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Kinsey Millhone Books in Order

Kinsey Millhone by Sue Grafton contains 26 books, published between 1982 and 2017. The first book is A is for Alibi (1982) and the newest is Y is for Yesterday (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1982–2017
Confirmed
26 of 26 titles
Pages on record
8,600 in 23 of 26 books
Reading time
143–215 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,600 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

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Kinsey Millhone is a woman private investigator working in California, and the novel series built around Kinsey Millhone is Sue Grafton's alphabet sequence. Twenty-six books run from A is for Alibi (1982) to Y is for Yesterday (2017), each title pairing a letter with a crime word: B is for Burglar, C is for Corpse, D is for Deadbeat, G is for Gumshoe. Kinsey and Me: Stories (2013) sits alongside the novels. The run stopped at Y and is listed as likely complete.

How many Kinsey Millhone books are there?

Kinsey Millhone has 26 books, released between 1982 and 2017.

Kinsey Millhone Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Kinsey Millhone books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton, book 1 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1982)
  2. Cover of Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton, book 1 of the Kinsey Millhone series (2013)
  3. Cover of B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton, book 2 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1985)
  4. Cover of C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton, book 3 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1986)
  5. Cover of D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton, book 4 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1987)
  6. Cover of E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton, book 5 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1988)
  7. Cover of F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton, book 6 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1989)
  8. Cover of G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton, book 7 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1990)
  9. Cover of H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton, book 8 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1991)
  10. Cover of J is for Judgment by Sue Grafton, book 10 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1993)
  11. Cover of K is for Killer by Sue Grafton, book 11 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1994)
  12. Cover of L is for Lawless by Sue Grafton, book 12 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1994)
  13. Cover of M is for Malice by Sue Grafton, book 13 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1996)
  14. Cover of N is for Noose by Sue Grafton, book 14 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1998)
  15. Cover of O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton, book 15 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1999)
  16. Cover of P is for Peril by Sue Grafton, book 16 of the Kinsey Millhone series (1999)
  17. Cover of Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton, book 17 of the Kinsey Millhone series (2002)
  18. Cover of R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton, book 18 of the Kinsey Millhone series (2004)
  19. Cover of S is for Silence by Sue Grafton, book 19 of the Kinsey Millhone series (2004)
  20. Cover of T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton, book 20 of the Kinsey Millhone series (2007)
  21. Cover of U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton, book 21 of the Kinsey Millhone series (2009)
  22. Cover of V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton, book 22 of the Kinsey Millhone series (2011)
  23. Cover of W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton, book 23 of the Kinsey Millhone series (2013)
  24. Cover of X by Sue Grafton, book 24 of the Kinsey Millhone series (2014)
  1. 1
    A is for Alibi1982 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1982320
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  2. 1
    Kinsey and Me: Stories2013 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013304
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  3. 2
    B is for Burglar1985 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985320
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  4. 3
    C is for Corpse1986 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986320
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  5. 4
    D is for Deadbeat1987 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987320
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  6. 5
    E is for Evidence1988 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988320
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  7. 6
    F is for Fugitive1989 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989320
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  8. 7
    G is for Gumshoe1990 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990320
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  9. 8
    H is for Homicide1991 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991320
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  10. 9
    I is for Innocent1992 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992352
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  11. 10
    J is for Judgment1993 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993384
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  12. 11
    K is for Killer1994 · 307 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994307
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  13. 12
    L is for Lawless1994 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994304
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  14. 13
    M is for Malice1996 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996300
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  15. 14
    N is for Noose1998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  16. 15
    O is for Outlaw1999 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999354
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  17. 16
    P is for Peril1999 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1999416
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  18. 17
    Q is for Quarry2002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  19. 18
    R is for Ricochet2004 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004352
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  20. 19
    S is for Silence2004 · 464 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004464
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  21. 20
    T is for Trespass2007 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007372
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  22. 21
    U is for Undertow2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  23. 22
    V is for Vengeance2011 · 544 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011544
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  24. 23
    W is for Wasted2013 · 576 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013576
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  25. 24
    X2014 · 528 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014528
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  26. 25
    Y is for Yesterday2017 · 483 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017483
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Is there a chronological order for Kinsey Millhone?

No separate chronological order is on record for Kinsey Millhone, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Kinsey Millhone books in order?

You should read the Kinsey Millhone books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Kinsey Millhone book also stands alone.

Where to start with Kinsey Millhone

Start with A is for Alibi (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kinsey Millhone book?

Y is for Yesterday (2017) is the newest Kinsey Millhone book released so far.

Is there a new Kinsey Millhone book coming?

No next Kinsey Millhone book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Kinsey Millhone has won

Wikidata records 6 awards for Kinsey Millhone. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Kinsey Millhone at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kinsey Millhone title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kinsey Millhone books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,600 pages across the 23 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kinsey Millhone books, 10 of 26, were published in the 1990s.
Corroboration
6 of the 26 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Kinsey Millhone books are about

All 26 Kinsey Millhone books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women private investigators is tagged on 21 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Sue Grafton

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.