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APRIL 30, 1982
Agreeable heroine (only her running is a bore), fine dialogue, a great eye for people and places—so we're looking forward to... Full review >
MAY 20, 1985
MAY 12, 1986
MAY 14, 1987
MAY 1, 1988
MARCH 15, 1989
MAY 4, 1990
MAY 6, 1991
MAY 5, 1992
MAY 5, 1993
MAY 5, 1994
SEPT. 4, 1995
Minor work for Kinsey ("K'' is for Killer, 1994, etc.), who appears in just about every role imaginablecheerleader, traffic... Full review >
NOV. 1, 1996
MAY 1, 1998
OCT. 1, 1999
JUNE 4, 2001
After twenty years updating the private-eye tradition, Grafton shows she can spin a classic yarn with all the breadth of her... Full review >
OCT. 1, 2002
Despite a bumper crop of Q’s, the late-arriving whodunit is tangled and routine, and Kinsey’s latest inconclusive flirtation... Full review >
JULY 13, 2004
No more mystery than Q Is for Quarry (2002). But Kinsey’s frantic attempts to keep her balance on the tightrope between a... Full review >
DEC. 6, 2005
Score another triumph for Kinsey. Grafton brings every corner of Serena Station, past and present, more deeply alive than... Full review >
DEC. 4, 2007
Each of Kinsey’s cases stretches the private-eye formula in new ways. Her 20th, which reads like vintage Ruth Rendell, will... Full review >
DEC. 1, 2009
Short on mystery, but rewardingly sensitive in teasing out the shock waves that reached from the Summer of Love to the heart... Full review >
NOV. 14, 2011
As always, Grafton is as original, absorbing and humane as ever. The joints just creak a bit this time. Full review >
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