Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi (UK 2012)

From the Publisher:
The first novel in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series, now with a stunning new look
"My name is Kinsey Millhone. I'm a private investigator, licensed by the state of California. I'm thirty-two years old, twice divorced, no kids. The day before yesterday I killed someone and the fact weighs heavily on my mind..."

When Laurence Fife was murdered, few cared. A slick divorce attorney with a reputation for ruthlessness, Fife was also rumoured to be a slippery ladies' man. Plenty of people in the picturesque Southern California town of Santa Teresa had reason to want him dead. Including, thought the cops, his young and beautiful wife, Nikki. With motive, access and opportunity, Nikki was their number one suspect. The Jury thought so too.

Eight years later and out on parole, Nikki Fife hires Kinsey Millhone to find out who really killed her husband. But the trail has gone cold and there is a chilling twist even Kinsey didn't expect...

Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi. A Kinsey Millhone Mystery. Pan, ISBN: 9781447212218 (May, 2012), 345 p., £7.99.

Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi (UK 2007)

From the Publisher:
A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agency in a quiet corner of Santa Teresa, California. A twice-divorced loner with few personal possessions and fewer personal attachments, she's got a soft spot for underdogs and lost causes.

Eight years ago, Nikki Fife was convicted of killing her philandering husband. Now she's out on parole and needs Kinsey's help to find the real killer. If there's one thing that makes Kinsey feel alive, it's playing on the edge. When her investigation turns up a second corpse, more suspects, and a new reason to kill, Kinsey discovers that the edge is closer -- and sharper -- than she imagined.

Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi. A Kinsey Millhone Mystery. Pan, ISBN: 9780330455503 (August, 2007), 345 p., £6.99.

Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi (USA 2005)

From the Publisher:
READ THE SENSATIONAL BLOCKBUSTER THAT STARTED IT ALL!
Take it from the top in #1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton's knockout thriller that introduced detective Kinsey Millhone -- and a hot new attitude -- to crime fiction...

A IS FOR AVENGER
A tough-talking former cop, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has set up a modest detective agency in a quiet corner of Santa Teresa, California. A twice-divorced loner with few personal possessions and fewer personal attachments, she's got a soft spot for underdogs and lost causes.

A IS FOR ACCUSED
That's why she draws desperate clients like Nikki Fife. Eight years ago, she was convicted of killing her philandering husband. Now she's out on parole and needs Kinsey's help to find the real killer. But after all this time, clearing Nikki's bad name won't be easy.

A IS FOR ALIBI
If there's one thing that makes Kinsey Millhone feel alive, it's playing on the edge. When her investigation turns up a second corpse, more suspects, and a new reason to kill, Kinsey discovers that the edge is closer -- and sharper -- than she imagined.

Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi. A Kinsey Millhone Novel. St. Martin's Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780312938994 (November, 2005), 307 p., $7.99.

Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi (USA 1987)

From the Publisher:
"I'm a private investigator, licensed in California. I'm thirty-two years old, twice divorced, no kids, no pets, no plants. The day before yesterday I killed someone, and the fact weighs heavily on my mind!" - Kinsey Millhone.

Laurence Fife was a slick divorce lawyer and slippery ladies' man. Until someone killed him. The jury believed that it was his pretty young wife Nikki, so they sent her to prison for eight years. Now, Nikki's out on parole and Kinsey Milhone's in for trouble. Nikki hires Kinsey to discover who really killed her husband. But the trail is eight years cold, and at the end is a chilling twist even Kinsey doesn't suspect - a second eight-year-old murder and a brand new corpse.

Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi. Crimeline, ISBN: 0553279912 (July, 1987), 214 p., $3.95.

Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi (USA 1982)

From the Publisher:
My name is Kinsey Millhone. I'm a private investigator, licensed by the state of California. I'm thirty-two years old, twice divorced, no kids. The day before yesterday I killed someone and the fact weighs heavily on my mind. I'm a nice person and I have a lot of friends. My apartment is small but I like living in a cramped space. I've lived in trailers most of my life, but lately they've been getting too elaborate for my taste, so now I live in one room, a "bachelorette."I don't have pets. I don't have houseplants. I spend a lot of time on the road and I don't like leaving things behind. Aside from the hazards of my profession, my life has always been ordinary, uneventful, and good. Killing someone feels odd to me and I haven't quite sorted it through. I've already given a statement to the police, which I initialed page by page and then signed. I filled out a similar report for the office files. The language in both documents is neutral, the terminology oblique, and neither says quite enough...

Sue Grafton: A is for Alibi. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, ISBN: 0805013342 (April, 1982), 274 p., $12.95.