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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 16, 2005
Pros: Good story line, good mystery.
Cons: Not a lot of action, but it is not really missed all that much.
Summary: I love a good mystery. One of my favorite authors is Sue Grafton who writes a series of mysteries that have been nick named the alphabet mysteries. The name was given to them because Grafton has been writing each of her books in alphabetical order and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 30, 2007
Pros: Really good mystery, lots of emotion.
Cons: Kind of sad
Summary: My wife got me in to the whole Alphabet series, a series of Mysteries where the title of the book starts with a letter of the Alphabet, and the books come out in alphabetical order. The author of the series is Sue Grafton. The Alphabet series focuses ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 4, 2002
Pros: Kinsey Millhone is a strong character. Sue Grafton is a great mystery writter.
Cons: none
Summary: D is for Deadbeat is the fourth book in Sue Grafton’s alphabet series. We meet Alvin Limardo when he hires Kinsey to deliver a $25,000 cashier check to Tony Gahan. Alvin has been in jail and has lost track of Tony. It sounds like a simple case, but ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 25, 2002
Pros: Fast-paced, witty, great characterization.
Cons: None for me.
Summary: in this entry in Sue Grafton's alphabet series. In 'D' is for Deadbeat we get to learn a lot about Kinsey Millhone, Grafton's witty, down to earth, ex-cop turned private eye.
Meet Kinsey Millhone
My name is Kinsey ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 14, 2000
Pros: Awesome........Kinsey rules!!
Cons: None except I need to get the other books....
Summary: I have to admit I didn't read the books in order. In fact "D Is For Deadbeat" was the first Grafton novel I read. I always heard that she was a great writer. I just never picked up one of her books. Now I have and I want to run out and buy ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 15, 2000
Pros: Great Deviation from the Norm
Cons: Too Short
Summary: This is an odd story - Kinsey is hired to give $ 25,000 to a fifteen-year-old. Should be simple, right? Not with Sue Grafton writing the book!! Then when Kinsey's retainer check bounces things really start to get interesting!! When Kinsey finds the ... read more
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Free Worldwide Delivery : D Is for Deadbeat : Paperback : St Martin's Press : 9780312939021 : 0312939027 : 29 Nov 2005 : When Alvin Limardo walks into...
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The client came to Kinsey Millhone with an easy job, just deliver $25,000 to a fifteen-year-old kid. A little odd, and a little too easy....
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He calls himself Alvin Limardo, and the job he has for Kinsey is cut-and-dried: locate a kid who's done him a favor and pass on a check for $25,0...
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