"E is for Evidence" by Sue Grafton

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1. This novel was published in 1988. What is the image on the bookjacket of the First Edition (hardcover)? a box of evidential files a bomb, wrapped in a Christmas package a gun, wrapped in a birthday package a knife with a Christmas bow around the handle

2. It's two days after Christmas and Kinsey is in her office, working on paperwork. What is the brand of her portable typewriter? Selectric Remington IBM Smith-Corona

3. Kinsey has been assigned an investigation into an insurance claim for Wood/Warren, a local furnace manufacturing company. What was the claim for? water damage fire damage explosives damage theft

4. Kinsey gets a bizarre notice in the mail from her bank on the morning of the 27th. What does this notice say? there was an $5,000 deposit made after hours Henry wired her $2,500 as a Christmas gift she bounced her rent check to Henry there was a $2,500 depost made at the drop box

5. Unfortunately for Kinsey, she is accused of insurance fraud. To protect herself, she meets her her attorney, for whom she had once worked. He plays an important role in several of Kinsey's cases. What is his name? Mac Voorhies Lonnie Kingman John Darren Barry Matting

6. Who is Andy Motycka? a claims adjuster at California Fidelity Ash Wood's boyfriend an engineer at Wood/Warren an insurance adjuster at Santa Teresa Insurance

7. After meeting with Helen, Ash, and Ebony Wood, Kinsey goes to McDonald's for dinner and then heads home. She becomes a bit depressed when she gets there, remembering that Henry is gone. Where did he go? he died Michigan for the holidays Florida with his brother William Seattle with Rosie

8. In Kinsey's digging, she finds a suspicious suicide from years back, that may be related to her own predicament. The name of the victim was Hugh Case and Kinsey wants to interrogate his widow, Lyda. What city does Lyda now live in? Los Angeles Dallas Seattle Las Vegas

9. Daniel Wade, one of Kinsey's ex-husbands, shows up totally unexpectedly on her doorstep one morning. She is not happy to see him - especially after only an hour's worth of sleep that night. He pleads with her to hold onto an item for him, as he has no safe place to store it. This item is crucial in the case. What is it? his sound equipment his guitar his saxophone his trumpet

10. On New Year's Eve, Kinsey plans to attend a party. Sadly enough, a bomb explodes in a mail parcel, thus blowing the party's hostess to bits. Kinsey is terribly injured during the blast. Who is killed? Ashley Olive Helen Ebony

11. Where do Terry, Kinsey, and Lieutenant Dolan meet up, in hopes of getting a break on the case? the memorial service the boat launch Kinsey's apartment the bird refuge

12. On January 3rd, Kinsey gets a call from Darcy at the office. What does she say? Andy Motycka killed himself Kinsey and Lance are going to be named co-conspirators in arson/insurance fraud Andy Motycka disappeared, taking his work-related files with him she discovered that the Wood/Warren case was related to the Hugh murder, years ago

13. What does Kinsey figure out when she returns to her apartment on January 3rd, after visiting with Lance at the Wood/Warren hydrogen furnace plant? Daniel is involved in the case she was more depressed about the explosion that she thought Lance's office had been bugged there was a bomb planted near her door

14. Daniel was shacked up in a crummy motel with his lover when Kinsey finally found him. Who was his lover? Bass Ebony Ashley Lyda

15. Here's the question of all questions: who was the killer? Andy Lance Terry Ebony