A review by coffeekat
D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton

4.0

D is for Deadbeat is the 4th installment of Sue Grafton’s Alphabet. Surprise, surprise… this one is the best yet. This time Kinsey Milhone takes on a case she really wishes she hadn’t. It started easily enough, just track down a kid and give him a cashier’s check. But it was not as easy as it seemed. (I know, I was shocked too!) Turns out the man giving the check was… less than savory, and the kid doesn’t want the money. People Kinsey met when they were alive end up dead and she has multiple suspects that kind of fit the description she’s been given, but don’t feel quite right. The best part? The cops don’t think there has been any crime until the second body drops so Kinsey has to use her contacts sneakily, instead of being up front about her questions. There is also a little bit of romance, just to keep everyone confused about Kinsey’s love life, including, I’m guessing, Kinsey.

I really enjoyed D is for Deadbeat. Kinsey is starting to really develop as a character, beyond the typical hard boiled crime fighter she started out as.

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