Sue Grafton: Three Complete Novels; A, B & C: A is for Alibi; B Is for Burglar; C Is for Corpse

by Sue Grafton

Book Overview

A New York Times bestselling author appears for the first time ever in an omnibus edition Old fans and new friends will welcome this collection of Sue Grafton's first three alphabet crime novels: A Is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 051720679X
• ISBN13: 9780517206799
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Wings
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Best mystery series I have ever read

Every book in this series kept me interested from start to finish. They always made me feel good as I finished each one, and I hoped Sue would write forever.

Sue Grafton's alphabet series is The Best!!!

This series is great!! Start with A and work your way through. I love them all.

Sue Grafton's ABC books on tape

I recently had brain surgery.They were perfect for listening to them at night when I couldn't sleep.

Superb Intro to a Great Series

This book combines three of the best of the alphabet series in a single volume. Better yet, the stories form a reasonably coherent trilogy, with recurring themes of Kinsey's rise and fall at California Fidelity, significant changes in landlord Henry Pitt's life, and Kinsey's own crisis of confidence. I can't say that "H," "I," and "J" wouldn't have made an equally good trilogy, but this is a good combo.If, by any chance, you've not previously encountered Grafton or her heroine, Kinsey Millhone, this book should also be a great introduction. More than many fiction genres, mystery is a "writer's" genre-i.e., one that prizes well-drawn prose that brings settings and characters vividly to life. Partly that's because the field has a tradition of using mystery as an excuse for exploring unique cultures or settings (witness the success of Tony Hillerman's Navajo books, or Dick Francis's numerous forays into British horseracing). But also, it's easy to bury clues in the details of culture watching or the quirks of characters who may or may not be suspects.Sue Grafton is one of the best of these writers currently active in the field-and these are three of her best books.

Grafton Does It Again!

Kinsey Milhone is funny and real. I love the way Sue Grafton shows her sense of humor through her heroine. Kinsey's no nonsense approach to life and her thoughts about the way things are and the way they should be are often so true that I find myself laughing out loud. Her haphazard lifestyle makes me both admire her and want to mother her. I agree with other reviewers who said that it isn't so much the mysteries that attract me to Grafton's books, but the people in them. I find myself caring about them as much as Kinsey does. I enjoy reading these books on weekends when I just want to relax with something entertaining and uncomplicated. They don't rival Ludlum for suspense and intrigue, but I love 'em--bring 'em on Sue!

ABC Mystery Collection:

I am a first time Sue Grafton reader and chose this book that contains three of her first novels....and I loved Kinsey Millhone, P.I.! The story takes you along at such a fast pace you are unwilling to put it down! You also are given multiple possibilities of "who done its', it is a rush to the finish to see who it actually is....and are surprised with the results...Sue Grafton is very cunning and wonderful! I intend to read the entire alphabet of Kinsey mysteries!