false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223661763m/643962.jpg 643962 27 Both new readers and old fans will welcome this 12th Kinsey Milhone adventure in the <i>"A" is for Alibi</i> series by Sue Grafton. In this case, Kinsey agrees to do a favor for a friend of a friend and gets herself into so much trouble that she promises at the outset never to do such a thing again without careful consideration. Henry Pitt, her longtime landlord asks her to help a fellow neighbor find evidence that his grandfather served in the military during the Second World War. With such proof, the man can be decently buried, courtesy of the U.S. government. It seems such a simple thing, but with Kinsey, it rarely is. Before long she finds herself entangled with an eccentric and quarrelsome family as well as a long lost buddy who has turned up just in time to get himself beaten up in a robbery attempt of the alleged veteran's apartment. It seems there is a reason the Armed Services have no record of the dead man's service. Kinsey sets out to determine what he might have been doing instead of fighting against the Japanese and why someone might think his shabby apartment worth a burgle. <p> Typical of the series, the mystery is not the central point of the story, but rather a starting point for Kinsey to become embroiled in a suspenseful (and delightful) search-and-rescue operation, usually against her better judgement. In this case, a gun-toting, arthritic octogenarian and revelations of the inner workings of bargain-rate motels are all part of the adventure. This is an easy and enjoyable read, and a solid addition to Grafton's string of alphabetical hits. <I>--K.A. Crouch</I> 2638564 1995 L is for Lawless (Kinsey Millhone Mystery) total:2746|5:32|4:60|3:74|2:6|1:1| 2746 10246 3519 56 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 08:27:30 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 08:28:50 -0700 2008 Henry Pitt, her longtime landlord asks her to help a fellow neighbor find evidence that his gra...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Thu Nov 20 15:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 15:02:51 -0800 2008 1 4 1 false false Sat Aug 01 12:56:45 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 12:56:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 11 17:57:35 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 25 14:01:23 -0700 2008 With L is for Lawless we find Kinsey traveling away from her usual stomping grounds in California to track down answers for a friend of a friend. ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Dec 31 12:49:44 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 12:51:03 -0800 2008
The high-jinx in the hotel especially made me chuckle. They were a combination of Keystone Cops and a 70s-era sitcom. It bothered me that Kinsey went to the store for 15 minutes and ended up halfway across the country. Didn't Henry's sister wonder where those...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 18 10:03:10 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 10:11:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Thu Aug 14 11:39:44 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 11:53:20 -0700 2008 Grafton, Sue - 12th in series

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