A Is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone #1) in WACKY READING CHALLENGES

Sep 16, 2014 Book Concierge rated it really liked it

Shelves: concierge, strong-women, library, audio, detective, mystery, series

Audiobook performed by Mary Peiffer

Book #1 in the Kinsey Millhone series. Kinsey is a private investigator who is asked to look into an old murder case – by the woman convicted of poisoning her unfaithful husband. Nikki Fife has served her time but she swears she was innocent and wants to know who DID kill her husband. As Kinsey begins looking into the old case she discovers that a young accountant who did the law firm’s books also died shortly after Nikki’s husband – and of the same poison. The ...more

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Jun 06, 2008 Nancy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: crime

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Jun 16, 2008 Catsalive rated it really liked it

Shelves: pre-bc

Very enjoyable.

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Apr 20, 2013 Connie N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: first-in-series, detective, california, green, 1980-s, narr-mary-peiffer, audio-done

This is a reread for me, but this time I listened to the audio version and really enjoyed it. It's hard to believe that I'm just meeting Kinsey Milhone in this book since she's been a part of my life for so long. She's a tough, intelligent, hard-working private detective who sometimes skates a little around the law. She is vulnerable in many ways, closed-off emotionally because of some problems in her childhood and a couple of failed marriages. In this case she is contacted by Nikki Fife just ge ...more

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Mar 05, 2010 Sassafrass rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks

I really like Kinsey, she's no-nonsense, competent, and a little sarcastic. I think that this was a great debut of her private eye series. She's got a big past that we haven't really gotten a good glimpse into, but I hope more will be fothcoming.

The mystery itself was good with a lot of twists, and I couldn't figure it out until right at the end. Those are the best kind. ...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Angie H rated it it was ok

Shelves: audio-book

I listened to this on audio book, and it was just ok for me. I REALLY wish with audio books, they would have one male reader and one female. The way that this narrator imitates males voices just drove me crazy!! All in all though, even if I had read this book for myself, I think the rating would have been the same. I know many people rave about this series, but I just found it "ok."
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