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	• Q Is for Quarry Sue Grafton, 2002 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 172 reviews view larger image
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Welcome back Kinsey!

Sue Grafton is the Queen of Mystery. I've read every Kinsey Millhone novel and am looking forward to the next in the series. That being said, there are a few flaws in Q is for Quarry, but none that would cause a less than Five-Star review. For example, the issue of Kinsey's distant relatives may be picked up in the next novel, but it was left far too abruptly for this reader's taste. Until I finished the book, I hadn't realized this novel was in fact based on a real-life Jane Doe case that Ms. Grafton has taken interest in. The fictional mystery itself was paced a little slower than some of the other Alphabet series, but somehow it fit with this book, being out of Santa Teresa and Kinsey a bit out of her element. As a series of novels written in the first person, I find the descriptions--sometimes very detailed--to be an insight into Kinsey's inner-self and it feels like a friend is telling me about her surroundings. Hope the next year-plus goes by quickly for the relase of "R is for...?"

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Quintessential!

I can hardly wait until each new offering is available. They are scooped up as they debut. My brother and sister feel the same.

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A mediocre effort

Right off the bat, I want to make it clear that I am a fan of both Grafton and the Millhone series. I've read them all. Q is a quite competent, yet joyless addition to the series. The plot is serviceable and Kinsey is mellowing with age. There is some significant turns in her family relations that start up and then are left hanging. The usual cast of characters is noticeably absent in this effort as Kinsey works with Lieutenant Dolan and an old colleague of his to solve a decades old murder case. Henry, Rosie, and her other pals are barely in the book. I found there to be far too much rudimentary detail of no consequence. This book is really overwritten. At one point she describes the interior of a garage and notes that there is grease and wrenches about! What a revelation at a garage! And most importantly, there's no danger. I think a lot of the fun of this series is watching Kinsey stir up trouble and then get your adrenaline going as the bad guy(s)come calling. There were opportunities for more spinetingling episodes but no payoff. IN a nutshell, I want to see more oooph, more danger, and fewer words.

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