The 20th novel in the Kinsey Minhone Series, T is for Trespass was published in 2007 but is still set in the 1980s. This time Kinsey’s grouchy neighbor becomes the victim of a sociopathic nurse who isn’t use to a nosy neighbor.
T is for Trespass
My Thoughts
This was a little darker than the traditional Sue Grafton novel. She exposes just how easy it is to take advantage of trusting folks and makes the reader think a little bit about the people around them.
Published in 2005, S is for Silence is all about our now favorite female gumshoe, Kinsey Millhone. This time around the story jumps back and forth from the present to the past and works it’s way to the resolution of the mystery.
S is for Silence
My Thoughts
I don’t know how accurate the depictions were but I found the comparisons of our people treated a “loose” woman in both the 50s and the 80s to be pretty interesting. It’s even more so to look back with the historical revisionism of today.
Published in 1998, The Simple Truth is a good ole conspiracy story of men going too far and having the ability and connections to get away with it. Almost…
The Simple Truth
My Thoughts
I enjoyed the book but found it to be a little more simplistic than some of his other work. I didn’t know it was over 20 years old until after I finished it so I guess it makes sense.
Published in 2015, the Guilty is the fourth book in the Will Robie series. A modern day James Bond, Will Robie teams up with his female equivalent to find their boss.
The Guilty
My Thoughts
Turn about is fair play I guess. We heart about Jessica Reel’s life then we heard about Will Robie’s. I guess it is only fair we now here about Blue Man’s. Still, I was engaged and enjoyed the read.
Recommendation
A good read but be sure to read the series in order.
Published in 2017, End Game gives us Will Robie and Jessica Reel coming to the rescue of their old boss “Blue Man”. He’s gone missing and the intelligence he has could cause our country untold harm. We have to get him back but who has him?
End Game
My Thoughts
This was a fun commentary on the doom’s day prepping groups. The story itself was a fun shoot ’em up but it was fun that it took place in our country. I thought Jessica’s reaction to it all was a little over the top but, on the whole, I enjoyed it.
Published in 2014, “The Target” is the third book featuring hitman Will Robie. This time, he has to protect the interests of our country both domestically and abroad by doing the impossible and supporting another while doing it.
The Target
My Thoughts
The same as last time, I enjoyed a good shoot ’em up book of the nearly invincible Will Robie. He is joined by his female equivalent and we are treated to see their North Korean superior.
Recommendation
A good book. Start the series at the first book or some of it won’t make any sense.
Published in 2013, The Hit is the next installment following the hitman Will Robie. He is asked to track down a fellow operative and eliminate her. However, when he comes to understand her perspective, will he be able to follow his orders?
The Hit
My Thoughts
A fun book, The Hit was another enjoyable shoot ’em up from the near invincible alpha male with a moral code. Ah, living vicariously…
Recommendation
If you like the action, read this book. However, make sure to read the first book “The Innocent” first.
Published in 1989, F is for Fugitive is the sixth novel from Sue Grafton in her alphabet series. Kinsey Millhone is yet again thrust in the middle of a mystery with some nods to previous books.
F is for Fugitive
My Thoughts
This book went by pretty fast and I enjoyed the 80s references and the general feel of the book. However, the plot is feeling a little formulaic.
Published in 2019, Redemption is the fifth and final book in the Memory Man series by David Baldacci. Amos Decker is the memory man due to a head injury he sustained in his first and only play in the NFL. Not only was his personality changed but he now has a perfect memory which he uses for the Ohio police and later the FBI.
Decker comes back to his hometown to visit the graves of his wife and daughter. His very first homicide conviction walks up to Decker in the cemetery and proclaims his innocence. The man is killed the next day and makes Decker doubt what had happened. His second look at the evidence leads him to more than he bargained for.
Redemption
My Thoughts
Not a bad ending. I’m glad to see there is some evolution in the character but this is likely a good place to leave it. Amos Decker almost seems to have super powers in this book. He is burned, shot, blown up, battered, and still has his perfect memory which blows the case wide open. It was a little much at times.
