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Kinsey Millhone Serie

Questa serie segue una scaltra investigatrice privata che si muove tra i misteri di una città costiera della California. Ogni caso approfondisce complesse relazioni umane e motivazioni nascoste, offrendo un avvincente mix di suspense e narrazione incentrata sui personaggi. I lettori sono attratti dall'acuta intelligenza e dall'incrollabile determinazione della protagonista mentre svela intricati enigmi. È una collezione amata da coloro che apprezzano il classico lavoro da detective con una protagonista femminile distinta e indipendente.

F is for Fugitive
E come esplosione
D is for Deadbeat
C is for corpse
"B" is for burglar
A come alibi

Ordine di lettura consigliato

  1. A come alibi

    • 236pagine
    • 9 ore di lettura

    Paziente, metodica, sensibile e decisamente simpatica, Kinsey Millhone, «investigatrice privata con regolare licenza dello stato della California», fa parte della ristrettissima schiera dei grandi protagonisti della narrativa gialla. In questo romanzo, che ha segnato il suo sorprendente esordio, è alle prese con un caso che tutti vorrebbero dimenticare: l’assassinio di Laurence Fife. Un caso «vecchio» di otto anni, un omicidio passionale, una brutta faccenda chiusa per tutti. Per tutti tranne che per la moglie della vittima, Nikki Fife. Per la giuria non c’erano stati dubbi: Nikki aveva il movente, la possibilità e l’occasione, e la condannò. Ora Nikki è fuori sulla parola e ha un solo pensiero in mente: dimostrare la sua innocenza e scoprire la verità. E incarica Kinsey Millhone di farlo...

    A come alibi1
    3,9

  2. "B" is for burglar

    • 96pagine
    • 4 ore di lettura

    "My name is Kinsey Millhone and I'm a private detective. I'm thirty-two years old, and I live and work in Santa Terersa, in Southern California. A few days ago, I got shot - but I must tell the story from the beginning. On a fine morning early in June, I was in my office on State Street. It was just before nine o'clock. There was a knock at the door and a woman came in. She was in her late thirties. She was small, with shiny black hair and bright blue eyes. She was well dressed. "I'm Beverley Danziger," the woman said. "I'm hoping that you can find my sister for me." -- Cover.

    "B" is for burglar2
    3,7

  3. C is for corpse

    • 256pagine
    • 9 ore di lettura

    "Bobby Callahan was only 20 when an accident left him disfigured for life. The doctors patched up his body but they couldn't fix his mind. Huge chunks of his memory were lost but he knew someone had tried to kill him and that the "accident" was deliberate. He knew he had the key to something that made him dangerous to the murderer but he didn't know what. No one believed him. . .so he hired Kinsey Millhone. Three days later Bobby was dead. But Kinsey never welshed on a deal. She'd been hired to stop a killing, now she'd find the killer instead."--Amazon.com.

    C is for corpse3
    3,7

  4. D is for Deadbeat

    • 352pagine
    • 13 ore di lettura

    The alphabet mysteries continue with another curious case for private investigator Kinsey Millhone.

    D is for Deadbeat4
    3,7

  5. E come esplosione

    • 222pagine
    • 8 ore di lettura

    Per prima cosa è comparso un misterioso bonifico di cinquemila dollari sul suo conto, poi è arrivata una telefonata al suo capo in cui viene accusata di essersi sempre lasciata comprare. Kinsey Millhobe, ex poliziotta ed investigatrice privata, è in trappola. Il suo lavoro, la licenza professionale, la sua stessa rispettabilità sono in gioco. Per non perdere tutto, Kinsey dovrà affrontare la più delicata e dolorosa delle sue indagini, scavando a fondo nel passato di una certa famiglia e inseguendo il filo criminoso che condurrà diritto alla porta di casa sua.

    E come esplosione5
    3,9

  6. F is for Fugitive

    • 272pagine
    • 10 ore di lettura

    "It was an old man's dying wish. To clear his son's name and reunite his family. But Bailey Fowler had been missing for 16 years and there was more than one person in Floral Beach who didn't want him found. Until the cops turn him up - by accident. And suddenly murder is the hottest game in town all over again. Kinsey Millhone was summoned for the fairy tale ending ... ." -- back cover.

    F is for Fugitive6
    3,8

  7. G come guai

    • 283pagine
    • 10 ore di lettura

    Il cinque maggio e Kinsey sta festeggiando il suo trentatreesimo compleanno. Fra i suoi regali c'è la telefonata di un detective, un collega che la mette in guardia: il suo nome è nella lista delle vittime designate di Mark Messinger, uno psicopatico ingaggiato da un ergastolano per vendicarsi di lei, che lo aveva arrestato. Ma l'investigatrice di Santa Monica ha altre cose per la testa: deve indagare sulla scomparsa di una bizzarra e arzilla ottantenne che vive sola in una roulotte nel deserto californiano del Mojave...

