Publishers Weekly nGrafton here sets the ever-appealing PI Kinsey Milhone on a quieter, more cerebral path. The hardcover was both Literary Guild and Mystery Guild main selections and a nine-week PW bestseller. nCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. n nFrom Kirkus Reviews nCalifornia's formidable p.i. Kinsey Millhone (``A'' Is for Alibi, etc.), fired from her comfortable berth with Fidelity Insurance, now rents office space from busy Santa Teresa lawyer Lonnie Kingman. His usual outside investigator Morley Shine has died of a heart attack, and he hires Kinsey to take over the case that Morley was working on. It involves the upcoming trial of David Barney, acquitted of the six-year-old murder of his wife, Isabelle, but now being sued for wrongful death in civil court by Isabelle's first husband, Ken Voigt. Voigt, represented by Lonnie Kingman, is sure that Barney killed Isabelle and wants to keep her considerable fortune out of his hands. Lonnie thinks he has a strong case, buoyed by damning new evidence from drifter Curtis McIntyre. But what Kinsey finds as she begins to probe is a surprising number of people with reasons to hate Isabelle--among them Voigt's second wife, Francesca, and Isabelle's business mentor Peter Weidmann and his overprotective wife, Yolanda. She also uncovers curious gaps in Morley's files and begins to question his ``heart attack,'' as Lonnie's seemingly solid case collapses bit by bit, with her own life on the line in the gritty finale. A sober, resolute Kinsey, romanceless at the moment, and a clever, meaty puzzle--for which the publisher plans a 300,000 first printing. Rack up another winner for Grafton. (Literary Guild Split Dual Selection for July) -- Copyright ?1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Sue Grafton R is for Ricochet
G. P. Putnam's Sons 0399152288 / 9780399152283 Hardcover Very Good
0399152288 Editorial Reviews n nAmazon.com Review nWhen wealthy octogenarian Nord Lafferty hires Kinsey Millhone to help his newly paroled daughter find her way back to the straight and narrow after doing time for embezzlement, the Santa Teresa P.I. has no idea what she's getting into. Reba Lafferty's ex-boss, land developer Alan Beckwith, is the man who sent her to prison--so how come she's meeting him just hours after her release, and treating Kinsey to an X-rated reunion scene played out in his parked Mercedes? And why is he also playing sex games with Reba's formerly best friend, who still works for him? A visit from an old friend from the FBI clears up the mystery--Beckwith is suspected of running a money-laundering game, and they need Reba to make their case by rolling over on him. It's not until Millhone presents Reba with photographic evidence of Beckwith's two-timing that she agrees to do what the Feds want... but she'll only do it her way, which could get a lot of people killed. Grafton fleshes out this well-crafted thriller with a romantic subplot involving a romantic triangle that features Kinsey's elderly landlord Henry, his brother, and a vivacious widow who can't seem to choose between them. It doesn't add much to the plot, but the fans of this evergreen series (who must be wondering what will happen to Millhone when Grafton gets to the end of the alphabet) probably won't mind a bit. --Jane Adams n nFrom Publishers Weekly nBestseller Grafton offers more of the same-old same-old in her less-than-inspired 18th Kinsey Millhone novel (after 2002's Q Is for Quarry). In this sexy adventure, the spunky hard-boiled detective has to escort the newly paroled Reba Lafferty, privileged ne'er-do-well, to her stately home, keeping her on the straight and narrow. Reba challenges the PI with her barely concealed hankerings for the now off-limits booze, gambling and charming Alan Beckwith, married real estate developer and former employer for whom Reba took a two-year barbwire vacation courtesy of the California Institution for Women. Lust is in the air as studly, stylish cop Cheney Phillips enters in his red Mercedes, fanning the flames with Kinsey, when Beckwith's activities catch the eye of the feds. Kinsey lends a supportive ear to her beloved 87-year-old landlord, smitten by a 70-year-old neighbor. Kinsey and Reba team up to get the goods on Beckwith, but reckless Reba has vengeful ideas of her own and more than once lands their collective fat in the fire. If the chemistry between Cheney and Kinsey seems forced at times, Grafton as usual creates believable and enduring characters and a strong sense of place in her town of Santa Teresa circa 1987. And that should be more than enough for most fans. nCopyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Sue Grafton R is for Ricochet
G. P. Putnam's Sons 0399152288 / 9780399152283 Hardcover Fine
