Kinsey Millhone, PI is another one of my favorite mystery series. This one is written by Sue Grafton. The series is Ms. Grafton’s one and only mystery series that she has written since the beginning of her career in 1982. Kinsey is a quite a good, dependable private eye who does the usual things like skip tracing, background checks, insurance fraud investigations with the occasional foray into murder. Sue Grafton has kept her character set in a small town in southern California during the 1980s which was great for the first 10 years or so but private investigations and people have progressed a lot over the last 40 years. Still, they are pretty great stories to read and, of course, like with all the series I love I will re-read them all again at least once a year.
Sadly Ms. Grafton passed away in December 2017 before she could get to the very last title in the series. She was so close with the last one being Y for Yesterday which had the hardback copy published in 2017. Her website is still active and maintained by her family and her agent. Her Facebook page is also active with posts from her family and someone named Jamie. The best news is that A&E have announced that they have agreed to produce a movie series based on the series! That is so exciting. A great thing to look forward to in the future and a terrific excuse to re-read the entire series. Keep updated on their progress by “Following” her Facebook page. This was a great storyteller and she is missed.
“A” is for Alibi (1982)
“B” is for Burglar (1985)
“C” Is for Corpse (1986)
“D” is for Deadbeat (1987)
“E” is for Evidence (1988)
“F” is for Fugitive (1989)
“G” is for Gumshoe (1990)
“H” is for Homicide (1991)
“I” is for Innocent (1992)
“J” is for Judgment (1993)
“K” is for Killer (1994)
“L” is for Lawless (1995)
“M” is for Malice (1996)
“N” is for Noose (1998)
“O” Is for Outlaw (1999)
“P” is for Peril (2001)
“Q” is for Quarry (2002)
“R” is for Ricochet (2004)
“S” is for Silence (2005)
“T” is for Trespass (2007)
“U” is for Undertow (2009)
“V” is for Vengeance (2011)
“W” is for Wasted (2013)
X (A Kinsey Millhone Novel) (2015)
“Y” is for Yesterday (2017)
