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Kinsey Millhone #3
C is for Corpse
C IS FOR CALCULATED
How do you go about solving an attempted murder when the victim has lost a good part of his memory? It's one of Kinsey's toughest cases yet, but she never backs down from a challenge. Twenty-three-year-old Bobby Callahan is lucky to be alive after a car forced his Porsche over a bridge and into a canyon. The crash left Bobby with a clouded memory. But he can't shake the feeling it was no random accident and that he's still in danger…
C IS FOR CRIME
The only clues Kinsey has to go on are a little red address book and the name "Blackman." Bobby can't remember who he gave the address book to for safekeeping. And any chances of Bobby regaining his memory are dashed when he's killed in another automobile accident just three days after he hires Kinsey.
C IS FOR CORPSE
As Kinsey digs deeper into her investigation, she discovers Bobby had a secret worth killing for―and unearthing that secret could send Kinsey to her own early death…
How do you go about solving an attempted murder when the victim has lost a good part of his memory? It's one of Kinsey's toughest cases yet, but she never backs down from a challenge. Twenty-three-year-old Bobby Callahan is lucky to be alive after a car forced his Porsche over a bridge and into a canyon. The crash left Bobby with a clouded memory. But he can't shake the feeling it was no random accident and that he's still in danger…
C IS FOR CRIME
The only clues Kinsey has to go on are a little red address book and the name "Blackman." Bobby can't remember who he gave the address book to for safekeeping. And any chances of Bobby regaining his memory are dashed when he's killed in another automobile accident just three days after he hires Kinsey.
C IS FOR CORPSE
As Kinsey digs deeper into her investigation, she discovers Bobby had a secret worth killing for―and unearthing that secret could send Kinsey to her own early death…
243 pages, Paperback
First published November 24, 1986
About the author
Sue Grafton
249 books6,340 followersSue Grafton was a #1 New York Times bestselling author. She is best known for her “alphabet series” featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. Prior to success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies. Her earlier novels include Keziah Dane (1967) and The Lolly-Madonna War (1969), both out of print. In the book Kinsey and Me she gave us stories that revealed Kinsey's origins and Sue's past.
Grafton never wanted her novels to be turned into movies or TV shows. According to her family she would never allow a ghost writer to write in her name. Because of these things, and out of respect for Sue’s wishes, the family announced the alphabet now ends at “Y”
Grafton was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America, the Ross Macdonald Literary Award, three Shamus Awards, and many other honors and awards.
Grafton had three children from previous marriages and several grandchildren, including a granddaughter named Kinsey. She and her husband lived in Montecito, California, and Louisville, Kentucky.
Grafton never wanted her novels to be turned into movies or TV shows. According to her family she would never allow a ghost writer to write in her name. Because of these things, and out of respect for Sue’s wishes, the family announced the alphabet now ends at “Y”
Grafton was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America, the Ross Macdonald Literary Award, three Shamus Awards, and many other honors and awards.
Grafton had three children from previous marriages and several grandchildren, including a granddaughter named Kinsey. She and her husband lived in Montecito, California, and Louisville, Kentucky.
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September 11, 2017
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4 of 5 stars to C is for Corpse. Another fun adventure with Kinsey Millhone. But this time, she's got a case that's twice as hard because the person who's hired her has a bit of amnesia from a recent accident. But he's certain someone's trying to kill him. What's always interesting about Kinsey is how she charges for her cases, and when she chooses to work or not work. For example... she gets an upfront retainer which will keep her paid for a week's work. But then when the person who hired her actually dies in another accident, she's got money left. Should she give it back to the next of kin and abandon the case, letting the cops handle it. It is their job, right? No... not for Kinsey. She will use up the retainer and then either donate what's left or keep it if it's small enough to justify hazard pay! :)
The third entry in the "Kinsey Millhone" mystery series by Sue Grafton is a complex mystery, especially when she only has certain info from the client before he bites the dust. But his family just thinks he's losing his mind and almost want to give up on him. Sort of like Kinsey feels about Henry dating... and he's found someone this time, but Kinsey's not sure how she feels about it. A necessary fun side-story to keep us entertained above and beyond the actual mystery itself. And how can you go wrong with a title containing the word "corpse."
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4 of 5 stars to C is for Corpse. Another fun adventure with Kinsey Millhone. But this time, she's got a case that's twice as hard because the person who's hired her has a bit of amnesia from a recent accident. But he's certain someone's trying to kill him. What's always interesting about Kinsey is how she charges for her cases, and when she chooses to work or not work. For example... she gets an upfront retainer which will keep her paid for a week's work. But then when the person who hired her actually dies in another accident, she's got money left. Should she give it back to the next of kin and abandon the case, letting the cops handle it. It is their job, right? No... not for Kinsey. She will use up the retainer and then either donate what's left or keep it if it's small enough to justify hazard pay! :)
The third entry in the "Kinsey Millhone" mystery series by Sue Grafton is a complex mystery, especially when she only has certain info from the client before he bites the dust. But his family just thinks he's losing his mind and almost want to give up on him. Sort of like Kinsey feels about Henry dating... and he's found someone this time, but Kinsey's not sure how she feels about it. A necessary fun side-story to keep us entertained above and beyond the actual mystery itself. And how can you go wrong with a title containing the word "corpse."
About Me
For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on Goodreads, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at https://thisismytruthnow.com, where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by. Note: All written content is my original creation and copyrighted to me, but the graphics and images were linked from other sites and belong to them. Many thanks to their original creators.
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March 5, 2019
Oh crap, Kinsey is not only still jogging way to much for me to have to read about it, but now she's working out at the gym too. And, we get detailed descriptions on which machines she uses, how much weight she lifts, and every other excruciatingly dull minutia involved in a gym trip. Why??? Why would I care about how much weight a fictional character from the 80's can lift? Unless it's a really huge or really tiny amount, I won't even notice what it means. Seriously - it doesn't matter. Unless she's lifting a car over her head. Then, yes, by all means write that down. I would feel this is necessary information. But, anything less than a car -even a crappy Volkswagon from the 80's - I don't care. Don't write it. And, since this was written in the 80's - someone even had to type it with a shitty typewriter that probably weighed as much as a crappy Volkswagon. It just wasn't worth their time and effort!
