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"C" Is for Corpse
"C" Is for Corpse | Sue Grafton
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He was young-maybe twenty or so-and he must once have been a good-looking kid. Kinsey could see that. But now his body was covered in scars, his face half-collapsed. It saddened Kinsey and made her curious. She could see he was in a lot of pain. But for three weeks, as Kinsey'd watched him him doggedly working out at the local gym, putting himself through a grueling exercise routine, he never spoke. Then one Monday morning when there was no one else in the gym, Bobby Callahan approached her. His story was hard to credit: a murderous assault by a tailgating car on a lonely rural road, a roadside smash into a canyon 400 feet below, his Porsche a bare ruin, his best friend dead. The doctors had managed to put his body back together again-sort of. His mother's money had seen to that. What they couldn't fix was his mind, couldn't restore the huge chunks of memory wiped out by the crash. Bobby knew someone had tried to kill him, but he didn't know why. He knew he had the key to something that made him dangerous to the killer, but he didn't know what it was. And he sensed that someone was still out there, ready to pounce at the first sign his memory was coming back. He'd been to the cops, but they'd shrugged off his story. His family thought he had a screw loose. But he was scared-scared to death. He wanted to hire Kinsey. His case didn't have a whole lot going for it, but he was hard to resist: young, brave, hurt. She took him on. And three days later, Bobby Callahan was dead. Kinsey Millhone never welshed a deal. She'd been hired to stop a killing. Now she'd find the killer.
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The_Penniless_Author
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#manicmonday #LetterC @CBee

📖 Catch-22
✍️ Chandler, Raymond
📺 Community 📽 Casablanca
🎤 The Cramps
🎵 Cold, Cold Heart (Hank Williams)

You're up @RaeLovesToRead 😋

CBee Thanks for playing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
RaeLovesToRead Psychic Rae guessed your C book 100% correct 😄💕 Will do mine later today!! 2y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Aww - Community!!! Why didn‘t I think of that?! Love that show! 2y
The_Penniless_Author @RaeLovesToRead You so smart, Psychic Rae! 🔮 2y
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Susanita
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Do I love Sue Grafton books because they‘re (mostly) set in Santa Barbara, or do I love Santa Barbara because her books are set there? Probably a little of both! #setinaplaceyoulove #bookmoods

Eggs Well done 👏🏻👏🏻 2y
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carly4488
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Really enjoyed this one! Even though my mind went in 20 directions about the murderer, it still didn‘t feel overly complicated. Sue Grafton descriptions are such a pleasure to read and I love that the language is not dumbed down! The subplot regarding Kinsey‘s landlord was a nice addition too!

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TamTracy
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Loving this series more and more as I go.

Suet624 I've never read one of hers. Someday... 3y
TamTracy @Suet624 make sure you are ready to keep reading 💕 3y
Suet624 🤣😩 3y
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Lauranahe
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Another fun murder mystery! Plus a subplot with a shady lady dating landlord Henry. And I love how dated everything is, how all Kinsey‘s work is done without cell phones and laptops.

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sisilia
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Comfort read 💚

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ElizaMarie
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With its discolored pages and everything! :)

#TBRCrew #bookishbingo #AprilBingo #Challenge

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ElizaMarie
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So I finished this earlier this week (just hadn't had time to update my Litsy in a while).

I love Kinsey. I need to get the rest of the books to keep going! But definitely glad I started this series!

Bought it at Half-Priced books :)

#TBRCrew #bookishbingo #AprilBingo #Challenge
#ChapterBreakBingo

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ElizaMarie
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Haha I feel this to my core :)

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ElizaMarie
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So at work would always say the main thing that separates us from our patients is we have keys and are behind the desk

#TBRCrew
@jessinikkip , @jb72 , @AkashaVampie , @AsYouWish , @AnansiGirl , @Catherine_Willoughby , @MissAimz_55

jb72 That is absolutely true! 4y
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ElizaMarie
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Some Kinsey love!

