{"title":"Sue Grafton","description":"#1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton (1940-2017) entered the mystery field in 1982 with the publication of 'A' Is for Alibi, which introduced female hard-boiled private investigator, Kinsey Millhone, operating out of the fictional town of Santa Teresa, (aka Santa Barbara) California, and launched the bestselling Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries. In addition to her books, she'd published several Kinsey Millhone short stories, and with her husband, Steven Humphrey, wrote numerous movies for television, including \"A Killer in the Family\" (starring Robert Mitchum), \"Love on the Run\" (starring Alec Baldwin and Stephanie Zimbalist) and two Agatha Christie adaptations, \"Sparkling Cyanide\" and \"Caribbean Mystery,\" which starred Helen Hayes. Grafton is published in 28 countries and in 26 languages.","products":[{"product_id":"d-is-for-deadbeat-a-kinsey-millhone-mystery-paperback","title":"D Is for Deadbeat: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSue Grafton's #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series, reissued for a whole new generation of readers  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eD IS FOR DEADBEAT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePulled 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeft, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Is for Alibi\u003cbr\u003eB Is for Burglar\u003cbr\u003eC Is for Corpse\u003cbr\u003eD Is for Deadbeat\u003cbr\u003eE Is for Evidence\u003cbr\u003eF Is for Fugitive\u003cbr\u003eG Is for Gumshoe\u003cbr\u003eH Is for Homicide\u003cbr\u003eI Is for Innocent\u003cbr\u003eJ Is for Judgment\u003cbr\u003eK Is for Killer\u003cbr\u003eL is for Lawless\u003cbr\u003eM Is for Malice\u003cbr\u003eN Is for Noose\u003cbr\u003eO Is for Outlaw\u003cbr\u003eP Is for Peril \u003cbr\u003eQ Is for Quarry\u003cbr\u003eR Is for Ricochet \u003cbr\u003eS Is for Silence \u003cbr\u003eT Is for Trespass\u003cbr\u003eU Is for Undertow \u003cbr\u003eV Is for Vengeance \u003cbr\u003eW Is for Wasted \u003cbr\u003eX\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor #1 New York Times\" bestselling author Sue Grafton's P.I. Kinsey Millhone, if a job sounds too easy to be believed, it probably is--and chances are, it's twice as dangerous...\" \u003cbr\u003eD IS FOR DECEIT\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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... \u003cbr\u003eD IS FOR DEAD END\u003cbr\u003eWhen Limardo's check bounces, Kinsey discovers she's been had big time. Alvin Limardo is really John Daggett--an ex-con with a drinking problem, two wives to boot, and a slew of people who would like to see him dead. Now Kinsey is out four hundred dollars and in hot pursuit of Daggett. \u003cbr\u003e\"D IS FOR DEADBEAT\"\u003cbr\u003eWhen Daggett's corpse shows up floating in the Santa Teresa surf, the cops rule the death an accident. Kinsey thinks it's murder. But seeking justice for a man who everyone seemed to despise is going to be a lot tougher than she bargained for--and what awaits her at the end of the road is much more disturbing than she could've ever imagined... \u003cbr\u003e\"Outstanding.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"--Library Journal\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101570371807,"sku":"9781250020260","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/K00vUStnRW44ZU1GNjhYQmNlbzF6UT09.webp?v=1781071742"},{"product_id":"e-is-for-evidence-a-kinsey-millhone-mystery-paperback","title":"E Is for Evidence: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo one writes a thriller like #1 \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times\u003ci\u003e bestselling author Sue Grafton. In \u003c\/i\u003eE is for Evidence\u003ci\u003e, PI Kinsey Millhone becomes the victim of a nasty frame-up...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eE IS FOR EX \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeing 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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eE IS FOR ENEMY\u003cbr\u003eIt all begins with a $5,000 deposit made into Kinsey's bank account. Problem is she's not the one who deposited the money. But when she's accused of being on the take in an industrial arson case, Kinsey realizes someone is framing her... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eE IS FOR EVIDENCE\u003cbr\u003eNow Kinsey's working for herself. But with new evidence--and corpses--surfacing around her, she's going to have to act quickly to clear her name before she loses her career, her reputation--and quite possibly her life... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Is for Alibi\u003cbr\u003eB Is for Burglar\u003cbr\u003eC Is for Corpse\u003cbr\u003eD Is for Deadbeat\u003cbr\u003eE Is for Evidence\u003cbr\u003eF Is for Fugitive\u003cbr\u003eG Is for Gumshoe\u003cbr\u003eH Is for Homicide\u003cbr\u003eI Is for Innocent\u003cbr\u003eJ Is for Judgment\u003cbr\u003eK Is for Killer\u003cbr\u003eL is for Lawless\u003cbr\u003eM Is for Malice\u003cbr\u003eN Is for Noose\u003cbr\u003eO Is for Outlaw\u003cbr\u003eP Is for Peril \u003cbr\u003eQ Is for Quarry\u003cbr\u003eR Is for Ricochet \u003cbr\u003eS Is for Silence \u003cbr\u003eT Is for Trespass\u003cbr\u003eU Is for Undertow \u003cbr\u003eV Is for Vengeance \u003cbr\u003eW Is for Wasted \u003cbr\u003eX","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101571059935,"sku":"9781250020277","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/MUU5TEtVcHBnM0pXZlA1Mko0NTB0dz09.webp?v=1781071743"},{"product_id":"f-is-for-fugitive-a-kinsey-millhone-mystery-paperback","title":"F Is for Fugitive: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF IS FOR FLIGHT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF IS FOR FEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter all this time, Bailey's finally been captured. Believing in his son's innocence, Bailey's father wants Kinsey to find Jean's real killer. But most of the residents in this tight-knit community are convinced Bailey strangled Jean. So why are they so reluctant to answer Kinsey's questions? If there's one thing Kinsey's got plenty of it's persistence. 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And the deeper Kinsey's investigation goes, the closer she comes to confronting the most dangerous outcome of all: the truth... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Is for Alibi\u003cbr\u003eB Is for Burglar\u003cbr\u003eC Is for Corpse\u003cbr\u003eD Is for Deadbeat\u003cbr\u003eE Is for Evidence\u003cbr\u003eF Is for Fugitive\u003cbr\u003eG Is for Gumshoe\u003cbr\u003eH Is for Homicide\u003cbr\u003eI Is for Innocent\u003cbr\u003eJ Is for Judgment\u003cbr\u003eK Is for Killer\u003cbr\u003eL is for Lawless\u003cbr\u003eM Is for Malice\u003cbr\u003eN Is for Noose\u003cbr\u003eO Is for Outlaw\u003cbr\u003eP Is for Peril \u003cbr\u003eQ Is for Quarry\u003cbr\u003eR Is for Ricochet \u003cbr\u003eS Is for Silence \u003cbr\u003eT Is for Trespass\u003cbr\u003eU Is for Undertow \u003cbr\u003eV Is for Vengeance \u003cbr\u003eW Is for Wasted \u003cbr\u003eX\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"SMART AND SASSY\" (\"New York Times)\" P.I. 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