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Pros

Kinsey millhone gets a call from the coroner that they have a dead body in the morgue. She finds out who he was, locates some personal effects, a safety deposit box and a will…and the will has a plot twist the size of everest. This book is as engaging...  Read More



Cons

A disappointment really. I loathe two person narratives and this pete character isn't the least interesting. Wasted was one big bore. Too much unnecessary detail and not much story. Is grafton being paid by the word, or is she such an institution that...  Read More

The book is about 150 pages of plot that is beefed up to over 400 pages. It is a 300 page novel packed with useless filler. Frankly, this book is a total dud.

It's so long, so convoluted, and has so many unnecessary characters and subplots. Back onto the shelf.

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Quality


What i likedkinsey gets involved with the homeless friends of the dead guy and felix pearl and dandy are great to read about


I am extremely satisfied and would recommend them to everyone


I am not personal friends with the author nor do i follow her on social media


Very sorry the author has passed on

Competitiveness


I have been reading sue graton’s books since the middle of 2018

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    great, good, novel and written.
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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 13,394 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 6 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Plot or premisetwo deaths get kinsey off and running the apparent mugging death of a lowrent private investigator known for cutting corners and a john doe homeless guy who died with kinseys business address in his pocket


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    What i didnt likethe mystery takes a long time to get to the end when the cause is obvious pretty fast


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Disclosurei received no compensation not even a free copy in exchange for this review


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am not personal friends with the author nor do i follow her on social media


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Was pleased i was finally getting to the end only to find out sue grafton passed before she could get “z” written


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I kept thinking her writing or kinsey would get old


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I would also have loved to meet her and talked o her about the books


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This story proved to be different as the crime is complex and somewhat slow in developing

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