Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #637757 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

Customer Reviews

R is for Ricochet, Sue Grafton
Sadly, I was rather disappointed by this book. It's not exactly a bad book, or a bad thriller, either, but I just personally wasn't very interested by it. I find financial chicanery very, very dull, and not even a writer as skilled and realiable as Grafton was able to turn me over to it. For those who follow Kinsey's life avidly, this is still a must, as her character is still excellent, and was the only part of the book which really entertained me (well, Reba Lafferty did as well; but only as a character, not in terms of her plot). There are some very interesting developments, too. But sadly I just can't get excited by this book. Considering that I've loved almost everything she's written in the past (especially the last offering, Q), I'll forgive her this. Besides, the problem's mainly just on my part anyway. After all, every book is someone's award-winner (just look at vernon God Little).

R is for Ricochet, Sue Grafton
Sadly, I was rather disappointed by this book. It's not exactly a bad book, or a bad thriller, either, but I just personally wasn't very interested by it. I find financial chicanery very, very dull, and not even a writer as skilled and realiable as Grafton was able to turn me over to it. For those who follow Kinsey's life avidly, this is still a must, as her character is still excellent, and was the only part of the book which really entertained me (well, Reba Lafferty did as well; but only as a character, not in terms of her plot). There are some very interesting developments, too. But sadly I just can't get excited by this book. Considering that I've loved almost everything she's written in the past (especially the last offering, Q), I'll forgive her this. Besides, the problem's mainly just on my part anyway. After all, every book is someone's award-winner (just look at vernon God Little).

R is for Rather Disappointed
Maybe I just spent too long looking forward to the publication of this book... well, I enjoyed all the others so much... so that when I received the book I began to wonder when Kinsey would actually begin participating in the story.

The story was involving, following Reba Lafferty's release from jail, gradually stumbling and slipping back into the life-style that put her there in the first place. In the meantime, Kinsey played the role of child-minder, trying to keep her on the straight and narrow for the sake of Reba's father. A role that seemed a little at odds to me with Kinsey's character and some of her activities in previous books.

Normally a strong but defensive character, also capable of being mischievous sensible, I felt Kinsey had been altered. While Kinsey warned Reba of the dangers of drinking, drugs and breaking and entering, I felt Kinsey was being made a more pious character than she had been before. Reba had become the adventurer, leaving Kinsey the rather disappointing role of monitor and chaperone.

Perhaps this book serves to mark a developmental change in Kinsey as she becomes more settled, no longer dons her multi-identity boiler suit to carry out illegal searches of offices and takes to frowning at those who leave at a moment's notice for other states in America. Perhaps this is the effect the man in her life has on her, an aspect I found her too eager to embrace! But maybe that's just me!

All in all, I enjoyed the book, but I don't feel it was a Kinsey Millhone adventure. I missed Kinsey, and although she acknowledged sometimes in life we are not the main characters, I had been looking forward to spending some more quality time!