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H Is for Homicide [Mass Market Paperback]

Sue Grafton (Author)
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Release Date: Mar 22 1992 | Series: Kinsey Millhone Mysteries
"THE LADY CAN WRITE . . .

Any reader who needs a smart and sassy P.I. would do well to hire Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone. . . . H' is for Homicide continues to show the author in strong storytelling form. . . . [It] finds Kinsey Millhone working on a case involving the death of a claims adjuster for a California insurance company. The story takes her into the Los Angeles barrio in pursuit of a violent criminal, into jails and hospitals, and into a grungy bar named the Meat Locker. . . . Count on Millhone not only to corner the murderer but also to make a statement against the foibles of the insurance game."
--The New York Times

"The eighth in Grafton's bestselling series is perhaps the wildest ride yet. . . . Grafton's skill with dialogue, her vivid characterizations and California scenery are priceless. . . . There are moments when the tension becomes so unbearable that you are tempted to skip paragraphs out of self-preservation."
--USA Today

"One of the best . . . A vivid, funny portrait of life in an ethnic underworld, viewed without judgment. Suspense there is, plentifully, and a final suggestion that Kinsey will be exploring different mischiefs next time. Outstanding."
--Los Angeles Times

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This eighth in an alphabetically titled mystery series--Holt will publish "I" is for Innocentor is quotes around the letters PW style? in May--finds sleuth Kinsey Millhone undercover in a Los Angeles barrio. Some 178,000 hardcover copies of this Literary and Mystery Guild selection have been sold. (May
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“Intelligent, fast-paced, and filled with memorable characters…Kinsey remains as engaging as ever.”—The New York Times Book Review

PHENOMENAL PRAISE FOR THE MYSTERY NOVELS OF

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

SUE GRAFTON

“Exceptionally entertaining…an offbeat sense of humor and a feisty sense of justice.” —San Francisco Chronicle

 

“Millhone is an engaging detective-for-hire…P.I. Kinsey Millhone and her creator…are arguably the best of [the] distaff invaders of the hitherto sacrosanct turf of gumshoes.” —The Buffalo News

 

“Once a fan reads one of Grafton’s alphabetically titled detective novels, he or she will not rest until all the others are found.”—Los Angeles Herald Examiner

 

“Millhone is a refreshingly strong and resourceful female private eye.”—Library Journal

 

“Tough but compassionate…There is no one better than Kinsey Millhone.”—Best Sellers

 

“A woman we feel we know, a tough cookie with a soft center, a gregarious loner.”—Newsweek

 

“Lord, how I like this Kinsey Millhone…The best detective fiction I have read in years.”—The New York Times Book Review

 

“Smart, tough, and thorough…Kinsey Millhone is a pleasure.”—The Bloomsbury Review

 

“Kinsey is one of the most persuasive of the new female operatives…She’s refreshingly free of gender clichés. Grafton, who is a very witty writer, has also given her sleuth a nice sense of humor—and a set of Wonder Woman sheets to prove it.”—Boston Herald

 

“What grandpa used to call a class act.”—Stanley Ellin

 

“Smart, sexual, likable and a very modern operator.”—Dorothy Salisbury Davis

 

“Kinsey’s got brains and a sense of humor.”—Kirkus Reviews

--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.
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looking back, it's hard to remember if the low morale at California Fidelity originated with the death of one of the claims adjusters or the transfer of Gordon Titus, an "efficiency expert" from the Palm Springs office, who was brought in to bolster profits. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Really Disappointed Mar 19 2004
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I am new to this series of books and am reading them in order. I really enjoyed A through G, but H is a real disappointment. I simply do not like Kinsey in this one. She comes across as a bit stupid here. I'm surprised at her willingness to break the law. For example, she hits the female cop since this will get her arrested and she'll be able to stay close to Bibianna. What?! Or how about when she's with Raymond looking for potential accidents and she VOLUNTEERS to drive at one point. Then when she causes her first accident she feels a "thrill." Who is this person? What I really found ridiculous was the chapter with Dolan and Santos filling Kinsey in on what's going on and what they want her to do, and then low and behold, she inexplicably gets bailed out before she's supposed to. I hope the next books in this series that I read are a whole lot better.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Weakest of the 10 I've Read Mar 1 2004
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I finally gave Grafton's "alphabet" series featuring Kinsey Millhone a try with "P Is For Peril" a year or two ago, when it was the newest of the series. I liked "P", and I've since been working my way through the rest, starting with "A" -- I've now reached "I."

