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    "I" Is for Innocent: A Kinsey Millhone Novel, Book 9

    Written by Sue Grafton

    Narrated by Mary Peiffer

    3.5/5

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    "One of Kinsey's most electrifying adventures to date...Another irresistible installment of Ms. Grafton's series." - The Baltimore Sun

    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....

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 4, 2007
    ISBN9780739359112
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    "I" Is for Innocent: A Kinsey Millhone Novel, Book 9
    Author

    Sue Grafton

    Sue Grafton was one of the most popular female writers, both in the UK and in the US. Born in Kentucky in 1940, she began her career as a TV scriptwriter before Kinsey Millhone and the 'alphabet' series took off. Two of the novels B is for Burglar and C is for Corpse won the first Anthony Awards for Best Novel. Sue lived and wrote in Montecito, California and Louisville, Kentucky.

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    • 3/5
      I couldn’t decide how much I liked or didn’t like this book which left me a 3-star rating. I know I didn’t love this book and that is for several reasons. The suspect was obvious from the get go based on their actions that were so intent on keeping Kinsey engaged in the case. Also, this book had a very small population of characters with a lot of connections with some of those connections seeming like Grafton just threw them in. The book was saved though by the final confrontation between Kinsey and the suspect. Great action, tension and a very realistic scene Grafton truly brought to life with her writing.

      I did like seeing Kinsey moving on and working through a new organization, Lonnie Kingman’s law firm. Lonnie is a great new character with a large personality that doesn’t overwhelm the rest of the book. He has a great chemistry with Kinsey. It will be great to see how this dynamic adds to the series.

      I don’t know what else there is to say about Judy Kaye as a narrator for this series. She is amazing and her ability to create different voices for each character book after book is phenomenal.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book. At first it was slow but it definitely picked up pace halfway through the book. This time around Kinsey is working a case involving a 6 year old murder where the guy who got out of jail who murdered the woman is now going up against a civil case. A lot of twists and turns that I could not figure out the murderer until the very end when Kinsey figured it out. And of course, our poor Kinsey gets battered and bruised. Enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      BOTTOM-LINE:A decent mystery, not awesome character development for the sub-characters.PLOT OR PREMISE:Kinsey has new office digs with Lonnie the lawyer, and her new case is to help him with a wrongful death case against a guy who skated on a charge of murdering his wife through a peephole in the door..WHAT I LIKED:There are lots of little clues that suggest what is really going on, and Kinsey is following in the footsteps of one of her old PI pals, Morley, who died of a heart attack. Or did he? There's a sub-crime or two, and Kinsey gets her hands dirty mucking in people's lives to get to the truth..WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:There is a series of interactions with a couple of people who should go out of their way to tell Kinsey to take a hike, and yet they calm down and continue to help her after she explains she's just trying to help..DISCLOSURE:I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, nor do I follow her on social media.
    • 4/5
      Good plot twists to maintain the intrigue
    • 4/5
      In the last novel in the series H Is For Homicide, you will remember Kinsey lost her office in the California Fidelity Offices because of a new efficiency officer who was sent in to reduce costs. She found new space in offices of her lawyer, Lonnie Kingman. The killer of a woman is found not guilty by a jury but Kingman wants to sue him through the civil courts which have a lower threshold for finding one responsible. The PI doing the investigating dies suddenly leaving Kingman desperate for information as the trial gets close. Kinsey is asked to step in.It is a tough case as the killer has already been found not guilty if he ever was the killer. There are others who would benefit from the murder. The PI was a friend of Kinsey and how did he die? Who was driving the car or cars involved in hit and runs? This is a top notch mystery that kept me reading through the day.
    • 3/5
      Private investigator Kinsey Millhone takes over an investigation started by a deceased PI. It involves a law suit filed against a man aquited at trial of murdering his wife. Kinsey finds discrepancies in the case and indications that the other PI might have been murdered. An OK read.
    • 5/5
      Way behind on my reviews. Read them too fast!!!!
    • 4/5
      One of the things for a successful mystery series is to have a likeable sleuth and Kinsey Milhone is likeable. She is fun to be alongside as pursues truth among these ne'er do wells and shady characters.
    • 4/5
      ***This is a project of e-reading Grafton's series -- I started reading these back in the 1980s and would read each release as they came out over the years. To prevent spoilers, I will not attempt to summarize in detail. ***Oddly, the only thing that came back to me during this re-read is when Henry‘s brother William meets Rosie (Kinsey fans will know these characters). So the ending was a surprise; this was a quick read so I could find out “whodunnit”. I think this one was when Grafton really began to make her mysteries more intricate and developed.
    • 3/5
      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.
    • 3/5
      No time for more than a scribble . . .

