Nov 22, 2022fred98115 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Southern California PI Kinsey Millhone, while shopping spots a woman who is shoplifting and alerts the store. This simple act leads to uncovering a major crime ring and a related murder. Note: while readable Grafton fluffs the book with…
Sep 08, 2020volare rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I agree with jimg2000 comment. I'm saddened by the death of Sue Grafton. This book was okay but I agree with many other reviewers that it gets bogged down in too many descriptions of getting in and out of the car, driving down the…
Lots of characters in this. I like the way she brings them all together.
Once I start these books, I just can't seem to put them down. I like the way she incorporates humor into her books and in-depth descriptions of her surroundings and…
Mar 21, 2019PolyWogg rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
BOTTOM-LINE:
More characters, less Kinsey, but it works.
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PLOT OR PREMISE:
Fantastic opening -- a gambler who hits a run of bad luck, and a loan shark who collects from his losing client pretty aggressively. Oh, and Kinsey apparently…
Jan 30, 2018jimg2000 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Updated on Jan 30, 2018 with quotes to remember Kinsey Millhone:
Sue Taylor Grafton (April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017)
Story was told when the private detective was 38 years old that allowed the old school gum-shoe investigation of…
Aug 15, 2017chromybaby33 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
For some reason which is beyond me Kinsey gets involved emotionally with a married ex-con who really just wants to take advantage of her. I guess it is a lack of a love life that drives her to take on PINKY, a three time loser, try to help…
A patron review from the Adult Summer Reading Game: If you like the Sue Grafton mysteries--you'll love this book. All of the old familiar characters are there--plus the new ones needed for this mystery. Lots of excitement--but all ends…
Jun 04, 2013WVMLStaffPicks rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Grafton started her Kinsey Millhone mystery series in 1982 with A is for Alibi; she's now up to V is for Vengeance. Grafton's plots and characters have remained consistently good over 30 years. Various plot points have stayed with me…
Jan 24, 2013superalisa rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I am nervous about the ending of this series. I will really miss Kinsey Millhone. So, I'm trying to treasure every single page left in the series.
But the premise of this book is that "shoplifting is bad" and I have a hard time caring…
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kelleypoole
Jan 01, 2013kelleypoole rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Jun 07, 2012spintourrutia rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I recently 'discovered' Sue Grafton and I'm hooked! I've read the whole alphabet series and can't wait for the next book. Kinsey Millhone is a fun, no-nonsense gal!
Kinsey turns in a shoplifter while buying new ?undies? on sale and so begins her twenty-second story on her nearly 38th birthday. It?s a tangled web of plots involving stolen goods, the Mob, unexplained suicides, betrayal, and revenge with…
Apr 13, 2012sgtaylor rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I have read all the previous books int he Millhone series but this one dragged for me. I had to really push to read it all and would not have finished it if I was not such a fan of the Kinsey character.
Mar 10, 2012sandraperkins rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sue Grafton's books just keep getting better and better. Her latest book (V is For Vengeance) has a great plot and characters that we care about. (It also makes me realize how drastically technology has changed since the 1980s.) I look…
Feb 13, 2012gloryb rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I was surprised how dated Grafton's Kinsey detective stories could become for me. This story, peppered with Kinsey's neighbors and friends in their 80's and their sister in a nursing home needing their support coupled with the 1980's lack…
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rprivette
Jan 30, 2012rprivette rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Amusing! Grafton invented the formula. Likable Kinsey Milhone, private eye. Mildly dated but entertaining as ever - every book in the series.
Jan 18, 2012bishy rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This had to be the most boring title in the series. Repetitive and took far too long to get anywhere. Hope she finishes with more of a bang in her last four!
Jan 12, 2012bee1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Another great Grafton book. Just sad we are getting to the end of the alphabet.
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bdemian
Jan 11, 2012bdemian rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Once you get past the rather slow beginning the plot strands pull you in and become completely engrossing. Some dialogue falls flat and, yes, it could have been benefited from some incisions, but Grafton weaves the strands together…
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