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E Is for Evidence: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
  
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by Sue Grafton (Author) "It was Monday, December 27, and I was sitting in my office, trying to get a fix on the mood I was in, which was..." (more)
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While private detective and former cop Kinsey Millhone ("D" Is for Deadbeat) is investigating a possible case of industrial arson involving a company owned by the family of a former schoolmate, someone tries to make it look as if she's on the take. A mysterious $5000 appears in her bank account. She sets out to clear herself, while two or possibly more cases of murder occur, including one by bombing. A Christmas spent alone and the reappearance of her second ex-husband, Daniel, who had deserted her, add to Kinsey's depression. Grafton has an accurate, wicked eye for California lifestyle and wise-cracking Kinsey is an appealing, nonhackneyed female detective. Particularly illuminating are the descriptions of document searches, which make up much of real detective work today. This fifth entry in the series, however, is not quite up to the standards of its predecessors because the motivation for the crimes seems weak. That caveat notwithstanding, readers will be glad that further letters of the alphabet await Grafton's imagination.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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2 cassettes / 3 hours
Read by Judy Kaye

Kinsey Millhone, P.I. is a 32-year-old, twice-divorced ex-cop with an irreverent, wise-cracking style reminiscent of Philip Marlowe - and a great pair of legs - who piles her trade in the small Southern Californian town of Santa Theresa.

Make no mistake about it, Kinsey Millhone is one tough cookie.  When a routine insurance claim she's investigating turns into non-routine trouble - someone has put $5,000 in her usually not-too-flush checking account and made it look like she's on the take - Kinsey sets out to discover who has set her up and why.

The trail of evidence leads to the wealthy Wood family, which includes the three quirky sisters Olive, Ash, and Ebony.  But she's not counting on the involvement of her long-departed ex-husband #2, who's gorgeous, seductive and also a junkie.  And she's certainly not counting on murder . . . --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Christmas is no holiday for Kinsey Millhone, Jan 15 2010
By A. Gallagher "Anne Gal" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "E" is for Evidence (Mass Market Paperback)
"E" is for Evidence is the fifth novel in the Alphabet mystery series by Sue Grafton featuring her loner, ex-cop private detective Kinsey Millhone. Alone over the Christmas holidays, Kinsey is hired to look into a routine fire insurance claim by her long time client, California Fidelity. The case involves a suspcious fire which burned down the warehouse of Wood/Warren, a hydrogen furnance manufacturer owned by the Woods, a prominent Santa Theresa family. When a check for five thousand dollars is mysteriously deposited into her personal bank account, Kinsey is accused of being on the take and is fired from the case by California Fidelity's straight arrow boss. Determined to prove her innocence and to find out who planted the incriminating evidence, Kinsey decides to work for herself and finds herself drawn deeper into the intricate dynamics of the wealthy Wood family. Any of the five adult Wood children could be involved in perpetuating the frame-up and this begins a guessing game of which one is involved in the case. Suddenly, her ex-husband Daniel arrives out of the blue after eight years. Then someone is killed and Kinsey finds her own life at risk.

As usual, the pleasure in reading Grafton's novel comes from the detailed and always entertaining descriptions of the offices and homes of her mostly wealthy Southern Californian suspects. She has a great feel for dipicting the attitudes and tastes of her characters. As usual, the wisecracking Kinsey is secretly, a little self-conscious in their presense, and she is often quick to remind us of the carelessness of her own appearence. I have read a lot of the Alphabet series and I get a little weary of passages describing Kinsey's lack of interest in clothes, and that she owns only one dress. At least twice we are reminded that she cuts her own hair with nail scissors. All the Alphabet novels are peppered with such passages and I find these repeated descriptions somewhat tiresome. The plot of "E" is for Evidence runs a little slow for the first half of the novel, but it takes an interesting twist towards the end of the mystery as long buried secrets are revealed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars pivotal installment and a great read, Sep 8 2003
By erica "ejs192" (Amherst, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: E Is for Evidence (Mass Market Paperback)
"E is for Evidence" is one of the better Kinsey Millhone books (the worst ones still earn a solid three stars in my rating). It's well-written and not at all lumpy: unlike most genre reads (and, in fact, many other books and movies), its second act is neither slow nor ponderous, but instead maintains the pace and excitement of the opening chapters, leaving us with only a brief lull before the inevitable plot-twisting conclusion.

