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Mar 31, 2008
Terry
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I have been reading this series since the early nineties because I love female detective mysteries and I especially enjoy this character. I continue to read it despite my disappointment, as the series has become more and more thin and tedious. "S" was the most disappointing with a confusing and improbable ending.
However, "T" has redeemed the series for me. It offers a fresh perspective (viewing from the villain’s point of view as well) and two separate mysterie More...
However, "T" has redeemed the series for me. It offers a fresh perspective (viewing from the villain’s point of view as well) and two separate mysterie More...
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Feb 19, 2008
Marlyn
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Kinsey Millhone is back. It seems a long time since I've last seen her. I looked up the pub date of S is for Silence,
and found it was released in December 2005, so I guess I was right.
It's 1987, and Kinsey's elderly neighbour Gus Vronsky has had a fall and been hospitalized. Kinsey manages to track down his great-great-niece who lives in New York. She flies out to Santa Teresa and hires a home-aide, charging Kinsey with the responsibility of checking her references, telling he More...
and found it was released in December 2005, so I guess I was right.
It's 1987, and Kinsey's elderly neighbour Gus Vronsky has had a fall and been hospitalized. Kinsey manages to track down his great-great-niece who lives in New York. She flies out to Santa Teresa and hires a home-aide, charging Kinsey with the responsibility of checking her references, telling he More...
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Mar 17, 2008
Amanda
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I am really loving the Kinsey Millhone alphabet series. I love mysteries in general, and I was fortunate enough to stumble across Sue Grafton's amazing contract deal (seriously, 26 books guaranteed!) at about L or M. I zoomed through A to there, and now I'm with the rest of the world, waiting painfully for each new installment. I had trouble with S in that I couldn't jump right back into that world. I kept confusing Kinsey's life with elements from other mysteries I'd read, and I worried that wo
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Dec 12, 2007
Simone
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Grafton departs from her usual style, switching between chapters narrated by Kinsey, and chapters narrated by the villain in this story, an identity thief who insinuates herself into a neighbor's life. An interesting concept, but I finished the book feeling like I hadn't spent enough time with Kinsey, so I think I prefer the usual format where Kinsey narrates it all. I also noticed that, as we get further in time from the setting of these stories, Grafton can't seem to resist tossing in these
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Jan 28, 2008
Stacysom
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I thought this was a good addition to the series -- an interesting topic and sufficiently suspenseful. I also liked that there were other situations Kinsey was dealing with, so it wasn't just a one-note mystery. The ending was too sensational, but it was brief so I was fine with it.
That said, I'm becoming a little weary that Kinsey is stuck in the '80s. A cell phone and the Internet would seriously help this girl out. Elder abuse, identity theft and pedophilia are complex issues, and More...
That said, I'm becoming a little weary that Kinsey is stuck in the '80s. A cell phone and the Internet would seriously help this girl out. Elder abuse, identity theft and pedophilia are complex issues, and More...
Feb 14, 2008
Kristy
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Perhaps the only thing that disturbed me about this book is that I read too many reviews before starting that warned that I would be reading Grafton's "most disturbing" novel to date -- I therefore kept waiting, worriedly, for something to horrible and awful to happen. Many bad things happen, but nothing quite to the magnitude I thought... perhaps I've read worse. But that's certainly not Grafton's fault. This book departs from Grafton's usual style of letting her protagonist, Kinsey,
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Jan 19, 2008
Megan
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This book was just ok for me. I love Kinsey as always, as well as the other characters in the book. Character development is definitely one of Sue's strongest points. The main plot was interesting, but I found myself more concerned about the whole insurance side plot. I was disappointed at the end when it didn't get more attention. I felt like the book ended too soon. Maybe the publisher told her to hurry up and finish, so she wrapped things up too quickly. I miss the tension and suspense
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Jan 10, 2008
Tracy
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The Kinsey material is top-notch. A few new things added to tne myriad of details you already knew about her, thrown in there to keep you interested. The third-person perspective lent by the creepy Solana is a nice little interjection.
Where Grafton really shines, and I think this has always been one of her strong points, are the periphery characters she develops. In this book there are a couple of side stories that get more just a standard "fleshing-out" treatment, and bec More...
