R is for Ricochet - Hardcover

Sue Grafton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786266341 ISBN 13: 9780786266340

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2004

Synopsis

New York Times Bestselling Author

Readers have come to expect the unexpected from Sue Grafton, and this is no exception. In R is for Ricochet, a complex money-laundering scheme is just a cover for a novel about love: love gone wrong, love betrayed, love denied. And love avenged. Sometimes the good guys win, even when they lose.

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Review

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

About the Author

Sue Grafton began the alphabet series in 1982 and is aiming to complete it by 2015— give or take a decade. She spends part of the year in Louisville, Kentucky, and the rest in Montecito, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0786266341
• ISBN 13: 9780786266340
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 572