J Is For Judgment

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Summary: J is for Judgment
Review: This is a must read for any Grafton fan. I would not recommend it as a first read of hers considering a lot of Kinsey's personal history appears for the first time in this book. It is another quick read. In this one, Kinsey is hired to find a missing person, one that allegedly committed suicide years ago, in order to make sure that the wife is eligible for a huge life insurance policy. Very entertaining like Grafton's books are.

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Summary: J is for Judgment
Review: This is a must read for any Grafton fan. I would not recommend it as a first read of hers considering a lot of Kinsey's personal history appears for the first time in this book. It is another quick read. In this one, Kinsey is hired to find a missing person, one that allegedly committed suicide years ago, in order to make sure that the wife is eligible for a huge life insurance policy. Very entertaining like Grafton's books are.

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Summary: Not the best in the series (so far)
Review: This is the 10th book in the series and so far the weakest ("H" is a close second). There wasn't enough "mystery" or "suspense" in this one. I hope "K" is better.

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Summary: Not the best in the series (so far)
Review: This is the 10th book in the series and so far the weakest ("H" is a close second). There wasn't enough "mystery" or "suspense" in this one. I hope "K" is better.

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Summary: A fun romp with a most appealing private detective.
Review: This is the first Sue Grafton book I have run into, and will not be the last. The plot is a little over-complicated, and the ending a little on the philosophical side for an action/mystery read of this sort. But the central character, Kinsey Millhone, is the most realistically drawn, convincing and sympathetic female private dick I have EVER run into! V.I.Warshawski, go jump in a lake! I'll never resort to your mealy-mouthed politically correct milk-toast kind of non-humanist feminism again! Since I understand this is not by any means one of Grafton's best, I will have to investigate the other books of the series. Thank you, Sue Grafton, for a female protagonist that doesn't embarrass readers of the same gender.

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Summary: Correct the spelling of the title word "Judgment"!!!
Review: This review is for the Amazon listing, rather than for the book itself. The title word "judgment" is misspelled in your listings of the book. PLEASE correct!

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Summary: GRAFTON IS GREAT
Review: This was the first Sue Grafton novel I had read. I usually don't like those hard-edged characters (such as Sam Spade in the Maltese Falcon), but I couldn't help but love Kinsey Milhone. Her detecting skills, her mention of her previous marriages and ability to survive on her own, along with the inner struggle she has once she finds out she does have living relatives, made her more human to me. I enjoyed the fact that she went incognito to Mexico to look for Wendell Jaffe, and that she was able to get the members of the Jaffe family as well as other assorted neighbors and friends to trust her. It helped her solve the case, and helped me become a forever fan. I can't wait to read another one!

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Summary: "J" is for Judgment and Jaffe
Review: Wendell Jaffe swindled a lot of people out of money and then conveniently disappeared from his boat. The verdict was suicide, but the insurance company that had sold him a half-million dollar insurance policy is not convinced. When 5 years passed, the company was forced to pay the premium to Jaffe's wife. Two months later, a man looking very much like Jaffe is spotted in Mexico. The insurance company hires private investigator Kinsey Millhone to investigate and she does spot a man who appears to be Jaffe, along with his girlfriend Renata. They escape Kinsey's surveillance and she returns to California. Jaffe's son Brian is in big trouble with the police and Kinsey concludes that Jaffe will return to help his son. As she continues her investigation she becomes acquainted with Jaffe's supposed widow and his two troubled sons. She also comes in contact with some of her long-lost family, and agonizes over whether she wants to establish a relationship with them, and open up old wounds. Sue Grafton can be relied on to provide a good read, and this book, although not the best in the series, is no exception.

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Summary: Missing person
Review: Wendell Jaffe swindled a lot of people out of money and then conveniently disappeared from his boat. The verdict was suicide, but the insurance company that had sold him a half-million dollar insurance policy is not convinced. When 5 years passed, the company was forced to pay the premium to Jaffe's wife. Two months later, a man looking very much like Jaffe is spotted in Mexico. The insurance company hires private investigator Kinsey Millhone to investigate and she does spot a man who appears to be Jaffe, along with his girlfriend Renata. They escape Kinsey's surveillance and she returns to California. Jaffe's son Brian is in big trouble with the police and Kinsey concludes that Jaffe will return to help his son. As she continues her investigation she becomes acquainted with Jaffe's supposed widow and his two troubled sons. She also comes in contact with some of her long-lost family, and agonizes over whether she wants to establish a relationship with them, and open up old wounds. Sue Grafton can be relied on to provide a good read, and this book, although not the best in the series, is no exception.

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Summary: I wouldn't recommend it to newcomers
Review: When Sue is hot she's hot but when she's not she's really not. I thought the book started off with great promise with Kinsey in Mexico and getting herself into trouble as only she can. Then the plot cooled off and began to drag it's feet and after awhile i didn't care bout what happened to Wendell anymore. I don't think this book should be read by newcomers to the series but by people who are already familiar with the series as it is pivotal in revealing parts of Kinsey's past.