How did we live before auto-correct? It's ducking awesome!!
Okay, on to the next complaint.... Kinsey spoils us herself on the first page of the book. She tells us that the guy is going to die, and then starts the story before he dies just so we can feel bad when he does. That was just mean. She didn't even say "spoiler alert".
That's because nobody likes a spoiler. You're grandpa deserved what he got!
So, we get to meet Dead-Man-Walking and he's a sweetheart that someone had unsuccessfully tried to murder a while back. He is in terrible shape and suffers every day. He hires Kinsey to find out who tried to kill him and I just wanted this poor sap to get justice. But, at the back of my mind, I kept remembering how Kinsey started the book. Surely, someone else was going to die, even though she said clearly that it was her client, right? Nobody would kill poor old Billy who's been through hell and back? Nobody is that cruel, right?
Yeah, they might as well have had Billy in a red shirt....
Kinsey is still determined to solve his attempted, then successful murder. I give props to the murderer, they didn't give up. Sometimes you just need to learn from your failed attempts at something and keep at it until you succeed. It's a good lesson in perseverance for all of us. He survived the poison? Try a gun! Gunshot wound not fatal? What about a knife? The point is to keep at it!
Speaking of perseverance.... it's going to take a lot of it for me to read this whole series. If she takes up yoga, I might just have to move on. A girl can only take so much exercise, and I've reached my limit with Kinsey.
How did we live before auto-correct? It's ducking awesome!!
Okay, on to the next complaint.... Kinsey spoils us herself on the first page of the book. She tells us that the guy is going to die, and then starts the story before he dies just so we can feel bad when he does. That was just mean. She didn't even say "spoiler alert".
That's because nobody likes a spoiler. You're grandpa deserved what he got!
So, we get to meet Dead-Man-Walking and he's a sweetheart that someone had unsuccessfully tried to murder a while back. He is in terrible shape and suffers every day. He hires Kinsey to find out who tried to kill him and I just wanted this poor sap to get justice. But, at the back of my mind, I kept remembering how Kinsey started the book. Surely, someone else was going to die, even though she said clearly that it was her client, right? Nobody would kill poor old Billy who's been through hell and back? Nobody is that cruel, right?
Yeah, they might as well have had Billy in a red shirt....
Kinsey is still determined to solve his attempted, then successful murder. I give props to the murderer, they didn't give up. Sometimes you just need to learn from your failed attempts at something and keep at it until you succeed. It's a good lesson in perseverance for all of us. He survived the poison? Try a gun! Gunshot wound not fatal? What about a knife? The point is to keep at it!
Speaking of perseverance.... it's going to take a lot of it for me to read this whole series. If she takes up yoga, I might just have to move on. A girl can only take so much exercise, and I've reached my limit with Kinsey.
December 12, 2016
The best out of the three I have read so far but the first two were slightly spoiled by the fact that I listened to them on audio and felt that the narrator gave Kinsey a very unfortunate voice. This time I read a paper copy and Kinsey's voice was much nicer:)
So far this is a very easy to read series with interesting mysteries which can be solved by an alert reader. Or you can just sit back and enjoy it and let Kinsey do the work. She is very capable and so far at least is not prone to try and get herself killed at every opportunity.
Thoroughly enjoyable and I intend to keep on reading the alphabet.
So far this is a very easy to read series with interesting mysteries which can be solved by an alert reader. Or you can just sit back and enjoy it and let Kinsey do the work. She is very capable and so far at least is not prone to try and get herself killed at every opportunity.
Thoroughly enjoyable and I intend to keep on reading the alphabet.
January 22, 2020
"I met Bobby Callahan on Monday of that week. By Thursday, he was dead. He was convinced
someone was trying to kill him and it turned out to be true, but none of us figured it out in
time to save him. I've never worked for a dead man before and I hope I won't have to do it
again. This report is for him, whatever it's worth."
-Kinsey Millhone- 'C is for Corpse'
This third installment in Sue Grafton's mystery series featuring private detective, Kinsey Millhone, began on a serendipitous note. In 'C is for Corpse', Kinsey, who was attempting to regain her strength after suffering a broken left arm while working on a case featuring a missing woman (Elaine Boldt...'B is for Burglar'), was spending mornings working out with weights at Santa Teresa Fitness. Her good fortune of having plenty of money in her bank account allowed her to not worry about taking any new cases until she was feeling physically stronger; and this also placed her in just the right location and at the right moment to notice a young man who had been frequenting the guys as often as she had.
Observing this young man, she became aware that he had clearly suffered some sort of serious injury and this made her not only curious about what had happened to him, but also left her admiring him for the grit he had been displaying, showing up and working out despite the discomfort he had to be feeling. Kinsey's description of this young man's appearance provided a perfect mental picture for readers..... "... I wasn't sure what had happened to him but whatever it was, it had hurt. He was probably just short of six feet tall, with a football player's physique: big head, thick neck, brawny shoulders, heavy legs. Now the shaggy blond head was held to one side, the left half of his face pulled down in a permanent grimace. His mouth leaked saliva as though he'd just been shot up with Novocain and couldn't quite feel his own lips. He tended to hold his left arm up against his waist and he usually carried a folded white handkerchief that he used to mop up his chin. There was a terrible welt of dark red across the bridge of his nose, a second across his chest and his knees were crisscrossed with scars as though a swordsman had slashed at him. He walked with a lilting gait... Working out must have cost him everything, yet he never failed to appear."
One Monday morning, Kinsey found herself alone in the gym with this young man and it was then that he introduced himself to her as Bobby Callahan. He had heard that she was a private detective and he wanted to hire her... to find out who had tried to kill him. Initially, Kinsey was confused. If someone had attempted to murder Bobby Callahan, wouldn't the case be under investigation by the police? Bobby assured her that police were not interested in his case because they believed what had happened to him was an accident. Bobby told Kinsey he had been traveling in his Porsche with his friend, Rick Bergen , when a car began ramming his car from behind. He lost control and his car had flown off a bridge and into a rocky, 400 feet-deep-canyon. His friend Rick had been killed and he had been severely injured and in a coma for months. Because the Porsche had been demolished, the police had not found any evidence pointing to an attempted homicide. He told Kinsey that he had two problems.... the first was that his brain had been damaged in the crash and his memory was cloudy and full of holes. The second problem was that he felt his life was still in danger and he was certain that the person responsible for the crash was going to try again. Bobby needed Kinsey to find out the identity of this person and why he/she was targeting him.
