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- ISBN: 9781101614341
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1 online resource. - Publisher: New York : Peguin Publishing, 2015.
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2015 July #1
*Starred Review* Just X? Yes, Grafton breaks her own rule for her titles: despite X being an initial for several characters here, no single word beginning with X encompassed the whole of her twenty-fourth Kinsey Millhone mystery, so X alone it is. And what an excellent outing it is! Kinsey is taken in by an elaborate scheme engineered by stunning Teddy Xanakis, who wants to steal a potentially priceless painting from her newly divorced husband, a plotline followed to a happy conclusion. But having come into money (in W Is for Wasted, 2013), Kinsey also can afford to spend time helping Ruth Wolinsky settle the business affairs of her late PI husband, Pete, killed in the previous book. Among Pete's effects are a carefully hidden mailing pouch and a specially coded list of women's names that send Kinsey nosing around Ned Lowe, whose past turns out to be increasingly dark, as she reassesses her long-held disapproval of Pete. Meanwhile, her landlord, Henry Pitts, takes drastic action to lower his water use during the California drought of 1989 while assisting the elderly couple who just moved in next door. Grafton cleverly follows a pulse-pounding scene with a reflective wrap-up showing Kinsey's sensitive side at its best. With only two installments to go in her landmark series, Grafton has never been better.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: TV series that run for five years generate hoopla when they reach the end; Grafton has been writing her alphabet series for nearly 35 years, and as it draws to a close, interest is piquing all over again. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews - Audio And Video Online Reviews 1991-2018
Kaye, the voice of Grafton's Alphabet Mysteries, returns in this latest adventure of Southern California private investigator Kinsey Millhone. Kinsey's a sharp cookie with a sharper tongue, but no one's laughing when a betrayed woman wants revenge on her husband. Or when a recently murdered detective's file box yields a baffling sheet of numbers, which, when decoded, spell the names of six women with a common threadâNed Lowe, husband of one of them. Kaye's familiar voice guides listeners step-by-step through this entry's multiple and often dark cases, including a cold-case investigation into a serial murderer. Millhone's fussy landlord, Henry, provides comic relief, as does the new neighbor lady, an archetypal needy whiner, whom Kaye characterizes so authentically that listeners can easily envision her tiny eyes darting around hungrily as she bemoans her situation in high, tight tones that turn sugary when shortchanging Henry. Fans will flock to Grafton's latest. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2015 June #2
What does X stand for? Xanakis, XLNT, maybe even Father Xavier, all features of Kinsey Millhone's dense, meaty 24th case. The drought of 1989 is causing anxiety all over Santa Teresa, but money seems to have rained down on Kinsey's latest client, Hallie Bettancourt, who's seeking the current whereabouts of just-released robber Christian Satterfield, the son she had when she was only 15. Kinsey makes a few calls, rings a few bells, tracks down the address, and sends it on to the client, only to discover that everything Hallie told her, from her name to her relationship with Satterfield, was false. To add insult to injury, one of the $100 bills Hallie, or whoever she was, insisted on paying Kinsey is one of the same bills wealthy Ari Xanakis used two years ago to ransom a Turner painting back for $25,000 from his ex-wife, Teddy, who'd taken it upon herself to add it to the divorce settlement. Meanwhile, Kinsey's gotten involved in another equally messy case, driven by her unwel come suspicion that her late colleague Pete Wolinskyâhired years ago by salesman Ned Lowe's attorney, Arnold Ruffner, to dig up dirt that would impeach the testimony of Taryn Sizemore, who'd accused him of harassment and stalkingâhad cast his net further and decided to blackmail either Lowe or someone else connected with the case. Showing as much initiative as Hallie or Pete and a lot more rectitude, Kinsey resolves to close the book on Pete's shadowy game and to return a pair of sentimental religious keepsakes she'd found hidden in Pete's files to their rightful owner. A droll drought-driven subplot revolving around Henry Pitts, Kinsey's ancient landlord, is the icing on the cake. Grafton's endless resourcefulness in varying her pitches in this landmark series (W Is for Wasted, 2013, etc.), graced by her trademark self-deprecating humor, is one of the seven wonders of the genre. Copyright Kirkus 2015 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2015 March #2
We're nearing the end of Grafton's alphabet mystery series starring beloved private investigator Kinsey Millhone. No word yet on the plot (or what that X will stand for), but with Grafton's credentials (the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, three Shamus Awards, and more), plus her status as a No. 1 New York Times best-selling author, are you really going to hesitate to buy?
[Page 80]. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2015 November #1
Grafton here offers up the basic elements of mystery, interweaving murder, suicide, revenge, theft, mistaken identity, and codes. After a surprise inheritance, private investigator Kinsey Millhone for the first time in the series is not constantly financially "against the wall." Still, she takes a case tracking down the biological son of a woman who pays her with marked bills and then disappears. At the same time, Kinsey is helping the widow of another PI, Pete Wolinsky, figure out what Pete was up to in the days before he was killed, unknowingly circling closer and closer to a sociopathic serial killer who targets women. At times, the story is laugh-out-loud hilarious and at other times quite somber. Judy Kaye is the voice of Kinsey Millhone and listeners will relish her narration. VERDICT Series fans will savor the latest installment, as will listeners who enjoy detective fiction with similar strong female protagonists. ["In her 24th additionâ¦of her alphabet series, Grafton has once again managed to bring something fresh to the table": LJ Xpress Reviews 7/31/15 review of the Putnam hc.]âSandra C. Clariday, Cleveland, TN
[Page 48]. (c) Copyright 2015 Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
PI Kinsey Millhone's life is going smoothly for once. She has money in the bank from an inheritance, and she has just collected an advance for the fairly simple job of locating a recently released prisoner. But the good times don't last long, as Kinsey finds that her fee was paid with counterfeit money and her client isn't who she claims to be. Further complicating her life is the discovery of a case file in a deceased colleague's business records, which puts Kinsey on the trail of a possible serial killer. Verdict In her 24th addition (after W Is for Wasted) to her alphabet series, Grafton has once again managed to bring something fresh to the table. Although Kinsey lacks much of her usual, lovable humor, the story remains an absorbing read that will please the author's loyal following. [See Prepub Alert, 2/23/15.]âLinda Oliver, MLIS, Colorado Springs (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2015 June #5
An inventive plot and incisive character studies elevate MWA Grand Master Grafton's 24th Kinsey Millhone novel (after 2013's W Is for Wasted), which includes a variety of X's (a divorced couple named Xanakis, a spot on a map, etc.). Wealthy Hallie Bettancourt hires the Santa Teresa, Calif., PI for a simple assignmentâfind Christian Satterfield, a bank robber recently released from prison who was the baby 15-year-old Hallie gave up for adoption years earlier. Meanwhile, Kinsey agrees to help her friend Ruthie Wolinsky settle some papers belonging to Ruthie's late husband, Pete, a private detective who was shot the year before in a robbery gone wrong. The two investigations spiral into complicated personal tales. Hallie has myriad secrets, and Pete's papers lead Kinsey to finish one of his old cases, putting her in the crosshairs of the hate-filled Ned Lowe, who may be a murderer. This superior outing will remind readers why this much-loved series will be missed as the end of the alphabet approaches. Agent: Molly Friedrich, Friedrich Literary Agency. (Aug.)
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