Where Grafton really shines, and I think this has always been one of her strong points, are the periphery characters she develops. In this book there are a couple of side stories that get more just a standard "fleshing-out" treatment, and bec More...
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Dec 16, 2007
Lisa
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I think that I mostly enjoy this series because I love the character of Henry Pitts so much. He's never got as big a part as I'd like, but he's in each book enough that I get my "Henry fix." (He turns 88 in this book.)
This book felt a bit darker than most in the series, with topics such as identity theft, elder abuse, etc. But I always find this series and its characters a comforting read. Maybe this one slightly less comforting, but it was interesting and I really liked it More...
This book felt a bit darker than most in the series, with topics such as identity theft, elder abuse, etc. But I always find this series and its characters a comforting read. Maybe this one slightly less comforting, but it was interesting and I really liked it More...
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Feb 19, 2009
Julie
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Favorite quote: "In my experience, the urge to rescue generates aggravation for the poor would-be heroine without any discernable effect on the person in need of help. You can't save others from themselves because those who make a perpetual muddle of their lives don't appreciate your interfering with the drama they've created. They want your poor-sweet-baby sympathy, but don't want to change."
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Feb 12, 2009
Donna
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I've probably read all 20 of the books Sue Grafton has so far written in the Kinsey Millhone series), and it seems to me that (as one might expect) she's grown as an author. In T is for Trespass, she creates an extremely round and complex character in Gus, Kinsey's next door neighbor who is victimized by the ruthless antagonist--a despicable woman skilled at assuming different identities to take advantage of the elderly. The psychological abuse of a crotchety but defenseless old man gave me wha
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Nov 29, 2008
Julie H.
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This latest entry in Sue Grafton's alphabet series is quite good. Those of us who have stuck it out with P.I. Kinsey Millhone over the years will welcome this book for any of several reasons. First, Kinsey has a truly worthy opponent in identity thief and elder abuser/fake LPN Solana Rojas. Equally important, Kinsey's often prickly (read: she-curmudgeonly) personality is slightly mellower than in past books. As is true with all of Grafton's books, this one is tightly written, the character d
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Nov 21, 2011
Jacqie
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Originally I was going to give it two stars,but let's be honest. I didn't like this book at ALL.
The only other Grafton book I've tried was A is for Alibi, so I am not a fan. And I think you have to be a fan to forgive all the silliness that went on in this book. I was not charmed by Kinsey. She seems to want to be alone in the world except for her two almost-ninety year old friends, even though she's only 37. And although she's all of 37, she still only likes to eat quarter pounde More...
The only other Grafton book I've tried was A is for Alibi, so I am not a fan. And I think you have to be a fan to forgive all the silliness that went on in this book. I was not charmed by Kinsey. She seems to want to be alone in the world except for her two almost-ninety year old friends, even though she's only 37. And although she's all of 37, she still only likes to eat quarter pounde More...
Oct 30, 2011
Anne (Booklady)
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Kinsey Millhone knows there are predators ready to strike the most venerable in society, but she has no idea that one will move in next door with her unwittingly aid. Solana Rojas is pure evil and has plans. Plans that don’t include Gus Vronsky, the elderly curmudgeon she is caring for. When Gus’s health begins to deteriorate under Solana’s care, she and her octogenarian landlord, Henry Pitts do some investigating. After all, a dislocated shoulder shouldn’t be life threatening, right? But Solana
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Sep 12, 2011
Carolyn
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I've been a fan of Sue Grafton since A is for Alibi, but I hadn't read any of her books LATELY until this past week, when I gulped down two (see my review of S is for Silence). Ordinarily, I like to spread out mystery reads, but sometimes you gotta just live dangerously.
T is for Trespass is a different kind of mystery. We actually know throughout the story who the bad guy is and what they're doing. The question is how Kinsey Millhone will stop the bad stuff going on. In fact, there's More...
T is for Trespass is a different kind of mystery. We actually know throughout the story who the bad guy is and what they're doing. The question is how Kinsey Millhone will stop the bad stuff going on. In fact, there's More...