    G come guai7
    3,8

  8. "H" is for Homicide

    2 cassettes / 3 hours Read by Judy Kaye Kinsey Millhone, the irreverent, wise-cracking P.I. with a style reminiscent of Philip Marlowe, is back in a high-stakes adventure. His name was Parnell Perkins and until shortly after midnight, he'd been a claims adjuster for California Fidelity. Then someone had come along and ended his career . . . permanently. To the cops, his death looked like a robber gone sour; to Kinsey Millhone, it looked strangely suspicious. Particularly when Bibianna Diaz's name surfaced in one of Perkins' files. It seems she had pulled an insurance scam, with California Fidelity as her mark. Now, Kinsey was after her. But so, too, was her spurned suitor, Raymond Maldonado. he had a rap sheet as long as his arm and an inability to take no for an answer. Could Kinsey get to Bibianna first and solve the mystery of Perkins' murder? Or would she find that once you crossed Raymond Maldonado, you didn't live to tell the tape?

    "H" is for Homicide8
    3,8

  9. I Is for Innocent: A Kinsey Millhone Novel

    • 352pagine
    • 13 ore di lettura

    When David Barney was acquitted in the shooting death of his wife, Isabelle, a good many thought that justice had not been served -- including Kenneth Voight, Isabelle's former husband. Now, five years later, Voight is the plaintiff in a civil suit in which Barney stands accused of Isabelle's wrongful death. The stakes are high -- Isabelle's estate is worth millions -- but time is running short: the statute of limitations will cut Voight off in only a matter of weeks. Enter sexy, savvy ex-cop-turned-P.I. Kinsey Millhone, brought in by Voight to gather the necessary damning evidence. It doesn't take long, however, for Kinsey to find that while a lot of people hate David Barney, a lot more hated Isabelle. Suddenly a simple civil case becomes a deadly hunt for someone who once got away with murder -- and may again ..

    I Is for Innocent: A Kinsey Millhone Novel9
    4,0

  10. J is for Judgement

    The alphabet mysteries continue with another suspicious case for private investigator Kinsey Millhone.

    J is for Judgement10
    3,9

  11. K is for Killer

    When Kinsey Millhone answers her office door late one night, she lets in more darkness than she realizes. Janice Kepler is a grieving mother who can't let the death of her beautiful daughter Lorna alone. The police agree that Lorna was murdered, but a suspect was never apprehended and the trail is now ten months cold. Kinsey pieces together Lorna's young life: a dull day job a the local water treatment plant spiced by sidelines in prostitution and pornography. She tangles with Lorna's friends: a local late-night DJ; a sweet, funny teenaged hooker; Lorna's sloppy landlord and his exotic wife. But to find out which one, if any, turned killer, Kinsey will have to inhabit a netherworld from which she may never return.

    K is for Killer11
    3,7

  12. "L" is for Lawless

    A Kinsey Millhone Novel

    PI Kinsey Millhone of California goes looking for the loot of a $500,000 robbery, an assignment filled with danger as one of the robbers is a psychopath. By the author of "K" Is for Killer

    "L" is for Lawless12
    3,9

  13. M Is for Malice

    • 314pagine
    • 11 ore di lettura

    Renowned for her gripping storytelling, Sue Grafton delivers a compelling narrative that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. This book promises a thrilling experience filled with intricate plots and well-developed characters. Critics have praised it as both electrifying and satisfying, highlighting Grafton's mastery in weaving suspense and intrigue. Fans of mystery and crime genres will find themselves captivated by the twists and turns that define her signature style.

    M Is for Malice13
    4,1

  14. N come nodo

    Un'indagine di Kinsey Millhone

    • 273pagine
    • 10 ore di lettura

    Kinsey avrebbe dovuto fare inversione e tornare a casa. Invece finisce per cacciarsi in un caso molto pericoloso. Tom Newquist era un poliziotto di Nota Lake, Nevada, un uomo forte e onesto. La sua improvvisa morte per infarto non stupisce nessuno: a sessantré anni lavorava troppo. Ma cosa turbava Tom nelle ultime settimane di vita? Dove andava ogni notte? Incaricata di trovare la risposta Kinsey Millhone ribalta la cittadina in cerca di indizi. Sotto la patina della tranquilla vita di campagna emerge un fosco vespaio di doppi giochi, conflitti di famiglia e misteriosi omicidi. Kinsey scopre presto che cercare un ago in un pagliaio può portare a spargimenti di sangue, soprattutto il suo.

