The continuing stories of Kinsey Milhone, private detective
begins with the introduction of a new and dangerous person – Solona Rojas. “During the years when Solana was growing up,
her siblings had laid claim to all the obvious family roles: athlete, the soldier,
the cut-up, the achiever, the drama queen, the hustler, the saint, and the jack
of all trades. What fell to her lot was
to play the ne’er-do-well.”
Solona plays her part in the latest (not really – I am
behind in this series that spins out too many books) and we get to spend more
time with Kinsey and her life as a real private eye – yup the kind that
delivers court orders and evictions rather than chasing down the most
wanted.
It is hard for me to imagine that I have read all the books
in this series, but I have. I loved A –
G then there was a letdown until the last three. We have now entered a phase where the personal
life, the repetition of the job, and a few tasty new comers can spin a story
that is fun and engrossing.
Let the old neighbor need a private nurse and the old
neighborhood is invaded by a sadistic, evil woman who is almost more than
Kinsey and friends can deal with. I wish
that had let her escape – she was a perfect Moriarity to her Holmes. Cold, nasty, and planning ahead at least one
more step than the lovable and lucky Millhone.
For those of us who are aging, it has the extra chill of
showing our vulnerability within the system (such as it is.).
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