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poorcate's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
hirvimaki's review against another edition
5.0
Again veering slight over from detective fiction into mystery, this is one of the best Millhone stories. No good deed goes unpunished, as Kinsey discovers when she is hired by her estranged family to find a a man who has been missing for two decades.
kdaedwards's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
budge's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Compulsive reading and great fun as always with this series. I found Dietz annoying and presumptive and wished he'd bog off but I really liked the story and the ending, <<spoilers to end >> it gave lots of tantalising clues then there was a bit of a twist. I was pleased that the supernatural happenings were not explained away and you are left wondering if Enid was right in her interpretation of them. Kinsey was a bit more vulnerable in this book and it had a wistful element to it. A great read and more interesting characters than some of her books
morr_books's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
badseedgirl's review against another edition
3.0
Kinsey Milhone was so emotional in this book. To me she was so connected to Guy Malek because his family dynamic was reminiscent of what she is dealing with in her own family.
tall_tales's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
I loved it. It gives more depth to Kinseys character. It's a darker book and has a sadness but it's inspiring also. It was a very fast read.
jgintrovertedreader's review against another edition
3.0
I always enjoyed this series, I just caught up on the backlist and forgot to look for new titles as they came out. I'd like to catch up some day.
qu33nofbookz's review against another edition
3.0
At #13 in the series these books have begun to lose their charm and the characters become shells of who they used to be or they all turn sour. This story could have used a little more substance of the plot and less detail on the little rituals of characters that are repeated in every book. We know Kinsey goes running and the author can get away with just saying that instead of paragraphs about her outfit and the road she runs on and how many miles and her heart rate and so on, it isn't needed. Also cut out the turn by turn driving directions as half the places are fake and I'm not going to be driving around any of the places that are real streets.
Kinsey went from being this great independent, tough but sympathetic woman with a few friends to being a bitchy/whiny, standoffish grouch who hates everyone but her aged landlord who she is half in love with. She is nasty to everyone but him and picks fights with everyone. At least she is back to being on the right side of the law after the last few books where she was pretty much a criminal herself. In this book she claims to be depressed, it's repeated over and over. She isn't depressed at all, a little melancholy and brooding but NOT depressed, this word has become an umbrella diagnosis for any feeling but absolute happy these days. Enough with the rant on to a review of the story, such as it is.
The story starts when Kinsey agrees to a business lunch with one of her newly discovered cousins. She is reluctant to go and thinks she'll turn down the job but instead agrees to do the work. A man has died and left his 40 million dollar company/estate to his 4 sons, one of whom (the bad apple) is missing and it's Kinsey's job to find him. All the brothers get some money but the bad apple wasn't according to a will that is missing and the other three want to make sure they get all the money. It takes a third of the book to do so as she is slowed down when an old flame comes into town and the reluctance of information from the missing man's family. Once she finds him and brings him home to the brothers she starts to fall in love with him (quickly) for no reason. But at the same time she is going full tilt with her former flame who decides to help her out on her case when the man in question ends up dead. Now Kinsey has to solve his murder. Oh and she is no longer depressed all of a sudden! The murder is going to be pined on the youngest brother but they all look guilty. The bad apple isn't as bad as everyone thinks, all the brothers committed crimes but they all got pinned on the bad apple. Kinsey uncovers a twist in the reason for killing the bad apple after a sudden drop of supernatural woo woo writing for no reason. She solves the crime but the brothers never get punished for their crimes that were uncovered. The end.
Kinsey went from being this great independent, tough but sympathetic woman with a few friends to being a bitchy/whiny, standoffish grouch who hates everyone but her aged landlord who she is half in love with. She is nasty to everyone but him and picks fights with everyone. At least she is back to being on the right side of the law after the last few books where she was pretty much a criminal herself. In this book she claims to be depressed, it's repeated over and over. She isn't depressed at all, a little melancholy and brooding but NOT depressed, this word has become an umbrella diagnosis for any feeling but absolute happy these days. Enough with the rant on to a review of the story, such as it is.
The story starts when Kinsey agrees to a business lunch with one of her newly discovered cousins. She is reluctant to go and thinks she'll turn down the job but instead agrees to do the work. A man has died and left his 40 million dollar company/estate to his 4 sons, one of whom (the bad apple) is missing and it's Kinsey's job to find him. All the brothers get some money but the bad apple wasn't according to a will that is missing and the other three want to make sure they get all the money. It takes a third of the book to do so as she is slowed down when an old flame comes into town and the reluctance of information from the missing man's family. Once she finds him and brings him home to the brothers she starts to fall in love with him (quickly) for no reason. But at the same time she is going full tilt with her former flame who decides to help her out on her case when the man in question ends up dead. Now Kinsey has to solve his murder. Oh and she is no longer depressed all of a sudden! The murder is going to be pined on the youngest brother but they all look guilty. The bad apple isn't as bad as everyone thinks, all the brothers committed crimes but they all got pinned on the bad apple. Kinsey uncovers a twist in the reason for killing the bad apple after a sudden drop of supernatural woo woo writing for no reason. She solves the crime but the brothers never get punished for their crimes that were uncovered. The end.