R Is For Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)

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Private Investigator Kinsey Milhone is back on the job, hired by a privileged parolee's father to keep her out of trouble. It should be an easy assignment-until the parolee's past starts coming back to haunt her.

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Just plain bad.......2007-09-23

Have been a Kinsey fan since day "A" but I have to agree with those of you who gave 1 star on this one. I have listened to all of them on cassette while on my treadmill and would easily do 45 minutes (1 side) and sometimes both sides because they held my attention. Now this one has been a struggle for 10 months and I probably won't finish it. Where oh where is our Kinsey? Please come home!!!!

Should have been titled "S is for Slow" or "T is for Tedious" (an audiobook review).......2007-09-22

"Occasionally I'm simply a minor character in someone else's play." -Kinsey Millhone.

"R is for Ricochet" really is an appropriate title for this one since, like a misfired bullet that bounces around and hits uninvolved bystanders, Kinsey gets caught up in a client's mess and nearly gets herself killed.

Set in July of 1987, this is one really slow-developing book. Lots of detailed descriptions of Kinsey's clothing, her client's clothing, the bad guy's clothing, Kinsey's thought processes about her clothing choices, the clothing of the IRS agent in the story, the clothing of a witchy rich lady, the clothing of Kinsey's love interest, the clothing a stripper wears to work, shopping malls, the clothing they look at in the shopping mall, hotel hallways, hotel lobbies, streets, and two separate descriptions of the same office hallway all make it one boring audiobook experience.

Now, don't get me wrong - the reader (Judy Kaye) does a tremendous job of giving each individual character a distinct voice and she captures Kinsey's wisecracking side perfectly, but this story cannot be saved by a great presentation. It is too slow and it should have been about one-half as long. I listen to audiobooks as a diversion as I drive. Many times I had to turn this "diversion" off so I would not fall asleep and careen off the road. It is not saved by the fact that the book does pick up the pace at the end - all that did was make me wonder why we had to lollygag through the first 80% of the book.

I give this one a grade of D+ ("D Is For Dang Slow Read").

Great Book....But it wasn't Jerry Vale Singin' That Song!!.......2007-09-04

I've read 'em all!! And I enjoy the descriptions Sue Grafton gives..isn't that what makes a good author, one that can paint pictures with words!?? However, when the song, "It's All In The Game" started playing on the juke box, Kinsey/Sue said it was Jerry Vale!! Don't think so!! Tommy Edwards had the hit with that one. :-) I guess she's allowed one mistake. ;-)

Kinsey Is Fun Again.......2007-04-13

Things are slow for Santa Teresa PI Kinsey Millhone, when wealthy Nord Lafferty hires her to pick up his daughter from prison and keep her company for a couple of days. Reba Lafferty is on parole after doing 22 months for embezzlement. Things seem to be fine until Kinsey catches Reba using her as a beard to meet her married lover, who also happens to be the ex-employer she supposedly stole $350,000 from. Reba seems thrilled to be back in Beck's arms until an overzealous FBI agent slips her some compromising photos of him and her supposed best friend, Onni. At the same time Reba's life seems about to spin out of control, Kinsey is approached by attractive cop, Cheney Phillips, who wants her to talk Reba into giving evidence against Beck for money laundering. Kinsey had a thing for Cheney once, but he ran off and got married. Now, however, Cheney is single again, and Kinsey gives in to the attraction immediately.

The love interest definitely picked up the story, but I found Cheney annoyingly bossy, and Kinsey irritatingly obedient. While professing some personal interest in Reba Lafferty's well being, at a word from Cheney she stops taking her calls. Amazingly, Reba goes off the deep end, after some help from the FBI who prodded her into action and then couldn't be bothered to meet with her. Kinsey may have been able to keep an eye on her, which was what she had been hired to do, except she was following her lover's orders instead of doing her job. She then does the cops' job for them--unpaid--tracking Reba down after they completely mishandled her case, and winds up right where she wasn't supposed to be--right in the middle of Reba's dangerous drama.

