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Summary: "L" is for Lacking
Review: Other reviewers have compared this one to "H." They're right. This is an "on the road with the bad guys" adventure. No real mystery here, and other than a few interesting scenes, not much worthy of note.The supporting cast that has been weaved through the other novels is noticably absent from this book. Maybe they were working on other projects. The book suffers from this, mainly because the replacement players are not nearly as compelling or, frankly, fun. By the time Kinsey ends up in Kentucky, you will find yourself saying "Who cares? Get back to Santa Teresa." All in all, it was a disappointing read, annoying so because my prior experience with these books means that you cannot skip the bad ones.
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Summary: Another excellent work by Sue Grafton!
Review: The reader is once again along for an exciting ride with Kinsey Millhone as she sets off on another adventure. I enjoy every second of Kinsey's sleuthing and recommend this book for anyone who wants their mind to track the possibilities while laughing right out loud.
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Summary: Too linear and derivative
Review: This book centers around a private "dick" who is a female named Kinsey Millholm. She is beckoned into service by a 90-year-old neighbor whoes request she cannot resist. From there, the story rumbles along dealing with a group of clearly low I. Q. Kentucky residents in search of lost or misplaced loot of 40 years old. It truly is a very funny tale of how "country" people respond to trying to find out what happen to what they considered a lot of money, in the sum of about $8000. People come and go (some die) in this quest. In the end, they luck-up and find a little more valuables and decide that they will split whatever is available. This is truly a very, very, light read.
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Summary: "L" is for LACK---of good sense
Review: This book centers around a private "dick" who is a female named Kinsey Millholm. She is beckoned into service by a 90-year-old neighbor whoes request she cannot resist. From there, the story rumbles along dealing with a group of clearly low I. Q. Kentucky residents in search of lost or misplaced loot of 40 years old. It truly is a very funny tale of how "country" people respond to trying to find out what happen to what they considered a lot of money, in the sum of about $8000. People come and go (some die) in this quest. In the end, they luck-up and find a little more valuables and decide that they will split whatever is available. This is truly a very, very, light read.
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Summary: Kinsey's on the road again!
Review: This book's a lot like "H is for Homocide" in that Kinsey finds herself unexpectedly on the road again, away from her apartment and creature comforts. The book takes her from sunny California to Texas to Louisville, Kentucky. As a Kentucky native who worked in Louisville and southern Indiana for nearly twelve years, I found the descriptions of Interstate 65 from Nashville through west central Kentucky and particularly the Portland neighborhood in Louisville made me homesick to be back down south! As usual, Kinsey's wry humor and knack for lying her way into crazy predicaments adds to the fun. Her long-lost extended family wasn't talked about much in this book--probably because they couldn't figure out where she was once she hit the road--but she gets a taste of what it would be like to be part of a family group, and we may very well see her heading to Lompoc for a visit with "Grand" and the clan in a future book. Fun reading
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Summary: Maybe a 2.5
Review: This is my first Sue Grafton book. She is a good writer, very detailed-oriented. On the one hand, i found the minutia a bit tedious. On the other hand, i liked having everything spelled out. Mysteries are sometimes so convoluted i get lost after a couple of turns.
That said, the book was alright, perfect light reading. I do have some problems as to the resolution of the whole story: why Kinsey held on to the end, why Gilbert came back unarmed, and so forth. Still, an OK read.
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Summary: The funniest
Review: This is the most light-hearted of the series. In fact there isn't a murder until - but I mustn't tell. Kinsey's long-lost cousin Tasha makes contact at the beginning and Kinsey chokes her off and says she has no need of family. but then at the end - well I mustn't tell that either.
The mystery begins with a search for burial fund entitlement for a WW2 veterans whose records have disappeared. Kinsey gets involved with a family of criminals and finds herself half-wishing to be part of them.
It's interesting to note how Grafton solves the problem of the voice of the first person character. Sometimes Kinnsey Milhone uses a very conversational tone with colloquial phrases and words like "nifty" and "wow." At other times she seamlessly steps back into narrative mode with wonderful descriptions such as:
"The grass was still alive but all the deciduous trees had dropped their leaves. The barren branches created a gray haze as far as the eye could see," which is pretty fancy prose for a Santa Barbara High School dropout.
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Summary: This is the best ever.
Review: This novel is by far the best of the Millhone series. Grafton out did herself. It will be interesting to see if she keeps up the pace to the very end (Z and beyond).
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Summary: The book was pretty good. Some of it was thrilling!
Review: This was a moderately good book. There were some thrilling parts, but it was mostly things leading up to the ending. There wasn't really that much action. The book could have used more action. I did like the book, but i think it would have been better with more action.
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Summary: the worst thriller I have ever read.
Review: Too much made-up. The people are either too cruel or too naive. It is understandable, that book has been written in very short time.
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