A Is for Alibi
- Published
- 1 January 1982
- Pages
- 243
- ISBN-13
- 9780613034876
- Type
- novel
About this book
A Is for Alibi (1982) opens Sue Grafton's alphabet series, introducing twice-divorced private investigator Kinsey Millhone in fictional Santa Teresa, California -- a thinly veiled Santa Barbara -- and the deliberately 1980s-set world Grafton would keep Kinsey in for all 25 books.
Key facts about A Is for Alibi
Sue Grafton wrote A Is for Alibi, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1982. The book has 243 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780613034876 to find the main one.
A Is for Alibi is book 1 of 25 in the Kinsey Millhone series. The series has 25 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
That series sits on our hardboiled mystery shelf. Meanwhile, Y Is for Yesterday is the latest published Sue Grafton book on file, from 2017.
About Sue Grafton
Sue Grafton was an American mystery writer best known for her Kinsey Millhone "alphabet" series, twenty-five novels following a wisecracking, fiercely independent private investigator in fictional Santa Teresa, California, that ran from "A" Is for Alibi (1982) through "Y" Is for Yesterday (2017). See every Sue Grafton book in order.
Its place in Kinsey Millhone
A Is for Alibi is book 1 in the Kinsey Millhone series. It is followed by B Is for Burglar. See the full Kinsey Millhone reading order.
Kinsey Millhone is a twice-divorced, fiercely independent private investigator working out of the fictional Santa Teresa, California — a thinly veiled Santa Barbara — who solves cases the old-fashioned way: legwork, index cards, a battered Volkswagen, and a willingness to get punched. Sue Grafton built the series around a gimmick that became a genuine feat of sustained craft: 25 novels, each titled for a letter of the alphabet, A Is for Alibi through Y Is for Yesterday , published across 35 years without the…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780805013344
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780613034876