• C is for Corpse

  • A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
  • By: Sue Grafton
  • Narrated by: Mary Peiffer
  • Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,083 ratings)

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C is for Corpse

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

Bobby Callahan was only 20 when an accident left him disfigured for life. The doctors patched up his body but they couldn't fix his mind.

Huge chunks of his memory were lost but he knew someone had tried to kill him and that the "accident" was deliberate. He knew he had the key to something that made him dangerous to the murderer but he didn't know what. No one believed him...so he hired Kinsey Millhone.

Three days later Bobby was dead. But Kinsey never welched on a deal. She'd been hired to stop a killing, now she'd find the killer instead.

Don't miss the other titles in the Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mystery Series.
©1986 Sue Grafton (P)1993 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

"Millhone's feisty, stubborn, resourceful, guardedly romantic, and willfully practical...our kind of loner." (Detroit News)

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C is for Cares

Kinsey is a caring professional that will do the right thing. Honest and with scruples. Characters coming together nicely. Enjoy.

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Ending was lax

This title’s ending was lax. It didn’t solve the problem well. So the scammer was hauled off by the cops. And Henry got his money back. But I wanted to know more about the perpetrator. What made her do it?

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good listen

I like this series of books and the reader is good. Unabridged and it is the whole story.

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Good story

I liked the story and characters There was a lot of swearing using the f word especially the first half of the book. I wish Sue Grafton would write without the swearing. I'll be looking for other authors with cleaner language.

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Very Good Read and Reader!

What did you love best about C is for Corpse?

I really enjoyed the plot of this one. It was somewhat predictable, but still very griping I very much want to listen to the other books in this series.

What did you like best about this story?

I thought that the story was very fluid and believable which I find refreshing. Many of the books I listen to are not this easy to get involved in. I really wanted to know what was going to happen next.

Which character – as performed by Mary Peiffer – was your favorite?

Kinsey is hands down my favorite. She has the perfect voice to go with the character. I can't imagine a better reader for this book.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If I had the time I would have listened to it from start to finish.

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Intreging, great storyline and hard to put up

What did you love best about C is for Corpse?

Kinsey tells it like it is, you can relate to her

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Sue has a talent about her to keep you listening or reading her books to find out the conclusion
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Which character – as performed by Mary Peiffer – was your favorite?

I still enjoy Kinsey the best

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Kinsey can be very forthcoming in a very interesting way

Any additional comments?

You will want to listen to all her books once you listen to or read the first one

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im in A thru Z

enjoyable listen. kinda short for the $ but im hooked and look forward to the next book, im on D now.

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A winner

Love sue grafton. Great story can listen to her books multiple times and always enjoy

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another phenomenal book in the series

Kinsey millhone is the golden standard for whatever female investigator should be. Sue Grafton crafted a phenomenal series.

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Would you consider the audio edition of C is for Corpse to be better than the print version?

The easy to follow the story when doing manual tasks

Who was your favorite character and why?

Always Kensey

Which scene was your favorite?

The friend with all the cats that worked at the roller-ring with the black book

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I never was like other kids but learned to search house to find thing instead of kid games

Any additional comments?

no

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