Kinsey realized that Bobby's case was going to be particularly challenging because he was unable to provide any concrete details which might give her a place to start an investigation. So she began meeting with and interviewing Bobby's family, friends and anyone who might have knowledge of what had been happening in his life before the car crash. This was a painstakingly slow process; and just several days after Bobby had hired her, he was involved in another automobile accident and this time, he wasn't as lucky. *(This isn't a spoiler as Bobby's death is referred to in the opening paragraph of the novel!). Because the county pathologist, Dr. Fraker (also a friend of Bobby's family), believed that Bobby had suffered a seizure while driving, most likely an after-effect of the brain injuries from his first car crash, the second crash was ruled an accident. Kinsey disagreed. Kinsey saw Bobby's death as a homicide.. a delayed homicide, for sure, because his initial injuries which WERE caused by an attempt on his life, simply took longer to kill him.
With the support and encouragement of Bobby's mother, Glen, Kinsey decided to remain on the case and continue the investigation. The only real clue she had was a memory Bobby had related to her before his death. He remembered that he had entrusted a small red address book to someone for safekeeping before his car crash. But he hadn't remembered whom he had given the address book to. He only remembered FEELING that keeping the address book among his possessions was dangerous. So who did Bobby trust with this address book and what information could it possibly contain which would have cost him his life?
On a quest to find the elusive address book, Kinsey began re-interviewing Bobby's friends and acquaintances, pushing hard for answers about Bobby's life. Finally, a picture began to take shape for Kinsey.... that of a young man with a split life. Partly, he was a young man like any other who had been attempting to have fun and plan for a future, perhaps in medicine. But he also had a much darker side of which his family seemed to be unaware of.. a life which contained secrets, an illicit love affair and blackmail. As Kinsey explored this darker side of Bobby's life, she became increasingly concerned that her own life was in danger. Although the killer was unknown to her, she couldn't shake the feeling that the killer was acutely aware of her and was watching her every move... and waiting....
This third novel in the Kinsey Millhone series stands out for me because Sue Grafton makes great strides in fleshing out Kinsey as a character. In 'C is for Corpse', Kinsey becomes a character who is far more than her occupation. I began to see her not only in her role as a methodical and determined private detective but also as a compassionate and kind woman with a strong sense of justice. These aspects of Kinsey's character were on display with the compassion she demonstrated toward Bobby Callahan and his struggles to regain some control over his life and health; and in the way in which she doggedly pursued justice in his case, even after his death.
I listened to the audiobook version of this novel which was narrated once again by Mary Peiffer; and the hours I spent listening to Kinsey's latest case were pure pleasure.
someone was trying to kill him and it turned out to be true, but none of us figured it out in
time to save him. I've never worked for a dead man before and I hope I won't have to do it
again. This report is for him, whatever it's worth."
-Kinsey Millhone- 'C is for Corpse'
This third installment in Sue Grafton's mystery series featuring private detective, Kinsey Millhone, began on a serendipitous note. In 'C is for Corpse', Kinsey, who was attempting to regain her strength after suffering a broken left arm while working on a case featuring a missing woman (Elaine Boldt...'B is for Burglar'), was spending mornings working out with weights at Santa Teresa Fitness. Her good fortune of having plenty of money in her bank account allowed her to not worry about taking any new cases until she was feeling physically stronger; and this also placed her in just the right location and at the right moment to notice a young man who had been frequenting the guys as often as she had.
Observing this young man, she became aware that he had clearly suffered some sort of serious injury and this made her not only curious about what had happened to him, but also left her admiring him for the grit he had been displaying, showing up and working out despite the discomfort he had to be feeling. Kinsey's description of this young man's appearance provided a perfect mental picture for readers..... "... I wasn't sure what had happened to him but whatever it was, it had hurt. He was probably just short of six feet tall, with a football player's physique: big head, thick neck, brawny shoulders, heavy legs. Now the shaggy blond head was held to one side, the left half of his face pulled down in a permanent grimace. His mouth leaked saliva as though he'd just been shot up with Novocain and couldn't quite feel his own lips. He tended to hold his left arm up against his waist and he usually carried a folded white handkerchief that he used to mop up his chin. There was a terrible welt of dark red across the bridge of his nose, a second across his chest and his knees were crisscrossed with scars as though a swordsman had slashed at him. He walked with a lilting gait... Working out must have cost him everything, yet he never failed to appear."
One Monday morning, Kinsey found herself alone in the gym with this young man and it was then that he introduced himself to her as Bobby Callahan. He had heard that she was a private detective and he wanted to hire her... to find out who had tried to kill him. Initially, Kinsey was confused. If someone had attempted to murder Bobby Callahan, wouldn't the case be under investigation by the police? Bobby assured her that police were not interested in his case because they believed what had happened to him was an accident. Bobby told Kinsey he had been traveling in his Porsche with his friend, Rick Bergen , when a car began ramming his car from behind. He lost control and his car had flown off a bridge and into a rocky, 400 feet-deep-canyon. His friend Rick had been killed and he had been severely injured and in a coma for months. Because the Porsche had been demolished, the police had not found any evidence pointing to an attempted homicide. He told Kinsey that he had two problems.... the first was that his brain had been damaged in the crash and his memory was cloudy and full of holes. The second problem was that he felt his life was still in danger and he was certain that the person responsible for the crash was going to try again. Bobby needed Kinsey to find out the identity of this person and why he/she was targeting him.
Kinsey realized that Bobby's case was going to be particularly challenging because he was unable to provide any concrete details which might give her a place to start an investigation. So she began meeting with and interviewing Bobby's family, friends and anyone who might have knowledge of what had been happening in his life before the car crash. This was a painstakingly slow process; and just several days after Bobby had hired her, he was involved in another automobile accident and this time, he wasn't as lucky. *(This isn't a spoiler as Bobby's death is referred to in the opening paragraph of the novel!). Because the county pathologist, Dr. Fraker (also a friend of Bobby's family), believed that Bobby had suffered a seizure while driving, most likely an after-effect of the brain injuries from his first car crash, the second crash was ruled an accident. Kinsey disagreed. Kinsey saw Bobby's death as a homicide.. a delayed homicide, for sure, because his initial injuries which WERE caused by an attempt on his life, simply took longer to kill him.