Aug 18, 2011
Sara
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I am a big Sue Grafton fan because Kinsey Millhone is such a great narrator. She's likeable, she has a collection of great personality quirks (her love of McDonalds and her penchant for small spaces) and she's straightforward about everything.
So I was nervous to see that narration of T is for Trespass was divided between Kinsey and the character of Solana Rojas. What!? I came here for Kinsey, not some random character! So I dragged my feet and groused until I reached the middle of th More...
So I was nervous to see that narration of T is for Trespass was divided between Kinsey and the character of Solana Rojas. What!? I came here for Kinsey, not some random character! So I dragged my feet and groused until I reached the middle of th More...
Jul 06, 2011
Matthew
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Well, Grafton is now 20 books in to her alphabet series, and I definitely love the main character, Kinsey Millhone. That said, I think of the 20 books thus far, 'T' is my least favorite. She took some departures from her typical writing style, as she did with 'S is for Silence', such as introducing new POV characters, etc. I don't really like the difference. I have no problem with multi-POV novels, in fact many of my favorites are that style. It's just that it doesn't feel like a Kinsey Millhone
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Apr 12, 2011
Barbara
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I'm a huge fan of Sue Grafton's alphabet series. This is the first time I read one out of order, but I've already read and reviewed U. Then I found T at the library.
T is for Trespass is different than most of her other novels. It concerns the man who lives next door to Kinsey Millhone and Henry, her landlord. Gus is the neighborhood crank, a man impossible to like and therefore frequently tormented by neighborhood teenagers. He doesn't like anybody, but he does tolerate 88 year old H More...
T is for Trespass is different than most of her other novels. It concerns the man who lives next door to Kinsey Millhone and Henry, her landlord. Gus is the neighborhood crank, a man impossible to like and therefore frequently tormented by neighborhood teenagers. He doesn't like anybody, but he does tolerate 88 year old H More...
Aug 07, 2010
Rachel
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I am giving this as 4 in the context of weekend mystery/detective story reads. It's not Macbeth.
I am has read all of the books in this series because the familiarity makes them easy reads, but I also complain about them all the time because they are so silly and the character is so absurd.
But in the last two books (S and now T) Grafton has finally gotten off her butt and started writing again after a long stretch of the alphabet that felt like Kinsey - by - numbers. More...
I am has read all of the books in this series because the familiarity makes them easy reads, but I also complain about them all the time because they are so silly and the character is so absurd.
But in the last two books (S and now T) Grafton has finally gotten off her butt and started writing again after a long stretch of the alphabet that felt like Kinsey - by - numbers. More...
Jul 31, 2010
Kim
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I have found a new favorite author! I know the alphabet series by Sue Grafton is super popular but I've never taken the opportunity to try one. I'm usually really picky about starting a series in the middle...it's so frustrating when you read a series book out of order & you begin to feel like a 'visitor'; you can't be part of the story because you don't already know the background info. Still, for whatever reason, I decided to pick up the 'T' at the library & try it; I figured if I was lost,
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Mar 10, 2010
Kat
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Grafton is pulling out all the stops for her final handful of titles in the Alphabet Mystery Series. The middle section of the alphabet was truly the pits-- all of her stories seemed used, with no fresh perspectives. Even though none of her stories make significant commentary on culture or social conventions, other than to point out yet another in a long line of nasty ways that people can dupe you, everything after "C is for Corpse" and before " More...
Grafton is pulling out all the stops for her final handful of titles in the Alphabet Mystery Series. The middle section of the alphabet was truly the pits-- all of her stories seemed used, with no fresh perspectives. Even though none of her stories make significant commentary on culture or social conventions, other than to point out yet another in a long line of nasty ways that people can dupe you, everything after "C is for Corpse" and before " More...
Feb 13, 2010
Jim
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I believe the first of these alphabet books I read was G. I then read all available at that time (in order, rereading G) and have, periodically, continued to catch up with them (I see U has been out for a while).
In general, it is a good series. most deserving three or four stars. I remember there's at least one that would be at two.
At about P, the styling changed and continued to change. I'm convinced she started using shadow writers. I would not be surprised to learn the More...
In general, it is a good series. most deserving three or four stars. I remember there's at least one that would be at two.
