I'd long looked forward to reading some Sue Grafton.
I was a little disappointed, and I think that's probably for a number of reasons.
The novelty of a female detective is no longer so great. Some of the plot points were lacking in originality, as were some of the characterizations.
Some elements I did admire. When Kinsey Millhone, the detective, goes to interview the murder victim's first wife, they have a conversation in which the first wife really springs off the page: her portrait and dialogue seem realistic.
However, the first book in a series is often not as fully developed as later installments; I've often wondered if it isn't smarter to select a book from later in the series when I'm reading a new detective for the first time.
I was a little disappointed, and I think that's probably for a number of reasons.
The novelty of a female detective is no longer so great. Some of the plot points were lacking in originality, as were some of the characterizations.
Some elements I did admire. When Kinsey Millhone, the detective, goes to interview the murder victim's first wife, they have a conversation in which the first wife really springs off the page: her portrait and dialogue seem realistic.
However, the first book in a series is often not as fully developed as later installments; I've often wondered if it isn't smarter to select a book from later in the series when I'm reading a new detective for the first time.
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