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Violence
Some
A murder investigation; some physical confrontations
Language
Barely any
Contemporary Californian dialogue; mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Adult relationships — Kinsey's personal life is part of the portrait
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in the California PI milieu
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild — focused on plot and Kinsey's character
What this book is about
Private investigator Kinsey Millhone is hired by Nikki Fife — just released from prison after serving time for the murder of her husband — who insists she's innocent. Kinsey believes her. The first entry in Grafton's beloved alphabet series introduced one of crime fiction's most enduring heroines: a sharp, twice-divorced PI who lives alone and likes it that way, solves problems methodically, and never pretends to be other than she is.
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A murder investigation with some physical danger to the protagonist
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