• H is for Homicide

  • A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
  • By: Sue Grafton
  • Narrated by: Mary Peiffer
  • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (757 ratings)

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H is for Homicide

By: Sue Grafton
Narrated by: Mary Peiffer
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Publisher's summary

It started with the murder of Kinsey Millhone's sometime drinking buddy, an insurance claims adjuster. But before long Kinsey stumbles onto a massive insurance scam. Going undercover as a wisecracking vamp, Millhone descends into the Los Angeles nether world of machismo and gang hideouts. Her companion, terrified at having crossed the violent crook Raymond Maldonado, is Bibianna Diaz, no Girl Scout herself.
Don't miss the other titles in the Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mystery Series.
©1991 Sue Grafton (P)1994 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

"The eighth in Grafton's best-selling series is perhaps the wildest ride yet....Grafton's skill with dialogue, her vivid characterizations and California scenery are priceless....There are moments when the tension becomes so unbearable that you are tempted to skip paragraphs out of self-preservation." (USA Today)
"One of the best....A vivid, funny portrait of life in an ethnic underworld, viewed without judgment. Suspense there is, plentifully, and a final suggestion that Kinsey will be exploring different mischiefs next time. Outstanding." (Los Angeles Times)

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    3 out of 5 stars

Abrupt Ending!

This book ends so fast that it truly lacks finality. You're listening along and within seconds the whole thing is wrapped up and the listener is left feeling rather empty. You don't really sympathize with any of the characters, especially Kinsey. Also, the sound editing is so choppy that it's hard to pay attention to the dialog. Not Grafton's best.

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Not much mystery

This is more of a thriller than a mystery. There's a bit of a surprise at the end, but not much. Everyone knows who-dun-it about a quarter of the way in. Even the action to catch the guy is just stuff that happens, rather than a plan. I enjoyed it some, but not as much as others in this series.

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Sue Grafton can do no wrong!

This is it now, I am all caught up with the series - obviously all read out of order since this is “H” and the series is up to “W”.

I adore the Kinsey Milhone character so much; I am going to miss not having her around on a regular basis! I’m going from 23 instalments in 6 years, to a new instalment every 2 years.

Will be sad to reach the end.

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Too much foul language and sex talk in this one for me.

Not the same as the other books so far in this area. It is distracting to me. It’s a personal opinion, but I wanted others to be aware.

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I liked the story but it had a little canned feel

There was a bit of TV format to the book. It was a good storyline and was performed well. The undercover work had more substance than usual. All in all not a waste of time.

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Fun! Entertaining!

Typical of Sue Grafton's series.
Well written and never a dull moment.
Same character and a new plot. I enjoyed this one.

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Great listen except for the ending

I really enjoyed this book. Kinsey was in a real fix but she didn’t save herself. I didn’t like that.

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Always a good listen.

I enjoyed the audio of this book very much. Looking forward to the next one.

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I love Kinsey

I really don’t care what Kinsey is up to as long as Mary Peiffer is telling me the story. I’m actually going through the series a second time.

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Just okay

Just okay, her other books have been better. Hope the next one I listen to has a better storyline.

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