Sue Grafton - Q Is for Quarry

Pros: Interesting tale based on a real event. Easy/Quick to read.
Cons: Excessive descriptions. Characters not too remarkable.

Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone of Santa Teresa, California has been in a slump lately. Her new office is drab, the PI business is slow, and most of her friends are out of town. Her quietude is interrupted by a surprise visit from Con Dolan, a Santa ...

Pros: Other than helping solve a real life case--none
Cons: Writing, pacing, character development, storyline, the list goes on

“The sky was a brittle black and the presence of stars wasn’t as comforting as one might hope. Nature has her little ways of reminding us how small and frail we are. Our existence is temporary while hers will go on long after our poor flesh has...

Pros: A real page turner with a oddball but very appealing female detective.
Cons: Not Grafton's best. Much repetition for those who have read other books in the series.

Q is for Quarry is the latest (as of January 2003) of Sue Grafton's highly engaging "alphabet murder mysteries," which started many years ago with A is for Alibi.

The protagonist in all of these books is Kinsey Millhone, a former...

Pros: Entertaining and kept the reader guessing to the end. Great descriptive writing.
Cons: There were some distractions from the action of the story that, perhaps, were not needed.

Character Introduction Kinsey Millhone: She is the main character in the book. She is a private investigator that has been asked, by Lieutenant Dolan, to help with a very cold murder case from 1969. The body has never been identified and the ...

Pros: good read, engrossing, makes you think
Cons: what will she do when she gets to Z?

For anyone who enjoys a good book, Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton shouldn't be missed.

Q is the 17th book in Sue Grafton's alphabet series. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Grafton's work, here's a little background.

Kinsey...