G is for Gumshoe

Short and to the point! Lots of tension, a bit of romance and some pretty colorful characters.

This is my favorite book in the alphabet series so far and I am reading them in order. I couldn't put this book down. I really fell like Grafton grew as a writer when she wrote this one; the writing was so much better and funnier. I love the dry humor and funny descriptions. The story itself was two interesting stories twining around each other and both were equally interesting. I have been consistently rating the others as 3 stars but this one jumped up to a 5. I hope the other books are just as good or better.

I have to say, I'm amazed at the people who don't know what a gumshoe is. I love mysteries and BBC so no one had to tell me it means detective. Think of sneakers (rubber soled shoes) for quietly sneaking around.

Wow. Just wow. This is a huge leap forward in quality for the Millhone series (not that the previous novels were lacking). The supporting characters are more fully developed, the mystery more complex, the tension–and stakes–are a lot higher, and Kinsey's given a lot more emotional depth (and range) than she's shown before.

Heckuva read.

This was the weakest of the Grafton alphabet series that I have read yet. I am reading them alphabetically. I actually listened to the book-on-cd, which isn't my favorite way to “read” a book, and perhaps that's why I didn't like it as much. There were two big stories happening in this book, as well as the story of the romance, and it just seemed like too much going on. I will continue to read through the alphabet, though, as I'm hoping this one was just a fluke.

A fun mystery!