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Kinsey Millhone is my all-time favorite female protagonist. Sue Grafton never disappoints with this fabulous series. I find myself waiting impatiently for each new book to come out, but at the same time I'm grateful that Ms. Grafton doesn't just throw them out quickly and without great thought. Each one has been exciting and thoroughly enjoyable. Kudos to you, Sue Grafton!
Helpful Score: 1
This was the best Kinsey story I have read (and I've read almost all them). Full of suspense and terribly well written. Definately a must read for Sue Grafton fans.
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"Every investigation has a nature of its own, but there are certain shared characteristics," explains private eye Kinsey Millhone in her 13th alphabetic outing. "Here's what you hope for: a chance remark from the former neighbor on a skip-trace, a penciled notation on the corner of a document, an ex-spouse with a grudge, the number on an account, an item overlooked at the scene of a crime. Here's what you expect: the dead ends, bureaucratic bullheadedness, the cul-de-sacs, trails that go nowhere or simply fade into thin air, denials, prevarications, the blank-eyed stares from all the hostile witnesses. Here's what you know: that you've done it before and you have the toughness and determination to pull it off again. Here's what you want: justice. Here's what you'll settle for: something equivalent, the quid pro quo." All of the above are on display in Grafton's latest entry in her increasingly popular series set in a thinly-disguised Santa Barbara, as the virtually ageless Kinsey finds and loses a missing heir and gets back an old lover.
Helpful Score: 1
Her books are great! She begins with A and goes through the alphabet with catchy murder mystery titles. This one is M is for Malice.
It's been a little while since I read it, but I remember it as a pretty exciting read. Grafton's characters are always colorful and well fleshed-out. Kinsey Millhone digs into an old family drama, and stirs up a hornet's nest. The story and suspense build bit by bit to a very exciting climax. A very entertaining read.
This is the only book in the series that made me cry. I really enjoyed it.
From Publishers Weekly:
Approaching middle age warily, PI Kinsey Millhone of the Southern California coast is mildly depressed, romantically vulnerable and in the process of reassessing her family ties. Yet, when it comes to her professional abilities, she's at the top of her form, as this deftly plotted and absorbing novel (her 13th appearance, after L Is for Lawless) proves. Bader Malek, a local industrial tycoon, has died, and his four sons now stand to inherit a substantial fortune. But one of them, Guy, has been missing since 1968. A drug addict, ne'er-do-well and all-around miscreant, Guy had been disinherited by his exasperated father shortly before he vanished. But that particular will has disappeared, and Kinsey has been hired by the family to find out if Guy is still alive and thus in line to collect his original portion of the estate. She quickly succeeds in locating him and brings back a sweet, guileless and totally reformed man. But is he? The three other brothers?a truly devious, arrogant and greedy lot?are deeply ambivalent about Guy's return. A murder in the family leaves the surviving Malek kin as prime suspects.
From Publishers Weekly:
Approaching middle age warily, PI Kinsey Millhone of the Southern California coast is mildly depressed, romantically vulnerable and in the process of reassessing her family ties. Yet, when it comes to her professional abilities, she's at the top of her form, as this deftly plotted and absorbing novel (her 13th appearance, after L Is for Lawless) proves. Bader Malek, a local industrial tycoon, has died, and his four sons now stand to inherit a substantial fortune. But one of them, Guy, has been missing since 1968. A drug addict, ne'er-do-well and all-around miscreant, Guy had been disinherited by his exasperated father shortly before he vanished. But that particular will has disappeared, and Kinsey has been hired by the family to find out if Guy is still alive and thus in line to collect his original portion of the estate. She quickly succeeds in locating him and brings back a sweet, guileless and totally reformed man. But is he? The three other brothers?a truly devious, arrogant and greedy lot?are deeply ambivalent about Guy's return. A murder in the family leaves the surviving Malek kin as prime suspects.
PI Kinsey Millhone is hired to locate a missing son who is named a a beneficiary in a will under probate. One of the four sons of multi millionaire, Bader Malek, Guy is now a middle aged man who walked out on his family as a teenager, when he was constantly in trouble with drugs, drink and theft. Upon the death of the old man, Guy must be located so that the assets may be distributed, even though his brothers insist that their father had made a later will disinheriting him. Kinsey finds him working as a janitor of a small church, where he claims to have found the Lord, dried out and generally cleaned up his act, and warms to him, believing that he genuinely has turned over a new leaf. She returns him to his family who are less than overjoyed, realising that the millions will now have to be divided four ways. A few days later, Guy is discovered with his skull caved in and the search begins for the murderer. The story has some neat twists and turns before the end, making it a not bad read.
