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So here it goes. While some would say you should read Sue Grafton’s alphabet series in order, my thoughts are M is for Malice can stand on its own. Grafton’s thirteenth entry in her popular alphabet series has super private detective Kinsey Millhone, investigating a particularly nasty murder. This is a sly, unpredictable, and swiftly moving novel, with a limited romance, as Jonah Robb and Robert Dietz reenters Kinsey’s life. I will make some comments about Kinsey and expound what makes her a detective by the plot. I guess it will be nice to make clear what a private detective is and what aspects a private detective carry. Allan J. Hubin defines a private investigator as one who “seeks clients, accepts pay for his services, and is not a member of an official law enforcement agency; thus both Sherlock Holmes and Mike Hammer are included as are investigators working for private firms such as insurance companies and lawyer-sleuths.” Let’s set our time machine to 1986. What do you see? The first thing you should notice is that there is no access to cell phones, the Internet, or other high-tech equipment used by modern day private investigators. Kinsey relies insted on persistance, imagination, and originality which a