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Kinsey Millhone: Book 20
T is for Trespass
by Sue Grafton
tres¥pass \'trespes\ n: a transgression of law involving one's obligations to God or to one's neighbor; a violation of moral law; an offense; a sin -Webster's New International Dictionary , Second Edition, Unabridged In what may be her most unsettling novel to date, Sue Grafton's T is for Trespass is also her most direct confrontation with the forces of evil. Beginning slowly with the day-to-day life of a... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 16
"P" is for Peril
by Sue Grafton
Dr. Dowan Purcell had been missing for nine weeks when Kinsey got a call asking her to take on the case. A specialist in geriatric medicine, Purcell was a prominent member of the Santa Theresa medical community, and the police had done a thorough job. Purcell had no known enemies and seemed content with his life. At the time of his disappearance, he was running a nursing care facility where both the staff and the... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 17
"Q" is for Quarry
by Sue Grafton
A Kinsey Millhone mystery. . . She was a "Jane Doe," an unidentified white female whose decomposed body was discovered near a quarry off California's Highway 1. The case fell to the Santa Teresa County Sheriff's Department, but the detectives had little to go on. The woman was young, her hands were bound with a length of wire, there were mulitple stab wounds, and her throat had been slashed. After months of... (more)
R de Rebelde/R is for Ricochet (Coleccion Andanzas)
by Sue Grafton
Private Investigator Kinsey Milhone is back on the job, hired by a privileged parolee's father to keep her out of trouble. It should be an easy assignment-until the parolee's past starts coming back to haunt her.
Kinsey Millhone: Book 9
"I" Is for Innocent
by Sue Grafton
"One of Kinsey's most electryfing adventures to date...Another irresistible installment of Ms. Grafton's series." THE BALTIMORE SUN Fired by the insurance agency for whom she investigates, Kinsey is forced to take on a last-minute murder investigation in which the ex-husband of a murdered artist claims that David Barney, her current husband, is guilty as sin. Barney gets to Kinsey and insists he's innocent. But if... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 2
"B" Is for Burglar
by Sue Grafton
Although business has been slow lately for P.I. Kinsey Millhone, she’s reluctant to take on the case of locating Beverly Danziger’s sister Elaine Boldt. It’s a small matter that Beverly should be able to handle herself. So why is she enlisting Kinsey’s services? Beverly claims she needs Elaine’s signature on some documents so that she can collect a small inheritance. But the whole affair doesn’t sit well with... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 1
"A" Is for Alibi
by Sue Grafton
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... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 5
E Is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone)
by Sue Grafton
Being a twice-divorced, happily independent loner has worked like a charm for P.I. Kinsey Millhone—until holiday weekends like this one roll around. What she needs is a little diversion to ward off the blues. She gets her much-needed distraction with a case that places her career on the line. And if that isn’t enough to keep her busy, her ex-husband, who walked out on her eight years ago, pops back on the radar...... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 8
"H" Is for Homicide
by Sue Grafton
Kinsey Millhone, the irreverent, wise-cracking P.I. with a style reminiscent of Philip Marlowe, is back in an all-new, high-stakes adventure... His name was Parnell Perkins and until shortly after midnight, he'd been a claims adjuster for California Fidelity. Then someone had come along and ended his career ... permanently. To the cops, his death looked like a robbery gone sour; to Kinsey Millhone, it looked... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 4
D is for Deadbeat
by Sue Grafton
When Alvin Limardo walks into P.I. Kinsey Millhone’s office, she smells bad news. He wants Kinsey to deliver $25,000. The recipient: A fifteen-year-old boy. It’s a simple matter. So simple that Kinsey wonders why he doesn’t deliver the money himself. She’s almost certain something is off. But with rent due, Kinsey accepts Limardo’s retainer against her better judgment… When Limardo’s check bounces, Kinsey... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 6
"F" Is for Fugitive
by Sue Grafton
When Kinsey Millhone first arrives in Floral Beach, California, it’s hard for her to picture the idyllic coastal town as the setting of a brutal murder. Seventeen years ago, the body of Jean Timberlake—a troubled teen who had a reputation with the boys—was found on the beach. Her boyfriend Bailey Fowler was convicted of her murder and imprisoned, but he escaped. After all this time, Bailey’s finally been... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 12
"L" Is for Lawless
by Sue Grafton
"THIS IS ONE OF GRAFTON'S MOST FUN-TO-READ BOOKS. . . . One of <Kinsey Millhone's> wildest adventures yet." --San Francisco Examiner When Kinsey Millhone agrees to do a favor for Henry Pitts, her lovable octogenarian landlord, she literally gets taken for the ride of her life. The family of a recently deceased WWII veteran wants her to find out why the military has no record of his service. All Kinsey has to... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 15
"O" Is for Outlaw
by Sue Grafton
Through fourteen books, fans have been fed short rations when it comes to Kinsey Millhone's past: a morsel here, a dollop there. We know of the aunt who raised her, the second husband who left her, the long-lost family up the California coast. But husband number one remained a blip on the screen until now. The call comes on a Monday morning from a guy who scavenges defaulted storage units at auction. Last week... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 7
"G" Is for Gumshoe
by Sue Grafton
"G" is for guilt and guile, greed and grief, and the grim reaper in this adventure about wise-cracking Millhone. 2 cassettes.
Kinsey Millhone: Book 14
"N" Is for Noose
by Sue Grafton
"N" Is for Noose is the fourteenth in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels. It features Kinsey Millhone, a private detective from Santa Teresa, California. It was a New York Times best-seller.
Kinsey Millhone: Book 10
"J" Is for Judgment
by Sue Grafton
"Ms. Grafton writes a smart story and wraps it up with a wry twist." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Wendell Jaffe has been dead for five years--until his former insurance agent spots him in a dusty resort bar. Now California Fidelity wants Kinsey Millhone to track down the dead man. Just two months before, his widow collected on Jaffe's $500,000 life insurance policy--her only legacy since Jaffe went overboard,... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 11
"K" Is for Killer
by Sue Grafton
When Kinsey Millhone answers her office door late one night, she lets in more darkness than she realizes. Janice Kepler is a grieving mother who can't let the death of her beautiful daughter Lorna alone. The police agree that Lorna was murdered, but a suspect was never apprehended and the trail is now ten months cold. Kinsey pieces together Lorna's young life: a dull day job a the local water treatment plant... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 3
"C" Is for Corpse
by Sue Grafton
Kinsey meets him in the local gym. Bobby Callahan is a scarred young man struggling back to life after a car forced his Porsche over the edge of a canyon, battering his body and muddling his memory. All he remembers is that someone, for some reason, tried to kill him. Desperate for clues about his own past life and certain he is being stalked, he asks Kinsey to protect him. Kinsey can't resist the brave kid - and... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 13
"M" Is for Malice
by Sue Grafton
"M" is for money. Lots of it. "M" is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California and, uniquely, remains in family hands. Eighteen years ago, one of the sons of the family went missing. Now "M" is for Millhone, hired to trace that missing black sheep. Though Kinsey Millhone succeeds in her search, this prodical son will find no welcome at... (more)
Kinsey Millhone: Book 19
"S" is for Silence
by Sue Grafton
Thirty-four years ago, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display. She was never seen again. In the small California town of Serena Station, tongues wagged. Some said she'd run off with a lover. Some said she was murdered by her husband. But for the not-quite-seven-year-old daughter Daisy she left behind, Violet's absence has never been explained or... (more)