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Search - A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 1)
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Book Description:
When Laurence Fife was murdered, few mourned his passing. A prominent divorce attorney with a reputation for single-minded ruthlessness on behalf of his clients, Fife was also rumored to be a dedicated philanderer. Plenty of people in the picturesque southern California town of Santa Teresa had a reason to want him dead. Including, thought the cops, his young and beautiful wife, Nikki. With motive, access, and opportunity, Nikki was their number-one suspect. The jury thought so, too.
Eight years later and out on parole, Niki Fife hires Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killed her late husband.
A trail that is eight years cold. A trail that reaches out to enfold a bitter, wealthy, and foul-mouthed old woman and a young boy, born deaf, whose memory cannot be trusted. A trail that leads to a lawyer defensively loyal to a dead partner and disarmingly attractive to Millhone; to an ex-wife, brave, lucid, lovely and still angry over Fife's betrayal of her; to a not-so-young secretary with too high a salary for too few skills and too many debts left owing: The trail twists to include them all, with Millhone following every turn until it finally twists back on itself and she finds herself face-to-face with a killer cunning enough to get away with murder.
Eight years later and out on parole, Niki Fife hires Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killed her late husband.
A trail that is eight years cold. A trail that reaches out to enfold a bitter, wealthy, and foul-mouthed old woman and a young boy, born deaf, whose memory cannot be trusted. A trail that leads to a lawyer defensively loyal to a dead partner and disarmingly attractive to Millhone; to an ex-wife, brave, lucid, lovely and still angry over Fife's betrayal of her; to a not-so-young secretary with too high a salary for too few skills and too many debts left owing: The trail twists to include them all, with Millhone following every turn until it finally twists back on itself and she finds herself face-to-face with a killer cunning enough to get away with murder.
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3 member(s) found this review helpful.
"I'm a private investigator, licensed in California. I'm 32 years old, twice divorced, no kids, no pets, no plants. The day before yesterday I killed someone, and the fact wighs heavily on my mind." Kinsey Milhouse
Graham G. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I have to say, this was not my favorite mystery book. Perhaps it's just that it was the first in the series. I do have "B is for Burglar", so I will give another one a chance. After all, I didn't especially enjoy Janet Evanovich's "One for the Money", but I loved "Two for the Dough."
I didn't find the central character, Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone, to be especially sympathetic. I became a little confused between some of the characters at one time. I found the writing to be a little "lumpy" at times. I didn't find the romantic interest to be very interesting. Sometimes there was a reference to something only briefly mentioned (and forgotten) earlier in the book. I did guess the ending long before it came. The book wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. It just kind of washed over me.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
If you like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, you will love this series as well. Full of suspense to the end.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
First in the series and a really good read. I think this is one of the best in the series, but then again I am only up to "O".
Sharon C. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the first of Sue Grafton's books I've read. Good light reading for the mystery lover.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I love the entire Sue Grafton series.... murder mysterys with a human possible twist.
Debra R. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A for Alibi establishes Kinsey Milhone solidly in a mystery full of red herrings. I have read a few alphabet mysteries of Sue Grafton before this one and I always appreciate her sense of organization in telling the story and down to earth independent attitude. Even when Kinsey is underpressure she's got it together! As a serious reader, I highly recommend Graftons Alphabet series, I'm going tokeep reading all the way to Z!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Laurence Fif was a slick divorce lawyer and slippery ladies' man. Until someone killed him. The jury believed it was his pretty young wife, Nikki, so they sent her to prison for eight years. Now Nikki's out on parole and Kinsey Millhone'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.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was the beginning of a great Sue Grafton series of books. Keep reading every letter!!
Tiffany B. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Eh, pretty routine mystery story. Won't be reading the rest of the series, as this was kind of boring to me.
Rate These Member Reviews
Stephanie P. (the beginning of the series introduces us to kinsey millhone. she is a private invesigator. in this story she is hired to help someone who spent 8 years in jail for murdering her husband. she had to find out who really killed him. but while looking for answers, she finds another 8 year old death and more witnesses start dieing.
My first introduction to Sue Grafton and I really enjoyed her character Kinsey. A fun read.
Laurie S. from WOODBURN, IN wrote on 9/1/2008...One of my favorite authors
The start of the Kinsey Millhone series. I loved it.
This the first book of a series dealing with a female private investigator that continues so far into letter "T". Kinsey is a very believeable character; however, she does not age,so all the action takes place in the 1980's without all the new techno gadgets now available. It is still a great series.
A good start to the series. Kinsey is an enjoyable character and this is a pretty good 'whodunit'.
Good start for a series, enjoyed the characters and the plot.
Laurence Fife was a slick divorce lawyer and slippery ladies' man. Until someone killed him. The jury believed it was his pretty young wife, Nikki, so they sent her to prison for eight years. Now Nikki's out on parole and Kinsey Millhone'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.
Sandra S. wrote on 5/13/2007...*.