E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone, #5)

by Sue Grafton

Kinsey Millhone, thirty-two, twice divorced, ex-cop and private investigator, takes herself on as a client when she finds she has been framed. As she unravels the set-up, Kinsey discovers a twenty-year-old secret and follows a trail of murder that leads to her own front door. This is the fifth mystery featuring Kinsey Millhone, the previous two books being "'C' is for Corpse" and "'D' is for Deadbeat".

• ISBN10: 0816147159
• ISBN13: 9780816147151
• Publish Date: 1 December 1989 (first published 15 May 1988)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: G. K. Hall & Company
• Edition: Large type / large print edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 330
• Language: English

Reviews

I love Kinsey Millhone. But she's not everyone's cup of tea. I started reading the Alphabet series a few years ago - I think at the time it was up to O is for Outlaw. The idea of a mystery series each title beginning with a new letter amused me. I don't know why. I don't think it's particularly original. At least - I've seen a few others since. At the time though it was new to me and it just struck me as perfect. I flew through the series. Kinsey is riveting. She's brash and harsh and charming. She's fierce and flawed. She gets scared. She holds her own. She pushes herself to run often and tackles cases without judgement and with an open mind. Rosie and Henry are brilliant and I love the little family she builds around her.

But Kinsey Millhone isn't Jack Reacher - her speed is more Tracy Crosswhite. [b:My Sister's Grave|22341263|My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1)|Robert Dugoni|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405267054l/22341263._SY75_.jpg|41739579] Her cases aren't full of action and high speed chases - they're slowly nitpicking away until something clicks into place. She writes down all her thoughts and places her facts and ideas on 3x5 index cards - which she often shuffles and rearranges to help her solve her case. And I love it. Kinsey Millhone is great - but she's not for everyone.

For some reason I've seen reviewers compare this to Stephanie Plum - I don't know why - this is absolutely NOTHING like that. Stephanie Plum is a very different character and an extremely different type of book. That's more fluff. Kinsey Millhone is more procedural mysteries. And this series isn't current - it was first published in the 80's - there's not really technology. Messages were relayed by calling the landlines. Paper files were still the main form of storage. Not everyone will enjoy reading this. But if you like your mysteries to be more like procedurals with a determined and fierce character - Kinsey Millhone is for you.



I didn't like this as much as the previous books in the series. This kind of dragged for the first three quarters, getting nowhere and then all of a sudden all the revelations kept coming and made no sense. Well it did make sense I guess but I didn't like it.


2.5 stars.

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This book is a little different than the others, because Kinsey is basically working to clear herself. I can give it a thumbs up.