B is for Burglar (B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton)

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Product:	B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton
Date:	09/11/09 (27 review reads)
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Advantages: wellw ritten, easy to follow, unputdownable, good outcome, exciting, compelling, mysterious

Disadvantages: just a couple of loose ends!

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 her, continues to investigate and is then contracted by a former neighbour of Elaines'.

As Kinsey investigates she discovers a neighbour of Elaine's was murdered just days before Elaine's disappearance and wonders what the connection is with the murder of Marty Grice.

Grafton writes the character of Kinsey Millhone very well, in the first tense. We learn a ,lot about Kinsey's life, her home, her friends and a little about her family. Having now read two of the Kinsey Millhone Mystery series I feel that I know her character really well.

There is a nice smattering of humour throughout the book along with a great chunk of mystery and suspense. I literally could not put this book down and suffered loss of sleep as a result, eager to finish.

I was quite pleased with the ending, though did not 'guess' it. It worked out well. There are just a couple of unanswered questions for me, that I doubt will get answered in the next book in the series... I will just make my own assumptions.

This book, although part of a long series, can be read as a stand alone. There are a couple of references to events from A is for Alibi, but nothing that you would have had to have read first to understand.

Sue Grafton is now up to 'U' in the alphabet series; but that is a long way off for me yet. I would like to read the series in the order in which they were written if I can; will see how possible that is will my local library.

Published by Pan Macmillan in 1986 (surprised to see it is that old tbh)
ISBN 978 0 330 31583 8
RRP £6.99

For other titles by Sue Grafton visit www.suegrafton.com

Summary: I am hooked... NEXT!!