D Is for Deadbeat: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery (Thorndike Press Large Print Famous Authors Series) - Hardcover

Grafton, Sue

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410406849 ISBN 13: 9781410406842

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2008

A New York Times Bestseller -- He called himself Alvin Limardo, and the job he had for Kinsey was cut-and-dried: locate a kid who's done him a favor and pass on a check for $25,000. It was only later, after he'd stiffed her for her retainer, that Kinsey found out his name was Daggett. John Daggett. Ex-con. Inveterate liar. Chronic drunk. And dead. The cops called it an accident -- death by drowning. Kinsey wasn't so sure.

From the Publisher:

The client came to Kinsey Millhone with an easy job -- just deliver $25,000 to a fifteen-year-old kid. A little odd, and a little too easy, but Kinsey took Alvin Limardo's retainer check anyway. It turned out to be as phony as he was. In real life, his name was John Daggett, a chronic drunk with a record as long as your arm and a reputation for sleazy deals. But he wasn't just a deadbeat. By the time Kinsey caught up with him, he was a dead body -- with a whole host of people who were delighted to hear the news. But how do you make a stiff pay up what he owes you?

"Bright, brisk and thoroughly engaging." -- The Washington Post.

From the Back Cover:

"Bright, brisk and thoroughly engaging." -- The Washington Post.