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ElizaMarie
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💜 💜

#TBRCrew

jessinikkip Because of you, I saw M in a free library in town and had to get it. Now I need the rest. Like I needed more books 🙄😝 4y
ElizaMarie @jessinikkip I don't think you need to read them all to get the most out of it. Each book has a new case so its might be okay to read alone. But getting more of Kinsey's character I am sure it helps reading the previous books. I need to start getting the others (I had been buying them at used bookstores and now... I might have to just wait for shelter in place to end) 4y
jessinikkip @ElizaMarie I will look into more later and see if I can jump in so late and be OK. Do you have M yet? 4y
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ElizaMarie @jessinikkip no. I only had A, B and C (I gave A away... I can send you B and C --- I am almost done with C) 4y
jessinikkip LOL I was about to say I could send you M when Im finished with it! Would you like me to? 4y
ElizaMarie @jessinikkip sure. It will take me awhile to get to it (since I am trying to go in order since I started with A , B , and C in order). Also yeah... I can definitely send you the B and C sometime next week 4y
jessinikkip Thats fine. Take your time. I'll get on M once I finish the TBR for the month and pass it to you 4y
jb72 She has some good lines in her books. I may have to tackle them next year. 4y
ElizaMarie @jb72 I love them! I need to start getting the other ones. I will probably start ordering them from Half-Priced books soon. (I had decided when I started this journey that that's what I would do and then share them ... since I can't reread mysteries)

But they are super good!
4y
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ValerieAndBooks
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One problem with re-reading mysteries is that it doesn‘t take long to puzzle out the motive and/or whodunnit, even after over 30 years! It‘s a good thing that this series has strong characters and great banter. It‘s interesting to see how author Grafton develops her techniques, as well.

This 2,000 piece puzzle is coming along slowly. Picture frame from Hipstamatic app.

ElizaMarie I love love love Grafton so far! I am excited to be starting this one soon. But I have enjoyed the other ones! 4y
wanderinglynn Looks like a puzzle! ❤️🧩 4y
Suet624 I‘m trying to do a puzzle but I‘m not sure it‘s helping my mood. Grrrr.... 4y
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ValerieAndBooks @ElizaMarie I hope you enjoy working your way through the alphabet 😊! 4y
ValerieAndBooks @wanderinglynn yes! A good diversion. 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Suet624 I personally could get easily addicted to puzzles but would need a dedicated space before letting that happen. This one is on a coffee table, not a place I‘d always want a puzzle. 4y
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ElizaMarie
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jb72 Oooo cool 😎 I think I may try to start her series next year since I‘m involved in a series already that I need to finish. 4y
ElizaMarie @jb72 I‘ve liked A and B so far :) 4y
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ValerieAndBooks
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Starting on C is for Corpse (you can see my purchase date written in it 😲) and a 2,000 piece jigsaw puzzle🧩 that I had gifted my son a few years ago and which remained unopened until now 😆.

Lcsmcat We got a set of 5 jigsaw puzzles for Christmas that didn‘t get opened until quarantining began. We finished the first one last weekend. 4y
LeahBergen I was just thinking I might have to order a puzzle. 😆 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Lcsmcat it is a good diversion, isn‘t it? I think a lot of us are becoming puzzle fans (or more so). @LeahBergen good luck— apparently they are selling out online 😮 4y
Suet624 Starting a puzzle today. Mostly so I can finish an audiobook from the library before it evaporates into thin air. 4y
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Lylah
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Reading on my break at work ☺️

BookishMarginalia Love the pic! 5y
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Lylah
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I always get sick of long series way before they‘re over but I have this fantasy that I‘ll make it all the way through one some day.

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NatalieR
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Mehso-so

I like this series a lot, but thought this one was just okay. 🎃

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This series is just too much fun!! I love Kinsey & her mishaps as much as I love her bravery! I also love how the case wraps itself up in a neat little package in 15 minutes!!! A fun twist in this one was her landlord's tryst with a sketchy minx!

Bookladylinda I love these on audio, so much fun! 6y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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D was fun so I'm catching up on the ones I missed.
#manicmonday @JoScho
The Cold One by Christopher Pike
Blake Crouch
Chocolat
Chocolate Covered Strawberries

SilversReviews LOVE the photo...great job!! 6y
JoScho Fun collage! 6y
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BookishMarginalia
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TheSpineView Love to color while listening. Glad to see I'm not alone.🎧💜 6y
ladym30 Love the colors! 6y
Gina What a neat idea. I usually do chores. Your way is so much better♡♡♡ 6y
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Susanita
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C is for...cookies! Last remnant of birthday celebration.

C is for...cousins. Kinsey has ‘em but doesn‘t know ‘em yet.

C is for...#CaliforniaGurls which applies to Kinsey and her cousins and the ladies at the insurance company where she sometimes works.

