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G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7)
G is for Gumshoe - Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7
Author: Sue Grafton
ISBN-13: 9780449219362
ISBN-10: 0449219364
Publication Date: 4/28/1991
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 458 ratings
Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 136 more book reviews
I have this book. The cover is different though.
reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 79 more book reviews
Kinsey Millhone again, but better. She gets better with each case!
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Kinsey Millhone moves back into her renovated apartment, and is hired to find an elderly lady living in the Mojave Desert by herself.
Bookworm42 avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 54 more book reviews
I couldn't put this book down. The ending is certainly a surprize. Great reading as always.
reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 96 more book reviews
Another great in the series. Can't get enough!
Booklover57 avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 44 more book reviews
Another great adventure for Kinsey Milhone....she's so entertaining and gets herself in and out of more messes...she's fun to read!
ShareBear avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 159 more book reviews
7th book in the series. Kinsey solves a 40 year old mystery that is full of murder and coverups. She meets a man and becomes intimate with him. Making you wonder about her relationship with Jonah.
dbs avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 329 more book reviews
Classic Grafton. Part of a series, but stands well on it's own. Good plot, well-written, finely crafted mystery.
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I've never really gotten into mystery novels until I picked up Sue Grafton. Her books are all highly entertaining and now I look forward to finding good mysteries.
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Kinsey Millhone is back again! Keep reading!
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Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series keeps getting better. I couldn't put this book down, but didn't want it to end. There are a couple intertwining plots that keep you guessing.
dalynnrmc avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 24 more book reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed the characterization in this book, especially that of the crazy mother who, at the beginning of the book, is missing in the desert. The second mystery is that someone is trying to kill Kinsey! I loved there being a double plot to this one. Kudos to Grafton!
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This is a great story in the "Kinsey Millhone Series". This mystery kept me turning the pages and I finished the book in two days! Could not put it down! Sue Grafton's description of her surroundings and her ability to create "humorous characters" keeps the story rolling!
barbsis avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 1076 more book reviews
PI Kinsey Millhone is searching for a missing 83 year old woman. When she finds her, Agnes is suffering from dementia and seems scared to death about something. She is relocated closer to her daughter and immediately escapes the nursing home. Strange things come to Kinsey's attention and suddenly she is investigating Agnes' life because nothing seems to add up regarding this family. While this is going on, Kinsey finds out that someone she's once hunted down has put out a contract on her life. In between running for her life, she's nvestigating Agnes' troubles.

This is a short novel but one of the better ones involving Kinsey. Very suspenseful and Kinsey even gets to experience a little romance.
baeb47 avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 207 more book reviews
The seventh in the series of mysteries featuring the sassy, single private investigator, Kinsey Malone. In this one, a hit man is after her, and she has to hire a bodyguard!
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Sue Grafton never disappoints me. She provides another quality "who-dun-it" here.
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I like this book
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I am enjoying the Sue Grafton series. Listening to her escapades and how she figures out how the investigation ends is exciting. She is just very entertaining and her books keep my attention.
MediumDebbi avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 92 more book reviews
Great as always! I really like her and hope that she thinks up something after the alphabet series is spent! The Kinsey character is someone who I have come to enjoy getting to know!
reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 24 more book reviews
Another great Kinsey Millhone murder mystery!!!
reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 9 more book reviews
Fun mystery, you'll love the character of Kinsey Millhone.
I'm working my way thru the alphabet.
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Another great book! Well written! Kept my attention!
reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 142 more book reviews
Kinsey almost plays second fiddle in this one, getting into jams by herself and getting out of them with the help of others. It seemed as though she was just along for the ride. Nevertheless, it was an excellent story, well worth the read.
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I have enjoyed every one of these alphabet mysteries from Sue Grafton. If you enjoyed any of them, you'll like this one too!
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Sue Grafton series are really good, if you have never read them you need to start at the begining. I know you will enjoy them like I did!
cyndij avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 1032 more book reviews
In some ways this is my favorite of the series so far, and it's because of the assassin plot. Okay, it is kind of over the top, but I liked all the action, I liked Kinsey's very human reaction to being in jeopardy, and I liked Dietz. The missing mother plot was interesting although you have to wonder why this very odd woman, avoiding people for most of her life, seizes on Kinsey to try and tell her secret in her last moments. Kinsey once again makes some rather ill-considered moves - at times she shows a distinct lack of common sense - but that's her character. One thing that did bother me is that Grafton set up what I thought was a "Chekhov's gun" scenario, and I kept waiting for her to pull the trigger but it never happened. Just a loose end I guess.
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Always a good read!
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Kinsey Millhone is a great character. Light reading at its best. I'm a man and have no trouble reading this lady detective stuff.
