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"B" is for Burglar (The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries)
Sue Grafton

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005 - 320 pages

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Good read!

Nice series for anyone that wants a decent mystery series to read at work or during down times.


B is not for boring

Sue Grafton's second Kinsey Milhone book is a terrific mystery. Kinsey is hired by Beverly Danzinger to find her sister, a wealthy widow named Elaine Boldt. Beverly assumes that Elaine will show up at any time; after all, Elaine splits her time between residences in Santa Teresa, California (Kinsey's hometown) and Boca Raton, Florida, and could just be on vacation somewhere. Kinsey, though, begins to understand that what seemed like a routine case will be more challenging than she first thought. After tracking down Elaine's luggage, Kinsey realizes that she needs to work quickly to solve this mystery.

"B is for Burglar" is a well-plotted but straight-forward mystery novel. Published in 1985, the book uses a no-fuss, old-fashioned approach - no CSI-style flash here. That's the appeal of this series, though. Kinsey is fleshed out more here than in the first novel ("A is for Alibi"), and we get some intriguing supporting characters. I just recently started reading Grafton's Alphabet Mystery Series, beginning with "A is for Alibi;" so I cannot compare "B is for Burglar" to the later entries. However, I can say that the novel is most definitely strong enough to make me want to read the next entry.



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"B " is for Burglar

Another exciting book by Sue Grafton. This ending really surprised me. She gives you just enough information on each character that I'm constantly trying to guess who the bad guy/woman is. Kinsey is my hero!






Burglar On The Loose

It should be an easy case for Kinsey to find the flashy widow. She disappeared on her way to Florida. However the more Kinsey looks into the case the more complicated it becomes. Grafton winds you around the country and through the plot until that last paragraph. It is a fun mystery to read. By Ruth Thompson author of "The Bluegrass Dream" and "Natchez Above The River'

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Another Winner for Grafton

This book was hard to put down once I started reading it. The characters are well developed and the depth of description of locales is amazing. Having visited Santa Barbara, I can almost see the places that Kinsey speaks of when speaking of "Santa Teresa". Very enjoyable reading.


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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 Kinsey. And if there?s something she?s learned in her line of work, it?s to always follow your instincts?

Kinsey?s hunch proves true when she begins her inquiries into Elaine?s whereabouts and discovers that the attractive widow was last seen in a flashy lynx coat boarding a plane for Boca Raton. But the more Kinsey searches for Elaine the more questions she encounters. Is Elaine?s disappearance tied in to the brutal murder several months ago of one of her bridge partners? And what happened to Elaine?s Persian cat who seems to have also vanished?

Things take a turn for the worse when a stranger vandalizes the home of one of Elaine?s neighbors and another neighbor turns up murdered. With her reputation and career on the line, Kinsey risks all to find a missing woman and a killer who?s waiting in the shadows to strike again?


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