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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:In this #1 New York Times bestseller in Sue Grafton's Alphabet series, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has her hands full when a job that should be easy money takes a turn for the worse. Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institution for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she's about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence. Her father wants to be sure Reba stays straight, stays home and away from the drugs, the booze, and the gamblers... It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a weekâ??s work. Nothing untowardâ??the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good. But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round..… (more)
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What saves the book is the delightful nature of Reba Lafferty. She is an original madcap heiress. Lately out of prison, never far out of trouble. It is only a matter of time before she starts smoking, drinking and gambling again. And Kinsey is dragged into every adventure.
I think it's great that Grafton wants to try some new ideas (the series can use some perk!), but this was just too out there.
I kept reading wondering where the mystery is! This
I got the feeling that it was time to write R and Sue didn't have any ideas so she came up with this. I hope that S will get back on track with some good ol' mystery.
This book, "R" is for Ricochet, is average for the series. Millhone is hired to pick up a young woman being released for prison and help her get settled. Of course things go wrong and Millhone has her hands full chasing after her charge. What is different in this book is that the client rather than Millhone takes charge of the story. Overall the story held my interest.
I find Grafton to be a dependable author and I have not had one disappointment in the 18 books I have read in the series. I often read one of Grafton's books after heavier reads, on vacation, or on a long trip.
Kinsey has been hired by a elderly gentlemen to pick up his 30 year old daughter, Reba, from
We have two other side issues going on. Kinsey's relationship with Cheney and Henry's relationship with his brothers and the woman he's interested in. They keep Kinsey feeling like a real person in a real world.
Yes, this is not the same type of story we've had in the past but it's one of the best.
The plot isn't as
Kinsey is asked by one of the local
Kinsey is asked by a wealthy dying man to escort his daughter home from prison. What Kinsey thinks will be an easy one or two day job turns into a case involving money laundering, gambling, topless dancers called Misty and lots of cash. Kinsey becomes
Good P.I. novel, with the love interest thrown in, makes for a fun and enjoyable read.
(Read March 2006)
Random Subplot - Kinsey's love life with Cheeny. At least this adds some more character to Kinsey.
This is a less than stellar Sue Grafton novel. Although she isn’t one of my favorite writers, this was one of her weaker efforts. The idea behind the story isn’t all that inspiring. The plot is pretty bland. The best aspect of this novel is that the character development is fairly strong, otherwise there isn’t much here to like. I would skip this novel.
Carl Alves – author of Blood Street
After starting this book I was wondering how someone could have successfully had a series 18 books long with writing this poor. An hour into reading and I was yet to come across anything other than needless exposition. I then checked the reviews for this and the rest of the series.