It is always a very enjoyable time for me when the new Sue
Grafton comes out but these days it is becoming a bittersweet pleasure. V is for Vengeance was published in hardback
in 2011 but I’m running a little bit behind with most of my favourite authors at
the moment so I’ve only just got around to reading this book and in print too
as I have all the other novels in her alphabet series.
This story has all of the usual bits (character, plot,
style) that I hope to find in a Kinsey Millhone mystery – the plot which relies
in Kinsey’s knowledge and wits and not on technology and fast paced
communication; Kinsey as narrator and all of the fantastic characters she comes
into contact with during the story – Henry, William, Rosie, and Cheney
Phillips. There are some interesting
characters integral to the story Lorenzo Dante, his brother Cappi, Pinky and
Dodie, Nora and Len Priddy.
The story starts with Kinsey spotting a shoplifter whilst
she is on a rare clothes shopping trip and bringing this to attention of the
shop keeper, subsequently she ends up investigating why misfortune hits the
shoplifter after she is arrested. The
story also weaves the love affair between Dante and Nora in between Kinsey’s
investigations.
This book doesn’t have any startling changes to the most
recent novels and we get part of the story from the viewpoint of Dante and Nora
but I don’t want that with a Sue Grafton novel – I want pretty much what all of
the other books have been – these books are my comfy cardigan or bootee
slippers of my reading world – familiar, comfortable but utterly nurturing and
steady – I know what I am getting. This
is why a new Sue Grafton whilst always a pleasure is so bittersweet as I now
only have 4 more of these novels to go (and the J is for Judgement which I am
keeping back just in case). A great read
– perfect in every way!
Ciao
Sue
Reading challenge 4/20 - currently reading on Kindle TBC and in print Duxford
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