With the support and encouragement of Bobby's mother, Glen, Kinsey decided to remain on the case and continue the investigation. The only real clue she had was a memory Bobby had related to her before his death. He remembered that he had entrusted a small red address book to someone for safekeeping before his car crash. But he hadn't remembered whom he had given the address book to. He only remembered FEELING that keeping the address book among his possessions was dangerous. So who did Bobby trust with this address book and what information could it possibly contain which would have cost him his life?
On a quest to find the elusive address book, Kinsey began re-interviewing Bobby's friends and acquaintances, pushing hard for answers about Bobby's life. Finally, a picture began to take shape for Kinsey.... that of a young man with a split life. Partly, he was a young man like any other who had been attempting to have fun and plan for a future, perhaps in medicine. But he also had a much darker side of which his family seemed to be unaware of.. a life which contained secrets, an illicit love affair and blackmail. As Kinsey explored this darker side of Bobby's life, she became increasingly concerned that her own life was in danger. Although the killer was unknown to her, she couldn't shake the feeling that the killer was acutely aware of her and was watching her every move... and waiting....
This third novel in the Kinsey Millhone series stands out for me because Sue Grafton makes great strides in fleshing out Kinsey as a character. In 'C is for Corpse', Kinsey becomes a character who is far more than her occupation. I began to see her not only in her role as a methodical and determined private detective but also as a compassionate and kind woman with a strong sense of justice. These aspects of Kinsey's character were on display with the compassion she demonstrated toward Bobby Callahan and his struggles to regain some control over his life and health; and in the way in which she doggedly pursued justice in his case, even after his death.
I listened to the audiobook version of this novel which was narrated once again by Mary Peiffer; and the hours I spent listening to Kinsey's latest case were pure pleasure.
May 11, 2024
I found the third book in the Kinsey Millhone series really entertaining. I'm not sure about the rating because while the story was good, it didn't have that extra special something. It's enjoyable and worth reading, but it didn't blow me away. Still, I liked it well enough to want to continue with the series.
March 23, 2009
This was the first of the "alphabet" books that I read, and I remember vividly staying up until 3 am reading it, and then being unable to sleep! Kinsey's voice and personality really resonated with me, which is pretty disheartening since so many reviewers seem to find her unlikeable. I love Grafton's use of words. I love pretty much everything about her writing style. Her characters are 3-dimensional and quirky. She doesn't "cheat" and pull a killer out of the hat on the second-to-last chapter as so many bigger-name authors do. We nearly always meet Grafton's killers in the first chapter or two. Kinsey is resourceful and smart, kind of like a hard-boiled Nancy Drew. She's also (unlike Nancy) riddled with faults, which is probably why I relate to her so well. I love that she doesn't need a deus ex machina to rescue her... she handles things just fine on her own, thank you very much. I feel oddly protective of her.
March 9, 2021
This is a Mystery, and this is the third book in the Kinsey Millhone series. The first book in the series was ok, and the second book I liked, but this one is my favorite one so far. I will keep going with this series. This book is about a man that hires Kinsey (a PI) to find out who is trying to kill him, but three days after he hires Kinsey he gets killed. Kinsey then keeps working to find out why and who killed him. (*)
February 7, 2023
C is for Corpse was Sue Grafton’s third book in her signature alphabet series starring the singular private detective Kinsey Milhone. In this third installment, Kinsey is hired by a young man injured in a car accident that he believes was meant as an attempted murder upon his life. The young man, Bobby Callahan, has certain recollections while others are clouded by amnesia which makes questioning that much more difficult. Then, three days after Bobby hires Kinsey, he is killed in another "accident" and rather than be discouraged by so few leads, she redoubles her efforts despite no longer having a client. She liked the young man. This story is major cool. The characters are more believable, and Grafton really hits her stride in this novel. Kinsey is more lovable and softer in this novel than she is in others, which IMHO humanizes her. Psychologically speaking, one cannot remain at a high level of tension all the time and function well as a person. One must have balance in order to experience well-being (at least occasionally). This novel in my estimation is Kinsey trying to establish the required homeostasis that we all sometimes avidly seek.
December 26, 2020
Kinsey Millhone case No. 3: Kinsey is hired by a disabled man who claims he was a victim of attempted murder and not a simple car crash as believed by all. Once again an interesting concept is marred by the pedestrian template writing and weak storytelling... small improvement on the previous book in the series! 4 out of 12
March 21, 2018
Sue Grafton never failed to impress me before, and this time is no exception. It was an entertaining fast-reading book, and once again, I couldn't guess who's the killer till the end.
Kinsey Millhone is hired by Bobby Callahan, a young man who had a car accident which caused him heavy injuries and a partial amnesia. Yet he's convinced that it was not an accident, and someone was trying to kill him, and he asks Kinsey to find out who. A few days later, however, her client ends up dead. So Kinsey take it upon herself to avenge Bobby and find out the truth.
Kinsey Millhone is hired by Bobby Callahan, a young man who had a car accident which caused him heavy injuries and a partial amnesia. Yet he's convinced that it was not an accident, and someone was trying to kill him, and he asks Kinsey to find out who. A few days later, however, her client ends up dead. So Kinsey take it upon herself to avenge Bobby and find out the truth.
June 11, 2021
I am only three books in but this is the best of the three that I have read so far. These books are really entertaining and really quick reads. They can be a little dated as they were written in the 1980's but I don't find that to bothersome at all.
You have a certain expectation when you pick these books up and Grafton is yet to let me down. I like a mystery with a decent story and likeable characters and this books delivers. I sort had this one figured out early but as is usually the case I did not have it all figured out.
I have also realised that Kinsey is the only female detective that I read I am really going to have to do something about that.
You have a certain expectation when you pick these books up and Grafton is yet to let me down. I like a mystery with a decent story and likeable characters and this books delivers. I sort had this one figured out early but as is usually the case I did not have it all figured out.
