D is for Deadbeat
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D is for Deadbeat

by Sue Grafton

1987•Mystery•261 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimeunsavouryrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA small-scale, realistic mystery, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

"My name is Kinsey Millhone. I'm a private investigator... Female, single and self-employed, with a constitutional inability to work for anyone else. I'm a purist when it comes to justice, but I'll lie at the drop of a hat. Inconsistency has never troubled me..."

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Women private investigatorsWomen detectivesDetective and mystery storiesImpostors and impostureCaliforniaPrivate investigatorsMystery & DetectiveMystery fiction

Details

Author
Sue Grafton
Published
1987
Pages
261
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