      A good entry in Grafton's series. Kinsey is brought in to help a lawyer friend dig up dirt for a civil suit against a man who was some years ago acquitted of murdering his wife -- wrongly acquitted, in the opinions of most who're close to the case. The blurb makes much of the notion that the novel's structured like a trial, with the first third being the case for the prosecution, the second that for the defence, and the third the resolution; I confess I'd not have noticed this had I not been told beforehand, and I'm still not entirely convinced it's more than a conceit -- the book read like an ordinary mystery to me! But, like a good mystery should, it delivered the goods exactly as promised on the label.
    • 3/5
      Grafton's mysteries take place in a very gritty, very real Southern California. Kinsey is adorably hardboiled and gets to zoom around in her VW bug.
    • 4/5
      It is always nice to slide back into a comfort read series after an extended absence. I don't know if it because of my recent binge audiobook reading indulgence of Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series or the book itself, but it took me a bit of time to warm up to the story and settle my feet - and mind - back in circa 1980/1990's California, sniffing out the details of Kinsey's latest assignment. As with previous installments, I love the attention to detail Grafton puts into her stories, be it the description of the surroundings, the subtle details about the characters and the intricacies of solving a case, P.I. style that continue to bring me back for more. This particular mystery proved to be a rather good one, including the suspense build near the end, but the reason I really enjoy these stories is the fact that they are so entrenched in the late 1980's - early 1990's time period, I almost feel as though I am traveling back in time as I read them. great reminders of pop culture items like the magic 8 ball and the day to day realities of pay phones and land lines as opposed to cell phones are just some examples of the wonderful details Grafton includes in her stories.
    • 3/5
      Reread of I is for Innocent. Classic Kinsey with a return of past characters: Henry, Rosie, and a side dish of Jonah.

      Kinsey is freshly fired from her independent contractor gig at California Fidelity, and finds a new home with her attorney, Lonnie Kingman. Lonnie needs Kinsey's help investigating an old homicide for a client. Kinsey dives in head first, as always, and puts her life on the line. And in the climactic ending, she owes her life oddly to her ex-boyfriend, Dietz. You're welcome, Kinsey. Get on a plane to Germany already!

      We also get the fun side plot of William, Henry's hypochondriac brother, who visits and falls in love with Rosie. Proof that there's a lid for every pot, and the heart wants what it wants. Clichéd, but true.

      Set in the 1980's, it's interesting to see how much technology has changed things. Caller ID, cell phones, and the internet would have eliminated so many of the issues she encounters. Makes me thankful for all I have now. Phone lines cut? Ha! Fooled you. I don't even have a landline. My cell phone will prevent you for ambushing me in the dark, killers.

      Incidentally, this book is the reason why I won't look through a door's peephole. The victim died when the murderer shot her through the door's peephole as she went to look through it. I'm scarred for life now. You knock on my hotel room door, you'd better say something to let me know it's you, or I'm never letting you in. You know, on the off chance you are a murderer.

