Enjoy For Free D Is For Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone, #4) Designed By Sue Grafton Available As Manuscript

I resolved to begin and complete several series this year, I thought that I could try reading Sue Graftons alphabet series along with a few others.
Over the course of the years, I have read several out of sequence and always found the thought of reading them in sequence a fun prospect that appealed to my obsessivecompulsive needs.
Kinsey Millhone is a quirky noir detective that has a lighter side that can occasionally go dark, but generally stays in the light.
In D is for Deadbeat, I have the fourth installment of the series, Here, Kinsey is tasked with the relatively simple assignment of delivering a check to a teenager, Kinsey is dubious about the ease of completion, but because the rent is due, she accepts the retainer, When the check bounces, she is annoyed and goes after her client who is later found floating off the Santa Teresa shore.
His name was John Daggett, a thoroughly despicable deadbeat, but when Daggetts affluent daughter hires Kinsey to

find the murderer, Kinsey realizes that not only is she already deeply involved, but she is also knee deep in suspects.
This is one of the best so far, I really do enjoy these books, Kinsey is hardasnails when she needs to be and yet funny and warm, too, They mysteries are interesting and the characters odd,


Better review now that I've had time:


I accidentally stumbled across R is for Ricochet several years ago while perusing the local library.
Little did I know that that one book would open up a world of mystery for me, I have since gone back to the beginning and started the series in the order it was meant to be read, However, if youre impatient, so far as I can tell, you can read them as standalones with only minor references to previous books.


Each novel in the Kinsey Millhone series gets better as we go along, The mysteries become more tangled and the characters more devious and varied, One of the biggest draws to this series for me is is the setting, Having grown up and become a real person in the eighties, I find it fun to watch her walk around town, call everyone and even use the library resources to get the information she needs.
Makes you look at todays private investigators and think, “Man, theyve got it easy theyve got the Internet!”

While I had some idea of who the killer was starting about halfway through, I was still shocked at the outcome of Kinseys investigations.
I never dreamed it would end the way it did, although in retrospect, it doesnt surprise me much now, Kinseys leaps of intuition and her cleverness, however, keep you guessing, I enjoy that seed of doubt the author is constantly planting in your mind, Youre reading along and screaming silently, “The butler did it! I know he did!” and then you turn the page and think, “Wait, maybe the maid did it” Thats a great mystery writer for you.
And who knows, maybe the butler did do it,

I highly recommend this series to anyone and everyone, Book
,ofrounded up! to sitelinkD is for Deadbeat, In this installment, Kinsey's rattled when a mysterious man asks her to deliverK to someone who turns out to be a teenager.
Shortly after the check he gave Kinsey for her own fee bounces and the guy turns up dead, Cut her losses No Investigate to see if you can recover your money, Sometimes Kinsey you just don't know when to talk away, but at least you're not beat up in this book like previous ones, All in all, a solid book in the series, Everything is right in the comfy range here, . . a evenpaced read, a few laugh aloud moments, a couple of hints of suspense, It's a joy to watch Kinsey work, as it is usually direct and without gimmicks, I love other series with gimmicks too, but sometimes you just want to focus on the crime and the resolution, And the setting is always great, . . Santa Teresa, California where the weather seems perfect and the people have just enough wit and charm to keep you entertained and happy.


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polldaddy pollWhen Alvin Limardo walks into P, I. Kinsey Millhone's office, she smells bad news, He wants Kinsey to deliver a cashier's check for,, The recipient: a fifteenyearold boy, It's a simple matter. So simple that Kinsey wonders why he doesn't deliver the money himself, She's almost certain something is off, But with rent due, Kinsey accepts Limardo's retainer against her better judgment

Limardo pays her with another check as the retainer.
It bounces and Kinsey discovers she's been had, She learns that he is really John Daggettan excon with a drinking problem, two wives to boot, and a slew of people who would like to see him dead.
Kinsey is outand she's now in hot pursuit of Daggett,

When Daggett's corpse shows up floating in the Santa Teresa surf, the cops rule it an accident, Kinsey thinks it's murder. But seeking justice for a man who everyone seemed to despise is a lot tougher than she bargained forand what awaits her at the end of the road is much more disturbing than she could've ever imagined.


Librarian's note: there aretitles in this extraordinary series: "A" Is for Alibi"B" Is for Burglar"C" Is for Corpse"D" Is for Deadbeat"E" Is for Evidence"F" Is for Fugitive"G" Is for Gumshoe"H" Is for Homicide"I" Is for Innocent"J" Is for Judgment"K" Is for Killer"L" is for Lawless"M" Is for Malice"N" Is for Noose"O" Is for Outlaw"P" Is for Peril"Q" Is for Quarry"R" Is for Ricochet"S" Is for Silence"T" Is for Trespass"U" Is for Undertow"V" Is for Vengeance"W" Is for Wasted"X", and lastly, “Y” Is for Yesterday.
Work on "Z" had not begun at the time of the author's death in late, .