r is for rubbish
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this was very disapointing from sue grafton, i have read all the alphabet murders and this was the worst, it had no suspense and was very drawn out .The plot was weak and there were no twists to the story. I hope the next book is better as i am a fan of the alphabet books, but for this book dont buy it borrow from a friend or get it from the library as its not worth the money.
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Kinsey is back on form
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As an avid lover of Sue Grafton's "alphabet series" I read all the reviews and was a bit wary about purchasing this one. But they're pretty much all wrong. Our much-loved heroine is truly back on form and I loved this adventure. If anything I'd say that Kinsey emerges as a more-rounded character and that combined with a great story made this novel utterly compelling. In fact I've just read the book in 24 hours and only paused to eat and sleep! All I can say is that if you're a fan of this series, then this novel is a must.
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Grafton Supreme again
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Only one thing to say - buy it and read it! She's on top form again. I can't wait for S is for .... (Superb perhaps?)
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The Worst of the Series
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Like the other reviewers, I am a huge Sue Grafton fan and bought this book immediately upon publication. Whilst it's always enjoyable to meet Kinsey again, the book for me didn't live up to expectations.It never seemed to "get going" -no nice juicy murder or anything to investigate until quite near the end! Kinsey spent the whole book "babysitting" ex-prisoner Reba and trying to stop her getting into trouble. Instead of her normal feisty self, she came across as indecisive and a more minor character. Fine if I was totally fascinated by Reba, but I wasn't -she seemed to be a hard-as-nails character who deserved what she got. There was also a sub-plot regarding Kinsey's elderly neighbour Henry and his brother competing for the affections of a lady-friend. This fizzled out inconclusively and didn't add anything really to the enjoyability of the book.
I think part of the problem is that the main plot centred around financial schenanigans and for a British reader these were quite difficult to follow -our own system is complicated enough, never mind the American one!
I'll stick with Sue, but for me this one is a "miss".
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R is for Ricochet, Sue Grafton
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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).
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