Of New York Times best-selling author Sue Grafton, NPR’s Maureen Corrigan said, “Makes me wish there were more than 26 letters.” With only one letter left, Grafton’s many devoted listeners will share that sentiment.
The darkest and most disturbing case report from the files of Kinsey Millhone, Y begins in 1979, when four teenage boys from an elite private school sexually assault a 14-year-old classmate – and film the attack. Not long after, the tape goes missing, and the suspected thief, a fellow classmate, is murdered. In the investigation that follows, one boy turns state’s evidence, and two of his peers are convicted. But the ringleader escapes without a trace.
Now it’s 1989, and one of the perpetrators, Fritz McCabe, has been released from prison. Moody, unrepentant, and angry, he is a virtual prisoner of his ever-watchful parents – until a copy of the missing tape arrives with a ransom demand. That’s when the McCabes call Kinsey Millhone for help. As she is drawn into their family drama, she keeps a watchful eye on Fritz. But he’s not the only one being haunted by the past. A vicious sociopath with a grudge against Millhone may be leaving traces of himself for her to find….
Unpleasant and Generally Disappointing I have long been a Sue Grafton fan and have read all of the books in the Kinsey Millhone series.Â
Geez… It grieves me to post anything less than a 5 star review for Sue Grafton. I have been with her since the beginning, more than 30 years ago. I love Kinsey, her wit and her sass. But dammit, I pretty much hated this book. Did we really have to relive the rape (or not? I still don’t know) scene over and over with each person who viewed it in grimacing detail? Tony Hillerman (RIP) and Sue Grafton have been my “go-to” mystery writers all of my life because they kept the ick factor to a…
Left me feeling sad with a bleak storyline and dismal ending Note- there are ***SPOILERS AHEAD***Â