D is for Deadbeat

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When Alvin Limardo walks into P.I. Kinsey Millhone's office, she smells bad news. He wants Kinsey to deliver a cashier's check for $25,000. The recipient: a fifteen-year-old boy. It's a simple matter. So simple that Kinsey wonders why he doesn't deliver the money himself. She's almost certain something is off. But with rent due, Kinsey accepts Limardo's retainer against her better judgment…

Limardo pays her with another check as the retainer. It bounces and Kinsey discovers she's been had. She learns that he is really John Daggett—an ex-con with a drinking problem, two wives to boot, and a slew of people who would like to see him dead. Kinsey is out $400 and she's now in hot pursuit of Daggett.

When Daggett's corpse shows up floating in the Santa Teresa surf, the cops rule it an accident. Kinsey thinks it's murder. But seeking justice for a man who everyone seemed to despise is a lot tougher than she bargained for—and what awaits her at the end of the road is much more disturbing than she could've ever imagined.

Librarian's note: there are 25 titles in this extraordinary series: "A" Is for Alibi ; "B" Is for Burglar ; "C" Is for Corpse ; "D" Is for Deadbeat ; "E" Is for Evidence ; "F" Is for Fugitive ; "G" Is for Gumshoe ; "H" Is for Homicide ; "I" Is for Innocent ; "J" Is for Judgment ; "K" Is for Killer ; "L" is for Lawless ; "M" Is for Malice ; "N" Is for Noose ; "O" Is for Outlaw ; "P" Is for Peril ; "Q" Is for Quarry ; "R" Is for Ricochet ; "S" Is for Silence ; "T" Is for Trespass ; "U" Is for Undertow ; "V" Is for Vengeance ; "W" Is for Wasted ; "X" , and lastly, “Y” Is for Yesterday . Work on "Z" had not begun at the time of the author's death in late 2017.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Release: November 29, 2005

ISBN: 0312939027

ISBN 13: 9780312939021

D is for Deadbeat

Sue Grafton

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Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Release: November 29, 2005

ISBN: 0312939027

ISBN 13: 9780312939021

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