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M Is For Malice
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M Is For Malice
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M Is For Malice

Written by Sue Grafton

Narrated by Judy Kaye

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Kinsey Millhone's latest client is Malek Construction, a $40 million company still in family hands. It doesn't take an accountant to see that the four Malek brothers stand to inherit a fortune. But one of the brothers has been missing for 18 years, and Kinsey's assignment is to find him.

The stock of family memories is filled with nothing but bitterness, and the prodigal son will find no comfort at the Malek table. If there's one thing that goes hand in hand with bad blood, it's murder -- and that's just around the corner.


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LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 6, 2004
ISBN9780739316290
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M Is For Malice
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Sue Grafton

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton (1940-2017) entered the mystery field in 1982 with the publication of 'A' Is for Alibi, which introduced female hard-boiled private investigator, Kinsey Millhone, operating out of the fictional town of Santa Teresa, (aka Santa Barbara) California, and launched the bestselling Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries. In addition to her books, she published several Kinsey Millhone short stories, and with her husband, Steven Humphrey, wrote numerous movies for television, including “A Killer in the Family” (starring Robert Mitchum), “Love on the Run” (starring Alec Baldwin and Stephanie Zimbalist) and two Agatha Christie adaptations, “Sparkling Cyanide” and “Caribbean Mystery,” which starred Helen Hayes. Grafton is published in 28 countries and in 26 languages.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    BOTTOM-LINE:Great novel, good characters, let-down for the ending..PLOT OR PREMISE:Kinsey is hired by her cousin Tasha, the lawyer, to track down the long-lost fourth son of a recently deceased construction company owner so they can file the will for probate..WHAT I LIKED:Kinsey does a quick short-cut on finding the missing heir, and sets in motion a series of interactions with the rest of the family that results in death. Add in an old fraud, the return of Dietz to her life, and some emerging feelings for the prodigal son, and it is a full novel..WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:A couple of the final pieces to the puzzle are completely hidden until the last chapter, and it's not even Kinsey who finds them. I didn't feel it was playing fair with the reader, holding back some key elements until the end that no one had a chance to see being uncovered so much as like working on a puzzle for several days only to have someone spoil the ending by just telling you the solution..DISCLOSURE:I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, nor do I follow her on social media.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Really wanted to take a shower after this book – it just left me feeling dirty. None of the characters are that likable except for the dead person and the murderer. I don’t know how Kinsey survived this book emotionally because it was a rough ride.

    As I listened to this book, all I could think was it should have been the “G” book for Greed because the Malik family was a whole bunch of greedy bast****. Kinsey gets rolled into this family drama through a lost heir search and results in her solving a cold case and a murder. Since she is hired by her family, there is that additional drama added to the situation plus the victims in both cases may have been adults but there was a level childhood innocence that truly makes the bad guys seem even more disgusting in my opinion. The sad part of this story is I felt there was no justice in the ending of this book for those victims.

