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M is for Malice

A Kinsey Millhone Mystery

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M is for Malice

By: Sue Grafton
Narrated by: Mary Peiffer
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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.

Don't miss the other titles in the Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mystery Series.©1996 Sue Grafton (P)1997 Random House, Inc. Detective Fiction Hard-Boiled Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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Kinsey sets out on a missing person case with an 18 year history and some ghostly overtones.

Sad but good

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I really like these books by Sue Grafton. The reader sounds just right for the part. I would tell people to enjoy this book and the others in the series.

Mystery (M is for Malice)

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This one just keeps you guessing until the end! it has an unexpected twist you don't see coming

loved it

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her books are always to short !
Don't like having to wait on each new one.

love her books.

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She always gets me hooked. The story starts out a teeny bit slow but picks up quickly. It has a lot of twists and I really enjoyed this one!

Another winner by Sue Grafton

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Read the "R" Is for Ricochet nearly 2 decades ago, and thought what a great concept to write a series using the alphabet. Took me awhile to have time to plug back in but the last year I look forward to my next Audible credit each month to get the next book.
Love how the copy is full of details which allows the reader to immerse themselves in the story. Hooked and looking forward to the next 13 books!

Halfway and hooked!

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This book has a more fleshed out storyline than most of the previous ones in the series. I really enjoyed it.

M is for Malice is one of the best of the series

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Yes, as other reviewers have noted, the plot in this novel is a bit drawn out. But this is not a failing. Here, we see one of the first times that Grafton explores more subtle character development, and that process requires a few more pages (or minutes) than a straight-out plot driven tale. And for me, the extra time is worth it, both to listen to the author exercise this skill, and to enjoy the story that develops along the way.

Both Kinsey and her sometime paramour Dietz are rounded out a bit as characters, and Kinsey confronts some of her more notable biases and makes peace with a little personal growth.

The plot itself is nuanced, so if, as one reviewer criticizes, you are troubled that the murder takes place well into the tale, this may not be the book for you. But that speaks more about you than it does about the writer. Don't be so impatient. This is not a race. Recognize the early investment necessary to make you care about later developments. And enjoy the ride ~ Grafton rewards patience with characters you will love and hate, and a plot that twists a bit more than usual.

Admittedly, we are not dealing with great literature here, or in the rest of the Kinsey Millhone series. But this is a diverting escape ~ high praise, I would think, for a novel of this type.

Sit back, take a breath and enjoy the escape.

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Loved it this is her best book yet. The tri-angle was an interesting twist along with many others.

Worth the read, enjoyed the mystery and suspense

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I've listened to all of Grafton's stories. I really like listening to them. It is like visiting old friends. As you follow the mystery you can see how everyone is getting along.

Great as usual.

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