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Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:"THIS IS ONE OF GRAFTON'S MOST FUN-TO-READ BOOKS. . . . One of [Kinsey Millhone's] wildest adventures yet." �San Francisco Examiner When Kinsey Millhone agrees to do a favor for Henry Pitts, her lovable octogenarian landlord, she literally gets taken for the ride of her life. The family of a recently deceased WWII veteran wants her to find out why the military has no record of his service. All Kinsey has to do, she thinks, is cut through some government red tape. But when the dead man's house is ransacked and his old army buddy is beaten up, she quickly realizes he was not all he seemed. Before long Kinsey is trailing crooks halfway across the country, impersonating a hotel maid, tangling with a baseball bat-wielding grandmother, and running from one very dangerous character. With her money almost gone and her nerves frayed, Kinsey's got to solve a decades-old crime and make it back home in time for Henry's wedding . . . if she can make it back at all. . . .… (more)
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Henry asks Kinsey to look at the paperwork behind a Vets benefit claim, shortly afterwards a bulgary finds a
Subplots:not too intrusive this time, William's wedding and the family again.
After being disappointed reading the last two books (J and K) in this series, I think Grafton is back on track. Perhaps it is a bit inconceivable that Kinsey could consort with known felons and get away with it all, still, I think Grafton pulled it off. And,
Her landlord Henry asks her to help a neighbor down the street with a little problem of trying to get
When a stranger from the grandfather's past shows up and then the apartment he was living in gets vandalized, they realize there is a lot more to this story than meets the eye. A chase begins that leads Kinsey to Dallas and eventually to Louisville. All she wants to do is get home in time for the big wedding.
Through the book, Kinsey is still struggling with the idea that she has family that would like to get to know her. Family dynamics are foreign to her. Since the people she is on the run with are a father and daughter, the whole idea of "family" is an underlying theme. Will Kinsey be willing to reach out to hers or not?
My favorite bits were meeting a few of Henry’s siblings, Kinsey’s turn as an undercover hotel maid and a sweet-as-pie Granny with a few hidden talents. I also loved that the true focus of this one is family. Everyone from the criminals to Henry and Kinsey herself are dealing with the question of what makes you family. Is it blood or loyalty and do you get to choose your family?
BOTTOM LINE: Like all the alphabet mysteries, this one was a quick read and an entertaining palette cleanser. I’ll keep working my way through the series whenever I need a break from my regular reading material.
Her landlord Henry asks her to help a neighbor down the street with a little problem of trying to get
When a stranger from the grandfather's past shows up and then the apartment he was living in gets vandalized, they realize there is a lot more to this story than meets the eye. A chase begins that leads Kinsey to Dallas and eventually to Louisville. All she wants to do is get home in time for the big wedding.
Through the book, Kinsey is still struggling with the idea that she has family that would like to get to know her. Family dynamics are foreign to her. Since the people she is on the run with are a father and daughter, the whole idea of "family" is an underlying theme. Will Kinsey be willing to reach out to hers or not?
An excellent mystery, an wonderful recipe for disaster and a rather interesting lesson about how far does one take one's "good neighborly" intentions to heart.
Fast paced plot and good read. One of
Soon Kinsey is traveling across the country following a strange woman who seems to be pursued by a very violent man. As she dodges hotel security and the suspicious woman who is supposed to have a suitcase of money, she becomes involved in increasingly dangerous case where her purser even sets fire to the hotel so he can smoke her and the others out.
Okay story, not much of a case or mystery.
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PLOT OR PREMISE:
Henry asks Kinsey to help some neighbours file a benefits claim for a deceased vet…seems simple enough.
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WHAT I LIKED:
Kinsey tries to help out, and gets sucked into the mystery…was the vet really a vet? Who keeps breaking
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
The story reads more like a treasure hunt than a mystery or a case. It's not terrible, but it's not really a mystery, and most of the main characters lie every time they open their mouth, with none of the stories being particularly interesting.
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DISCLOSURE:
I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, nor do I follow her on social media.
This book’s story is a jigsaw puzzle which each piece slowly bringing the story full circle. It didn’t feel like one of Kinsey’s normal cases because she had no adversary to chase. The story is wrapped totally around Kinsey’s sense of curiosity and desire to know the truth. The Rawsons are not the best supporting characters but Grafton made it all work and kept me engaged in the answers just as much as Kinsey.
If there was one thing I didn’t like about the book it was the split personality Kinsey has to family dynamics. She seemed to enjoy being stuck with the Rawsons and observing their antics while totally being determined not to interact with her own family. Not sure why she was this way, but I just couldn’t understand it
In “L”, Kinsey looks into a deceased person‘s background as a favor