R Is For Ricochet - Softcover

Sue Grafton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594130876 ISBN 13: 9781594130878

Publisher: Large Print Press, 2005

Synopsis

A New York Times Bestseller

Readers have come to expect the unexpected from Sue Grafton, and "R" Is for Ricochet is no exception.

Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law - until she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institute for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she is about to be paroled. Nord Lafferty wants to be sure she stays straight, stays away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers. It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey Millhone: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows the rules of her parole. Maybe a week's work. The money is good. But life is never that simple.

• Sue Grafton lives Montecito, California and Louisville, Kentucky
• Grafton is best known for her chronological series of mystery novels set in and around the fictional town of Santa Teresa, California, written from the perspective of female private investigator Kinsey Millhone
• Her works have been published in 28 countries and 26 languages - including international markets, her readership is in the millions

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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: Large Print Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1594130876
• ISBN 13: 9781594130878
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 572