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Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780333908808 Format: Audiobook ISBN: 0333908805 Label: Macmillan Audio Books Manufacturer: Macmillan Audio Books Number Of Items: 2 Publication Date: April 12, 2002 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Books Studio: Macmillan Audio Books Editorial Review: Product Description: 'My name is Kinsey Millhone. I'm a private investigator, licensed by the State of California. I'm thirty-two years old, twice divorced, no kids. The day before yesterday I killed someone and the fact weighs heavily on my mind...' Kinsey had been out for most of the morning and the client was waiting in the corridor. Nikki Fife. The eight years since Kinsey had seen her had left no visible scars. But now she was looking for the help that only a detective could provide. For whoever had killed her husband, it wasn't Nikki Fife. And if his wife wasn't the murderer, that meant someone else was... Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A is for AlibiI love these books, but this one time I was sent a remedial book which left alot to desired. Rating:  - AddictingSo Sue Grafton is pretty much the modern-day mistress of mysteries. She invents a wildly wonderful leading character who is wittily observant and cynical of the various mysteries that flock her. The writing is simple, to-the-point, yet totally in tune with the world. It's a fun, sexy, mystery led by a delightfully unconventional heroine. Rating:  - "A" is for Alibi -- a gangbusters start!Qute a few reviewers rated this starter of the alphabet series with 3 or less stars! Well, I think it was a fantastic beginning to her amazing series. The ONLY offerings in the series which are 'average' (3 Stars) are "H" is for Homicide and "M" is for Malice, but I love her still. Rating: - An old favorite revisitedIt's been a while since I read Grafton's alphabet series from the beginning, and a few things immediately came back to me: 1) I still love Kinsey. Yeah, she's rude, yeah, she's a little too fond of her vino, but nobody's perfect. That's what makes her a great character. 2) This book does a very good job of demonstrating just how detailed and boring real PI work is. It's not like in the movies, where a major clue/revelation unfolds at the first stakeout or interview. There ... Read More Rating: - Kinsey is My Favorite PIAs the first in the series of Alphabet Mysteries, Sue Grafton just begins to "flesh-out" the Kinsey Millhone character. I really liked this book and although the antagonist was predictable, I enjoyed getting to know the characters involved in this novel, as many of these characters will be seen again in the later books in this series. This book sets a groundwork for the later novels and gives some basic insight into Millhone's motivations which are expounded in later novels. I thoroughly enjoyed reading ... Read More |