The last few books in this series weren't all that much fun, but this one felt more like the earlier Kinsey Millhone mysteries with a touch of humor and humanity. Unfortunately, her on-again off-again treatment of Reba bugged me, as well as her willingness to let the big, strong man she had let into her bed tell her what to do. It would have been just as easy to weave the same elements into this story, and more in line with Kinsey's personality, had she not followed orders. That complaint aside, this was a pretty good book, and it's nice to see some life back in this series.

Not Her Best, But Not Bad Either.......2007-03-18

I have read everyone of the Kinsey Millhone mysteries from the begining and have generally loved the books.While I did enjoy this book, I found it did bog down in several places.

This book had the a good, not great, plot and although you could figure out the ending a little, there was still some surprise left when all the pages were turned. This particular book had more of the personal life of Kinsey than in previous books, and the details of Henry and his family rift were a little boring, but the main character,Reba, was great.

Overall, a good read, but if you are not a Kinsey Millhone fan, you most likely will not enjoy it.

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R is for ?
Love Causes Women To Stray From Straight-and-Narrow.
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R is for Ricochet
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ASIN: 0399152288
Release Date: 2004-07-13

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When wealthy octogenarian Nord Lafferty hires Kinsey Millhone to help his newly paroled daughter find her way back to the straight and narrow after doing time for embezzlement, the Santa Teresa P.I. has no idea what she's getting into. Reba Lafferty's ex-boss, land developer Alan Beckwith, is the man who sent her to prison--so how come she's meeting him just hours after her release, and treating Kinsey to an X-rated reunion scene played out in his parked Mercedes? And why is he also playing sex games with Reba's formerly best friend, who still works for him? A visit from an old friend from the FBI clears up the mystery--Beckwith is suspected of running a money-laundering game, and they need Reba to make their case by rolling over on him. It's not until Millhone presents Reba with photographic evidence of Beckwith's two-timing that she agrees to do what the Feds want... but she'll only do it her way, which could get a lot of people killed. Grafton fleshes out this well-crafted thriller with a romantic subplot involving a romantic triangle that features Kinsey's elderly landlord Henry, his brother, and a vivacious widow who can't seem to choose between them. It doesn't add much to the plot, but the fans of this evergreen series (who must be wondering what will happen to Millhone when Grafton gets to the end of the alphabet) probably won't mind a bit. --Jane Adams

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Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege. Abandoned by her rebellious mother when she was an infant, she was the only child of a rich man already in his mid-fifties when she was born, and her adoring father thoroughly spoiled her. Now, at thirty-two, having had many scrapes with the law, she is about to be released on probation from the California Institution for Women, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence for embezzlement. Though Nord Lafferty could deny his daughter nothing, he wasn't there for her when she was brought up on this charge. Now he wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers.

It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a week's work. Nothing untoward-the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good.

But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty- four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round.

R is for Ricochet. And R is for romance: love gone right, love gone wrong, and matters somewhere in between.

Customer Reviews:

R is for ?.......2006-12-02

I like the writing of Sue Grafton. I don't mean to be chauvinistic, but she writes like a man. Women novelists generally do not portray sexual intimacy as men do. Grafton does! It is a reoccurring style that I have unexpectedly found in her other books that I have had an opportunity to read. These include A IS FOR ALIBI, N IS FOR NOOSE and S IS FOR SILENCE. So far, I've enjoyed all her writing.

Grafton is a master of the written word. She has the rare artistic skill of moving the reader's mind to another place. Thus, the reader will be able to visualize the characters and their development using the written page. The emerging relationship between Kinsey Millhone and Reba Lafferty seems life-like. There is not an immediate rapport between the detective/babysitter and the socially privilege ex-con. Their relationship develops slowly in accordance to what one would expect in real life. The twist and turns were great and some were totally unexpected.

Unlike her other alphabet books, I didn't understand how she derived the title. For a couple of days after reading the book, I continued to say to myself, "R is for ricochet? R is for ricochet?" I continued to visualize a bullet, than it hit me. Suddenly, I understood the title; however, I can't share the meaning of the title to you because such an exposure will ruin the storyline. Ricochet in this novel, doesn't refer to a bullet.

If you liked her other books, you'll like this one.