I have also realised that Kinsey is the only female detective that I read I am really going to have to do something about that.
July 28, 2023
4.5 stars
February 23, 2016
This is so far the best of the A and B and C that I have read of Kinsey. It's fuller and less of Kinsey in her down time ruminating over details that sometimes are not necessary, but they do round her out and give you a nice complete picture of just who she is and where her strengths and weakness are. I love the landlord backstory in this one too. I might be falling for him a bit myself.
At the end, I knew it would get frantic as she fought to save her own life from the clutches of the nasty one, I did imagine a much more gruesome ending and I am really glad that Grafton's imagination didn't go in the same way as mine. Enough said.
Having said that, I do need a break from this series which I think I will pick up down the track when I have fewer 'urgent' books calling out to me and much more time on my hands.
At the end, I knew it would get frantic as she fought to save her own life from the clutches of the nasty one, I did imagine a much more gruesome ending and I am really glad that Grafton's imagination didn't go in the same way as mine. Enough said.
Having said that, I do need a break from this series which I think I will pick up down the track when I have fewer 'urgent' books calling out to me and much more time on my hands.
February 17, 2016
“I hope, wherever he may be, that he sails among the angels, untethered and at peace.”
This is the third book in the series and my favourite so far. Kinsey's personality is softened and likeable. I liked Henry's subplot and liked Bobby's story too. This book was entertaining, a fast read and kept me engaged to the last page. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
This is the third book in the series and my favourite so far. Kinsey's personality is softened and likeable. I liked Henry's subplot and liked Bobby's story too. This book was entertaining, a fast read and kept me engaged to the last page. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
January 4, 2021
5 Stars. The best so far! Both Sue G. and Kinsey M. are getting good at this private investigator gig. There are two things I really like about the Millhone series. First, the dogged determination of the lead. It's not all butter and cream for her, in life or in a specific case, but she plows on. The other? It's author Grafton's descriptions of everyday life in the 1980s. Observations I remember. One time, Kinsey is putting on black spike heels which, "I had bought when I intended to pass myself off as a hooker in a tacky part of LA. When I got there .. I discovered that all the whores looked like college girls." Laugh out loud! Kinsey's new client is a man ten years younger than her. She meets him at a fitness club; he's a wreck, having barely survived a car crash that killed his friend. Bobby Callahan doesn't think it was accidental. Kinsey has a spotty record with men. Rich, reckless and handsome, will he be next? No, instead they develop a mutual respect. His memory is shot. He fears for his life and hires her to find out what is happening. Concurrently, Kinsey's 80-year old landlord, Henry, is in the sights of a fraud hussy! Can Kinsey do it again? I enjoyed the rush. (January 2021)
July 14, 2012
The third in the Kinsey Milhone series. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton, was a bit more edgy than the first two in the series. Kinsey meets Bobby in physical therapy. Bobby led a charmed life until a near fatal car crash left him physically and mentally scarred. Bobby thinks someone deliberately ran him off the road that night. He also thinks he is still in danger. He hires Kinsey to help him. But, only a few days after Kinsey begins her investigation, Bobby is killed in an accident. Kinsey feels she owes it to Bobby to continue the investigation. Meanwhile, Henry has fallen in love, but his new girlfriend may not be as nice as he thinks she is.
There are some really tense moments, and a real creep factor in the last few chapters. I am looking forward to seeing how the rest of this series plays out.
There are some really tense moments, and a real creep factor in the last few chapters. I am looking forward to seeing how the rest of this series plays out.
May 13, 2018
Absolutely brilliant. The investigation was a good one and we see a more vulnerable and emotional side to her. I loved the way she dealt with Henry’s case! The end denouement was pretty creepy as well as exciting. Best one yet.
September 18, 2020
First Read (12/11/91): Have read the whole series up to now. My mother and I have read them together, and we both have enjoyed them very much. I really like Kinsey Millhone. I was quite a bit older when I got married for the first time, so I can appreciate her "singleness." I liked my "singleness" too. I realize that the character has been married a couple times, but she is good at picking up her pieces and moving on. I like the new characters she introduces, and I especially like Henry and Rosie. They are great.
The novel begins with Kinsey at the gym, rehabilitating herself from injuries sustained at the end of B is for Burglar. There she meets Bobby Callahan, a twenty-three-year-old who was nearly killed when his car went off the road nine months before. Bobby is convinced that the car crash, which killed his friend Rick, was an attempt on his life. He suspects that he may still be in danger, so he hires Kinsey to investigate. Having lost some of his memories and cognitive faculties as a result of the crash, he can only vaguely articulate why he thinks someone wants to kill him, referring to some information in a red address book which he can no longer locate.
(Second Read 10/09/18) Kinsey takes the case despite little information, having taken a liking to Bobby. She meets his rich but dysfunctional family: Glen, his mother is an heiress on her third marriage to Derek Wenner, whose daughter Kitty is a 17-year-old drug-user and seriously ill with anorexia. Glen has spared no expense in seeking treatment and counselling for Bobby. He is depressed further due to Rick's death, his own injuries and the loss of his prospects at medical school. A few days later, Bobby dies in another car crash, which is attributed to a seizure while driving. Kinsey thinks this is the delayed result of the first crash and thus a successful murder. Kinsey investigates several people: Kitty stands to inherit 2 million dollars from Bobby's will; Derek insured Bobby's life for a large sum without Glen's knowledge; and Rick's parents blame Bobby for their son's death.
However, Kinsey looks elsewhere for the solution: a friend of Bobby's gives her Bobby's address book, which shows Bobby searching for someone called Blackman. Bobby's former girlfriend thought Bobby ended their relationship because he was having an affair with someone else, and thinks Bobby was helping a woman who was being blackmailed. Kinsey eventually finds out that the woman with whom Bobby was involved was his mother's friend, Nola Fraker. She confesses to having accidentally accidentally shot her husband, a well-known architect called Dwight Costigan, during a supposed struggle with an intruder at their home years before. She has a blackmailer, who is in possession of the gun with Nola's fingerprints on it.