Better yet, devoted readers of the Kinsey series will find this book an important turning point in the protagonist's life, illuminating a bit of her past as well as setting up the backdrop of several of the later books. Moreover, Grafton - creator in Kinsey of one of the most liberated women in our modern age of Bridget Joneses and See Janes Date - is once again ahead of her time (keep in mind, the book was written in 1988) in describing the characters and their relationships.

"E is for Evidence" is an excellent read, a must all Kinsey aficionados, and an excellent introduction to the series for readers who can't get their hands on "A is for Alibi". Make yourself a pimento-cheese sandwich and dig in!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Will Kinsey Be Able to Tell the Bad Guy Behind the Scenes?, July 27 2003
By J. Kirkman "book jen" (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: E Is for Evidence (Mass Market Paperback)
In this Kinsey Millhone novel, "E" is definitely for evidence. There was a fire that took place at the warehouse which is a family business. The feeling was that it was arson that had been committed and Kinsey thinks so as well when she gets called on the case. Which member of the family would be that angry? Or is it an outsider who feels he was given a raw deal?

There is also murders going on as well. And Kinsey suspects one of the four kids. As she investigates further into the scenes, it might be too late for Kinsey herself.

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3.0 out of 5 stars "E" IS FOR ENIGMA
I think that all of Grafton's fans will agree that picking up one of her books is like sitting down with a good friend to have a chat and a cup of coffee. Read more
Published on May 23 2003 by Nancy Martin

4.0 out of 5 stars //////////////
"'E' is for Evidence" is the fifth in a series of Sue Grafton's mystery novels about the loner ex-cop private detective Kinsey Millhone. Read more
Published on Jan 30 2003 by Katherine

4.0 out of 5 stars Windfall from an unknown source
Usually people don't complain about receiving money from an anonymous source, but Investigator Kinsey Millhone knows that she needs to report the $5000 which has mysteriously... Read more
Published on Dec 9 2002 by Karen Potts

4.0 out of 5 stars Stick with the formula...
Sue Grafton can best be described as a knockoff of Janet Evanovich. Eventhough the simalarity between the two is very apparent, we have to remember that Grafton first came up... Read more
Published on Sep 10 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Neat
31/2 stars really.
This is only the third Grafton I have read - I read the first a month back. And I intend finishing the series as soon as I can (or what's available in the... Read more
Published on Aug 23 2002 by Puneet Tanwar

4.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Grafton
I've read the entire alphabet series over the years and, quite honestly, have been disappointed with the last few episodes. Read more
Published on Aug 15 2001 by Carol Peterson Hennekens

3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, but still worth reading.
I was not as Impressed with 'E is for Evidence' as I was with other Kinsey Millhone mysteries. This book starts of just a bit oo slow, and then it gets just too unbelievable. Read more
Published on Aug 9 2001 by Robert Von Gerds

4.0 out of 5 stars Planted Evidence
Kinsey on the take? Kinsey must solve this mystery as her own reputation is on the line. As you listen to Judy Kaye bring Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone to life, you can't help... Read more
Published on Aug 8 2001 by vansbabe

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!
This book starts out slow since Kinsey is down in the dumps. Later, though, things get very interesting with bombs going off (one devistates her apt. Read more
Published on Aug 8 2001 by V. VanCamp

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic mystery of twists and turns to keep you guessing
I didn't read Kinsey Milhone in order of the alphabet - I started at about M and went backwards and forwards as I bought the books. Read more
Published on May 30 2001 by A. Woodley

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