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B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)

Sue Grafton

Start date: December 16, 2011

Finish date: December 19, 2011

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Oct 30, 2015 Book Concierge rated it liked it

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

Book on CD performed by Mary Peiffer

Book two in the mystery series featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone of Santa Teresa, California. Beverly Danziger is expensively dressed and much more nervous than she should be considering her problem. She needs to find her sister to get some papers signed. Kinsey figures this will be fairly routine, so she takes the job. But a trip to Boca Raton, Florida only raises more questions about the missing woman, and Mrs Danziger is upset when Kinsey sugge ...more

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Oct 05, 2014 Debbie rated it really liked it

I am just getting into this series, but so far I'm enjoying it. ...more

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Feb 04, 2014 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it it was ok

Shelves: crime

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Jun 30, 2014 Connie N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: detective, california, orange, narr-mary-peiffer, audio-done, 2nd-in-series

#2 in the Kinsey Millhone series. This time Kinsey is given a routine missing persons inquiry, being asked to find a woman by the woman's sister, just to sign some paperwork. As Kinsey investigates, she finds that Elaine hasn't really been seen for several months, neither at her Santa Theresa home nor at her Boca Raton condo. Kinsey systematically sifts through Elaine's known movements and uncovers some very suspicious activities. Things become dangerous before she's done. Very entertaining seco ...more

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Jan 20, 2021 Kim rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, mystery, sisters

3.0/5.0 - The second book in the Kinsey Millhone series was written more than 35 years ago. Does it stand the test of time? Part of what kept me reading this was compiling a list of at least 20 things that existed back then that we no longer do, use or deem acceptable behavior. For example, Kinsey, a Private Eye, keeps her case notes on index cards, and writes her reports on a typewriter. All of her clients smoke in public buildings, and some even wear real fur coats. She uses paper maps to navi ...more

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