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Search - D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 4)
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Book Description:
He called himself Alvin Limardo, and the job he had for Kinsey was cut-and-dried: locate a kid who'd done him a favor and pass on a check for $25,000. It was only later, after he'd stiffed her for her retainer, that Kinsey found out his name was Daggett. John Daggett. Ex-con. Inveterate liar. Chronic drunk. And dead. The cops called it an accident -- death by drowning. Kinsey wasn't so sure.Members who requested this book also requested:
Pulled into the detritus of a dead man's life, Kinsey soon realizes that Daggett had an awful lot of enemies. There's the daughter who grew up with a cheating drunk for a father, and the wife who's become a religious nut in response to an intolerable marriage. There's the lady who thought she was Mrs. Daggett -- and has the bruises to prove it only to discover the legal Mrs. D. And there are the drug dealers out $25,000. But most of all, there are the families of the five people John Daggett killed, victims of his wild, drunken driving. The D.A. called it vehicular manslaughter and put him away for two years. The families called it murder and had very good reason to want John Daggett dead.
Deft, cunning, and clever, this latest Millhone mystery also confronts some messy truths, for, as Kinsey herself says, "Some debts of the human soul are so enormous only life itself is sufficient forfeit" -- but as she'd be the first to admit, murder is not a socially acceptable solution.
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3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the first of the Kinsey Millhone books I've read, so my comments should be taken with that in mind. Grafton is touted for her 'offbeat humor' and 'tough but compassionate' style and I guess those phrases fit. Let me add my own phrase: "mystery lite". A few other authors come to mind in that sub-genre, particularly some of the works of Harlan Coben and Lawrence Block. Kinsey is a former cop turned private eye and in this tale at least she comes off as a bit of a diletante in spite of her spartan living conditions and old volkswagen sedan. In many respects she most closely resembles Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr character...especially in the way she's drawn deeper into the mystery in spite of both her inclinations and intentions. An okay read, but not one I'd return to until I've given up my preferred espresso for decaf.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Typical Kinsey - I wouldn't give it up, but I have a duplicate.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another wonderful and suspenseful case for Kinsey. I couldn't stop reading.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
The client came to Kinsey Millhone with an easy job---just deliver $25,000 to a 15-year-old kid. A little odd, and a little too easy, but Kinsey too Alvn Limardo's retainer check anyway. It turned out to be as phony as he was. In real life his name was John Daggett, a chronic drunk with 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 hear the news. But how do you make a stiff pay up what he owes you?
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Debra R. (Another great one by Sue Grafton, love her twists and red herrings!
Kinsey has a new client,who pays her with a bad check. She goes looking for him to get her $ only to dicover he is dead. She wants to find out Why and by Who and ends up in a twisting tale of tangled lives.
the whole searies of these sue grafon books are terrific.
Gloria D. from PORT ORANGE, FL wrote on 4/12/2007...Really get into the Kinsey Millhone character. Author quite descriptive and gets you into the story. Reading all books and all good.
Another wonderful and suspenseful case for Kinsey. I couldn't stop reading.
Cecily G. from SOMERS, NY wrote on 3/12/2007...Kinsey still holds her own
Another Kinsey Millhone adventure! I loved this one. It's fun getting to know the character better as I work my way through the series.
Andy P. from BARTLETT, TN wrote on 1/27/2007...Kinsey Millhone is a great character. Light reading at its best. I'm a man and have no trouble reading this lady detective stuff.