I think "H Is For Homicide" is the weakest I've read. Much of the book has Kinsey undercover, living with some crooks and auto insurance fraud artists in Los Angeles. The plot doesn't seem to advance very quickly in these segments, and Kinsey's acerbic observations begin to pall. We're left with a generally static narrative of fairly pointless minor incidents among uninteresting, vaguely threatening people. Kinsey's better when she's rushing around among a variety of mainly middle class specimens, observing their tastes and foibles, in my opinion.

The good news is that "I Is For Innocent" was a welcome return to form.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Femal PI Extraordinaire April 16 2004
By Ron Atkins
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Okay, it's been a few years since Sue Grafton wrote this book and I'm finally getting around to reading it and making commentary. Having been caught up in John Grisham, Elmore Leonard, and James Patterson, I am just now discovering the alphabet series of mysteries written by Grafton. Her use of a feisty female PI is refreshing, and so far none of her stories have been boring.

In H is for Homicide, Kinsey finds herself caught up in an undercover investigation of insurance fraud and spends time, virtually as a hostage, in the LA barrios. She's tough and manages to solve the mystery and save her hide. Also, in this book, there is an interesting twist at the end that is a bit unbelievable, but adds interest to the story.

Great read. Grafton never disappoints.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not Too Bad-Could Have Been A Little More Interesting
In this book, Kinsey Millhone plays a cover-up investigator so she can see for herself, this deranged killer who not only kills but commits insurance fraud as well. Read more
Published on Sep 25 2003 by J. Kirkman
4.0 out of 5 stars Insurance fraud
When private investigator Kinsey Millhone returns home after doing a consumer investigation, she is saddened to learn that one of her friends from California Fidelity Insurance has... Read more
Published on Jan 23 2003 by Karen Potts
5.0 out of 5 stars Hurrah for Kinsey Millhone
I love Sue Grafton's work. She has created a wonderful set of characters led by Kinsey Milhone, Private Investigator. Read more
Published on Jan 1 2003 by "pennymwood2"
4.0 out of 5 stars Sue Grafton does it again
Someone once told me that Sue Grafton's book were for women only. Well, he could not have been any more wrong. Read more
Published on April 6 2002 by Robert Von Gerds
5.0 out of 5 stars You have to read it twice
This one largely takes place in the Los Angeles barrio where Kinsey is (kind of) undercover investigating insurance fraud and murder for the California Indemnity Company. Read more
Published on Jan 27 2002 by D. P. Birkett
5.0 out of 5 stars It could only happen to Kinsey.
Then again only Kinsey could get herself into so much trouble and on gang turf in Los Angeles trying to investigate an insurance fraud claim for California Fidelity. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001 by "auorchid"
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Grafton
If you have started the alphabet series, make sure you continue it! This is typical Grafton work with Kinsey getting personally affected by false insurance claims.
Published on Sep 4 2001 by Jennifer L. Oliver
5.0 out of 5 stars What a trip!
This is quite the ride Sue Grafton takes us on this time!

By the end of the book, Kinsey has lost her job, meets up with Tourette Syndrome and meets an undercover cop. Read more

Published on Aug 8 2001 by V. VanCamp
3.0 out of 5 stars H is for Hostage, not Homicide
From the title and the early entry of a dead body, the reader thinks that Kinsey is going to set out to solve a homicide. Read more
Published on May 26 2001 by Paul Skinner
4.0 out of 5 stars 'H' is For Homicide
Sue Grafton's "H" is For Homicide is a thrilling adventure right from the get-go. The tale begins on a dark drive home at three in the morning. Read more
Published on Feb 28 2001 by Ashley
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