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G is for Gumshoe

by: Sue Grafton (author)

'For the record, the name is Kinsey Millhone. Private Investigator. One hundred and eighteen pounds of female in a five-foot six-inch frame. Just turned thirty-three (after what seemed like an interminable twelve months of being thirty-two...'

Three things happened on May 5, the day everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' to Kinsey Millhone.

The repairs were completed on her apartment, and she moved back in. She was hired by Mrs Clyde Gersh to bring her mother back from the Mojave Desert.

And lastly, a real surprise. The news that she'd made one of the top slots on Tyrone Patty's hit list...

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Format: paperback

Publish date: 1991

Publisher: Pan

Pages no: 261

Edition language: English

Category:

Adult Fiction, Adult, Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Womens, Suspense, Murder Mystery

Series: Kinsey Millhone (#7)

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Abandoned by user rated it

7 years ago

http://moonlightreader.booklikes.com Abandoned by user 4.0 G is for Great!

text G is for Great!

This was the best entry in the series so far, in my opinion, more than making up for the festival of meh that was F is for Fugitive. It started out with a delightful little moment where Henry unveils Kinsey's new studio apartment, where the reader is treated to the full understanding of how much he ...

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Abandoned by Booklikes rated it

7 years ago

http://oblue.booklikes.com Abandoned by Booklikes 5.0 Someone Tries to Take Kinsey Out and She Finds Someone New

text Someone Tries to Take Kinsey Out and She Finds Someone New

I really loved this one. Kinsey is excited. She moves back into her newly renovated apartment that sounds fabulous. She just celebrated her birthday with friends. She's realizing Jonah is not what she wants. And she is then told she and several others are on a hit list. Kinsey trying to investigate ...

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Wandering through fiction rated it

11 years ago

http://sophiejackson.booklikes.com Wandering through fiction 3.0 G is for Gumshoe

text G is for Gumshoe

Another solid story. Had more trouble keeping track of what was happening in this one though.

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The Butler Did It rated it

12 years ago

http://mrsbaty.booklikes.com The Butler Did It 5.0 One of my favorite in the series

text One of my favorite in the series

I was pretty disappointed with "F is for Fugitive" but this was a vast improvement! The description of The Slabs and the Salton Sea were interesting enough to get me started researching the areas. The characters were sympathetic and Kinsey showed some real vulnerability instead of the constant sneer...

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