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"H" Is for Homicide: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 8
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"H" Is for Homicide: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 8
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"H" Is for Homicide: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 8

Written by Sue Grafton

Narrated by Mary Peiffer

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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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.

As the Los Angeles Times notes, this audiobook confirms again that Kinsey Millhone is "a wonderful character, tough but not brutish, resourceful and sensitive, a fit knight to walk those mean streets with her male predecessors."

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Release dateOct 18, 2005
ISBN9781415930182
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"H" Is for Homicide: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 8
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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:H should be for huckster..PLOT OR PREMISE:Kinsey has her hands full with a dead claims adjuster, a scam artist on the run from a dangerous ex, and an efficiency expert at the insurance company..WHAT I LIKED:Kinsey goes undercover with the scam artist and her ex, with support from Dolan, and she really throws herself into the role. She shows up as the scam artist's friend, and hangs out while the relationship with the crazy ex deteriorates even further..WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:The crazy ex is indeed crazy, but the ridiculous explanation for a lot of his behaviour is that he has Tourette's. Not exactly a deep plot device nor very accurate portrayal..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
    I decided not to finish this one--it was too crude and unpleasant.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This time Kinsey goes undercover and basically is in danger the whole entire book. I just had to keep reading it to see how she finally gets away from Raymond. And what an ending! Did not see that coming about Luis! As usual, excellent characters and story and looking forward to reading I next!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    So I pointed out in my last review that I prefer Kinsey working on her own and that is exactly what you get with H is for Homicide. This book went very fast for me as compared to the other books. I think because the story is confined to such a narrow point once Kinsey goes undercover. Yep, that’s right Kinsey is undercover and unable to break cover without risking not her life but the lives of some of those around her
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    Even though the story spans from Santa Theresa to Los Angeles, Grafton does a fantastic job of making you feel just as trapped and confined in the environment as Kinsey is with her precarious situation. I think some of the appreciation also must go to Judy Kaye and her narration. She emotes and helps the reader build the world in their head. The story moves at a very quick pace and the action scenes convey a profound sense of tension of excitement. I developed a true appreciation for some Kinsey’s abilities as clues “click” in her head and she is able to put the big picture together.

    I also liked the integration of more of Lt. Dolan’s character and you can tell he may not fully like detectives but he has a great deal of respect for Kinsey.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    As always, a great read. Never a dull moment. Her books could be read in one seating if one had the time. I never tire of Kinsey Millhone, the main character in Sue Grafton's books. She is an independent young woman, self-employed, doing what she loves to do and is good at it. As a private investigator, she is a minority in her field. If you enjoy. suspense, this is book and series for you.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I especially enjoy the clear sense of place and time in this series. While southern California in the 80s certainly had its issues, it's where and when I grew up. I love to get a feel for a place from reading any book; it's especially charming to spend a while in a familiar time and place :)
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    When Kinsey comes home from doing a case in San Diego, she finds the police investigating a murder in the parking lot of her office. This leads to her investigating insurance fraud and at the request of Lieutenant Dolan she goes under cover. Eventually she is held hostage by the fraud kingpin along with the girl, Bibianna, he wishes to marry. Unknown to the villain, she is already married to an ex cop, Jimmy Tate, who Kinsey knows. Lots of action and tension as Kinsey tries to escape her predicament. It is a different case in that Kinsey is forced away from her usual sites such as her home because she is under cover.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    There's no mystery this time, though the novel starts with a murder. The killer is identified fairly early. That's not the story. Kinsey is asked to go undercover to help crack a car accident fraud ring. That plan goes awry pretty quickly and most of the story is about her time trapped with the gang. The theme is tension. The trick in the writing is to keep Kinsey as an active and competent protagonist in a story where she's mostly a prisoner. Grafton does a decent job at that balance.Fine for Grafton fans, if you're OK with none of the usual background characters, and no mystery to solve.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Good read with twist at end
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I have to say that each book seems to get better as the series progresses.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I enjoyed this book less than the rest in the series. This was a light read with interesting characters, not the least of which is Kinsey Millhone the many times outmatched private detective. Things always seem to work out, and the bad guys always pay.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoyed this installment in the Kinsey Millhone series. Sue Grafton created a sociopathic villain that was almost likeable. I enjoyed reading about Kinsey's character wavering back and forth between liking and hating Raymond. The ending wasn't a huge surprise, but it was still fun nonetheless. The only thing that kept this from being a 5 star book is that you find out how the homicide from the title was commited, but nothing was ever done about it. It was just fluffed off.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Rereading the next letter in Grafton's alphabet series, Kinsey finds herself with a new case--looking into insurance fraud--and goes undercover to find the truth. This one was fast-paced and had little of the characters we have come to love: no Henry, Rosie, with limited Vera and Con Doyle. Step back into the eighties where we wore mini-skirts, ratted our hair, and didn't run around with cell phones and internet. It adds a layer of complexity to her investigations that we wouldn't find with our technologically-advanced PIs of today.