Love Causes Women To Stray From Straight-and-Narrow........2006-09-23

What goes around comes around. That is what a ricochet is supposed to do. In real life, R is for Reba who has had to be the fall guy in a crime of embezzelment and spend almost two years of her life in a hostile environment, time enough to think and re-think how she had been used all in the name of love. She finds the perfect way to avenge a love betrayed and denied, one that had gone all wrong in the outside world. Now, she must stay off the drugs and away from her old crowd to survive, and Kinsey is the one to help her to avoid getting back into the old habits.

You possess a very particular type of honesty that's straight forward and compassionate -- and you shouldn't ever let anyone tell you it's not the right way to be. Especially not at this particular moment in time. Whatever comes up now will call for someone with guts, firmness and compassion -- someone who can boldly say what no one has said before, in an inimitable, inarguably honest way. That would be you. Go right ahead and step in. But, remember that words, once spoken, can never be recalled. She'd been leading a wild life and her elderly father in his eighties is unable to help personally, and so he hiresd Kinsey to be her jailer at home to keep her straight and away from temptation. It's not as easy as it appears, as she is already 32 and can think on her own and make her own decisions. In the Cal Institute for Women, she had learned coping and survival skills that only an ex-con is capable of doing. In real life, what you hand out comes back to you eventually and the good guys win sometimes, even when they lose. Reba is the example of what money-laundering can do for a young woman, such as Ms. West who had a good career as an airline attendant and has followed Reba's fate to serve time for loving the wrong man.

A Good Read.......2006-08-27

I like all of Sue Grafton's book some more than others. This was one story line in particular that I liked. One complaint I do have is about the beginning to the middle of her books are "slow" for me. Once I get about half way I feel they pick up more and then I cannot put them down. I like that Kinsey finally has a boyfriend and seems to care about her appearance. Sometimes I do get tired of all the extra situations that have nothing to do with the mystery but on the whole it was a good read. I would recommend reading this book.

Not Her Best.......2006-06-22

I've read all the Kinsey Millhone books from A to S. "R" is probably my least favorite. I was happy that Kinsey finally got some decent clothes and a haircut. I also liked hearing more about Henry and his brothers.

I agree with another reader who wondered how Kinsey could know so much about the clothes and fabrics that others are wearing when she doesn't know much beyond jeans and a turtleneck for herself. She also seems to know a lot about interior design and furniture that her background doesn't explain. I've been wondering those things for awhile--not just while reading this book.

If you are new to Sue Grafton and Kinsey Millhone, don't start with this book. You probably won't like it. Most series are better if read in order. Start with "A" and go on in order. At least, with this series, it's not hard to figure out where to start!

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What I enjoy most about Grafton's signature lead in is her suave philosophical tidbits about the truly big issues in life. In this case Kinsey is whining her usual, a classic detective novel, neon-light soliloquy, about most of us never really learning anything to the point of making life, habit, or behavior changes. She's moaning the moan about the backfire guarantee of most romantic choices people repeatedly make, and about her twice fried and burned, marital non-status.

I've been enjoying Sue's crispy introductory witticisms throughout the alphabet, not missing a letter (though this is my first review on her series).

Sue did this intro-update, plain-speech, first-person-narrative even in "Q," where she pulled off a literary switcheroo, accomplishing a "fait" of working from a reality cold case, instead of writing pure bull-dozer fiction. After hooking me with the crooked finger promising Kinsey's latest mind-sweeping philosophical blurb, Grafton had me Super-glued to my easy chair cushion as I wondered with every word, gesture, action, and character what had actually occurred in the true case Grafton was basing off, and what she was extemporizing. The literary poof-ing change Grafton accomplished in "Q" was, for me, very much a plus in the series, and I was impressed with the creative alteration from past letters, simultaneous to munching with satisfaction on the ingredients her mystery series had set me up to anticipate with drools in process.

But. With "S," I was concerned that Sue may have turned the magnet South to my South. When I picked up a storefront copy at Hastings (when I buy "S" it'll most likely be from Amazon's luxurious clicking-shop, from my laptop) and began reading the opening chapter my eyes went wide, then narrow, with brows following suit.

"Where's the philosophical BEEF!" I snapped.

"And!! Where the heck is SUE, oops, KINSEY?"