    • 4/5
      I think this has been the most well-crafted of the series so far. Each character coming into play with both evidence and suspicion. I really like where things are heading.
    • 4/5
      A good episode in the Kinsey Milhone series. It's probably one of my favorites in the series so far. I enjoyed the mystery aspect of it. Sue Grafton did an excellent job of taking you on a ride with a lot of twists. I never figured out who the guilty party was. I had a few red herring" suspects right up until the end.
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    • 4/5
      Another strong showing in the series. Nothing extra special, but Kinsey keeps on her way, inviting us into glimpses of her life. I enjoyed the humor around the romance of Henry's brother. I'll keep on with the series, on occasions when I want something short and easy to enjoy.
    • 3/5
       Audiobook. It was okay, but not my favorite. Kind of boring in some parts, but I will keep going with the series because I have enjoyed other books in it. And I did still like it.
    • 4/5
      Kinsey's character gets a smidgen of development in this one, She's supposed to have had her confidence shaken by getting fired from her job as an insurance investigator. But realistically, she doesn't change much, continuing to hit the pavement and interview the witnesses, put their stories together and get into a scrape at the end just like always. The villain shows surprising complexity at at the end, even if it gets revealed in what Mr. Incredible would refer to as "monologuing".I'm focusing on the negatives. With all that said, Sue Grafton is a really good mystery writer and these books still feel fresh, with the plot and characters both holding your interest. I'm always ready to read a little more Kinsey.
    • 4/5
      Kinsey is back for another adventure in her life as a private investigator. She’s been kicked out of her former offices, California Fidelity, and she’s started and new partnership with a local lawyer, Lonnie Kingman. She’s helping him investigate his cases in exchange for rent-free office space. The only drawback is the struggle to keep her investigative methods above board. If called to testify in court she needs to be beyond reproach, so breaking and entering is no longer and option. Morley Shine, a fellow P.I., dies and Kinsey takes over a 6-year-old cold case he had been working on. She’s trying to help Kingman find evidence against a man accused of killing his wealthy wife, but the details don’t quite add up. Soon she finds herself in the middle of a bigger mystery than she’d originally bargained for. A hit and run, shots fired through a peep-hole in a door, poisonous mushrooms and her landlord’s hypochondriac brother all complicate matters. As with all the Kinsey Millhone books, if you like the series, you’ll like this. If you don’t, this one is no different. I love having these books as a break or buffer between some of the bigger, meatier classic or modern lit books that I enjoy. They are a great palette cleanser. If I read Henry James and then dive straight into Edith Wharton, the two tend to blur in my mind. Having a quick mystery with the no-nonsense Kinsey is a perfect buffer.  
    • 4/5
      Murder with a twist that I should have suspected since it was so unexpected. Turns out the murderer was totally vile--Henry's brother William comes for a visit, driving Henry insane...but not to worry, Rosa she fix it.
    • 3/5
      Since Kinsey Millhone was fired by California Fidelity Insurance, Kinsey lost her usual swagger. And her new case is not easy. Attorney Lonnie Kingman is going to court in a civil suit in three weeks when his P.I. drops dead of a heart attack. With the statute of limitations running out, Kinsey has to tie up the loose ends of a murder investigation. The victim, an artist named Isabelle Barney had been shot with a .38; her husband David Barney, was released off the murder. Now her ex-husband is suing Barney for Isabelle's estate, claiming the jury made a big mistake. Things get complicated when Barney gets to Kinsey, insisting he's innocent. Everything he says checks out. But if David Barney is innocent, who's guilty?I would recommend this book mostly for adults or teenagers at least 14. I think this is a good book, but for the reader to enjoy this book you must like mystery and suspense and like Scott Turow’s writing method.
    • 5/5
      Well, so far this is the best of the series. Kinsey is still recovering from being ousted from her previous workspace at California Fidelity and takes a case with her new landlord, attorney Lonnie Kingman. Unfortunately for her, the case -- a civil suit filed by Lonnie's client against the man acquitted of a six-year-old murder -- doesn't go quite as planned.
    • 4/5
      One of my problems with this series is that I just don't care enough about the central character, Kinsey Millhone, for the series to completely work for me. The good news is that as this a genre, formulaic series this works quite well and provides a quick read which passes the time beautifully. The story is well plotted with enough twists and turns to keep the reader's mind engaged and everything just does about pull together at the end.
    • 4/5
      Another winner from Ms. Grafton. I was afraid I would be bored with this series by now, but I'm still getting pulled into these. The past 2 have been excellent. I like a book that makes me make time to read it.
    • 4/5
      My second Sue Grafton. I liked "H is for Homicide" better, it was more lively. "I is for Innocent" is slower. It follows the usual crime novel path, with the complimentary surprise ending. Nothing out of the ordinary, just good solid crime fare. I liked it and I will read more of her books. The only thing that bothers me a bit in Sue Grafton's books is her over meticulous details. Every person, building and scene is described down to the tiniest piece, which I find a bit boring.
    • 3/5
      Evidence. An old murder is re-opened as a civil suit, Kinsey is tasked to find some evidence for the prosecution amoung the architects of Santa Terisa, but everything she finds seems to point towards the defense! Surely there's a loose end somewhere. Random Subplot: the appearance of William, Henry's brother with health complaints and his subsiquent courting of Rosie. .
    • 3/5
      Although not great literature, and the reader/narrator is incredibly annoying, this was an entertaining read that did not require a lot of the reader.