"D" Is for Deadbeat

"D" Is for Deadbeat is the fourth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, a fictionalized version of Santa Barbara, California. The novel follows the development of Kinsey's relationship with Jonah Robb, the police officer she met in B is for Burglar. Released in the United States on May 14, 1987, it was published by Henry Holt and Company.