• Sue Grafton ABC Gift Collection

  • "A" Is for Alibi, "B" Is for Burglar, "C" Is for Corpse
  • By: Sue Grafton
  • Narrated by: Judy Kaye
  • Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,121 ratings)

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Sue Grafton ABC Gift Collection

By: Sue Grafton
Narrated by: Judy Kaye
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Here together for the first time in audio are the three mysteries that started it all, introducing sexy, savvy ex-cop turned P.I. Kinsey Millhone to listeners everywhere.

"A" Is for Alibi

Nikki Fife, convicted of murdering her husband Laurence, is out on parole after eight years of prison. Now, she hires Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killed Laurence. The trail will twist and turn until finally turning back on itself, bringing Kinsey face-to-face with a killer cunning enough to get away with murder.

"B" Is for Burglar

Elaine Boldt is missing, and her sister wants Kinsey Millhone to find her. It seems to be a routine job - until Kinsey is ordered to drop the investigation just as she discovers that days before Elaine's disappearance, her next-door neighbor and bridge partner had been murdered. Now, the killer is still at large...and looking for Kinsey.

"C" Is for Corpse

Kinsey Millhone is recruited to help Bobby Callahan, a young man struggling back to life after his Porsche was forced to take a near-fatal nose dive over the edge of a canyon. Three days later Bobby is dead and Kinsey must capture a cold-blooded killer before he strikes again.

©1999 Sue Grafton (P)2012 Random House Audio

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Beware and Don't order this

Don't order this as it says it is the ABC gift collection. But its only A (Alibi) then the recording introduces itself as C (Corpse) then it loops back into the story A (Alibi). Suffice to say, you are only getting one book when they have advertised it as three books. Very disappointing!

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To streamlined.

I should have purchased the unabridged version. I am very disappointed with the amount of detailed missing from this version.

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Too Abridged

These three stories are well written and well performed but at least half of each book is missing. The back stories and details are gone to make three books fit in the time slot for one.

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Can't find second book "B"

Aggravating, I see no way to go directly to the B or C books. With out listening to A first.

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THE MYSTERY ALPHABET BEGINS

I LOVE THESE BOOKS FROM THE "GET GO". JUDY KAYE MAKES THE MAIN CHARACTER (KINSEY) COME ALIVE AS A REAL PI. VERY ENJOYABLE LISTENING AND WHAT A GOOD DEAL TO GET THREE BOOKS IN ONE!!

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Love the book, as well as Narrarator

Where does Sue Grafton ABC Gift Collection rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I wil be buying the reest

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Mysteries do that to ya!

Which character – as performed by Judy Kaye – was your favorite?

Kinzy

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

laugh & cliffhanger

Any additional comments?

Will be buying the rest of series

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C is for corpse issues

There were issues at the last 15 minutes of C is is for corpse. It skipped like an old cd and I missed the entire ending. Either please reload it give me a credit. Thanks. Kristi

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Good stories and plots

Would you listen to Sue Grafton ABC Gift Collection again? Why?

This is our second time listening to the alphabet series. The ABC colection is kind of short. I like the unedited editions better but listening while you are driving makes the miles fly by.

What did you like best about this story?

The plots are well thought out and give you a good story without loosing you in a lot of technical stuff.

Have you listened to any of Judy Kaye’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes. Love Judy Kaye.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I don't think of These stories as moving. They do have a time of sad and somber and funny and dark but they are not what I call a good tear jerker.

Any additional comments?

My wife and I are going to listen to the whole series again. I started listening to them in 1999 when I was on the road and now I can listen to them again and it's like a new story again.

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WONDERFUL WRITER

I have read these books over and over and now I listen to them. When Sue Grafton died it was a page being turned for the last time. I use to wait for the next in her series to come out - two years from hardcover to paperback. Sometime a group of us would buy the hardcover and pass it around, we loved her so and didn't want to miss it , had to have it right then.. I use to think what will we do when there are no more new alphabet books and then we were without her and Z. What a great crime writer. She was bawdy, full of fun, and interesting to the end and so was Kinsey--her character.. What a read. What a writer.

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Great Beginning to a Series!!!

I have started over with the ABC books. I loved them years ago. I am saddened by the authors death & that we won't get the Z book. Judy Kaye is a great reader.

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