Nov 20, 2023THX11388 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
What a great series. I read it orignially in paperback form in the early 80s, Don't let the occasional swear word send you astray, there are gems hidden inside. In the pre-internet, pre-cellphone era, Kinsey Milhone survives on guile,…
"A classic gumshoe who-done-it. No muss, no fuss, just the facts. I cannot express my love for this series enough. Mary Peiffer is superb in delivering Kinsey Milhone. 10/10." - Cyndi F.
Mar 02, 2023EricB_2 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good novel. This is the second Sue Grafton that I read this year. I enjoyed both. I thought this had an especially good story and a very good first novel. I know this novel and the second novel B is for **** both won some awards from the…
Jul 29, 2022JCLJoyceM rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I prefer authors who don’t stoop to casual uses of the F word. I prefer authors and people who can write and speak creatively. And a PI who engages in casual sex with a colleague is not my idea of a worthy investigator. I expect the main…
Nov 20, 2020megaculpa rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Worst private eye series ever. Vapid protagonist, far-fetched but predictable plot, pointlessly long descriptions of mundane settings. This isn't writing. It's typewriting.
Oct 06, 2019darladoodles rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is one of my favorite series. Will never forget the first time I met Kinsey Millhone. Thought I would try revisiting via audiobook. In any format, it is an adventure to go sleuthing with Kinsey. She is tenacious and ever ready with a…
BOTTOM-LINE:
Like meeting an old friend
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PLOT OR PREMISE:
Nikki Fife served 8 years for a murder she claims she didn't commit. Now she wants Kinsey to clear her name.
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WHAT I LIKED:
The character of Kinsey Millhone, and her…
Aug 18, 2018twhitehead24 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The first book in the series of the life of Kinsey Millhone, private investigator. I like the book, read easy and quickly. Private investigators do not have the excitement as police officers so it was expected that there would not be…
Jan 28, 20187626dee rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The first book in a long and famous series by this author. The only turnoff for me in her writing style is her love of description over plot movement. Every scene is set with rather detailed descriptions that do not add to the action and…
Quite possibly the worst audio book narrator I've ever come across. She speaks in a near monotone, with little or no differentiation between characters. Not sure I'll try another Grafton book on tape if she is the one reading it. My 15…
Oct 12, 2016JCLHeatherB rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I was surprised to find the start of this long-running series to be so dull. The writing was uninspiring and the detecting was terrible. (Kinsey didn't want anyone to know she was in Vegas, so she wiped her hotel room clean of…
Mar 18, 2016KatherineHere rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Sue's first, back when she was still young and bitter. By the time you get to "K," she loses her zany humorous edge, and her books become more serious, less enjoyable, still you feel compelled to finish, and now we are on "W"...or is it…
Jun 18, 2015Dreamstime rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. There are a few interesting twists and turns that Kinsey has to face in discovering the real murderer of an unpleasant lawyer. I am looking forward to the rest of the series.
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