C is for Corpse

Pages: 320
Published: 1988
Language: English

When a car crash leaves a young man with amnesia and a feeling he's still in danger, private investigator Kinsey Millhone takes the case. The victim hires her to find out who might want him dead, but before Kinsey can get answers, he's killed in a suspicious second accident. Now, Kinsey must uncover the dangerous secret Bobby Callahan died to protect, before she becomes the next victim.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Tense Mysterious Dark Gritty

Reluctant Hero Quest

Crime Mystery Suspense Amateur Sleuth

Sue Grafton

New York Times-bestselling author Sue Grafton is published in twenty-eight countries and twenty-six languages--including Estonian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian. Books in her alphabet series, begun in 1982, are international bestsellers with readership in the millions. And like Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald, Grafton has earned new respect for the mystery form. Readers appreciate her buoyant style, her eye for detail, her deft hand with character, her acute social observances, and her abundant...