Trying to investigate further, Kinsey realizes that 'Blackman' is code for an unidentified corpse in the morgue. She finds the gun concealed in the corpse. However, while she is at the hospital, she finds the recently murdered body of the morgue assistant, and realises the killer is at the hospital. It is Nola's current husband, Dr Fraker, a pathologist from the hospital, who is also the blackmailer. Bobby found out what Fraker was up to, but Fraker rigged the first car accident before he could do anything about it, leading Bobby to eventually put Kinsey on the trail. Soon after, Fraker cut Bobby's brake lines, leading to his fatal crash; and falsified the autopsy results to point to a seizure. Fraker traps Kinsey and gives her a disabling injection but she manages to cosh him and escapes to a phone to call the police. In the epilogue, she describes finally discharging the debt she feels she owes to Bobby, and concludes with a wish that he is at peace.
(Third Read: 12/03/2019) In a side plot, Kinsey's landlord and friend Henry begins a personal and business relationship with Lila Sams, newly arrived in Santa Teresa. Kinsey, rubbed the wrong way by Lila, discovers her to be a fraudster with multiple identities and turns her over to the police just as Lila is preparing to decamp with Henry's money. I really enjoyed reading this book again. It's been over 25 years. Enjoy.
I found as I read this book multiple times, that more and more I felt the many ways that Kinsey was able to work and make it work to move the story along. Well written pulled with others. Great section of reading here. Again really well wrotten and a pleasure to read.
The novel begins with Kinsey at the gym, rehabilitating herself from injuries sustained at the end of B is for Burglar. There she meets Bobby Callahan, a twenty-three-year-old who was nearly killed when his car went off the road nine months before. Bobby is convinced that the car crash, which killed his friend Rick, was an attempt on his life. He suspects that he may still be in danger, so he hires Kinsey to investigate. Having lost some of his memories and cognitive faculties as a result of the crash, he can only vaguely articulate why he thinks someone wants to kill him, referring to some information in a red address book which he can no longer locate.
(Second Read 10/09/18) Kinsey takes the case despite little information, having taken a liking to Bobby. She meets his rich but dysfunctional family: Glen, his mother is an heiress on her third marriage to Derek Wenner, whose daughter Kitty is a 17-year-old drug-user and seriously ill with anorexia. Glen has spared no expense in seeking treatment and counselling for Bobby. He is depressed further due to Rick's death, his own injuries and the loss of his prospects at medical school. A few days later, Bobby dies in another car crash, which is attributed to a seizure while driving. Kinsey thinks this is the delayed result of the first crash and thus a successful murder. Kinsey investigates several people: Kitty stands to inherit 2 million dollars from Bobby's will; Derek insured Bobby's life for a large sum without Glen's knowledge; and Rick's parents blame Bobby for their son's death.
However, Kinsey looks elsewhere for the solution: a friend of Bobby's gives her Bobby's address book, which shows Bobby searching for someone called Blackman. Bobby's former girlfriend thought Bobby ended their relationship because he was having an affair with someone else, and thinks Bobby was helping a woman who was being blackmailed. Kinsey eventually finds out that the woman with whom Bobby was involved was his mother's friend, Nola Fraker. She confesses to having accidentally accidentally shot her husband, a well-known architect called Dwight Costigan, during a supposed struggle with an intruder at their home years before. She has a blackmailer, who is in possession of the gun with Nola's fingerprints on it.
Trying to investigate further, Kinsey realizes that 'Blackman' is code for an unidentified corpse in the morgue. She finds the gun concealed in the corpse. However, while she is at the hospital, she finds the recently murdered body of the morgue assistant, and realises the killer is at the hospital. It is Nola's current husband, Dr Fraker, a pathologist from the hospital, who is also the blackmailer. Bobby found out what Fraker was up to, but Fraker rigged the first car accident before he could do anything about it, leading Bobby to eventually put Kinsey on the trail. Soon after, Fraker cut Bobby's brake lines, leading to his fatal crash; and falsified the autopsy results to point to a seizure. Fraker traps Kinsey and gives her a disabling injection but she manages to cosh him and escapes to a phone to call the police. In the epilogue, she describes finally discharging the debt she feels she owes to Bobby, and concludes with a wish that he is at peace.
(Third Read: 12/03/2019) In a side plot, Kinsey's landlord and friend Henry begins a personal and business relationship with Lila Sams, newly arrived in Santa Teresa. Kinsey, rubbed the wrong way by Lila, discovers her to be a fraudster with multiple identities and turns her over to the police just as Lila is preparing to decamp with Henry's money. I really enjoyed reading this book again. It's been over 25 years. Enjoy.
I found as I read this book multiple times, that more and more I felt the many ways that Kinsey was able to work and make it work to move the story along. Well written pulled with others. Great section of reading here. Again really well wrotten and a pleasure to read.
November 24, 2017
Wow. This book was great. Great writing, better development with characters, a nice side plot involving Henry and Rosie, and a great ending.
Kinsey in book number three I think finally gives you enough yo want to stick with her. You hear about the accident that left her orphaned. Other characters like Rosie and Henry are given more to do. And we have Kinsey doing what she does best, not quitting til she finds out the answer to who tried to kill her client months ago.
C is for Corpse is told in the first person. Kinsey gives you her particulars and goes into how she was hired by a young man (Bobby Callahan) to try to find out who tried to kill him several months earlier. Bobby was left with injuries, and his best friend ended up dead. Initially Kinsey wonders if Bobby could be wrong, but enough evidence is found for her to realize that Bobby was doing something that caused someone to strike out to take him out.
Grafton gives you more information on Kinsey in this one. It's the first book that goes into the accident that leaves Kinsey orphaned. She doesn't use their names yet. However, we hear how she was raised by her aunt who was cold, but did love Kinsey.
We also get more development with Henry in this one, Kinsey's landlord and probably the closet person to our detective. I do love Henry in these earlier books, but geez, this book certainly shows his pattern of getting taken by people. Henry meets a woman that is not all she seems and Kinsey investigates.
We get additional characters that I don't recall being mentioned in future books. I'll have to double-check. I do like how Grafton has characters from earlier books show up in the later ones.
The writing was great and flow smooth. We have a death touch Kinsey and her doing what she can to get to the truth in this one. I don't know if I found the why to the case believable, but it was fun getting there anyway.
The ending leaves Kinsey providing a prologue that has some good news in it. I forgot how much I loved the earlier books that included a succinct prologue.
