Kinsey Millhone
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Kinsey Millhone (born 5 May 1950) is a fictional female private investigator created by Sue Grafton, and is the protagonist of Grafton's "alphabet mysteries" series of novels. In addition, Millhone appears in a number of short stories written by Grafton.
The Kinsey Millhone novels are set in Santa Teresa, a fictionalised version of Santa Barbara, California, in the 1980s.
See Sue Grafton for more on Kinsey Millhone.
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[edit] Biography
Kinsey Millhone was born on May 5, 1950. Her unusual first name was her mother's surname before her marriage to Kinsey's father. Kinsey lived with her parents until they were killed in a car wreck when she was five. Kinsey survived in the car for several hours before she was rescued. She then moved in with her aunt (her mother's sister) who taught her how to shoot a gun. In high school, Kinsey hung out with a group of boys who taught her how to swear and smoke dope. She never attended college but instead took a job with the police force. After two years, Kinsey quit the police force and became an investigator for California Fidelity, an insurance company. Eventually, she became a self-employed private investigator, solving various disappearances and murders, clearing names and dodging hitmen.
Kinsey is 5'6" and weighs about 118 pounds. She has short, dark, thin hair that she trims with nail scissors. Kinsey has been married twice but has no children, and lives in a garage converted into an apartment She suffers from tinnitus, caused when she shot an attacker from inside a trash can. Kinsey has an on-again, off-again relationship with Robert Dietz, a PI from Las Vegas. They met when Tyrone Patty put her on his hit list, and she got Dietz as her bodyguard.
Having lived for most of her life with very few family members, Kinsey received a shock when her cousin Tasha reached out to her. Meeting Tasha and her sister, Lisa for lunch revealed their very similar appearances. Kinsey and Tasha form a business relationship in M is for Malice.
[edit] Kinsey Millhone novels
- A is for Alibi (1983)
- B is for Burglar (1985)
- C is for Corpse (1986)
- D is for Deadbeat (1987)
- E is for Evidence (1988)
- F is for Fugitive (1989)
- G is for Gumshoe (1990)
- H is for Homicide (1991)
- I is for Innocent (1992)
- J is for Judgment (1993)
- K is for Killer (1994)
- L is for Lawless (1995)
- M is for Malice (1996)
- N is for Noose (1998)
- O is for Outlaw (1999)
- P is for Peril (2001)
- Q is for Quarry (2002)
- R Is for Ricochet (2004)
- S Is for Silence (2005)
- T Is for Trespass (December 4, 2007)
[edit] Also published
- Kinsey and Me. (1992) - a collection of Kinsey Millhone short stories along with other short stories about Grafton's own mother.
