“Except for cases that clearly involve a homicidal maniac, the police like to believe murders are committed by those we know and love, and most of the time they're right--a chilling thought when you sit down to dinner with a family of five. All those potential killers passing their plates.”

—  Sue Grafton

Kinsey Millhone
"A" Is for Alibi (1982)

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