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G Is for Gumshoe [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Sue Grafton (Author) "Three things occurred on or about May 5, which is not only Cinco de Mayo in California, but Happy Birthday to me ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 341 pages
Publisher: G K Hall & Co; Lrg edition (March 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816150907
ISBN-13: 978-0816150908
Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 636 g

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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This is item 7 in The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mystery Series.

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California PI Kinsey Millhone, hired to investigate the disappearance of a client's eccentric, elderly mother, must also evade a vengeful criminal whom she helped put away four years earlier. "Grafton creates . . . a twist in the complex plot to tease Bronte fans, and a new, vulnerable side to the still-sardonic Kinsey," said PW. "The only complaint is that it ends abruptly." Author tour.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Feisty private investigator Kinsey Millhone continues to solve mysteries, in this case finding and taking an elderly woman to a nursing home near her daughter. But the lady mysteriously disappears within hours of her arrival. Painfully aware of the fact that a contract has been arranged for her own murder, Kinsey unravels the events of the past clue by clue, narrating the action-filled story in a realistic, easy-to-read, informal style. Less motivated students are sure to appreciate a character with a respectable, exciting job without having had a college education; although Kinsey had police training, her bodyguard freely admits he left high school but later took an equivalency test. This light mystery maintains interest to the end; everything happens quickly. --Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars an unusually large story for Grafton, and well-executed, Dec 28 2003

By	erica "ejs192" (Amherst, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: G Is for Gumshoe (Mass Market Paperback)

In this seventh installment of Kinsey Millhone's adventures as a private detective, Kinsey has much more on her plate than usual. She is hired to locate a client's elderly mother, who has disappeared; she also discovers that someone is trying to have her killed. The first challenge develops in unexpected ways, and the search for Kinsey's would-be killer is a well-integrated secondary plot. The whole thing is bound up in Grafton's usual competent, easy-to-read writing.

The book's only shortcoming is that it could have been much more than it was. It is essentially two stories coincident in time and both involving Kinsey; no thematic connection between them is evident. While this does not detract from the novel's enjoyability, it leaves some doubt as to why Grafton introduced a second story element rather than elaborating a bit more on the first.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Who Knows What Kinsey Will Deal With Next? Read On!, Aug 29 2003

By	J. Kirkman "book jen" (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: G Is for Gumshoe (Mass Market Paperback)

In this book, Kinsey celebrates her 33RD birthday. She moves back to her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mojave desert by herself. And then she also manages to make the top of Tyrone Patty's hit list.As much as she hates to admit it, Kinsey realizes she needs help fending this guy off if she is going to survive. This is where Robert Dietz, a Porsche driving bodyguard comes in. He yakes his job very seriously, starting to fall for Kinsey.And then before she knows it, she falls into a gruesome case that will lead her into betrayal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Fun Read!, Jun 2 2003

By	Evelyn Horan (California) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: G Is for Gumshoe (Mass Market Paperback)

Keep 'em coming, Sue Grafton. Kinsey is my kind of woman. Exciting new adventures and interesting twists and turns! Light enough to give the reader a relaxing sleep, and fun enough to keep him smiling, and always true to life! Kinsey is real!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you guessing!!
I really like Sue Grafton's books and have read A through G now. This book began a little slowly, but once it got going, it certainly kept you guessing. I recommend it!

Published on May 6 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A real page-turner
In this 7th. book of the Kinsey Milhonne series, the likeable female sleuth is in search of Agnes Gray who has not been in contact with her daughter Irene for several months. Read more

Published on Jan 22 2003 by Karen Potts

4.0 out of 5 stars A really good one from Kinsey stock
Good plot, more of Kinsey's character, and mercifully, the two main threads are not connected. Dietz is a good character - worth a few novels of his own, maybe?

Published on Aug 30 2002 by Puneet Tanwar

5.0 out of 5 stars Feisty
Sue Grafton's alphbet series introduces us to the feisty independent Kinsey Millhone and the plot and narrative in "G" is a well written hard-to-put-down addition to the... Read more

Published on Jul 4 2002 by Beverly J. Scott