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A review by topdragon
R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton
4.0
It’s hard to believe I’m up to number 18 in this series. In many ways it seems like I just started reading them but to me, they are comfortable reads now and it’s like visiting old friends every time I read one.
This time that seemed even truer. The story revolves around Reba Lafferty, the 32 year old daughter of a rich businessman. She may have been born to riches but she has burned the candle at both ends for most of her life. As a result she has served a ~ 2 year prison term for embezzlement, taking the rap for her boss/boyfriend. The beginning of the novel finds our protagonist, Kinsey Millhone, being hired by the rich elderly father to simply pick up his daughter from prison as she is about to be paroled and then to “watch over” her for a few days until she gets her life back together. Easy money. Of course it isn’t that simple and Kinsey gets dragged into adventures beyond her expectations.
This could almost be classified as a thriller rather than a mystery. Kinsey as well as the reader recognizes who the good guys/bad guys are from near the beginning and it is only a matter of time before the situation resolves. The only question is Reba. As much as we are pulling for her, she certainly skirts the law in pursuit of her sense of “justice” and we tag along for the ride and wonder if she will go too far.
Another enjoyable entry in the series. I know some reviewers dislike the day-to-day life aspects we see of Kinsey that don’t have much to do with the case but I am reading these in order and enjoy the way the larger, multi-volume story arcs play out. For that to happen effectively we need to see what is happening outside the case itself.
Still reading these at a rate of 4 per year to time the ending to line up when “Z” is published.
This time that seemed even truer. The story revolves around Reba Lafferty, the 32 year old daughter of a rich businessman. She may have been born to riches but she has burned the candle at both ends for most of her life. As a result she has served a ~ 2 year prison term for embezzlement, taking the rap for her boss/boyfriend. The beginning of the novel finds our protagonist, Kinsey Millhone, being hired by the rich elderly father to simply pick up his daughter from prison as she is about to be paroled and then to “watch over” her for a few days until she gets her life back together. Easy money. Of course it isn’t that simple and Kinsey gets dragged into adventures beyond her expectations.
This could almost be classified as a thriller rather than a mystery. Kinsey as well as the reader recognizes who the good guys/bad guys are from near the beginning and it is only a matter of time before the situation resolves. The only question is Reba. As much as we are pulling for her, she certainly skirts the law in pursuit of her sense of “justice” and we tag along for the ride and wonder if she will go too far.
Another enjoyable entry in the series. I know some reviewers dislike the day-to-day life aspects we see of Kinsey that don’t have much to do with the case but I am reading these in order and enjoy the way the larger, multi-volume story arcs play out. For that to happen effectively we need to see what is happening outside the case itself.
Still reading these at a rate of 4 per year to time the ending to line up when “Z” is published.