That grandly altered, chapter-one-opening might have permanently broken my chain-of-ready-baited-interest in the alphabet itself, if I hadn't read an Amazon customer review by a regular poster who's opinion I could trust who said that the back-and-forth movement between the time of the woman who disappeared years ago and the "today" in the plot was indeed interesting. I already knew it was "Good" from a standpoint of being an intriguing, literary-staging-technique. But "literary" is often ... well ... BORING-as-heck, and it too often lacks (for my escape-into-fiction tastes) the cohesive necessity of a good story told traditionally, in the one-two-three of time, with SHORT flashbacks within the ongoing narrative, or longer ones LATER, after the plot has been rolling hot and heavy long enough to have seeded a taproot virus in my brain to carry the story ... or ... after the plot has been cozy-ing along for a time, warm and flaky, in the case of a culinary with pies coming out of the oven, ON TIME, when the buzzer rings.

But, okay, so maybe I can get into "S" too, if I give it a little space and hot-foot around my previously conceived, no-literary-nouveau notions. Yeah, I know, sometimes authors wanna STRETCH a little once in a while. They get bored too! Writing the same ole, year after year after year. After all, "S" is the 19th letter in the alphabet. Sue's due for a new do. Hair or otherwise. And, she's certainly paid her dues.

But, waaahh! I want my Maypooooooo!

(Oh. Interesting. That Freudian Slip places me with Grafton, smack in the middle of the Baby Boomers who ate "Maypo" for breakfast as a new brew from oatmeal and Cream-of-Wheat. So, wasn't that spicy breakfast deal with maple flavoring already IN the cereal a new twist on an established taste? I mean, Maypo is cultural HISTORY. It debuted with ads on TV! Oh. I see ... We were set up even then for this switch in narrative style at the "S" point in the alphabet.)

Still. You don't know how THANKFUL I was, to have ONE MORE normal Kinsey Millhone chapter opening with her personal and professional stats slipped in nicely (with fun TINY twists in wording from earlier novels about her marital-status, etc.) after she zapped my brain cells with a few paragraphs lush with philosophical bones to gnaw.

How ironic that in this "R" book Millhone steps out her philosophical blurb by moaning that none of us (not even Herself) ever truly change. Ah ha! Was this a preface, a prologue, a tricky, hidden prep for the time-frame "sliperoo" (a CHANGE in her standard introductory routine scene) sliding in with "S"? Grafton is definitely sneaky. To the good side.

Of course the change Kinsey is mulling over there (in "R") is related to personality or character. It isn't speaking of a change in her way of respectfully submitting her report to her reader about her latest detecting feat.

But change is change.

Sometimes I'm lusting for it like cool water after a desert cross. Other times I'm just wanting, maybe even NEEDING more of the same ole DE-licious cheesecake, withOUT Maple flavoring added in the batter. Who ever thought of maple cheesecake. True, we have caramel cheesecake.

Ah well, let the chef do his thing, then at least give his new creation a fair taste test. If anyone's earned the right to deviate, it's Sue Grafton.

And, thanks to that Amazon reviewer, I'll definitely buy and read "S" with an attitude. An attitude of, "I'm gonna LIKE this."

You can bet I will.

So ... what about "R"? I read it and burped already. It was GRRRRREEEEEEAAAATTTT. Oh, Hi Tony. How's that roar coming? Going? GONE?? Well, heck. Oh for the good ole days in TV advertising.

But, to skim a bit beyond that short ad for "R" I'll mention a peculiar expansion I couldn't help but notice in this one...

I continued reading, beyond the intro blurbs, and began riding w/Kinsey in her V-Bug to the scene of her new client's abode, then looked around the mansion and studied Nord Lafferty, the antique rich man hiring kinsey. I read through the discovery that he wanted Kinsey to pick up, at a local prison, his only daughter, Reba (a strange name reminding me of a Star Trek generations episode of a red headed, white robed, deaf mute negotiations ambassador who stopped planetary wars). After reading the warning from the client that his daughter was rebellious and difficult to deal with, and his explanation that he had been recommended to Kinsey by one of the retired cops who had cancer, with whom Millhone had worked with in "Q," I closed the covers of the book, wide-eyed, and feeling firgid, depressed, dark, and impressed.

