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I is for innocent by Sue Grafton
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"I" is for innocent (original 1992; edition 1992)

by Sue Grafton

Series: Kinsey Millhone (9)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:A Kinsey Millhone mystery. . .
Fired by the insurance agency for whom she investigates, Kinsey is forced to take on a last-minute murder investigation in which the ex-husband of a murdered artist claims that David Barney, her current husband, is guilty as sin. Barney gets to Kinsey and insists he's innocent. But if he is, who's guilty? In trying to learn who's been getting away with murder, Kinsey may be courting her own....… (more)
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Title:"I" is for innocent
Authors:Sue Grafton
Info:New York : H. Holt, 1992.
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:mystery

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I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton (1992)

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I liked this more than the other Kinsey Millhone books I've read so far.

It starts out a little different in that rather than solving a mystery, it appears that everyone knows who the guilty party is and Kinsey just needs to make sure that everything is ready for the court case. However, things are never that simple and she stumbles across some complications in her investigation and finds herself in danger. ( )
  bookworm3091 | Feb 19, 2024 |
First edition signed very fine
  dgmathis | Mar 17, 2023 |
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. [book:My Sister's Grave|22341263] 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 loved this. There were heaps of twists and turns and it was very satisfying when the jigsaw was complete. I did want to see Lonnie's (the lawyer who hired her) reaction to the disintegration of his case - he goes away for a weekend and she solves the case. I didn't guess the killer which was nice. Great mystery. I just love Kinsey. Total badass. The shootout at the end. Awesome. And I love her struggling with her good angel/bad devil - hmm should I break in? Well...I've been so lawful up until this tempting room with possibly evidence...



4.5 stars, rounded up to 5. ( )
  funstm | Jan 28, 2023 |
This was neither the best nor the worst detective/PI novel I have ever read. It was easy and fast-paced, but fairly formulaic. I did not warm up to Kinsey Millhone, and truly liking the investigator is almost required for enjoying these kinds of books. By the same token, I did not figure out the "who done it" before the end, which his a plus.

Not being a big fan of this genre, I am probably not the best person to judge how effective this series is. Obviously, a lot of people love it, or it wouldn't be a national bestseller and I wouldn't see multiple copies of these books on all the used bookstore shelves. I don't think I will read any more of the series, however, since it just wasn't the right fit for me. ( )
  mattorsara | Aug 11, 2022 |
A solid mystery. Grafton's gimmick is less the alphabet, but the normality of her setting and characters. This isn't Chinatown -- it's Santa Teresa, a fictional analog of Santa Barbara. Neither big city street nor desolate rural isolation. The bulk of the book is careful attention to detail. Our hero never just drives across town. We get the detailed route. No room is entered without a careful description of all its contents. No one enters a scene without a complete description of what they are wearing. For me, this makes it far more plausible why this detective will eventually find and stitch together the clues. The only letdown was an action ending straight out of a television mystery. It wasn't bad but it was broke the pattern of the rest of the book.

Recommended. ( )
  ChrisRiesbeck | Apr 12, 2022 |
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Une histoire sans faille et une héroïne sacrément attachante
added by Ariane65 | editMagazine Lire (Nov 30, 1991)
 
Aside from a duel-to-the-death showdown with the killer, there's not much personal peril for Kinsey here. But in the course of her investigation she manages, as always, to fall into step with a steady parade of singular, astutely observed characters — from a recovering teenage alcoholic to a woman who designs headwear for cancer patients.
 

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For my granddaughter, Erin, with a heart full of love
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I feel compelled to report that at the moment of my death, my entire life did not pass before my eyes in a flash.
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Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see a lot of people doing it.
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Per WorldCat, ISBN 0449221512 is for 'I' Is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:A Kinsey Millhone mystery. . .
Fired by the insurance agency for whom she investigates, Kinsey is forced to take on a last-minute murder investigation in which the ex-husband of a murdered artist claims that David Barney, her current husband, is guilty as sin. Barney gets to Kinsey and insists he's innocent. But if he is, who's guilty? In trying to learn who's been getting away with murder, Kinsey may be courting her own....

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Fired by the insurance agency for whom she investigates, Kinsey is forced to take on a last-minute murder investigation in which the ex-husband of a murdered artist claims that David Barney, her current husband, is guilty as sin. Barney gets to Kinsey and insists he's innocent. But if he is, who's guilty? In trying to learn who's been getting away with murder, Kinsey may be courting her own....
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