    Kinsey's always fun to read, and "H" doesn't disappoint, but doesn't necessarily delight, either. Having read them when they were new releases, though, they have stood the test of time for me. Still one of my favorite detective series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Grafton's Kinsey Alphabet Mysteries series continues to be a great 'change of pace' read for me with a reliable lead character and a retro setting that I always enjoy bouncing in and out of. I found H is for Homicide to be a little different from the previous books in the series. While Grafton's books always go into detail about the characters and their environment, this was the first time that detailed focus has been on the insurance fraud Kinsey was investigating. While the whole 'infiltration into the fraud ring' didn't quite work for me, the information on how the frauds were being perpetrated was quite interesting. Having a character with Tourette syndrome was another interesting twist to the story. The middle part of the story started to drag for me and even some of the bits that were probably supposed to be suspenseful really didn't come across as such. Maybe because I have been reading too many Scottish police procedural of late, but for me it was almost as though Grafton was being a bit tongue-in-cheek about part of the story, especially when our fraud ring kingpin Raymond Maldonado's point of view of the world and morals are at discrepancy with his character. While I was starting to worry that this was going to be my most boring Grafton read to date, Grafton managed to spice up the last 3-4 chapters and brought the story to a close with her usual suspense as we wait to see what happens. I love the curve ball ending - I do enjoy it when an author is able to sneak a plausible surprise into the story - and I am looking forward to dipping into the next book in the series the next time I am in the need of a change of pace story.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I’ve been reading this series for a few months and I love it. I love starting a new Kinsey Millhone novel because I know it’s going to be great. Some of them are harder to pick up and some are gripping from the first page. This one was slower to get into. It took about 50 pages before I really was into it, but then I was sucked in. The plot didn’t come out until about 25 pages in and even then I didn’t really know where or how it was going to go. I didn’t think it would be a great story and was worried this would be the first that I didn’t really like. But it ended up being in top 3 by the end. There were twists and turns along the way but the biggest blow came in a huge plot twist at the end that caused me to actually set the book down so I could process it. Grafton brought in a new type of mystery. Kinsey, for the first time in her career, did undercover work. Because of that, it was a different flow to the story and didn’t writing because she had to be someone else. Once I got used to the differences, it was a great book. I would recommend it to every mystery lover.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The situation that Kinsey Millhone finds herself in is completely different than other stories in the series. That's one of the things that keeps it interesting! The characters are well developed. I feel like I know exactly who they are by the end of the book. The situation keeps the tension high while you try to figure out how she can extricate herself from the trouble she's found herself in.

    It begins with the death of a insurance adjuster that Kinsey is familiar with. Kinsey is asked by the insurance company to investigate some traffic accident claims as there seems to be a fraud ring involved. By the time it's all over, Kinsey has gotten herself thrown in jail to stick with her suspect and then, when released, smack dab in the middle of the fraud ring herself. She needs to get away from these guys and get back to her own life but it will be a dangerous situation to try to get away from.

    If you've never read a Kinsey Millhone story, I wouldn't start with this one. You need to read a few others so you know who she is but if you've read some of the others, you'll enjoy this one!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Audiobook. Very good series to listen to while exercising and doing housework. I will definitely continue to listen to and/or read them.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In this eighth book of the series, Kinsey branches out a bit, reluctantly, into undercover work. It gives us a little something different and opens up the character to us in some new ways. I really enjoyed this book--Grafton seems to be able to avoid falling into a rut with a long series with this one. Easy and entertaining, it doesn't ask a lot of the reader.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    these are all fun reads--perfect beach, train, or waiting room reads. But this one kicks it up a notch. addictively readable
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Recently went through and began reading them all again. Currently on this one, but have read them all.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    After Kinsey's most recent case comes to a close, she heads back home and finds out that a friend has been murdered. A short time later she begins investigating an insurance scam and finds out that the two cases are connected. Soon she finds herself working undercover in the home of Raymond Maldonado, after befriending his ex-girlfriend Bibianna Diaz. As with all of Grafton's mysteries, the strength is in the details and in Kinsey's cleverness. In H Grafton introduces us to a man with Tourette syndrome, a bi-polar pit bull and a grade school chum of Kinsey's, among others. It’s a fun addition to the series, though her situation never seemed as dire as it does in some of the other books. I did think it was funny that Grafton used her H is Homicide letter on a novel that had very little to do with homicide. I is for Insurance Fraud maybe?"Violence is a form of theater that only the disenfranchised can afford."
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I have to give this one a thumbs up. I think it was actually one of the better books in the series. Really sucked me in towards the end! I like a book that I have a hard time putting down.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I still can't make my mind up about this series, reading them passes the time quite nicely, so I don't hate them. But on the other hand they aren't memorable and I haven't bonded with Kinsey as a character, and this is the eighth book in the series I have read. I've got two more books in the series on my tbr pile so I will read those (every book that comes into the house has to be read) but, unless something amazing happens in these books, won't be rushing to read the remainder of the series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Kinsey gets involved with gathering evidence regarding an insurance fraud ring complete with a psycho 'boss'. After a night in jail her life gets more complicated as she gets deeply involved with the crooks. An old school friend is brought back into her life which complicates matters.This is an excellent book which I think is one of her best. I thought the ending came about rather abruptly but there was still a small surprise in store from Luis.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    My first Sue Grafton novel. Originally published as "H is for Homicide". As they all go in alphabetical order, this is installment no. 8 with female sleuth Kinsey Millhone. She goes undercover in the barrio of Los Angeles to investigate an insurance fraud ring. I read reviews on Amazon and some said that this was one of her weaker books. Well, if this was not such a good one, I have to get at least the 7 previous ones in a hurry, because I did like this one a lot. Short, suspenseful, witty - good entertainment! And this time I will try to star with A...
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Fraud. By far the best of the series so far. More old school friends re-surface as Kinsey is tasked to investigate car insurance fraud. A night in jail ends up with kinsey trapped in LA as part of the fraudsters gang. Can she outwit the 'boss' and gather the evidence needed?