With my head eased into a stack of two pillows, I clutched the ruffle-edged sheet folded over a puffy comforter and tucked the combination of silky rapture under my chin, squirming enough to make a cocoon of warmth. Closing my eyes, I recalled the scene I had just read and wondered why it felt so freezingly angry and lacking in light (even though the scenes around meeting Nord took place during a bright, hot, sunny California day, the emotional temp felt like death on a holiday). What had happened to Sue in "Q"?

I began realizing that a massive transformation had likely occurred while Grafton had worked that previous novel, a book based on a cold case in which she had immersed herself prior to writing "R."

I know what it's like working with a Sargent or Lieutenant in large city police forces, as well as detectives and P.I.'s, especially meeting "live" street people, prostitutes on heroine begging for more between every question in an interview; I know what it's like looking at mug shots of women who'd been murdered, including photos of them in death poses. I've looked into the face of that reality, working through to the ugly other side of it. There's no pretty side. I know what Sue experienced.

Not quite comfortable within my cozy cocoon that night, I recalled as well that Grafton experienced more than that. She worked closely with a detective who was battling cancer simultaneous to enduring the emotionally toxic remnants of a cold case in his collection of closed files, like the one described in "Q." When a writer of fiction meets the worlds she has created, maybe for the first time, head on, in a cold, crisp, clear reality, don't think something doesn't change, inside. And, whatever it is, it continues changing, almost as dramatically as Spock did on the planet Genesis.

Snuggled in my own warm bed, pondering those scenes in "R," I no longer saw Kinsey in her cute, miniature, remodeled apartment, (next to her landlord) a well-maintained, highly active man in his 80's. Her reading world had expanded, but the expansion was into a wider, dark, frigid, hostile, degenerating world such as I've not experienced yet in my mind as it connects into a fictional setting in a novel. Having opened the covers of "R" after having sped easily through a number of cozy mysteries, I felt the frisson of contrast between those and "true" crime novels.

I felt I might have to take some time to contemplate whether I wanted to invite into the intimacy of my mind, that larger, un-welcoming world of a transformed Kinsey Millhone written from the transformed world of Sue Grafton.

I had noticed something else in those early scenes in "R" beyond the space expansion of setting and plot space Grafton had solidly conjured. I noticed that the author's syntax has kicked up several notches in painting the crisp clarity of a view of reality only Grafton could create. Her wordsmith ability had always been gutsy and grand. Now it was that, impregnated with what felt like an underlying anger, which worked into Sue's plot/scene-complexity as an addicting spice upgrade. And, of course, Grafton's humor was still there, along with the warm scenes from her personal life around Henry & siblings, Rosie, and Cheney. AND, the various romances wove perfectly, flickering bright/dark/bright, into the thematic structure, applied with Sue's signature genius.

My conclusion the next morning was that I was hooked. I not only had to see, through "R," what Sue would do with these feelings and emerging conceptualizations which had surged forth from her work on "Q." I would also have to see how her transformation had evolved in "S."

Okay. You tell me. How do I go from the dense reality of that heady, serious mood to the conclusion of a review by an effervescent, obsessive/compulsive, ego maniac, who learned from the best beat cops (one to whom she was married) how to split sides in laughter made from tweaking the darkest wells of healing humor, a type of humor essential to get from one minute-to-the-next in a gut wrenching job?

Nord Lafferty?? (He's the old guy client in "R") I can't help it, "nerd" and "laugh" are just IN there. Aren't they? Freud? King? Can you hear me now? (How about a Brit title, "Lord," in "Nord"?)

When you're accustomed to being full of hot air, it's easy to lighten up. Burps and farts may begin under cover, but silent deadly's quickly find ways into the light of Swiss cheese days.

It's aroma therapy humor. You got it!

Okay, I've had my Quarter Pounder. Maybe I'm ready for the Maypo. Ssssssssss. That's bacon frying on the grill on the back burner of my mind, where the sequence of time can dine in any order.

If you don't see a review from me on "S" it'll be because I'm too busy frying my own mysteries, on a decent contract, with a fair deadline, and a huge advance in the bank. King of horror, move over. The Queen of dreams is here. RSVP. After "R" & "S" ... I'll be a "VP" ... maybe even a "VIP."

Rainbows & silver linings. Gotta love em. They're there when you're ready to look up.

