B is for Burglar

by John Escott (Adapter), Sue Grafton

Although business has been slow lately for P.I. Kinsey Millhone, she’s reluctant to take on the case of locating Beverly Danziger’s sister Elaine Boldt. It’s a small matter that Beverly should be able to handle herself. So why is she enlisting Kinsey’s services? Beverly claims she needs Elaine’s signature on some documents so that she can collect a small inheritance. But the whole affair doesn’t sit well with Kinsey. And if there’s something she’s learned in her line of work, it’s to always follow your instincts‚ÄÂ

Kinsey’s hunch proves true when she begins her inquiries into Elaine’s whereabouts and discovers that the attractive widow was last seen in a flashy lynx coat boarding a plane for Boca Raton. But the more Kinsey searches for Elaine the more questions she encounters. Is Elaine’s disappearance tied in to the brutal murder several months ago of one of her bridge partners? And what happened to Elaine’s Persian cat who seems to have also vanished?

Things take a turn for the worse when a stranger vandalizes the home of one of Elaine’s neighbors and another neighbor turns up murdered. With her reputation and career on the line, Kinsey risks all to find a missing woman and a killer who’s waiting in the shadows to strike again‚ÄÂ

Genres: Fiction, Mystery

96 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

John Escott started by writing children's books and comic scripts, but now writes and adapts books for students of all ages. He especially enjoys writing crime and mystery thrillers, and is a member of the British Crime Writers Association.

With Oxford University Press John has published London for the Oxford Bookworms Factfile series; Agatha Christie, Woman of Mystery, Star Reporter, Girl on a Motorbike, The Fly and Other Horror Stories, and The Scarlet Letter for the Oxford Bookworms Library series; The Magician, Time for a Robbery, Star for a day, Tomorrow's Girl, and The Man with Three NAMEs for the Hotshot Puzzles series; and A Pretty Face for the Dominoes series.

Reviews

[Rafaela Almeida · Rating 3 out of 5]

A detetive Kinsey Millhone é contratada para investigar o desaparecimento de Elaine Boldt. Ela inicia seu trabalho, consegue pistas com pessoas que tiveram contato com ela. Até aí parece que será um mistério fácil de resolver, mas acontecem reviravoltas que mudam todas as suspeitas.

Já tinha lido e gostado do 'A Is For Alibi' da mesma autora, e agora pretendo ler todos da coleção de 'Alphabet', que são livros policiais de mistério.
Recomendo a edição em inglês da MacMillan para estudantes, pois tem um glossário bem interessante no fim do livro.

[Namiko]

I enjoyed the story. However, in these Macmillan Readers series there are some typos. They were okay for me until I read this book; the typo they made this book is huge.