"B" Is for Burglar
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Our view
“‘B’ Is for Burglar”, Sue Grafton’s second Kinsey Millhone mystery, is a tense, well-plotted missing-person case. Some readers who were lukewarm about the first book find this one a clear improvement. Others find the early chapters slow and heavy on description, and the second half much quicker. Fans of classic clue-and-suspect puzzles will find plenty to work on.
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About the book
"B" Is for Burglar is a mystery novel by American writer Sue Grafton. It was published in 1985 by Henry Holt and Company as the second novel in her "Alphabet" series of mystery novels.
Reading order · Kinsey Millhone
Full order & progress →- "A" Is for AlibiStart here
7.37.3 / 10 - "B" Is for BurglarThis book
7.57.5 / 10 - "C" Is for Corpse"C" Is for Corpse–Not ranked yet
- "D" Is for Deadbeat"D" Is for Deadbeat–Not ranked yet
- "E" Is for Evidence"E" Is for Evidence–Not ranked yet
- "F" Is for Fugitive"F" Is for Fugitive–Not ranked yet
- "G" Is for Gumshoe
7.67.6 / 10 - "H" Is for Homicide
–Not ranked yet - "I" Is for Innocent
–Not ranked yet - "J" Is for Judgment"J" Is for Judgment–Not ranked yet
- "K" Is for Killer
–Not ranked yet - "L" Is for Lawless"L" Is for Lawless–Not ranked yet
- "M" Is for Malice"M" Is for Malice–Not ranked yet
- "N" Is for Noose
–Not ranked yet - "O" Is for Outlaw"O" Is for Outlaw–Not ranked yet
- "P" Is for Peril"P" Is for Peril–Not ranked yet
- "Q" Is for Quarry"Q" Is for Quarry–Not ranked yet
- "R" Is for Ricochet"R" Is for Ricochet–Not ranked yet
- "S" Is for Silence"S" Is for Silence–Not ranked yet
- "T" Is for Trespass"T" Is for Trespass–Not ranked yet
- "U" Is for Undertow"U" Is for Undertow–Not ranked yet
- "V" Is for Vengeance"V" Is for Vengeance–Not ranked yet
- "W" Is for Wasted"W" Is for Wasted–Not ranked yet
- "X""X"–Not ranked yet
- "Y" Is for Yesterday"Y" Is for Yesterday–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 76 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 34% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 76 | 100% |
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