X (A Kinsey Millhone Novel)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101981873 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Praise for Sue Grafton “Lesser authors churn out books. Grafton continues to knock them out of the park.” —Scott Coffman, Louisville Courier-Journal “Just beneath the extroverted mask she presents at bookstore appearances is the deeply contemplative writer still determined to stretch her chops and chart territory that removes any semblance of a comfort zone.” —Sarah Weinman, Los Angeles Times
Back to the Era of Shoulder Pads and Big Hair Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone keeps a set of blank index cards handy to make notes about people and places pertinent to the case. Readers of X may want to do something similar because there is a cast of thousands.As a longtime Sue Grafton reader, I enjoyed X very much. I think I read my first Kinsey Millhone book around 1989. X is long at over Back to the Era of Shoulder Pads and Big Hair takingadayoff Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone keeps a set of blank index cards handy to make notes about people and places pertinent to the case. Readers of X may want to do something similar because there is a cast of thousands.As a longtime Sue Grafton reader, I enjoyed X very much. I think I read my first Kinsey Millhone book around 1989. X is long at over 400 pages (her earliest mysteries were about 250 pages in hardcover), and shows evidence of padding, such as step-by-step descriptions of Kinsey making coffee or making a sandwich. But I enjoyed catching up with Kinsey and the gang -- her landlord Henry, local pub owners R. 00 pages (her earliest mysteries were about 250 pages in hardcover), and shows evidence of padding, such as step-by-step descriptions of Kinsey making coffee or making a sandwich. But I enjoyed catching up with Kinsey and the gang -- her landlord Henry, local pub owners R. IRG said Sub-par plot; irrelevant subplots; MIA storyline and character interaction. NOT your typical Grafton edge-of-seat read.. Having given five stars in past to almost all the previous books in the series, I could not imagine one that would rate this low with two stars.I have devoured the previous Kinsey Milhone books and when they concluded, felt it was not only a good read but a good use of my time--and I always felt that Grafton had delivered. This time? Not so much.I can't imagine Sue Grafton letting anyone else write in this series (even parts or the entire book) as some reviewers have speculated here, but something is definitely off with this book as compared with those that preceded it. In the past, I've never ever felt bored or found . "Not up to her usual work." according to relativehunter. I couldn't wait for this book to come out and bought it the day it was released. I was sorely disappointed. While still interesting, there were a number of flaws that really bothered me. The weaving of the California drought into the story felt forced and preachy. The stolen painting subplot seemed contrivedboth the ransom, the meeting with the client in the old mansion and the wrap-up of that plot felt wrong and did not pass the common sense test. Then the more interesting Ned Lowe story seemed to get lost in the other subplots and this was one that I felt could have been developed better and more completely. The end
Of #1 New York Times–bestselling author Sue Grafton, NPR’s Maureen Corrigan said, “Makes me wish there were more than 26 letters.” With only two letters left, Grafton’s many devoted readers will share that sentiment.X: The number ten. The test is whether Kinsey can prove her case against him before she becomes his next victim.From the Hardcover edition.. Derived from Greek and Latin and commonly found in science, medicine, and religion. A cross. The most graphically dramatic letter. A mistake. Notoriously tricky to pronounce: think xylophone.X: The twenty-fourth letter in the English alphabet.Sue Grafton’s X<
Grafton is a writer who consistently breaks the bonds of genre while never writing the same book twice. She has also won three Shamus Awards, three Anthony Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bouchercon, and the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. Sue Grafton first introduced Kinsey Millhone in the Alphabet Series in 1982 and since then, both writer and heroine have become icons and international best sellers. Her a