J is for Judgment

Better than “A”. Quite a twisty mystery unsolved.

This was a pretty interesting story, much more interesting than the last one.

Another solid, solid outing from Grafton and Millhone. Standard boilerplate stuff to say on the mystery front, didn't blow me away, but was fully satisfying. The personal story is potentially great, will have to see how it develops over the next book or so, but I really liked the angry, careful, confused way that Kinsey's approaching this . . . seems honest. Moreso than is standard for this kind of story.

It's reads like this that make me bound and determined to catch up on this series next year.

Something kept this novel from being a great read. It really started out with a bang – Kinsey Millhone travels to Mexico to verify that a man thought dead for 5 years is in fact alive. With usual Kinsey fashion, she eventually discovers the truth behind the sighting of the man and uncovers a lot of intrigue along the way.

I read these kind of mysteries because they are fun and quick. They keep me wanting to read more, they are hard to put down, but what separates them is their exposition, how they end. Do I feel satisfied? In the case of this particular Kinsey novel, I did not. The end of the book did not hold up to the trip there. Still, I enjoy this series and will read more!