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B Is for Burglar
by Sue Grafton
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Crimeline (1986-10-01)
ISBN: 0553280341
EAN: 9780553280340
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
Release Date: 1986-09-01
SKU: 11421
Condition: Good
Comments: Binding: Softcover. Condition: Good. Slightly creased spine.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Finding wealthy Elaine Boldt seems like a quickie case to Kinsey Millhone. The flashy widow was last seen wearing a $12,000 lynx coat, leaving her condo in Santa Teresa for her condo in Boca Raton. But somewhere in between, she vanished. Kinsey's case goes from puzzling to sinister when a house is torched, an apartment is burgled of worthless papers, the lynx coat comes back without Elaine, and her bridge partner is found dead. Soon Kinsey's clues begin to form a capital M -- not for missing, but for murder: and plenty of it.
Winner of the 1985 Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award and the 1985 Anthony Award for Best Novel.
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Customer Reviews
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Another Winner for Grafton
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-05-16
This book was hard to put down once I started reading it. The characters are well developed and the depth of description of locales is amazing. Having visited Santa Barbara, I can almost see the places that Kinsey speaks of when speaking of "Santa Teresa". Very enjoyable reading.
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Burglar On The Loose
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-05-03
It should be an easy case for Kinsey to find the flashy widow. She disappeared on her way to Florida. However the more Kinsey looks into the case the more complicated it becomes. Grafton winds you around the country and through the plot until that last paragraph. It is a fun mystery to read. By Ruth Thompson author of "The Bluegrass Dream" and "Natchez Above The River'
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"B " is for Burglar
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-04-28
Another exciting book by Sue Grafton. This ending really surprised me. She gives you just enough information on each character that I'm constantly trying to guess who the bad guy/woman is. Kinsey is my hero!
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B is not for boring
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-02-24
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Sue Grafton's second Kinsey Milhone book is a terrific mystery. Kinsey is hired by Beverly Danzinger to find her sister, a wealthy widow named Elaine Boldt. Beverly assumes that Elaine will show up at any time; after all, Elaine splits her time between residences in Santa Teresa, California (Kinsey's hometown) and Boca Raton, Florida, and could just be on vacation somewhere. Kinsey, though, begins to understand that what seemed like a routine case will be more challenging than she first thought. After tracking down Elaine's luggage, Kinsey realizes that she needs to work quickly to solve this mystery.
"B is for Burglar" is a well-plotted but straight-forward mystery novel. Published in 1985, the book uses a no-fuss, old-fashioned approach - no CSI-style flash here. That's the appeal of this series, though. Kinsey is fleshed out more here than in the first novel ("A is for Alibi"), and we get some intriguing supporting characters. I just recently started reading Grafton's Alphabet Mystery Series, beginning with "A is for Alibi;" so I cannot compare "B is for Burglar" to the later entries. However, I can say that the novel is most definitely strong enough to make me want to read the next entry.
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Good read!
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-12-25
Nice series for anyone that wants a decent mystery series to read at work or during down times.
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