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Definitely one of the weakest in the series. Not enough Kinsey and Henry for me, and too much kidnapping, alcoholism and (stereotypical) hippies. Was she depressed writing this or was I depressed reading it?
Onward and upward! A so-so Kinsey book still beats so-so anything else.
Onward and upward! A so-so Kinsey book still beats so-so anything else.
Kinsey Millhone is hired for a day by Michael Sutton. Michael is convinced he saw two men burying a body when he was 6 years old. 21 years later he's sure it was the body of a kidnapped girl and he's just recovered his memories of that day. Kinsey does some research and the police do find something but it's not a childs body. Kinsey being her usual tenacious self keeps digging into the case. There is also a subplot involving Kinsey's aunt and grandmother. This is the first book in the series I r
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I wasn't sure whether to give this two or three stars, as I found it very uneven. The parts set in the 1960s, about a hippy couple and a tragic mystery surrounding a lost child, are often powerfully written. However, the same can't be said for the 1980s sections about Kinsey Millhone, which are largely a rehash of what has already been said so many times before. I'm also fed up with the constant plugs for McDonald's and other fast food restaurants, which are getting ever more ridiculous. In the
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Apr 13, 2010
Laura
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I read this book happily. I don't know whether it is better than Grafton's last book, or that it's been so long since I've read Grafton or Muller, and U is for Undertow took me back to the days when I discovered women mystery writers. I remember reading E or F on the steps of our apartment building on Echo Avenue -- I had taken my orals, but Jason hadn't arrived yet, and I was waiting for Lisa R. to arrive for dinner. I loved searching for new authors, but I will always love Grafton and Paretsky
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Another great mystery from Grafton (though I must say, I could do w/ a little less attention to what characters are wearing). However, like many of them, the title has very little to do with the plot. There is a small throwaway paragraph describing an undertow in the latter half of the book, but this could easily be ripped from the book and not be missed. Too bad she's on U - this one would be better titled "D is for Dig" or "M is for Memory," since the plot revolves around a man's memory of see
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Grafton never disappoints me. In this one events of 30 years ago come back to haunt a couple of teenagers who should have known better. Grafton proves you don't need to rely on modern technology to provide a good mystery.
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This is the Sue Grafton I remember loving way back at the middle letters of the alphabet. Kinsey is back working on an old mystery. I like how Grafton moves backward and forward in time.
Grafton is definitely ON in this latest installment in the adventures of Kinsey Millhone. Well done, Ms. Grafton! Kinsey fans, run out and get it! I don't want to say anything else because it's so new.
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Kinsey Millhone solves the mystery....there were so many characters one could guess how they all tied togeter. A bit contrived.
Feb 28, 2011
Joseph
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