Splat!! Blasted raven. Spoiled my mood. Ugh. Chocolate. After I clean the slippery white crap off my eyeball.

Linda G. Shelnutt

R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)

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SUE GRAFTON

R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
Sue Grafton
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ASIN: 0739320866
Release Date: 2005-04-05

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R is for Ricochet is another thrilling installment in Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series.

Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but he wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institute for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she is about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence. Nord Lafferty wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers.

It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the rules of her parole. Maybe all of a week's work. Nothing untoward–the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good. But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than 24 hours when one of her old crowd comes circling around.

Readers have come to expect the unexpected from Sue Grafton, and R is for Ricochet is no exception. In it, a complex and clever money-laundering scheme is just a cover for a novel that is all about love: love gone wrong, love betrayed, love denied. And love avenged. For Reba Lafferty, its moral is clear: Sometimes what you hand out in life comes back to bite you in the ass. Sometimes the good guys win, even when they lose.

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SUE GRAFTON.......2007-01-20

KINSEY MILHONE MYSTERIES ARE A JOY TO READ AND ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE

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R Is For Ricochet
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ASIN: 1594130876

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A New York Times Bestseller

Readers have come to expect the unexpected from Sue Grafton, and "R" Is for Ricochet is no exception.

Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law - until she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institute for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she is about to be paroled. Nord Lafferty wants to be sure she stays straight, stays away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers. It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey Millhone: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows the rules of her parole. Maybe a week's work. The money is good. But life is never that simple.

Sue Grafton lives Montecito, California and Louisville, Kentucky
Grafton is best known for her chronological series of mystery novels set in and around the fictional town of Santa Teresa, California, written from the perspective of female private investigator Kinsey Millhone
Her works have been published in 28 countries and 26 languages - including international markets, her readership is in the millions

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R is for Ricochet (SIGNED)
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Ricochet Works.......2006-10-20

Sue Grafton
"R is for Ricochet"
GP Putnam's Sons; a Marian Wood Book
ISBN # 0399152288

As we have moved further through the alphabet my fondness for Sue Grafton's "alphabet series" mystery novels as entertainment has been tested, When I picked up " R is for Ricochet" -- hardly her most recent book- from a rack recently, it was only on impulse. But I was pleasantly surprised. My half-buried loyalty sprang to life again.

Grafton's central figure for her series, private eye Kinsey Millhone, is hired to protect and assist Reba Lafferty. Reba - young, pretty, a daughter of privilege - is being released after serving time in prison on what we discover to be a false embezzlement charge. Reba needs help as she goes into parole and moves back into the mainstream. From the very beginning Reba activates the plot and largely provides the springboard as one action after another spurs on more discovery and plot development . That Kinsey Millhone herself is mostly reaction, a by-stander, does not dilute the sense of pace a single second. And the finish, when it comes, is neatly tied together.

The pace of this book was good. The time and action is Right Now. Once again, as always, I enjoyed the personal presence of Kinsey Millhone herself. I even liked her apartment, small and modest though it be, and found something refreshing and believable in her lifestyle. On the other hand, I found the adventures of Kinsey's landlord, Henry, a distraction. He has never been very believable for me. This time he stepped forward as filler and he stayed on stage too long.

This is not a compelling book. It can be picked up , put down, and read at one's leisure. But it is entertaining and it is what we want sometimes - an easy read. If I had wanted to give Grafton another chance, the Ricochet book was perfect. More like this one, please, Sue Grafton!

R de Rebelde/R is for Ricochet (Coleccion Andanzas) (Coleccion Andanzas)

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R Is for Ricochet (Large Print Edition)
Sue Grafton
Manufacturer: G P Putnams Sons
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Binding: Hardcover
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Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries, Books N-S ("N" is for Noose, "O" is for Outlaw, "P" is for Peril, "Q" is for Quarry, "R" is for Ricochet, and "S" is for Silence)

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Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries, Books N-S ("N" is for Noose, "O" is for Outlaw, "P" is for Peril, "Q" is for Quarry, "R" is for Ricochet, and "S" is for Silence)
Sue Grafton
Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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"N" is for Noose, "O" is for Outlaw, "P" is for Peril, "Q" is for Quarry, "R" is for Ricochet, and "S" is for Silence

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