Kinsey in book number three I think finally gives you enough yo want to stick with her. You hear about the accident that left her orphaned. Other characters like Rosie and Henry are given more to do. And we have Kinsey doing what she does best, not quitting til she finds out the answer to who tried to kill her client months ago.
C is for Corpse is told in the first person. Kinsey gives you her particulars and goes into how she was hired by a young man (Bobby Callahan) to try to find out who tried to kill him several months earlier. Bobby was left with injuries, and his best friend ended up dead. Initially Kinsey wonders if Bobby could be wrong, but enough evidence is found for her to realize that Bobby was doing something that caused someone to strike out to take him out.
Grafton gives you more information on Kinsey in this one. It's the first book that goes into the accident that leaves Kinsey orphaned. She doesn't use their names yet. However, we hear how she was raised by her aunt who was cold, but did love Kinsey.
We also get more development with Henry in this one, Kinsey's landlord and probably the closet person to our detective. I do love Henry in these earlier books, but geez, this book certainly shows his pattern of getting taken by people. Henry meets a woman that is not all she seems and Kinsey investigates.
We get additional characters that I don't recall being mentioned in future books. I'll have to double-check. I do like how Grafton has characters from earlier books show up in the later ones.
The writing was great and flow smooth. We have a death touch Kinsey and her doing what she can to get to the truth in this one. I don't know if I found the why to the case believable, but it was fun getting there anyway.
The ending leaves Kinsey providing a prologue that has some good news in it. I forgot how much I loved the earlier books that included a succinct prologue.
April 10, 2021
Bem, este livro foi um balão de oxigénio nas minhas leituras! Seis livros iniciados e nenhum terminado não augurava nada de bom, mas a senhora dona Sue Grafton e a sua detetive, Kinsey Millhone, parece que deram a volta a este estado de leituras.
É uma história fenomenal e transcendente? Não, mas manteve-me interessada do princípio ao fim. Gostei da protagonista e da história e não é todos os dias que há um detetive privado do género feminino protagonista de um livro. Gostei desse aspeto e da forma como a menina Kinsey relata as suas aventuras. Também gostei do seu sentido de humor e da forma quase despreocupada com que vai vivendo a vida.
#circulalivros - Obrigada, Cristina! :)
É uma história fenomenal e transcendente? Não, mas manteve-me interessada do princípio ao fim. Gostei da protagonista e da história e não é todos os dias que há um detetive privado do género feminino protagonista de um livro. Gostei desse aspeto e da forma como a menina Kinsey relata as suas aventuras. Também gostei do seu sentido de humor e da forma quase despreocupada com que vai vivendo a vida.
#circulalivros - Obrigada, Cristina! :)
April 2, 2018
The prose and pacing are pretty good, the characters are a bit thin, dialogue okay, the mystery adequate, but the book feels heavily padded by descriptive passages (although nicely observed and written).
I'll try another by Grafton, but I'm not optimistic.
I'll try another by Grafton, but I'm not optimistic.
August 27, 2017
"C" is for Corpse finds Kinsey investigating the claim of an injured young man that his car accident was actually a murder attempt. Working for Bobby Callahan draws Kinsey into a tangled mix of life insurance claims, cold-case murder, and prescription drug abuse. For some reason, the case hits Kinsey hard, and it's very sad. Grafton illustrates Kinsey's emotions strongly. To balance out the sad storyline, there's a semi-comical subplot involving a golddigger taking advantage of Kinsey's hunky octagenarian landlord, Henry.
These books continue to feel quintessential 1980s for me in its gender dynamics. Bobby Callahan is portrayed as the ultimate tragic American figure -- a hunky privileged white man who, thanks to his injuries, no longer has a blessed life. Kinsey is an equal-opportunity slanderer, though, when it comes to weight. One male character is mentally lambasted for being overweight. Another female character is vocally chastised for being anorexic, even though it's pretty apparent she's being drugged by a trusted family doctor. As judgmental as Kinsey is toward people -- she judges random folks for being "poor" at the supermarket -- Grafton writes some fantastic scene descriptions in this book. She also crafts a suspenseful scene when Kinsey sneaks into the golddigger's room to hunt for clues. However, the climax, which also involves Kinsey sneaking somewhere for clues, drags. Also, the baddie just pops out to kill Kinsey, and it doesn't feel like she actually solves the case as opposed to just stumbling into the villain's lair.
At one point Kinsey calls a woman "ass eyes," an insult I don't even understand, but I kind of love it.
I tried listening to this on audio, but the reader's voice for a major male character -- an awkward mix of "macho" and "stupid" -- turned me off.
These books continue to feel quintessential 1980s for me in its gender dynamics. Bobby Callahan is portrayed as the ultimate tragic American figure -- a hunky privileged white man who, thanks to his injuries, no longer has a blessed life. Kinsey is an equal-opportunity slanderer, though, when it comes to weight. One male character is mentally lambasted for being overweight. Another female character is vocally chastised for being anorexic, even though it's pretty apparent she's being drugged by a trusted family doctor. As judgmental as Kinsey is toward people -- she judges random folks for being "poor" at the supermarket -- Grafton writes some fantastic scene descriptions in this book. She also crafts a suspenseful scene when Kinsey sneaks into the golddigger's room to hunt for clues. However, the climax, which also involves Kinsey sneaking somewhere for clues, drags. Also, the baddie just pops out to kill Kinsey, and it doesn't feel like she actually solves the case as opposed to just stumbling into the villain's lair.
At one point Kinsey calls a woman "ass eyes," an insult I don't even understand, but I kind of love it.
I tried listening to this on audio, but the reader's voice for a major male character -- an awkward mix of "macho" and "stupid" -- turned me off.
July 10, 2024
Not up to the standard of the previous 2 books...