    N come nodo14
    4,0

  15. O Is For Outlaw

    • 354pagine
    • 13 ore di lettura

    Through fourteen books, fans have been fed short rations when it comes to Kinsey Millhone's past, a morsel here, a dollop there. We know of Aunt Gin who raised her, the second husband who left her, and the long-lost family up the California coast. But husband number one was only a blip on the screen until now.Kinsey gets a call on a Monday morning from a guy who scavenges defaulted storage units at auction. Last week he bought a stack of boxes. They had stuff in them—Kinsey stuff. For thirty bucks, he'll sell her the lot. She has never been one for personal possessions, but curiosity wins out and she hands over a twenty. Kinsey may be curious but she loves to bargain! What she finds amid childhood memorabilia is an old undelivered letter.It will force her to reexamine her beliefs about the breakup of her first marriage, about the honor of Mickey, that first husband, and about an old unsolved murder. It will put her life in the gravest peril. "O Is for Outlaw" is Kinsey Millhone's fifteenth adventure into the dark side of human nature.

    O Is For Outlaw15
    4,0

  16. P is for peril

    • 513pagine
    • 18 ore di lettura

    It is now nine weeks since Dr Dowan Purcell vanished without trace. The sixty-nine-year-old doctor had said goodnight to his colleagues at the Pacific Meadows nursing home, had climbed into his car and driven away - never to be seen again. His embittered first wife Fiona is convinced he is still alive. His second wife, Crystal - a former stripper forty years his junior - is just as sure he is dead. Enter private investigator Kinsey Malone, hired by Fiona to find out just what has happened to the man they loved. Enter also Tommy Hevener, an attractive flame-haired twenty-something who has set his romantic sights on Kinsey. And Tommy is a man with a very interesting past ... 'Grafton is a delight to read, her books being highly literatre, with believable plots and three-dimensionally drawn characters'" Irish Times."

    P is for peril16
    3,8

  17. Q is for Quarry

    • 368pagine
    • 13 ore di lettura

    Eighteen years after the body of an unidentified young woman is discovered in a quarry off California's Highway 1, two police detectives nearing retirement enlist Kinsey Millhone's aid to help identify the long-ago murder victim.

    Q is for Quarry17
    3,9

  18. R is for ricochet

    • 300pagine
    • 11 ore di lettura

    Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but he wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institution for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she is about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence. Nord Lafferty wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers." "It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the rules of her parole. Maybe all of a week's work. Nothing untoward - the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good." But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round.

    R is for ricochet18
    4,0

  19. S is for silence

    • 562pagine
    • 20 ore di lettura

    "Thirty-four years after Violet Sullivans unexplained disappearance, Daisy - the not-quite-seven-year-old daughter she left behind - seeks the solace of closure and enlists the assistance of private detective Kinsey Millhone to help her find the truth." -- back cover.

    S is for silence19
    3,9

  20. T is for Trespass

    • 500pagine
    • 18 ore di lettura

    When her elderly neighbour Gus has an accident, Kinsey Millhone is relieved when his niece organises a nurse for him. Verifying a background check on Solana Rojas doesn't turn up anything suspicious. But Kinsey's not convinced - especially when Gus seems to be getting worse under his nurse's tender care.

    T is for Trespass20
    4,0

  21. U is for Undertow

    The alphabet mysteries continue with a reopened case for private investigator Kinsey Millhone.

    U is for Undertow21
    4,0

  22. V is for vengeance

    V is for Vengeance Las Vegas, 1986. A young college graduate is murdered when he is unable to pay back a loan. Two years later private investigator Kinsey Millhone finds herself assisting to apprehend a shoplifter - Audrey Vance - in a shopping centre. Events take a much darker turn when her body is discovered beneath the Cold Spring Bridge, a local suicide spot. Full description

    V is for vengeance22
    4,0

  23. W is for Wasted

    "Two dead bodies changed the course of my life that fall" October 1988 Santa Teresa California narrates PI Kinsey Milhone 38. One is shady PI Pete Wolinsky, shot and robbed. Second is homeless alcoholic Terrence Dace from kidney and liver failure. He rejected children, bequeathed fortune to Kinsey. Pete's gun shows up in Kinsey's car, dropped by Felix, killed after he retrieved friend Dace's stolen stuff.

    W is for Wasted23
    3,6

  24. X

    • 529pagine
    • 19 ore di lettura

    “An inventive plot and incisive character studies elevate MWA Grand Master Grafton’s twenty-fourth Kinsey Millhone novel...This superior outing will remind readers why this much-loved series will be missed as the end of the alphabet approaches.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) X: The number ten. An unknown quantity. A mistake. A cross. A kiss... Perhaps Sue Grafton’s darkest and most chilling novel, X features a remorseless serial killer who leaves no trace of his crimes. Once again breaking the rules and establishing new paths, Grafton wastes little time identifying this deadly sociopath. The test is whether private investigator Kinsey Millhone can prove her case against him—before she becomes his next victim.

    X24
    3,9

  25. Y is for Yesterday

    The alphabet mysteries continue with a harrowing case for private investigator Kinsey Millhone.

    Y is for Yesterday25
    4,0

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    Kinsey and Me
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