D is for Deadbeat

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Author: Sue Grafton
Narrator: Judy Kaye
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Date: June 2001
Length: 3 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 4/5
Formats:
  • CD

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Overview

He calls himself Alvin Limardo, and the job he has for Kinsey is cut-and-dried: locate a kid who's done him a favor and pass on a check for $25,000. Stiffed for the retainer, Kinsey finds out Limardo's real name is John Daggett... ex-con, ex-liar, ex-alcoholic, currently dead.

The cops call it an accident but Kinsey differs. Look at his life! A lot of people hated him, from much-abused wives, to drug dealers out big money, to the families of five people he killed driving drunk. In short, Daggett wasn't popular.

Selected Reviews

"D" is for Deadbeat

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

D is for Deadbeat

by Lidia
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Reviews (9)

"D" is for Deadbeat

Written by Anonymous on September 25th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I really enjoy Sue Grafton's series. It is light and entertaining listening. Judy Kaye is superb at her reading of these books.

D is for Deadbeat

Written by Lidia from Corona, CA on August 11th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Another fun Kinsey mystery! These are always interesting and much better than thinking about the traffic I'm sitting in!

Rediscovering Kinsey

Written by Joan Robillard on April 29th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I was reading the Sue Grafton series faithfully when she started writing it but I got into other hobbies besides reading. So when I started listening to audio books I wanted to go back and review the earlier books in the series and I'm having as much fun listening to the books and I did reading them originally. Kinsey is fun to read about and the mysteries are fun to try to solve.

D is for Deadbeat

Written by Anonymous on September 14th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 5/5

If you like this series, you will like this book. I always enjoy a few hours spent listening to the next case Kinsey Millhone is working.

D is for Deadbeat

Written by Michael Hilliard on July 14th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 4/5

enjoyed the book. Made time on the road go by quickly.

Great Series

Written by Anonymous from Casco, MI on June 20th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Great character, a good read! I love Kinsey Millhone who is down to earth and the stories are great.

Love the alphabet mystries.

Written by Clara Williams on April 12th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I have enjoyed the first alphabet mystries and look forward to hearing the rest. I love Kinsey's take on life and heart. Sue Grafton is a wonderful series author.

D is for Deadbeat

Written by Anonymous on September 17th, 2004

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Kinsey is always fun! I enjoy her life as much as I enjoy the mysteries.

Good Mystery

Written by Audrey Williams on August 20th, 2004

  • Book Rating: 3/5

As usual the author wrote a good mystery. I love these books because they can be completed in a short time and the plot is not so involved you have to go back to remember the characters when you have to stop the CD. I look forward to reading other in the series.

Selected Reviews

"D" is for Deadbeat

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

D is for Deadbeat

by Lidia
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Grafton, Sue

"New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton is published in 28 countries and 26 languages?including Estonian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian. Books in her alphabet series, begun in 1982, are international bestsellers with readership in the millions. And like Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Robert Parker, and John D. MacDonald?the best of her breed?Sue Grafton has earned new respect for the mystery form. Her readers appreciate her buoyant style, her eye for detail, her deft hand with character, her acute social observances, and her abundant storytelling talents.

Sue divides her time between Montecito, California and Louisville, Kentucky, where she was born and raised. She has three children and two grandchildren. Grafton has been married to Steve Humphrey for more than twenty years. She loves cats, gardens, and good cuisine."