There's almost no thinking behind the plot as almost every breakthrough came as a coincidence or a sudden revelation, giving the easiest way out to a dull conspiracy, also the side story is even more dull, which is after getting to the third book looks like a persisting part to add a bit to Kinsey's persona with every book, the book could've been easily reduced to half it's size
MiM
There's almost no thinking behind the plot as almost every breakthrough came as a coincidence or a sudden revelation, giving the easiest way out to a dull conspiracy, also the side story is even more dull, which is after getting to the third book looks like a persisting part to add a bit to Kinsey's persona with every book, the book could've been easily reduced to half it's size
MiM
December 21, 2010
This book was great. It was a fast, funny read full of just enough twists that I really had no idea who the final killer was going to be -- but I should have known all along. Along the way, there were some striking lines, some fast dialogue, and not too much guns-blazing action (which is a relief). The author moves from witty little snips of flirtatious dialogue to observations of the surrounding town that cross the border into literature. There's more than a trace of Chandler and even a little Carver in the way she deals with her well-known but completely made up California town and its crazy, ritzy inhabitants.
There are two mysteries afoot: one, the investigation of a near-fatal crash that's left the son of a rich family a shell of his former self; two, the not-for-profit mystery of where her landlord's new girlfriend has come from (and what she may want). The first leads detective Kinsey into a world of wealth and disfunction. The best part of this book is that not everything is better at the end; not everything is resolved neatly. People are hurt and stay hurt. That's a strange thing to root for, but in a mystery book, I do.
There are two mysteries afoot: one, the investigation of a near-fatal crash that's left the son of a rich family a shell of his former self; two, the not-for-profit mystery of where her landlord's new girlfriend has come from (and what she may want). The first leads detective Kinsey into a world of wealth and disfunction. The best part of this book is that not everything is better at the end; not everything is resolved neatly. People are hurt and stay hurt. That's a strange thing to root for, but in a mystery book, I do.
December 23, 2012
Kinsey Millhone manages to get herself mixed up in death and drama again. Surprise, surprise. In this case she gets hired and four days later her client is dead. Of course she can't let it go, I'm not actually saying she should, and eventually solves the crime. This time she manages to solve two very different crimes. Her landlord gets himself wrapped up with a suspicious character so Grafton includes another kind of crime as a side to the main.
I'm only on "C" of Grafton's alphabet and Kinsey Millhone series and already going from 3 stars to 2. It's just not that impressive and already predictable. I do give kudos to Grafton for managing to make the killer unsuspecting for the majority of the book. Kinsey, the P.I. star of the series, is already wearing thin on my nerves. But I'm a glutton for punishment apparently as I'm probably going to continue through the alphabet until I just can't stand it any longer - it's easy and mindless reading and a good way to break up the heavier, weightier books I read.
I'm only on "C" of Grafton's alphabet and Kinsey Millhone series and already going from 3 stars to 2. It's just not that impressive and already predictable. I do give kudos to Grafton for managing to make the killer unsuspecting for the majority of the book. Kinsey, the P.I. star of the series, is already wearing thin on my nerves. But I'm a glutton for punishment apparently as I'm probably going to continue through the alphabet until I just can't stand it any longer - it's easy and mindless reading and a good way to break up the heavier, weightier books I read.
November 10, 2018
Another fun entry into the alphabet murder mystery canon! I love the walk back in time to pre-internet days; I love the writing; I love private investigator Kinsey Millhone and her irreverent, wise-cracking, sometimes self-doubting, but always successful ways; I love the recurring characters with a capital C; and I'm sad that Grafton wasn't able to complete the series before her death. In this outing, Kinsey is hired by a young rich kid who believes someone is out to kill him. The action moves from there, involving many people in the wealthy class and medical community of Santa Teresa, many of whom could be suspects.
These mysteries are like snacks in comparison to the meaty main courses served up these days. They come in at 7-10 hours of listening, compared, for example, to the most recent Cormoran Strike novel, Lethal White, coming in at over 22 hours! (Although I must note that later entries in the series clock at 12-17 hours.) Snack-like as they may be, they are never over-stuffed and always satisfying.
These mysteries are like snacks in comparison to the meaty main courses served up these days. They come in at 7-10 hours of listening, compared, for example, to the most recent Cormoran Strike novel, Lethal White, coming in at over 22 hours! (Although I must note that later entries in the series clock at 12-17 hours.) Snack-like as they may be, they are never over-stuffed and always satisfying.
January 25, 2018
Kinsey is hired by Bobby, a guy who thinks someone is trying to kill him, and he wants to know who. Bobby had been in an accident that left him disfigured, but he's convinced it was not an accident and whoever tried to kill him still wants him dead. Unfortunately, the accident also caused Bobby to lose some of his memory, which makes it difficult for him to try to figure out who wants him dead. Kinsey takes the case, buy Bobby ends up dead a few days later. Kinsey doesn't leave cases unsolved, so she keeps working to find out who wanted Bobby dead.
The 3rd book in the Kinsey Millhone series. A good, fast-paced mystery. Kinsey got herself into some kind of stupid situations, especially at the end, but still a fun read.
I listened to an audio version of this book.
The 3rd book in the Kinsey Millhone series. A good, fast-paced mystery. Kinsey got herself into some kind of stupid situations, especially at the end, but still a fun read.
I listened to an audio version of this book.
June 13, 2024
Sue Grafton's books age well. Kinsey Milhone doesn't depend on gadgets and technological wonders for her PI skills, so nothing she did in the late 20th Century is outdated in the early 21st. I am new to this world and am enjoying it. This one solves the murder of an old friend of Kinsey's that doesn't appear to be a murder, and actually starts out as a favor for the old friend before he dies. The pacing is steady and the secondary plot involving Kinsey's elderly neighbor and landlord is interesting.
November 6, 2019
Was Bobby Callahan murdered? Kinsey has just met him and now he is dead. He hired her to investigate an attempt on his life that left him damaged and drifting. Is Bobby dead due to the first attempt or did someone decide to finish him off for sure? And what will happen if Kinsey keeps digging? Once again, she will push the envelope to find out the truth. Jump back into the 80's with Kinsey and her snarky outlook on life.
October 12, 2019
I still love Kinsey, but this was not my favorite book.
I got frustrated halfway through because it felt like it was just going in circles and it was a little boring.
It did come together in the end, and nicely, just getting there was an issue for me.
Still, I look forward to reading the next mystery in the series. it just might be awhile.
2.5/5
I got frustrated halfway through because it felt like it was just going in circles and it was a little boring.
It did come together in the end, and nicely, just getting there was an issue for me.
Still, I look forward to reading the next mystery in the series. it just might be awhile.
2.5/5
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