#HeatOfJuly

BarbaraBB Well played! 6y
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DarcysMom
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🌟🌟🌟🌟
#audiobook
#overdrive

PenguinInFlight I‘m rereading this series, too! (I‘m on M.) I keep thinking. “Jeez, she‘s spending hours finding numbers in cross reference phone books when we spend two seconds on Google!” 6y
DarcysMom @PenguinInFlight And having to dig for change for the payphone! 6y
RJHowe Can never get enough Grafton, one book better than the next 6y
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Visiting with the Very Good Boy in the picture slowed my time way down, but it was totally worth it! 🐶🐶🐶
#audiowalk
#800in2018
#60ByTheSolstice
#90MileJune
#overdrive

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DarcysMom
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This was a pretty decent walking month for me - 124.31 GPS verified miles. 😁😄😁😄
#audiowalk
#800in2018
#93MilesInMay
#stretchingfor100
#overdrive

DivineDiana 👏🏻🚶🏼‍♀️👏🏻 6y
Pamwurtzler Way to stick with it! I‘m impressed! 👏👏👏 6y
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PenguinInFlight
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I knew this was a sad one going in, although I didn‘t remember the exact details. I love how Kinsey grows throughout this series, but remains authentic.

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Happy Sunday, Littens! It has been a very snowy week, with feet upon feet of lake effect descending on upstate New York. This has made travel, work, and loads of other things difficult, and “midwinter mehs” are in full effect. Spring gets closer every day, though! #Twinkle doesn‘t let the snow get her down, though. She likes to roll in it. 😂❤️🐶 We have since come in from our walk and have curled up on the couch to read. #atoyreread

Lreads Aww! Twinkle is so cute having fun! 6y
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PenguinInFlight
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I was seriously underwhelmed by the halftime show and the commercials during the Super Bowl, so I spent most of it reading. This one, if I remember right, is a bit sad. 😔 Each book is better than the last, though, and I‘m excited to get started...hence the dark, uninteresting photo that I took while I read in bed. 😂

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Still working through the alphabet mysteries I‘ve already read as I attempt to get back into them and caught up before Z comes out. This one is a bit heartbreaking, I think I remember it the most from my first dip into the series.

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Definitely my #favoriteline of the week. I love Kinsey 😂😂🤩

#autumnreads @JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

BarbaraTheBibliophage Perfect Kinsey. 😎 7y
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Ashlaroe
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" everything happens for a reason, but that doesn't mean there"a a point." Kinsey Millhone ( Sue Grafton)

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Another fun crime novel from Grafton!

EricQiao Been meaning to get into this series! She was awarded Grand Master by the mystery writers of America. 7y
Jbakesmcgee3 That's so neat!! I like this series bc Kinsey is such an empowered woman and badass! 7y
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emilycoc
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A successful weekend is reading a whole book cover to cover. This series never fails to disappoint!

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I started this series back when I was a teenager and was hooked. Now, as an adult, it's fun to start it over from the beginning.

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LisaJo
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#LitsyPartyOfOne I am finally done adulting today. Time to kick back with a book and some chocolate coffee. ☕️ 📚

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EllanaRose
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This series is so good, and so full of representation. I wish more books had this level of representation. Anyway. Book C for#LitsyAtoZ complete!

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EllanaRose
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Reading while waiting for HyperRPG to start - expansion pack hype! - and drinking green tea. Can life get better than this?

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EllanaRose
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Another day, another Sue Grafton for #LitsyAtoZ and I can't quite remember this one as well as the previous two. I've not binged a long book series in ages, I'm enjoying it!

TrishB I read A a while ago and not done any others yet! 7y
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#bestnarrator I know that audiobook narrators are not what was originally intended but it's immediately what I thought of. A great narrator makes all of the difference. I love Judy Kaye's narration of the Kinsey Millhone series so she is my pick. #octphotochallenge Day 10

Also, pardon me as I inundate your feed with posts today as I'm behind on both photo challenges. #sorrynotsorry 😉

LibrarianRyan Amen🤓 8y
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Completely hooked on the series.

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AliceInWonderLibrary
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Somehow I got it into my head that I wouldn't like these books but I was hooked after the first one.

nicolekukral These make great audio books on long road trips! 8y
AliceInWonderLibrary @nicolekukral I love the narrator for the ones that I have listened to. It's great on the daily commute. 8y
BestOfFates My mom used to play these tapes on road trips so I find those readers so comforting! (There are two over the course of the series & both are great!) 8y
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