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September 06, 2008
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| T Is for Trespass by Sue Grafton | Reviewed by Harriet Klausner |  | Publisher: Putnam Adult
http://www.us.penguingroup.com
ISBN: 0399154485
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Mystery
Release date: Dec 2007
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Price: $26.95
| In 1987 in Santa Teresa, California, abrasive octogenarian Gus Vronsky suffers a shoulder separation from a fall that he cannot get up from. His next door neighbor, private investigator Kinsey Millhone, and her eighty-seven year-old landlord Henry hear a wail. They investigate, find Gus debilitated, call 911, and care for him until his great-niece hires nursing home aide Solana Rojas.
However, Millhone becomes concerned that the caregiver is mistreating her patient. She plans to intervene if she can find proof. Unbeknownst to Millhone (ironically the reader knows on page one) is that a diabolical thug has stolen the real Rojas’s identity and knows whom she must remain vigilant against if she is to continue with her masquerade.
Although the ending violently rights things, this Millhone tale is T for terrific. The storyline is action-packed, as Millhone wants to do the right thing for her neighbor but finds her interference not welcomed. The fake Rojas proves a clever adversary, as they play a deadly game of chess in which Gus could prove the victim. Fans of the long-running series will enjoy this entry, as the normally confident heroine struggles with how much involvement is acceptable. | | |
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