 First edition cover | |
| Author | Sue Grafton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Alphabet Mysteries |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
Publication date | April 15, 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print Hardcover |
| Pages | 274 first edition |
| ISBN | 978-0-8050-1334-4 |
| OCLC | 7835758 |
| Followed by | "B" Is for Burglar |
"A" Is for Alibi is the first mystery novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series, and was published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston in 1982. Featuring sleuth Kinsey Millhone, it is set in the southern California city of Santa Teresa, the nom de plume for Santa Barbara. She wrote the book during a divorce and admits about her husband that she "would lie in bed at night thinking of ways to kill him".[1] The New York Times gave the book a lukewarm review.