Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: "U" Is for Undertow, "G" Is for Gumshoe, "E" Is for Evidence, "F" Is for Fugitive, Keziah Dane, "C" Is for Corpse, "D" Is for Deadbeat, "B" Is for Burglar, "A" Is for Alibi, "I" Is for Innocent, "H" Is for Homicide, "S" Is for Silence, "T" Is for Trespass, "L" Is for Lawless, "M" Is for Malice, "K" Is for Killer, "Q" Is for Quarry, "P" Is for Peril, "J" Is for Judgment, "N" Is for Noose, "O" Is for Outlaw, "R" Is for Ricochet. Excerpt: "A" Is for Alibi "A" Is for Alibi is the first novel in the Kinsey Millhone series by crime writer Sue Grafton . It was published in 1982. The first printing of "A" Is for Alibi was 7,500 copies. Grafton based the story to some extent on her own 'fantasies' of murdering her then husband prior to divorce. The choice of murder through a substitution of the contents of an antihistamine tablet with oleander meant that an alibi held no value since the tablet could have been switched a considerable time prior to someone actually taking the tablet. Plot summary The first novel in the "Alphabet Mysteries" series introduces the character of Kinsey Millhone as she looks into through the facts surrounding the death of prominent divorce lawyer Laurence Fife, whose murder eight years previously was blamed on his wife, Nikki Fife. After being released from prison, Nikki hires Kinsey to find the true murderer. In the course of the investigation, Kinsey becomes involved with Charlie Scorsoni, Laurence's former business partner. While flipping through police reports, Kinsey discovers that Laurence's death was linked to that of an accountant in Los Angeles, Libby Glass. Both died under the same circumstances - oleander capsules were substituted for allergy pills - and Kinsey soon learns that the two were rumored to be having an affair. Subsequent trips to Las Vega...