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Name: H is for Homicide
Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Author: Sue Grafton

When Kinsey Millhone, a seasoned private detective, hopes for a quiet break, a new murder case thrusts her back into the fray. The investigation leads her to Bibianna Diaz, a client whose motives and secrets are as opaque as the night they find themselves sharing a prison cell. The uneasy partnership forces Kinsey to confront both the crime and the unexpected intimacy that develops under prison bars. Set against a backdrop of California's underbelly, the story showcases Kinsey's independent sleuthing style and her knack for navigating the complexities of human behavior.

First publish date: August 1992

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator

Authors: Sue Grafton

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