A Is for Alibi
By Sue Grafton
- Release Date: 2010-04-01
- Genre: Women Sleuths
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.
Reviews
Fast moving. Lots of twists
4By Emg185Easy read. Entertaining with a lot of characters interacting and overlapping throughout the story.Always a good read
4By KindlejunkieA plot full of twists and turns, in the introduction of the well known series from A through Y.E
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2By uprise24Don't bother with this one, it's so boring that after awhile I skipped to the end.......through endless pages of unnecessary words. Yawn. Only $2.99 and not worth a penny of it.Very captivating
5By Debro63Love this book. Can't wait to read all the others !Enjoyed it a lot
4By MR."B"Well written and easy to read. I had a hard time putting it down even though it was way late and I worked really early! Suspenseful! Starting on "B".Good mystery
5By BaxbentLove her descriptive writing...story keeps you interested until the end. Simple, colorful story with multiple twists to keep you engaged until the end!'A is for alibi'
5By Bruce and grantSue Grafton is a most talented writer. Though alphabetical, I started with 'O is for outlaw' then continued through all letters to the current release, 'W is for wasted,'...and now I just read 'A is for alibi.' Ms. Grafton's story telling is brilliant. Enthralling...page turning anticipation.Couldn't put it down
5By BurgundyCGClever and hard to put down.Good but not amazing
4By DearninaKinsley makes a great leading lady and the writing is engaging but I figured who the culprit was as soon as the person was introduced.