Sue Grafton - S Is for Silence

Pros: Grafton took a different approach on this one. Good mystery.

Cons: I missed Kinsey's normal personality a bit.

The Bottom Line: This a good mystery. This book is written differently than the other books in the series, and the approach is interesting.

Review: I am a big fan of the Kinsey Millhone, Alphabet Mystery Novels by Sue Grafton. So I couldn’t wait for the latest book staring my favorite female PI. As soon as S is for Silence was released I had to have a copy. S is for Silence – The Plot ...

Pros: Less of Kinsey's chick-lit side

Cons: anachronisms and sloppy research

The Bottom Line: Kinsey Milhone gets hired to look for Miss Sluttypants of 1953.

Review: That Violet Sullivan was a real piece of... work. It's small wonder that a woman like her - the town slut, bold and brassy a generation ahead of her time - simply disappeared one long weekend. Thirty-four years later, neither she nor that yappy ...

Pros: Some refreshing writers tricks and interesting characters make it a winner.

Cons: Shuts down quickly at the end....Grafton's love of McDonalds is getting old.

The Bottom Line: Grafton definitely revived a dying series with this book.

Review: It's been too long since I was really excited about a Sue Grafton novel. Way too long since I was 2/3 of the way through and just had to finish it, no matter what other use I was supposed to be making of my time. This is her 19th book in her "Alphabet" ...