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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone #3) in Books

Jun 4, 2019

C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone #3)

Sue Grafton | 2005 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Mystery

8.8

(6 Ratings)

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Strong female lead (0 more)

Entertaining mystery

This is the third book in the Kinsey Millhone "Alphabet" series by Sue Grafton, and so far it's been my favourite.

This time round private investigator Kinsey Millhone's services are employed by rich kid Bobby Callahan who thinks someone is out to kill him. Bobby’s struggling to get anyone to believe him, which isn’t surprising given the accident that he believes was a murder attempt, left him with memory loss and generally not a well boy. When Bobby dies not long after hiring Kinsey, (not a spoiler honest,) she becomes more determined than ever to get to the bottom of what Bobby was involved in.

The main story was a solid mystery but it really benefited from a fun side story where we get to see the people around Kinsey’s day to day life more. Henry the sexy octogenarian landlord and Rosie the overbearing Hungarian bar owner are enjoyable recurring characters. Having a bit more going on seemed to reduce the tedious description levels that I found bogged the previous books in places helping to move this book along at a better pace.

Kinsey keeps growing on me as a character, great to have a strong female lead without large amounts of time dedicated to romantic relationships. She’s a strong independent woman, I just struggle with a character who doesn't like dogs (this is usually the sign of a psyco imho)

I will be carrying on with this series and see what Kinsey gets involved in next.