R Is For Ricochet -- 7 Audio Cassettes - Unabridged - 11 1/2 Hours -- BRAND NEW IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP (edition 2004)

by Sue Grafton

Series: Kinsey Millhone (18)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:*In this #1 New York Times* bestseller in Sue Grafton's Alphabet series, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has her hands full when a job that should be easy money takes a turn for the worse.** Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institution for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she's about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence. Her father wants to be sure Reba stays straight, stays home and away from the drugs, the booze, and the gamblers... It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a week�??s work. Nothing untoward�??the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good. But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round..… (more)

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Title:	R Is For Ricochet -- 7 Audio Cassettes - Unabridged - 11 1/2 Hours -- BRAND NEW IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP
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(2004)Very good. Kinsey is hired to babysit Reba, just out of prison and is drawn into a money-laundering scheme & murder that ends with Reba double-crossing her ex who had caused her to go jail in the first place.

derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |

This was a hard one for me. My least favorite of the series. (

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cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |

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dgmathis | Mar 18, 2023 |

I love Kinsey Millhone. But she's not everyone's cup of tea. I started reading the Alphabet series a few years ago - I think at the time it was up to O is for Outlaw. The idea of a mystery series each title beginning with a new letter amused me. I don't know why. I don't think it's particularly original. At least - I've seen a few others since. At the time though it was new to me and it just struck me as perfect. I flew through the series. Kinsey is riveting. She's brash and harsh and charming. She's fierce and flawed. She gets scared. She holds her own. She pushes herself to run often and tackles cases without judgement and with an open mind. Rosie and Henry are brilliant and I love the little family she builds around her.

But Kinsey Millhone isn't Jack Reacher - her speed is more Tracy Crosswhite. [book:My Sister's Grave|22341263] Her cases aren't full of action and high speed chases - they're slowly nitpicking away until something clicks into place. She writes down all her thoughts and places her facts and ideas on 3x5 index cards - which she often shuffles and rearranges to help her solve her case. And I love it. Kinsey Millhone is great - but she's not for everyone.

For some reason I've seen reviewers compare this to Stephanie Plum - I don't know why - this is absolutely NOTHING like that. Stephanie Plum is a very different character and an extremely different type of book. That's more fluff. Kinsey Millhone is more procedural mysteries. And this series isn't current - it was first published in the 80's - there's not really technology. Messages were relayed by calling the landlines. Paper files were still the main form of storage. Not everyone will enjoy reading this. But if you like your mysteries to be more like procedurals with a determined and fierce character - Kinsey Millhone is for you.

The good? I liked Reba. I enjoyed her manipulations and scheming. I always love Henry and Rosie and William (and the special appearance by Lewis!). And Kinsey is the bestest of the lot. The mystery was fairly predictable but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

The bad? The romance. I liked Cheney in the previous books but something about their romance just rubbed me the wrong way in this one. To be fair though I always hate Kinsey's romances. Sue Grafton can write a mystery. But romance is just not her jam.

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funstm | Jan 28, 2023 |

Boy, in this one Kinsey is being led around by the nose the whole time. Disappointing. (

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JudyGibson | Jan 26, 2023 |

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Holleman, Wim	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kaye, Judy	Reader	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ross, Liza	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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P is for Peril / Q is for Quarry / R is for Richochet by Sue Grafton

"Q" IS FOR QUARRY~ "R" IS FOR RICOCHET~"S" IS FOR SILENCE by Sue Grafton

The Alphabet Mysteries: A-S by Sue Grafton

The Alphabet Mysteries: A-T by Sue Grafton

The Alphabet Mysteries: P-T by Sue Grafton

The Alphabet Mysteries: O-T by Sue Grafton

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The Alphabet Mysteries: C, E, G-I, M-N, R by Sue Grafton

Seven Volume Sue Grafton Set: "O" Is for Outlaw, "P" Is for Peril, "Q" Is for Quarry, "R" Is for Ricochet, "S" Is for Silence, "T" Is for Trespass & "U" Is for Undertow by Sue Grafton

Q is for Quarry / R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton

Q Is for Quarry | R Is for Ricochet | S Is for Silence | T Is for Trespass by Sue Grafton

The Alphabet Mysteries: A-V by Sue Grafton

The Alphabet Mysteries: E-F, I, L-S by Sue Grafton

The Alphabet Mysteries: G-S by Sue Grafton

Kinsey Millhone Mystery Novels (Books M-R) by Sue Grafton

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R Is for Ricochet [Abridged Audio Book] by Sue Grafton

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R wie Rache

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2004-07-14

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For my granddaughter, Taylor, with a heart full of love

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The basic question is this: given human nature, are any of us really capable of change?

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ISBNs for abridged audiobooks 0739320866, 0739304216, 0375419144, 1405046554, 1405052694
ISBNs for unabridged audiobooks 0739314378, 0739345907, 1415902909, 0739304224, 1415902917 [Library edition], 0753123738, 0753120518

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:In this #1 New York Times bestseller in Sue Grafton's Alphabet series, private investigator Kinsey Millhone has her hands full when a job that should be easy money takes a turn for the worse.

Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institution for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she's about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence. Her father wants to be sure Reba stays straight, stays home and away from the drugs, the booze, and the gamblers...

It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a week�??s work. Nothing untoward�??the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good.

But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round..

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Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege. Abandoned by her rebellious mother when she was an infant, she was the only child of a rich man already in his mid-fifties when she was born, and her adoring father thoroughly spoiled her. Now, at thirty-two, having had many scrapes with the law, she is about to be released on probation from the California Institution for Women, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence for embezzlement. Though Nord Lafferty could deny his daughter nothing, he wasn’t there for her when she was brought up on this charge. Now he wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers.
It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a week’s work. Nothing untoward—the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good.

But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round.

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