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 T is for terrific Aug 31, 2010
I love all the Sue Grafton books. I haven't finished this one yet but it is a great read so far! I am sure this will not disappoint!
Kinsey is a unique protagonist Jul 18, 2010
As an avid reader, how did I miss Grafton and Kinsey Millhone?
In any case, Kinsey is a great protagonist -- a flawed but dedicated private investigator who has an unsatisfying private life but dedicates herself to rooting out crime.
It took me a while to realize that this book, though written in the last few years, takes place in the late 1980s. I kept wondering: where is Google? Where are the cell phones? And so on. But this is in 1988.
What a well written novel, well beyond the usual bounds of the detective/crime genre. Grafton focuses on elder abuse and identity theft. These themes couldn't be more relevant in 2010.
Four stars, not five (probably about 4.3), only because of the gratuitous violence at the end. I have no problem with violence per se, but this wasn't needed to tie up loose ends.
I need to read more of Grafton's alphabet books.
Sincerely submitted,
Jonathan
Usual Good Kinsey on a Relevant Topic Jul 01, 2010
I enjoyed this Kinsey episode, partly because it followed Grafton's "formula" to her usual satisfying conclusion. But also because it was a good tale. Kinsey Milhone was just doing her job, investigating an automobile accident, finding a witness, and being a friend to Henry. And suddenly she finds herself dealing with an extremely evil woman who is abusing Kinsey's cantankerous elderly neighbor, Gus, and systematically looting his fortune, his home and his dignity as a human being. And Kinsey may be the only person who can help Gus, in spite of the fact that he doesn't particularly like her or anyone else, and she doesn't particularly like ANYthing about Gus. Sue Grafton did a nice job of developing complex, believable characters in this episode of her alphabet mysteries. And, as usual, she tells a great story.
 t is for too horrible to finish Jun 20, 2010
Who wrote this book? Is sue grafton so successful that she can ignore what makes this a great seris? It was so dull, perdictable, and preachy that I gave up.
I rate all her other books a 4 or a 5, so, this one was really bad.
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A Very Good Mystery Jun 16, 2010
This book takes place in the later part of the eighties with Kinsey Millhone. She is a woman who had a rough childhood, so she learned how to survive and to manipulate people to get what she wants and needs. Kinsey is hired by neighbor Gus to interview/investigate the woman who applied to be his caregiver. The twist is she uses the name "Solana Rojas" then ends up investigating the real Solana
She then imports her mentally retarded son into Gus's house as an orderly. Not much effort has to be put forth since Gus is a grumpy old man, injured and friendless. Kinsey goes about her day in a casual manner without any guilt of her own dishonesty, making her a great and clever character in this very good mystery.
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