At about P, the styling changed and continued to change. I'm convinced she started using shadow writers. I would not be surprised to learn the More...
Jan 27, 2010
Dallas
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I rounded up. This should be a 3.5 star rating.
I'd missed Kinsey Millhone. In Sue Grafton's 20th novel in the mystery series, Quarter-Pounder eating, 3-mile-a-day-running, never-going-to-marry-again 30-something PI Millhone solves two mysteries, instead of the usual one. Grafton strayed from her formula, in that she included a few chapters from the perspective of the villainous, creepy Solana. I was turned off by it initially, but later realized it was a useful tool after all.
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I'd missed Kinsey Millhone. In Sue Grafton's 20th novel in the mystery series, Quarter-Pounder eating, 3-mile-a-day-running, never-going-to-marry-again 30-something PI Millhone solves two mysteries, instead of the usual one. Grafton strayed from her formula, in that she included a few chapters from the perspective of the villainous, creepy Solana. I was turned off by it initially, but later realized it was a useful tool after all.
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Jan 04, 2010
LJ
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First Sentence: She had a real name, of course--the one she'd been given at birth and had used for much of her life--but now she had a new name.
When Kinsey’s elderly neighbor, Gus, takes a fall and breaks his collarbone, Kinsey locates and summons his daughter from the East Coast. Too busy to stay and take care of her father, she hires a woman named Solana Rojas and has Kinsey do a cursory background check. This is a case of what Kinsey did not find; Solana is not who she says.
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When Kinsey’s elderly neighbor, Gus, takes a fall and breaks his collarbone, Kinsey locates and summons his daughter from the East Coast. Too busy to stay and take care of her father, she hires a woman named Solana Rojas and has Kinsey do a cursory background check. This is a case of what Kinsey did not find; Solana is not who she says.
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Aug 18, 2009
Genie
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This tale is both gripping and depressing. It covers topics that have become common as current newsworthy events; identify theft and elder abuse. It is the darkest tale of Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series. Kinsey Millhone, a PI in Santa Teresa, California is concerned about the well-being of elderly neighbor, Gus Vronsky, who injured himself in a fall. Vronsky's niece hired a home aide, Solana Rojas, whom Kinsey begins to suspect of engaging in illegal activities. As a change from Grafton’s ea
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Jun 23, 2009
Sandie
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Sue Graftons alphabet is progressing nicely. She has 20 letters down and 6 to go. With T is for Trespass she presents us with a guided tour into a world where identity theft is as simple as purchasing an ice cream cone, thinly disguised sociopathic behaviour goes unnoticed by most observers, defrauding insurance companies is the order of the day and agencies created for the protection of the elderly and infirm are understaffed and for the most part ineffective.
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Feb 05, 2009
Although Kinsey Millhone has been around for 25 years, critics agree that T Is for Trespass is one of Sue Grafton's finest works to date. About elder abuse and identity theft, among other crimes, the novel devotes pages to both Kinsey's and the villain's perspectives and thus becomes more of a battle of wits between the two women than a real mystery. As Kinsey decides when and how far to get involved in Gus's horrific plight, her other cases (a child molester is on the loose, for example) kept c
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Sep 18, 2009
Moira
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Feb 21, 2010
In what may be her most unsettling novel to date, Sue Grafton's T is for Trespass is also her most direct confrontation with the forces of evil. Beginning slowly with the day-to-day life of a private eye, Grafton suddenly shifts from the voice of Kinsey Millhone to that of Solana Rojas, introducing readers to a chilling sociopath. Rojas is not her birth name. It is an identity she cunningly stole, an identity that gives her access to private caregiving jobs. The true horror of the novel builds w
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Jan 04, 2009
PastAllReason
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Nearly twenty five years after Kinsey Millhone first appeared in A is for Alibi, she has her latest outing in T is for Trespass. Still grounded firmly in the 1980s, this book bridges the end of 1987 into the first part of 1988. I one can appreciate the value in maintaining the time frame, because it allows Grafton to keep Kinsey in her prime, and the elderly neighbours alive without resorting to the methods used by Christie to keep Poirot and Marple alive. That said, I can't help but feel as
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