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A Is for Alibi
A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1)
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January 1, 2022
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January 31, 2022
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What Members Thought

Anastasia
Aug 03, 2018 rated it really liked it
Shelves: aussie-crime-lovers-challenge
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton is the first book in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series. Private investigator, Kinsey Millhone is hired by a woman convicted of killing her husband on her release from prison after serving her sentence to find who actually committed the murder. A nice start to the series that I enjoyed very much. It is interesting to see how things have changed and would be different now. Methodical and interesting.
7 likes ·   · see review
Teri
Mar 06, 2018 rated it it was ok
Shelves: not-for-me, series, cops-ex-cops, killerz, crime, new-to-me-author, disappointing, at-the-library, perks-uno
2.5 stars
I...did not really like this.
I had to knock stars off for that bizarre and disgusting page about Colin, the 12 year old and Kinsey's perverse reaction to him.
Normally when I'm reading a mystery, with every conversation, or character introduction, I am accusing people, formulating my own insane theories or whatever. This...I just didn't, I was like, huh...except Lyle, I definitely had some opinions there, but otherwise, I just didn't care really. Also, (view spoiler) ...more
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Brooke ♥booklife4life♥
Nov 07, 2016 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-in-2016

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Basic Info

Format: Audio
Pages/Length: Like 5hrs
Genre: Mystery
Reason For Reading: I like the series.

At A Glance

Love Triangle/Insta Love/Obsession?: No
Cliff Hanger: No
Triggers: n/a
Rating: 2.5 stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten

Cover: 6
Plot: 6
Characters: 6
World Building: 5
Flow: 6
Series Congruity: n/a
Writing: 6
Ending: 6

Total: 6

In Depth

Best Part: Fresh look on Kinsey!
Worst Part: Not as awesome.
Thoughts Had: I can't hold this against you

C ...more
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Lls
Sep 22, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Love these alphabet books!
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Sunshine✰✰✰
May 17, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: thriller, suspense, mystery, audiobook, mystery-detective
I was expecting a more dry mystery. I found this actually fast paced and enjoyable. Added the next book to my TBR.
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Michelle McElroy
Jan 10, 2013 marked it as to-read
Heli
Jan 18, 2013 rated it really liked it
Christina Browne
Mar 06, 2013 marked it as to-read
1 like · 
Michelle
Mar 23, 2013 rated it really liked it
Lisa
Sep 22, 2013 marked it as 08-thrillers-read
Shelves: serials, thrillers, serials-thrillers
Trinia
Jan 10, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 300-400-pages
1 like · 
Leslie Ann
Jan 10, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: read-2015-or-earlier
Jodi Dowell
Aug 04, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Sharon
Dec 15, 2015 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
1 like · 
Michael
Jan 06, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Bernadette
Nov 26, 2017 rated it liked it
Kat
Apr 14, 2019 rated it it was ok
Shelves: f-mystery-thriller, read-2019
Lawona
Apr 25, 2020 rated it liked it
Ruthie
Aug 20, 2019 marked it as to-read
Jennie Winters
Nov 04, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Mary Shimp
Dec 01, 2020 marked it as to-read
Ashley
Jul 07, 2021 rated it it was ok
Maddielucy(Patti)
Mar 11, 2022 marked it as to-read
Julie
Nov 11, 2022 rated it really liked it
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