A very quick read. Liked this one - Kinsey takes a job from her cousin Tasha, who bailed her out of a jam in the last book. My initial guess on the murderer was wrong although I think it would have been a more likely scenario than Grafton's, but it works anyway. This time there were a couple likable characters among the suspects. Kinsey's malaise in this book was interesting - she's taking stock of her life and finding it wanting, but I know from subsequent books she isn't going to change much if anything. The part where she describes herself as risk-averse made me laugh; I felt Grafton did a good job making her clueless about that part of her life.
liked this book
Terrific...keep them coming, Sue Grafton!
Kinsey Millhone is a great character. Light reading at its best. I'm a man and have no trouble reading this lady detective stuff.
If you love the Kinsey Millhone series then you'll love this one!
Another Kinsey Millhone. Great, as always!
...the Malek family: four sons nearing middle age who sgtand to inherit a fortune. But for any of them to claim their millions, the fourth brother must be found. Great Read! Great Series!
Another thriller in the Grafton tradition! M is for marvelous.
...the Malek family: four sons nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune. But for any of them to claim their millions, the fourth brother must be found. Eighteen years before---angry, troubled, and in trouble---he disappeared. No ones seen or heard from him since. Now Kinsey Millhone must track him down. And when she does, she unknowingly sets in motion a bitter payback from the past that can only end in murder...
"M" is for the Malek family: four sons nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune. But for any of them to claim their millions, the fourth brother must be found. Eighteen years before-angry, troubled, and in trouble-he disappeared. No one's seen or heard from him since. Now Kinsey Millhone must track him down. And when she does, she unknowingly sets in motion a bitter payback from the past that can end only in murder...
...the Malek family:four sons nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune.But for any of them to claim their millions,the fourth brother must be found.Eighteen years before-angry,troubled,and in trouble-he disappeared.No one's seen or heard from him since.Now Kinsley Millhome must track him down.And when she does,she unknowingly sets in motion a bitter payback from the past that can end only in murder
Another great read from Sue Grafton! I sat down and read the entire book in about 2 hours.
Suspense from first to last page. I couldn't put it down-had to read it in one evening.
I feel for Kinsey in this one. A great who-done-it that pulls on the heart strings.
Loved it! Classic Kinsey at her best.
"M" is for money. Lots of it. "M" is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California construction, one of the few still in family hands.
"M" is for the Malek family: four sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune -- four men with very different outlooks, temperaments, and needs, linked only by blood and money. Eighteen years ago, one of them -- angry, troubled, and in trouble -- went missing.
"M" is for Millhone, hired to trace that missing black sheep brother.
"M" is for memories, none of them happy. The bitter memories of an embattled family. This prodigal son will find no welcome at his family's table. "M" is for malice.
And in brutal consequence, "M" is for murder, the all-too-common outcome of familial hatreds.
"M" is for malice... and malice kills.
"M" is for the Malek family: four sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune -- four men with very different outlooks, temperaments, and needs, linked only by blood and money. Eighteen years ago, one of them -- angry, troubled, and in trouble -- went missing.
"M" is for Millhone, hired to trace that missing black sheep brother.
"M" is for memories, none of them happy. The bitter memories of an embattled family. This prodigal son will find no welcome at his family's table. "M" is for malice.
And in brutal consequence, "M" is for murder, the all-too-common outcome of familial hatreds.
"M" is for malice... and malice kills.
Another awesome Millhone story. I love these books.
in this excellent title by the bestselling author Kinsey is approached by a cousin who is a lawyer to find the long lost son of a wealthy family. Actually Guy Malek was a troubled young whose father paid him to go away & not come back. Father's death reveals a old will that still includes the troubled son but no one knows where he is or the more recent will.
Sue Grafton's books are great airplane or beach reads. Easy to read and fun.
Good story with an unexpected twist at the end!!
The Sue Grafton Alphabet series is a great read. Start from the beginning with A is for Alibi.
The series features 35-year-old private investigator Kinsey Millhone, a former police detective, and is set in the 1980s....before all the "social media," cell phones, etc.
