B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton

B is for Burglar is the second in Sue Grafton's Alphabet Series, and I could not wait to get my hands on it after reading A is for Alibi. Kinsey Millhone is a Private Investigator and she is hired by Beverly Danziger who is trying to find her sister Elaine Boldt on a family matter; they are both benefactors of a Will and Elaines signature is required to divvy up the small sum of money due to them and to the other benefactors. Kinsey draws a blank, grows a mixture of concern and suspicion for Elaine's welfare and advises Bev to report the disappearance to the police; Bev has none of it and Kinsey terminates their mutual contract but with curiosity overcoming ...  Read the complete review

Introduction I've read all of Sue Grafton's alphabet books, except for the last one, which goes up to S. There isn't one that I cannot say I haven't enjoyed, although the earlier ones are definitely the best and this one in particular is one of my favourites. On the whole I prefer British or European crime fiction, but there is something very comfortable and close to home about Sue Grafton's work - she has created a character that will appeal to most women. The author Sue Grafton is the daughter of C W Grafton, who wrote three detective novels during the 1940s. She wrote two non-crime fiction books during the late 1960s and then became a screenwriter ...  Read the complete review