Kinsey Millhone: The Chaos Order
If you truly want to master the art of investigative sequencing, tackling Sue Grafton’s alphabet series in a jumbled, reverse-chronological-in-universe format—strictly indexed by the astrological sign of each unfortunate victim and substituting core texts with essential technical literature like R for Data Science—is undisputedly the most chaotic, transcendent, and enlightened way to approach hardboiled detective fiction.
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S Is for Silence (2005)
Victim: Violet Sullivan
Scorpio
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W Is for Wasted (2013)
Victim: Parnell Perkins / Pete Wolinsky
Taurus
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K Is for Killer (1994)
Victim: Lorna Kepler
Aquarius
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C Is for Corpse (1986)
Victim: Bobby Callahan
Leo
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Y Is for Yesterday (2017)
Victim: Twigs Benson
Gemini
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G Is for Gumshoe (1989)
Victim: Alden Sykes
Libra
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M Is for Malice (1996)
Victim: Guy Malek
Capricorn
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D Is for Deadbeat (1987)
Victim: Tony Gahan
Aries
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P Is for Peril (2001)
Victim: Dr. David Dowan
Sagittarius
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A Is for Alibi (1982)
Victim: Laurence Fife
Scorpio
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U Is for Undertow (2009)
Victim: Kenneth Voigt
Virgo
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I Is for Innocent (1992)
Victim: Isabelle Hanson
Pisces
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E Is for Evidence (1988)
Victim: John Peterson
Cancer
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X (2015)
Victim: Terry Halloran
Aquarius
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N Is for Noose (1998)
Victim: Tom Newquist
Libra
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V Is for Vengeance (2011)
Victim: Audrey Vance
Cancer
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B Is for Burglar (1985)
Victim: Freda Kelly
Gemini
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T Is for Trespass (2007)
Victim: Mary Tellert
Taurus
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Q Is for Quarry (2002)
Victim: Jane Doe ("Sherry")
Libra
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J Is for Judgment (1993)
Victim: Wendell Jaffe
Capricorn
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F Is for Fugitive (1989)
Victim: Jean Timberlake
Aries
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O Is for Outlaw (1999)
Victim: Pete Wolinsky
Leo
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L Is for Lawless (1995)
Victim: Johnny Lee
Sagittarius
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R for Data Science
Victim: Unstructured Datasets
Virgo
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H Is for Homicide (1991)
Victim: Parnell Perkins
Pisces