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Based on a homicide that took place in 1969 and was never solved, Sue Grafton has produced another of her long list of 'alphabet' crime novels featuring Kinsey Millhone, private eye. An unidentified young white woman's body is discovered near a quarry off California's Highway 1. Eighteen years have passed since the original investigation and the two men who found the body are now approaching retirement, and want one last try at solving the case. They call in Kinsey, whose career is going through a lean patch. It makes an exciting and suspense-filled story with the added thought that this could spark off a solution to a real crime. In the final pages is a photograph of a facial reconstruction of a young woman, which is hoped may lead to her being identified.
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'Kinsey Millhone is up there with the giants of the private eye genre' Times Literary Supplement
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57 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
She was found on Sunday August 3rd, 1969, Grayson Quarry off California's Highway 1. The woman was young, her wrists were bound, she had multiple stab wounds and her killer had slashed her throat. After months of investigation, the case remains as stone-cold as it was on the day her body was found. The police didn't even find out her name.
It is 18 years later, and the two officers who found the body are now both ill and close to retirement. However, desiring one last crack at the case, if only just to give the poor woman a name, they turn to Kinsey Millhone for help. She is curious, and agrees to work with them. But what starts out as an investigation trying to find the identity of a dead woman, soon becomes a dangerous hunt for her killer.
Some fans who may have been disappointed by her last effort, "P is for Peril", will feel much warmer feelings towards this novel, which is one of the best books in the entire "alphabet" series. It's complex, intriguing, written in sharp, efficient prose, with a great cast of characters. Kinsey is on fine form once again, and there are some real treats in store for constant-readers of Grafton, in the shape of more insights into Kinsey's family and background. She's a likeable, resourceful hero, and I am incredibly impressed that Grafton is still able to develop her main character with each new book, whilst lesser writers tend to burn out at around the five book mark.
Grafton is adept at creating casts of likeable, essentially very normal, well-developed characters who keep her books moving and her plots flowing smoothly. The California she evokes is one of a mostly pleasant place full of people going about their usual business, but in all her books there is a subtle sense of darkness and evil lying beneath the genial façade, which often adds a good chill.
Sue Grafton is one of the most reliable authors working today. She can always be counted upon to produce an enjoyable, compelling mystery, which is exactly what she has done here. "Q is for Quarry" is a high-class book with a rock-solid plot, and almost certainly one of her very best.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm a big fan of Grafton and eagerly anticipate each new Kinsey novel. But I found this one not worth the wait. The fact that Grafton took as her inspiration a real homicide made me think she was losing her touch at coming up with an original plot line. I found it all a bit depressing - heart attacks, cancer scares, and two old boys as travelling companions doesn't really grab my attention. I also thought Kinsey was getting just a wee bit tired of it all - even Henrys cooking took a back seat - maybe Kinsey needs an injection of romance to get a smile back on her face. Lets hope R is for.........gets Grafton back to her best.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Do we NEED to know the steps in threading the reel of microfilm when Kinsey needs to looks something up in an old newspaper at the library?
"Once I had the box of film in my hand, I sat down at the machine and unreeled the strip, which I threaded under the lens, catching the sprocket holes. I hand-cranked it until the strip caught properly and then pressed a button and watched the Sunday paper speed by in a blur."
The book would have been a lot shorter without a description of every breath Our Heroine takes, and would have been much the better for being shortened. The flashes of humor and personality that made me care about Kinsey years ago and kept that relationship going for so long are buried here under a mass of pointless detail.
I finished the book out of habit and loyalty to Grafton, but I stopped caring who the murderer was half-way through and started thinking about what I'd read next and how long it would take me to finish this one.
"Once I had the box of film in my hand, I sat down at the machine and unreeled the strip, which I threaded under the lens, catching the sprocket holes. I hand-cranked it until the strip caught properly and then pressed a button and watched the Sunday paper speed by in a blur."
The book would have been a lot shorter without a description of every breath Our Heroine takes, and would have been much the better for being shortened. The flashes of humor and personality that made me care about Kinsey years ago and kept that relationship going for so long are buried here under a mass of pointless detail.
I finished the book out of habit and loyalty to Grafton, but I stopped caring who the murderer was half-way through and started thinking about what I'd read next and how long it would take me to finish this one.
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Back on track
As well as endorsing all the good things that other reviewers have said about Q is for Quarry, I would like to say how happy I was that it ended with not just one, but TWO... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by Allegra
A Curious Anomaly
Sue Grafton's Alphabet Series starring the indomitable Kinsey Milhone tend to fall into one of two themes, either they are all about the crime and we hear very little about Kinsey... Read more
Published on 22 April 2008 by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
Description or what?
Sorry Sue, but I'm one of those annoying readers who want to get on with the story and tire easily when confronted with three paragraphs of the description of the inside of Dolan's... Read more
Published on 30 May 2006 by JohnSF
New Dimensions of Kinsey's Family in a Reality-Based Mystery
Ms. Grafton has outdone her usual brilliance. She has taken a marvelous series and made it better by adding two new elements to her well-honed heroine and typical plot. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2004 by Donald Mitchell
New Dimensions of Kinsey's Family in a Reality-Based Mystery
This audio is essential listening for all Kinsey Millhone fans!
Ms. Grafton has outdone her usual brilliance. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2004 by Donald Mitchell
New Dimensions of Kinsey's Family in a Reality-Based Mystery
This book is essential reading for all Kinsey Millhone fans!
Ms. Grafton has outdone her usual brilliance. Read more
Published on 3 April 2004 by Donald Mitchell
Absolutely Brilliant
Having been a fan of Sue Grafton since 'A' was published I have followed Kinsey through her turbulent career and personal life as if she were a personal friend. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2004 by "kellymccarthy25"
Q is for Quality
Having been a fan of Sue Grafton since 'A' was published I have followed Kinsey through her turbulent career and personal life as if she were a personal friend. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2003 by "juliebuckle2"
Return to Form
I wasn't a big fan of p is for peril, but I really enjoyed this instalment. It may be quite gently paced but I still found it absorbing and I liked the interplay between Kinsey and... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2003
Q is for Questionable
I would recommend reading any of Sue Grafton's books from A-I. They contain humour, pace and suspense. Q is for Quarry however totally lacks any degree of suspense. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2003
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