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Kinsey Millhone Reading Order

Kinsey Millhone by Sue Grafton has 25 main books (1982–2017). Start with A Is for Alibi (1982) and read the numbered books in order.

By Sue Grafton

Kinsey Millhone books in order

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  1. #1

    A Is for Alibi

    1982 · 244 pages

    4 h 16 min
  2. #2

    B Is for Burglar

    1985 · 210 pages

    3 h 41 min
  3. #3

    C Is for Corpse

    1986 · 250 pages

    4 h 23 min
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  5. #4

    D Is for Deadbeat

    1987 · 261 pages

    4 h 34 min
  6. #5

    E Is for Evidence

    1988 · 274 pages

    4 h 48 min
  7. #6

    F Is for Fugitive

    1989 · 314 pages

    5 h 30 min
  8. #7

    G Is for Gumshoe

    1990 · 341 pages

    5 h 58 min
  9. #8

    H Is for Homicide

    1991 · 287 pages

    5 h 1 min
  10. #9

    I Is for Innocent

    1992 · 310 pages

    5 h 26 min
  11. #10

    J Is for Judgment

    1993 · 375 pages

    6 h 34 min
  12. #11

    K Is for Killer

    1994 · 318 pages

    5 h 34 min
  13. #12

    L Is for Lawless

    1995 · 322 pages

    5 h 38 min
  14. #13

    M Is for Malice

    1996 · 372 pages

    6 h 31 min
  15. #14

    N Is for Noose

    1998 · 322 pages

    5 h 38 min
  16. #15

    O Is for Outlaw

    1999 · 352 pages

    6 h 10 min
  17. #16

    P Is for Peril

    2001 · 359 pages

    6 h 17 min
  18. #17

    Q Is for Quarry

    2002 · 427 pages

    7 h 29 min
  19. #18

    R Is for Ricochet

    2004 · 363 pages

    6 h 21 min
  20. #19

    S Is for Silence

    2005 · 422 pages

    7 h 23 min
  21. #20

    T Is for Trespass

    2007 · 387 pages

    6 h 47 min
  22. #21

    U Is for Undertow

    2009 · 403 pages

    7 h 3 min
  23. #22

    V Is for Vengeance

    2011 · 448 pages

    7 h 51 min
  24. #23

    W Is for Wasted

    2013 · 531 pages

    9 h 18 min
  25. #24

    X

    2015

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  26. #25

    Y Is for Yesterday

    2017 · 496 pages

    8 h 41 min

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Kinsey Millhone: common questions

How many books are in the Kinsey Millhone series?
There are 25 main books in Kinsey Millhone. The most recent main book listed here is Y Is for Yesterday (2017).
What order should I read Kinsey Millhone in?
Read Kinsey Millhone in its numbered order: A Is for Alibi, B Is for Burglar, C Is for Corpse, D Is for Deadbeat, and so on. Grafton died in 2017 before writing a Z book, so the alphabet series ends at Y.
What is the first Kinsey Millhone book?
The first book is A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton, published in 1982.

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