"B" is for Burglar by Sue Grafton

“B” is for Burglar
by Sue Grafton
$7.99
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (November 29, 2005)

ISBN-10: 0312939000

ISBN-13: 978-0312939007

Annotation/Flashtalk:

Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone is back again is this second novel of mystery and intrigue; this time she’s investigating the disappearance of a rich widow, Elaine Boldt, who abruptly and out of character, left early for her summer home in Florida.

Summary:

Kinsey is hired in what seems like an ordinary and easy case of tracking down Elaine Boldt to sign some legal documents.  Elaine’s sister, Beverly, is unable to find her and the reaches out to Kinsey, a local P.I. to do the leg work.  When the case turns out to be more difficult than Kinsey suspected, and it is beginning to look like Elaine might be the victim of foul play, Kinsey suggests that Beverly file a missing person’s report.  Beverly decides against it and tells Kinsey not to pursue the matter further.  Not one to let a case go unsolved, Kinsey continues to poke around.  The trail doesn’t lead Kinsey to any solid conclusions, rather deeper into the mystery.  The suspect list is growing larger.  Could Elaine’s sister Beverly be involved? Could Elaine’s disappearance have anything to do with her being a witness to a violent murder the night before her departure? Who is the secretive Pat Usher, the woman staying in Elaine’s Florida condo, and how is she involved?  Kinsey Millhone’s dogged persistence takes us on a wild ride of clues and suspects until we finally find out the real story behind the disappearance of Elaine. 

Genre/Subgenre: Mystery

Evaluation: 3-stars.