T is for Trespass

Sue Grafton is a nice reliable read. TIS FOR TRESPASS is a fun read and probably one of the more engaging Kinsey Millhone novels of late. Also it is the second one after S IS FOR SILENCE to change the style from a straight first-person novel. Almost like James Patterson, Grafton uses select chapters to tell the story from the criminal's POV. But unlike Patterson, it adds to the story rather than act as a tease.

Unlike other series, Kinsey stays rooted in the 1980s and the detail work Ms. Grafton puts in to keep the series accurate are fun. Another nice touch is her use of a current crime hot button - identity theft - and how it was done in the past and was probably more devastating because of the lack of criminal prosecution or traceability. The mystery in this book is thin - it's more of a procedural - but the story flows and the pacing is perfect.

It seems strange that I have been reading these novels for almost 20 years, but Ms. Grafton keeps pulling me back in. I can only think of a couple authors who have held my interest that long in a character or series. Keep up the good work.

And while I'm here, let me refocus my previous comments about THE 6 SACRED STONES. I knew this book was part of a series and I should have expected some carryover. Additionally, I should have realized as I was reading that there was no way Reilly could have wrapped the story up in that number of pages. However, the book does such a good job of pulling the reader through at a breakneck pace that the ending just came up. Kind of like THE MATRIX RELOADED, it just ended without resolving anything. Maybe it's just me but I like to be able to stop a series without being stuck mid-story if possible.