0399152288 Editorial Reviews n nAmazon.com Review nWhen wealthy octogenarian Nord Lafferty hires Kinsey Millhone to help his newly paroled daughter find her way back to the straight and narrow after doing time for embezzlement, the Santa Teresa P.I. has no idea what she's getting into. Reba Lafferty's ex-boss, land developer Alan Beckwith, is the man who sent her to prison--so how come she's meeting him just hours after her release, and treating Kinsey to an X-rated reunion scene played out in his parked Mercedes? And why is he also playing sex games with Reba's formerly best friend, who still works for him? A visit from an old friend from the FBI clears up the mystery--Beckwith is suspected of running a money-laundering game, and they need Reba to make their case by rolling over on him. It's not until Millhone presents Reba with photographic evidence of Beckwith's two-timing that she agrees to do what the Feds want... but she'll only do it her way, which could get a lot of people killed. Grafton fleshes out this well-crafted thriller with a romantic subplot involving a romantic triangle that features Kinsey's elderly landlord Henry, his brother, and a vivacious widow who can't seem to choose between them. It doesn't add much to the plot, but the fans of this evergreen series (who must be wondering what will happen to Millhone when Grafton gets to the end of the alphabet) probably won't mind a bit. --Jane Adams n nFrom Publishers Weekly nBestseller Grafton offers more of the same-old same-old in her less-than-inspired 18th Kinsey Millhone novel (after 2002's Q Is for Quarry). In this sexy adventure, the spunky hard-boiled detective has to escort the newly paroled Reba Lafferty, privileged ne'er-do-well, to her stately home, keeping her on the straight and narrow. Reba challenges the PI with her barely concealed hankerings for the now off-limits booze, gambling and charming Alan Beckwith, married real estate developer and former employer for whom Reba took a two-year barbwire vacation courtesy of the California Institution for Women. Lust is in the air as studly, stylish cop Cheney Phillips enters in his red Mercedes, fanning the flames with Kinsey, when Beckwith's activities catch the eye of the feds. Kinsey lends a supportive ear to her beloved 87-year-old landlord, smitten by a 70-year-old neighbor. Kinsey and Reba team up to get the goods on Beckwith, but reckless Reba has vengeful ideas of her own and more than once lands their collective fat in the fire. If the chemistry between Cheney and Kinsey seems forced at times, Grafton as usual creates believable and enduring characters and a strong sense of place in her town of Santa Teresa circa 1987. And that should be more than enough for most fans. nCopyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Grafton Sue T is for Trespass
PAN 0330438891 / 9780330438896 PAPERBACK Very Good
0330438891 Editorial Reviews nFrom Publishers Weekly nStarred Review. The 20th Kinsey Millhone crime novel (after 2005's S Is for Silence), a gripping, if depressing, tale of identify theft and elder abuse, displays bestseller Grafton's storytelling gifts. By default, Millhone, a private investigator in the small Southern California town of Santa Teresa, assumes responsibility for the well-being of an old neighbor, Gus Vronsky, injured in a fall. After Vronsky's great-niece arranges to hire a home aide, Solana Rojas, Millhone begins to suspect that Rojas is not all that she seems. Since the reader knows from the start that an unscrupulous master manipulator has stolen the Rojas persona, the plot focuses not on whodunit but on the battle of wits Millhone wages with an unconventional and formidable adversary. Grafton's mastery of dialogue and her portrayal of the limits of good intentions make this one of the series' high points, even if two violent scenes near the end tidy up the pieces a little too neatly. Author tour. (Dec.) nCopyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Bookmarks Magazine nAlthough Kinsey Millhone has been around for 25 years, critics agree that T Is for Trespass is one of Sue Grafton's finest works to date. About elder abuse and identity theft, among other crimes, the novel devotes pages to both Kinsey's and the villain's perspectives and thus becomes more of a battle of wits between the two women than a real mystery. As Kinsey decides when and how far to get involved in Gus's horrific plight, her other cases (a child molester is on the loose, for example) kept critics turning the pages. Reviewers also appreciated that Kinsey ages blissfully slowly-since 1982, when A Is for Alibi was published, she has only gained five years-and thus remains in the Internet-free 1980s, where interpersonal relationships triumph. The ending put off a few critics, but otherwise this 20th installment thoroughly engrosses. nCopyright ? 2004 Phillips & Nelson Media, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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