Reader Review of "T is for Trespass" by Sue Grafton
Hello to all my loyal readers. I apologizes for not blogging in awhile. Life's hassles, dramas, and all things that make a guy like me very very busy. But in my spare time, I managed to finish a book. That book was "T is for Trespass", the latest installment of author Sue Grafton's wonderful Kinsey Millhone detective series.
In this latest installment, private investigator Kinsey Millhone is fighting bad guys as well as bad weather. Well, as bad a weather one can expect in a California winter, which I imagine isn't that bad. Kinsey is hired by his neighbor Gus Vronsky's niece. Gus takes a terrible fall to begin the book, and as a result is stricken down with ailments galore. Now Gus, who may be the reason behind the term "Grumpy Gus", fights tooth and nail to remain on his own, letting anyone who will listen that despite his advanced age, he can take care of himself. Undaunted, his niece Melanie flies in from New York to help, but she can't stay long. So she enlists the help of a private duty nurse to take care of him. And, to be safe, she enlists Kinsey's help in doing a background check on the woman. Through her checking, Kinsey concludes that Solana Rojas has been an excellent caregiver throughout her career. And the real Solana Rojas is. But the woman who is now caring for Gus is not Solana Rojas. She has cleverly stolen the identity, like she has countless others. And Kinsey is about to go to battle against an enemy the likes of which she has never before faced.
Now, the story is set in the late 1980's. Sue Grafton started the Kinsey series in 1982, and has kept a slow linear path from then until now. But the issues, despite the time difference, are all relevant to what we see today. Elder abuse, stolen identity, and the injustices of society.
Solana Rojas does make this book. She is a villain without remorse, without any normal human emotions, and with her only care being for the next big ticket. She has schemed for several decades, swindling thousands from different elderly patients under several different aliases. Solana is a formidable opponent, and one we are happy to watch flounder.
Though the Solana story is not all that is happening to Kinsey in the book. She is also investigating for a insurance agency, in the matter of a collision Memorial Day weekend. Everyone thinks the case is a slam dunk for the Fredricksons (aka the defendants), but Kinsey smells something rotten. Also, she has the pleasure of serving eviction notices to unlawful tenants. Do all of these stories tie into one another? Not really. But they allow for an escape for the reader's brain. This also helps avoid mindless clutter among the one central storyline, that may end up turning readers away.
All in all, I enjoyed "T is for Trespass". Though someone new to Sue Grafton and her Kinsey Millone series should start at the beginning, not from this book. Trust me when I say it will be worth it.
In this latest installment, private investigator Kinsey Millhone is fighting bad guys as well as bad weather. Well, as bad a weather one can expect in a California winter, which I imagine isn't that bad. Kinsey is hired by his neighbor Gus Vronsky's niece. Gus takes a terrible fall to begin the book, and as a result is stricken down with ailments galore. Now Gus, who may be the reason behind the term "Grumpy Gus", fights tooth and nail to remain on his own, letting anyone who will listen that despite his advanced age, he can take care of himself. Undaunted, his niece Melanie flies in from New York to help, but she can't stay long. So she enlists the help of a private duty nurse to take care of him. And, to be safe, she enlists Kinsey's help in doing a background check on the woman. Through her checking, Kinsey concludes that Solana Rojas has been an excellent caregiver throughout her career. And the real Solana Rojas is. But the woman who is now caring for Gus is not Solana Rojas. She has cleverly stolen the identity, like she has countless others. And Kinsey is about to go to battle against an enemy the likes of which she has never before faced.
Now, the story is set in the late 1980's. Sue Grafton started the Kinsey series in 1982, and has kept a slow linear path from then until now. But the issues, despite the time difference, are all relevant to what we see today. Elder abuse, stolen identity, and the injustices of society.
Solana Rojas does make this book. She is a villain without remorse, without any normal human emotions, and with her only care being for the next big ticket. She has schemed for several decades, swindling thousands from different elderly patients under several different aliases. Solana is a formidable opponent, and one we are happy to watch flounder.
Though the Solana story is not all that is happening to Kinsey in the book. She is also investigating for a insurance agency, in the matter of a collision Memorial Day weekend. Everyone thinks the case is a slam dunk for the Fredricksons (aka the defendants), but Kinsey smells something rotten. Also, she has the pleasure of serving eviction notices to unlawful tenants. Do all of these stories tie into one another? Not really. But they allow for an escape for the reader's brain. This also helps avoid mindless clutter among the one central storyline, that may end up turning readers away.
All in all, I enjoyed "T is for Trespass". Though someone new to Sue Grafton and her Kinsey Millone series should start at the beginning, not from this book. Trust me when I say it will be worth it.
5 Comments
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Comment by Jeff Rozen on January 25, 2009 at 5:05pm - That sound like my kind of book! I'll have to check out this Sue Grafton, she is one author I have never heard of!
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Comment by Geneva Marie Oldham on January 29, 2009 at 4:21pm - OMG i just finished this book not 3 weeks ago!! It was freakin awesome!
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Comment by Geneva Marie Oldham on January 29, 2009 at 4:22pm
- and T is for Trespass was my first Sue Grafton book. And I agreed with you on the "you gotta start at the beginning"....although startin at T didn't turn out so bad for me.
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Comment by Michael Phelps on April 30, 2009 at 4:42pm -
Johnny, What a great review! I have every Sue Grafton "Alphabet" series. I sort of picture Kinsey as being like my sister, they are a lot alike, except my sister is not a P.I. I will be reading this one next.
Mike
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Comment by Michael Phelps on May 19, 2009 at 2:05pm
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What an EXCELLENT REVIEW! I read "T is for TRESPASS", and could not have composed a better review! Sue Grafton is a brilliant writer who makes every character come to life. I know her legionhs of loyal fans will feel as though there has been a death in the family when they read the last sentence in "Z is for Z . . . . ". I do have a suggestion though; she could start with "A is for Almost" or something to that effect; then she could move down the alphabet again.
Greta Review John!
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