    Kinsey also has deal with the return of Dietz, her on/off love interest – these parts of the book are hard for me because I don’t see what Kinsey really sees in this guy but it’s her life. The best of these books is of course Judy Kaye who is the phenomenal voice of this series.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I really wanted to like this, since I really like the person who suggested this series... but I don't. The writing is sophmoric, the plot is weak, and the characters are too flat. It didn't help that the narration was mediocre.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Kinsey finally meets one of her cousins. Tasha is a lawyer and she hires Kinsey to track down a missing man who if found could inherited five million. When Kinsey meets the missing man's family, his three brothers do not want him found and obviously do not like him. Even though Guy, the missing son, has been missing for 15 years, Kinsey finds him in a day.When she meets him she immediately likes him and finds it difficult to believe the ugly stories his brothers tell about him. He comes to town to meet his family and work out his father's will. As the tension rises, Kinsey tries to protect Guy, but when he is found murdered, she becomes deeply involved in the investigation.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    A re-read after many years. This one had some weird psychic stuff going on that I don't remember at all. Kinsey seeing things and feeling presences, and experiencing a tremblor that no one else in the same house at the same time felt . Not sure what that was all about; partly her processing her abandonment issues, but it felt odd to me at this point in her life when she'd never exhibited much in the way of spirituality before. Dietz is back in the picture, both improving and complicating her life. As usual, the job becomes personal, and Kinsey gets involved beyond the scope of her contract. At least she was in no personal peril in this one. I did figure out approximately who and why, which doesn't always happen.July 2019
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great book & fantastic series!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Sue Grafton is my go to author for vacation reads. The dry humor and the 1980's setting with big macs and walkmans just makes me grin. Not to mention phone books and answering machines. well thought out, IGrafton gives you clues along the way but doesn't shout out "here's the bad guy". a+reading
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This one is more of a sleeper mystery, with a fair bit of attention being given to Kinsey's romantic interests and her newly found family relations. The first half of the book was very slow - great for listening to while engaged in other tasks - but it does pick up the pace and I have to admit that I thought I had identified the culprit, only to be found wrong as the story reached its "tell" plateau. As the saying goes, "The devil is in the details". As always, I continue to enjoy my "retro" journeys with Kinsey, being reminded of bygone days where answering machines where separate devices usually located beside the phone and not some password protected access system one dials in or connects to. Kinsey's love for peanut butter and pickle sandwiches continues to bring a smile to my face: I haven't had one of those sandwiches in decades and yet still remember, like it was yesterday, eating the very same sandwich as a teenagers, although my preference was for dill pickles. ;-) Another good installment in the Kinsey Millhone series and the perfect accompaniment to listen to while engaging in my Christmas crafting activities.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another episode in the Kinsey Millhone series. As this series has progressed, Sue Grafton has tried many tricks of the mystery/suspense trade. Most of them she has done quite effectively, in my opinion. This episode seemed to revolve around the red herring. Grafton did an excellent job pointing the finger at everyone in the story. Pretty much the only characters not blamed at some point are Kinsey herself and her on again/off again boyfriend Dietz. I enjoyed the characters and enjoyed watching the moving finger" of blame."
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Current favorite of the series so far. For one thing, it didn't seem as if the emotional side and mystery side of the novel were competing or lacking. They both felt well fleshed out and balanced which made for a very satisfying book. I have to admit, I was wrong about the whodunit denouement and quite happy about it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Kinsey is asked by her cousin Tasha to find a missing heir for a family that really doesn’t want him back. He left years ago, running from him “bad boy” and “black sheep” reputation. Of course, she finds him and seeing how his life has changed, she advises him that going back would probably only cause bad things to happen. Sure enough, he goes back and sure enough, bad things happen. Sue Grafton is excellent at drawing characters that we really don’t like and she definitely has those in this book. The mystery is not difficult. All the clues are there. What makes this book different is the emotional depth that Kinsey feels for the missing heir. It contrasts starkly with the emotional distance she usually keeps from just about every other human being. It was a bit disconcerting for me.Dietz was a back and that’s always a good thing for me. The characters that usually ground Kinsey in her world, Rosie and Henry, were not in much evidence. I miss them when they are gone. Sue Grafton is never formulaic and once again we get a story that is different and intriguing. Halfway through the alphabet and I’m still enjoying them.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Kinsey’s cousin Tasha hires her to find a missing person. Guy Malek ran away from home as a young man and has been missing for almost 20 years. He was always the black sheep of his wealthy family, but when his father passes away and names him in the will his brothers need to locate him. When Kinsey finds him she realizes that he has become a kind and sincere man, nothing like the teenage hellion she heard tales about. For me, this was one of the best Kinsey Millhone books I’ve read. They tend to follow the same pattern, as most detective novels do, but some cases are stronger than others. After a few mediocre ones this book felt like it got back to the heart of who Kinsey is. She can’t help but look out for people, even if it isn’t to her benefit. She finds herself drawn to Guy and trying to look out for his interests. This installment also includes the return of Robert, the fellow P.I. and romantic flame that we met in G is for Gumshoe. His presence has an interesting effect on Kinsey. She prides herself on being self-sufficient and never really needing anyone, but having him around makes her question that. BOTTOM LINE: One of the best in the series so far, this case hits a lot of emotional buttons for Kinsey. It becomes very personal for her and she finds herself thinking about the losses she’s faced in her own life.  
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was my first Kinsey book, an I did not really like her as a character. The mystery was interesting enough, but it did not really make me ever want to read more.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Out of A - V, this is my favorite and the saddest for Kinsey.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I really enjoyed this alphabet...until the murder occurred. Since no one besides the murdered person was sympathetic--not the brothers, deceased father, sister-in-law, nor Kinsey's old boyfriend returned, nor the investigating cop. Add to this general unappealing cast of characters the fact that none of Kinseys friends show up as more than stick-figures... Well, I'm glad it wasn't the first book in the series!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Kinsey knew it was a bad idea taking a job from a family member, but she had no idea just how bad it would really turn out to be. Tasha, one of her recently found cousins is an attorney for a family in Kinsey’s hometown of Santa Teresa. A family member has dies there, and they need to see if a lost brother can be located. Tasha hires Kinsey to find the lost brother for her client’s family, and things run from there. Kinsey of course finds him, and in the process, finds more than she bargained for in herself. She finds herself drawn to the lost brother. An old flame comes back into Kinsey’s life as well, making things in life and feelings more complicated as well.One would think in a series of books, such as what Ms. Grafton has created would end up repetitive over time, but this is clearly not the case. Kinsey’s character, and her relationships keep growing and developing, and the cases get more intriguing as time goes on.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was a pretty good installment. I like it when Kinsey gets a little companionship. I hope we see more of Dietz, or at least of *someone* as a romantic interest (cuz I'm not especially crazy about Dietz himself), later in the series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    i think this is a really good book because... . . ... .. .. .. ... . .. ....... ... .. its about a mystery and you think the whole entire book is going to be about finding one person and then you read and its like the complete oppisite. and for most people it is really hard to find a good book but i have found out that if you just shutup and read it then it can be really good. i dont know if this is 75 words or not. probably not but whatever.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This author is improving her characterisation and plotting
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    M is for Magnificent Ms Grafton. 4 men and an inheritance lead to intrigue, mystery and murder with a nice twist at the end.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Not great writing but story kept my interest and was somewhat believable. Does have some good insights: "...he was fiercely insubordinate. He didn't so much go against regulations as ignore them, operating on the assumption that the rules simply didn't apply to him." Also my favorite quote: "That's the difference between us in a nutshell Dietz. 'Because I live in the moment?' 'Because for you that's enough.' "
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Missing person. Hired to track down a possable will beneficary, Kinsey is quickly drawn into a rich family's disputes. Takes a while to get going, unual for this series, but picks up about half way through. Shame about the random ghost inclusion. The ending is particularly suprising, although it isn't an original plot device, I completely didn't expect it here. Once again Grafton's writing is best when Kinsey is invoved with a dead victim, the interactions with Guy are compelling.Subplot - Dietz again.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    M is for Malice, and there is plenty of that between the Malek brothers. When papa dies suddenly he leaves a huge fortune between the 4 brothers which causes a stir since ONE was supposed to have been written out of the will. No one can find that one.So the three brothers need to make a resonable search for the missing #4. That it Kinsey's job. She finds she doesn't like the 3 doing the hireing and when she does stumble across #4 he is the only one to have turned his life around and tried to become a better person. Then all hell breaks loose.