Back to the days when private investigation required a lot of actual foot work.
This series was a wonderful trip back in time a bit, great characters, great plots, and a lot of humor.
Enjoy. Sadly, Grafton died while writing the last book of the series, and her family decided to not publish. But you can read right up through the letter Y.
M is for Malice features Kinsey in a fast paced marvelous and memorable chase to solve the latest crime thrown her way.
I highly recommend this series. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be frustrated, and most of all, it never bores.
The series features 35-year-old private investigator Kinsey Millhone, a former police detective, and is set in the 1980s....before all the "social media," cell phones, etc.
Back to the days when private investigation required a lot of actual foot work.
This series was a wonderful trip back in time a bit, great characters, great plots, and a lot of humor.
Enjoy. Sadly, Grafton died while writing the last book of the series, and her family decided to not publish. But you can read right up through the letter Y.
M is for Malice features Kinsey in a fast paced marvelous and memorable chase to solve the latest crime thrown her way.
I highly recommend this series. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be frustrated, and most of all, it never bores.
This is the 13th in the Kinsey Millhone Mystery series. "M" is for the Malek family: four sons nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune. But for any of them to claim their millions, the fourth brother must be found. Eighteen years before-angry, troubled, and in trouble-he disappeared. No one's seen or heard from him since. Now Kinsey Millhone must track him down. And when she does, she unknowingly sets in motion a bitter payback from the past that can end only in murder.
I really enjoyed this book. Excellent story and mystery with romance. Good one.
Have read all the alphabet books so far-all are great!
Great read.
"M" is for the Malek fmaily: four sons nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune. But for any of them to claim their millions, the fourth brother must be found. Eighteen years before-angry, troubled and in trouble-he disappeared. No on's seen or heard from him since. Now Kinsey Millhone must track him down. And when she does, she unknowingly sets in motion a bitter payback from the past that can end only in murder.
i actually know the author and she is as smart and sassy as is the female protagonist. alphabet book--she started with "a" is for alibi"
Another great mystery/thriller from Sue Crafton!
Mystry: Kinsey Millhone series. I rate this series four stars.
Good Good Good !!! Grafton is one of the best.. I loved all her books
This book was slow moving until about the half way mark. I was getting annoyed and wanted the pace to pick up but in hindsight, I realized Grafton was slowly painting in her picture. This story was different and I like her efforts to keep things from being too repetitive. Now that I've finished the book I think it was one of her better books.
Love this series. I have them all. Ended up with a duplicate, the only reason I would get rid of this!
Wonderful Book. Sue does it again and again.
I have read all of Grafton's books up through "S". I enjoy them a lot. They all are good reads.
IF YOU ARE A FAN OF HER BOOKS.THIS BOOK FOR YOU.
I have read all the Grafton books and have liked them all. "M" is for money. Lots of it "M" is for Malex family: fours sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune "M" is for Millhone, hired to trace the missing black sheep brother "M" is for memories,none of them happy "M" is for murder.
Taken from the inside cover
Taken from the inside cover
M is for money. Lots of it! M is for one of the Malec sons set to inherit part of a fortune.
M is for...the Malek family: four sons nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune. But for any of them to cliam their millions, the fourth brother must be found. Eighteen years before---angry, troubled, and in trouble---he disappeared. No one's seen or heard from him since. Now Kinsey Millhone must track him down. And when she does, she unknowingly sets in motion a bitter payback from the past that can end only in murder...
M" is for money. Lots of it. "M" is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California construction, one of the few still in family hands. "M" is for the Malek family: four sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune - four men with very different outlooks, temperaments, and needs, linked only by blood and money. Eighteen years ago, one of them - angry, troubled, and in trouble - went missing. "M" is for Millhone, hired to trace that missing black sheep brother. "M" is for memories, none of them happy. The bitter memories of an embattled family. This prodigal son will find no welcome at his family's table. "M" is for malice. And in brutal consequence, "M" is for murder, the all-too-common outcome of familial hatreds.
"M" is for money - lots of it. Malek Construction remains in family hands, with four sons set to inherit a fortune. One of them went missing 18 years ago. "M" is also for Millhone, hired to trace that brother. "M" is for memories - and finally - "M" is for malice, and malice kills
I think I've read this one before, but since I couldn't remember it took me three quarters of the book to figure it out......
