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  • M is for Malice

  • A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
  • By: Sue Grafton
  • Narrated by: Mary Peiffer
  • Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (915 ratings)

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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.
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Sad but good

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

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loved it

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

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love her books.

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

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Another winner by Sue Grafton

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!

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

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

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Grafton Gets Better and Better

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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Worth the read, enjoyed the mystery and suspense

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

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Great as usual.

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.

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Best Kinsey yet!!

This is my favorite book in the Kinsey Millhone alphabet series by Sue Grafton. There were some real life issues touched on this and, of course, lots of giggles and smiles interwoven. This installment showed to me that Kinsey Millhone does have a heart.

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Perhaps My Favorite Sue Grafton Novel Thus Far

This is a clever, well written novel by Sue Grafton. Much of the novel is easily followed on audiobook. Mary Peiffer, the narrator, is excellent. Sue Grafton does write, at times, very descriptively and I need to periodically pause and read the text and then re listen in order to follow the picturesque narrative. But a good deal of this novel is easily followed. I found this particular story by clever. I also feel that there was some emotional writing that I found quite touching. I have been reading these stories in order and this may be my favorite thus far. Thank You...

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