- Gebundene Ausgabe: 368 Seiten
- Verlag: A Marian Wood Book/Putnam (8. Juli 2004)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0399152288
- ISBN-13: 978-0399152283
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,6 x 16,4 x 3,5 cm
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R Is For Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone)
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When wealthy octogenarian Nord Lafferty hires Kinsey Millhone to help his newly paroled daughter find her way back to the straight and narrow after doing time for embezzlement, the Santa Teresa P.I. has no idea what she's getting into. Reba Lafferty's ex-boss, land developer Alan Beckwith, is the man who sent her to prison--so how come she's meeting him just hours after her release, and treating Kinsey to an X-rated reunion scene played out in his parked Mercedes? And why is he also playing sex games with Reba's formerly best friend, who still works for him? A visit from an old friend from the FBI clears up the mystery--Beckwith is suspected of running a money-laundering game, and they need Reba to make their case by rolling over on him. It’s not until Millhone presents Reba with photographic evidence of Beckwith's two-timing that she agrees to do what the Feds want... but she'll only do it her way, which could get a lot of people killed. Grafton fleshes out this well-crafted thriller with a romantic subplot involving a romantic triangle that features Kinsey's elderly landlord Henry, his brother, and a vivacious widow who can't seem to choose between them. It doesn't add much to the plot, but the fans of this evergreen series (who must be wondering what will happen to Millhone when Grafton gets to the end of the alphabet) probably won't mind a bit. --Jane Adams
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"R" could be for "rocking chair" in the latest Kinsey Millhone, which doesn't so much imitate the action of a bullet bouncing off bone as offer a leisurely treatise on thwarted love. This is not an especially fast-moving Grafton. That won't bother the series' many fans, however, as there is plenty devoted to exploring the character of Millhone herself, still living in a converted garage, still driving her VW, still (improbably) without any female friends, but here with a nicely charged return to an impossible affair. There is far too much ink spent on describing such matters as Kinsey making popcorn or jogging or chatting endlessly with her landlord. Even these unnecessary asides are somewhat compensated for by Kinsey's acerbic wit and wry self-reflections. The action itself revolves around Kinsey's assignment to escort and watch over a bad-girl heiress, just released from jail. The heiress is soon back in trouble, back in the arms of the guy she went to prison for, and back under investigation. The local cops want Kinsey to spy on the jailbird with whom she's developing a friendship; the feds get in on the act, too. Maybe the most interesting bits of this sleepy novel are the heiress' descriptions of prison life; they are far too detailed to be believable as normal conversation but intriguing nonetheless. An uneven, lackadaisical Grafton, but plenty of Millhone for the sleuth's devotees. Connie Fletcher
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Der wohlhabende Nord Lafferty beauftragt Kinsey, seine auf Bewährung freigelassene Tochter Reba, nicht nochmals auf die schiefe Bahn geraten zu lassen.
Kurz nach ihrer Freilassung lässt sich Reba jedoch wieder mit ihrem Ex-Arbeitgeber, dem Immobilienhai Alan Beckwith, ein. Dieser hat aber seinerzeit dafür gesorgt, dass Reba wegen Unterschlagung hinter Gitter kommt. Kinsey versteht die Welt nicht mehr. Bis ein alter Freund vom FBI Kinsey erzählt, dass Beckwith der Geldwäsche bezichtigt wird. Und Reba soll ihn ans Messer liefern...
R is for Ricochet ('Querschläger') ist sicherlich nicht der beste Teil in Sue Grafton's Buchstabenreihe.
Doch für Fans von Kinsey Millhone auf jeden Fall lohnenswert!
Kurz nach ihrer Freilassung lässt sich Reba jedoch wieder mit ihrem Ex-Arbeitgeber, dem Immobilienhai Alan Beckwith, ein. Dieser hat aber seinerzeit dafür gesorgt, dass Reba wegen Unterschlagung hinter Gitter kommt. Kinsey versteht die Welt nicht mehr. Bis ein alter Freund vom FBI Kinsey erzählt, dass Beckwith der Geldwäsche bezichtigt wird. Und Reba soll ihn ans Messer liefern...
R is for Ricochet ('Querschläger') ist sicherlich nicht der beste Teil in Sue Grafton's Buchstabenreihe.
Doch für Fans von Kinsey Millhone auf jeden Fall lohnenswert!
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Hatte mich sehr auf den nächsten Fall von Privatdetektivin Kinsey gefreut. Und darauf, wie sich ihre eigene schwierige Familiengeschichte weiterentwickelt. Der Roman war aber eher enttäuschend. Krimi kann man kaum sagen, weil kein einziger Mord stattfindet. Und Kinseys Familiengeschichte, die in den vergangenen zwei, drei Romanen von Sue Grafton thematisiert wurde, tauchte hier nun plötzlich gar nicht mehr auf. Ich hoffe, beim Buchstaben S wird alles besser! Gebe diesem Roman hier nur 3 Sterne.