HowieB avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 72 more book reviews
Kinsey Millhone celebrates her thirty-third birthday as only she can-she moves back into her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mojave Dersert by herself, and makes the top of triggerman Tyrone Patty's hit list. As much as she hates to admit it, Kinsey realizes even she's going to need help fending off a hit man and she hires a bodyguard: Robert Dietz, Porsche-driving P.I. who takes his job very seriously. With Dietz watching her for the merest sign of her usual recklessness, Kinsey plunges into a case that will lead her to the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal. And in the process will bring her face-to-face with her own mortality.
mizPJ avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 172 more book reviews
Grafton is almost always good for a compelling read; this is one of her better books.
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Good listening.
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I love Sue Grafton and the Kinsey Millhone P.I.
Puddnp avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 111 more book reviews
A Kinsey Millhone mystery. I happen to enjoy Kinsey and her antics. Good read.
rettaliny avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 60 more book reviews
Kinsey Milhone mystery. Good story my favorite in the series. I bought new.
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Enjoyable series. Light read.
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All her books seem to be the same
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One of my favorites from the Kinsey Millhone series!
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Best one in the series thus far.
icesk8tr avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 363 more book reviews
Very good book!! Kinsey starts by looking for someone's Mother and the plot thickens from there.
tigger5677 avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 42 more book reviews
excellent
guyfarmgirl avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 248 more book reviews
"Tough, stubborn, irreverent and ironic, a lady detective with class and sass"- Baltimore Sun
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A decent read
reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 367 more book reviews
Good and bad things seem to be coming in threes for Kinsey Millhone: on her thirty-third birthday she moves back into her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mojave Desert by herself, and makes the top of ex-con Tyrone Patty's hit list. It's the last that convinces Kinsey even she can't handle whoever's been hired to whack her, and she gets herself a bodyguard: Robert Dietz, a Porsche-driving P.I. who takes guarding Kinsey's body very seriously. With Dietz watching her for the merest sign of her usual recklessness, Kinsey plunges into her case. And before it's over, she'll unearth the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal and, in the process, come fact-to-face with her own mortality. . . .
reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 39 more book reviews
a kinsey millhone mystery---the pace is fast, the crime difficult to solve...a first rate mystery---clean tight book
reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 47 more book reviews
This is about Kinsey Millhone, a private detective living in California. In this book she is hired to find an elderly lady living in the Mojave desert & finds that her live is in danger. She hires a bodyguard for protection.
Chitimacha-Princess avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 586 more book reviews
Kinsey Millhone celebrates her thirty third birthday as only she can--- she moves back into her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mojave Desert by herself, and makes the top of triggerman Tyrone Patty's hitlist. As much as she hates to admit it, Kinsey realizes even she's going to need help fending off a hit man and she hires a bodyguard: Robert Dietz, a porshe-driving P.I. who takes his job very seriously. With recklessness, Kinsey plunges into a case that will lead her to the gruesome truth about a long buried betrayal. And in the process, will bring her face to face with her own morality.
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The seventh in the Kinsey Millhone series.
toni avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 351 more book reviews
Feisty private investigator Kinsey Millhone continues to solve mysteries, in this case finding and taking an elderly woman to a nursing home near her daughter. But the lady mysteriously disappears within hours of her arrival. Painfully aware of the fact that a contract has been arranged for her own murder, Kinsey unravels the events of the past clue by clue, narrating the action-filled story in a realistic, easy-to-read, informal style. Less motivated students are sure to appreciate a character with a respectable, exciting job without having had a college education; although Kinsey had police training, her bodyguard freely admits he left high school but later took an equivalency test. This light mystery maintains interest to the end; everything happens quickly.
a must-read...
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Kinsey gets on a hit man's list, and needs help...
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I am on a quest to read all of the Kinsey Milhone stories and this is one of my favorites.
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excellent
chihuahua avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 92 more book reviews
Another Kinsey Millhone mystery
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If you like Sue Grafton, you'll like this. It fits right in in her alphabetical series.
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Kinsey makes me laugh out loud. A great read.
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Exciting!
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A rich, complex, and gripping tale in which Kinsey's grit is tested to its utmost as she unearths the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal and, in the process, comes face-to-face with the grisly fact of her own mortality. "G" is for guilt and guile, for greed and grief and the Grim Reaper. And "G" is for good: very, very good.
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Has bookcrossing label.
From the cover: Kinsey Millhone celebrates her thirty-third birthday as only she can - she moves back into her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mohave Desert by herself, and makes the top of triggerman Tyrone Patty's hit list. As much as she hates to admit it, Kinsey realizes even she's going to need help fending off a hit man and she hires a bodyguard: Robert Dietz, a Porshe-driving PI who takes his job very serioiusly. With Dietz watching her for the merest sign of her usual recklessness, Kinsey plunges into a case that will lead her to the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal. And, in the precess, will bring her face-to-face with her own mortality.
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Book was in great condition. Fast shipment!
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Really enjoy the Kinsey Millhone character. Good plot and twists and yet a very easy read. Kept me interested until the very end.
mahuff avatar reviewed G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 7) on + 41 more book reviews
Has a different cover on it