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If you are a long-time fan of Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone books, you won't want to miss this one. Ms. Grafton takes her story-telling style into new directions in this book in which Kinsey plays a supporting role.
If you have not read any of these books, I suggest that you not start with this one. It is quite unlike the other stories, and will spoil your potential enjoyment of them. Instead, begin with A is for Alibi and work your way through the alphabet.
For those who want to have lots of relationships in their crime stories and mysteries, Ms. Grafton has written a five-star stunner. This book has no less than three love stories. In telling those stories, Ms. Grafton seems to suggest that we be neither too credulous nor too distant in our loving.
As the book opens, Kinsey asks . . . "given human nature, are any of us really capable of change?" That's a great question because many loves fail because people fall in love with others who they feel "need to change." But if they cannot, that love may be doomed . . . unless the love itself can migrate.
Be aware that R is for Ricochet is a crime story . . . not a mystery. Otherwise, you may be disappointed.
Nord Lafferty, an elderly father who's health is ailing, hires Kinsey to meet his daughter, Reba, when she is released from the California Institute for Women and drive her back. He asks Kinsey to be sure that Reba makes it to her parole officer and to hang around until Reba gets her feet on the ground. Reba was convicted of embezzling funds from her former employer and has been serving time for twenty-two months.
Reba and Kinsey start to hang out together, even having dinner at Rosie's. While there, Reba unexpectedly greets her former employer, Beck, who joins them. Suspicious that something is going on, Kinsey later stakes out Beck's car and finds the twosome doing the horizontal tango.
As the story evolves, we find out that Reba is in love with Beck and that accounts for many, but not all, of her problems. With Kinsey's urging and some unexpected shocks, Reba decides to find out what Beck's really after . . . and it's not Reba. To paraphrase the old saying, there's no fury like a woman scorned. And Reba turns into a one-woman tornado of revenge. Kinsey finds herself trailing in the turbulence and often being buffeted by dangerous breezes in the process.
Along the way, Kinsey and Henry take a fresh look at their personal love lives and ways that will interest you, I'm sure.
The book is quite original in that it is a crime story built around the foibles of love, a revenge story where a woman is the avenger and for having Kinsey play a supporting role. I'm again impressed with the versatility that Ms. Grafton has shown in this outstanding series.
Why then did I grade the book as a four, rather than as a five? Well, I didn't really like Reba and didn't find myself attracted to any of the other new characters in the book. In addition, R is for Ricochet had too much of the regular characters that I'm not too fond of.
Seek love . . . with your eyes open!
If you have not read any of these books, I suggest that you not start with this one. It is quite unlike the other stories, and will spoil your potential enjoyment of them. Instead, begin with A is for Alibi and work your way through the alphabet.
For those who want to have lots of relationships in their crime stories and mysteries, Ms. Grafton has written a five-star stunner. This book has no less than three love stories. In telling those stories, Ms. Grafton seems to suggest that we be neither too credulous nor too distant in our loving.
As the book opens, Kinsey asks . . . "given human nature, are any of us really capable of change?" That's a great question because many loves fail because people fall in love with others who they feel "need to change." But if they cannot, that love may be doomed . . . unless the love itself can migrate.
Be aware that R is for Ricochet is a crime story . . . not a mystery. Otherwise, you may be disappointed.
Nord Lafferty, an elderly father who's health is ailing, hires Kinsey to meet his daughter, Reba, when she is released from the California Institute for Women and drive her back. He asks Kinsey to be sure that Reba makes it to her parole officer and to hang around until Reba gets her feet on the ground. Reba was convicted of embezzling funds from her former employer and has been serving time for twenty-two months.
Reba and Kinsey start to hang out together, even having dinner at Rosie's. While there, Reba unexpectedly greets her former employer, Beck, who joins them. Suspicious that something is going on, Kinsey later stakes out Beck's car and finds the twosome doing the horizontal tango.
As the story evolves, we find out that Reba is in love with Beck and that accounts for many, but not all, of her problems. With Kinsey's urging and some unexpected shocks, Reba decides to find out what Beck's really after . . . and it's not Reba. To paraphrase the old saying, there's no fury like a woman scorned. And Reba turns into a one-woman tornado of revenge. Kinsey finds herself trailing in the turbulence and often being buffeted by dangerous breezes in the process.
Along the way, Kinsey and Henry take a fresh look at their personal love lives and ways that will interest you, I'm sure.
The book is quite original in that it is a crime story built around the foibles of love, a revenge story where a woman is the avenger and for having Kinsey play a supporting role. I'm again impressed with the versatility that Ms. Grafton has shown in this outstanding series.
Why then did I grade the book as a four, rather than as a five? Well, I didn't really like Reba and didn't find myself attracted to any of the other new characters in the book. In addition, R is for Ricochet had too much of the regular characters that I'm not too fond of.
Seek love . . . with your eyes open!
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