Having read all of the Sue Grafton Kinsey Millhone's books ("A" through "U"), I found this one to be just as good as the first. Sue Grafton is not a dummy when it comes to writing mysteries or in knowing how to keep her series readers interested, even after 20 books. She is able to switch things up just enough to still keep you interested and in the storyline and the outcome. Ms. Grafton is able to write a good mystery without blood, gore, or irrelevant romances that just gunk up the plot. I'm looking forward to V through Z, but wonder what in the world she's going to pull out of her hat after Z!

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I've read them all and, frankly, I think this one is the best. Have been reading now nearly non-stop in the middle of holiday plans and begrudging every minute away from it. Tight story that holds your attention throughout. Kinsey is so human and so vulnerable here. A really remarkable read!

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Sue Grafton has done it again, Kinsey is an old friend! I have read every book and love them. I thought about keeping this book, then decided that sharing was much more fun.

If you love mysteries and heroines that have a "real" quality to them you will love Sue Grafton's books.

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I've read all of Sue Grafton's books..."U" is the most recent. It is a great read and certainly continues the saga of Kinsey Millhone's experiences. If youve read any of her books, you'll love this one, and if you haven't yet read any, try "U" is for UNdertow. I'm sure if you do, you will opt to read all the others as well.

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I believe this was her best one yet! Of course since I started with 'A' about 2 1/2 yrs, in between reading other books, I finally got caught up to 'T' a few months ago. I anxiously waited for 'U'. I don't ordinarily buy a book as soon as it comes out. I usually wait until they come available on here, or my sister buys them first, and loans it to me, or if nothing else, I go to the public library. This time, I bought it in hardcover at over $20, as a Christmas present to myself! :) And was NOT disappointed in the least. I think I read this one faster than any of the others too. Now the wait for V begins...ugh! 2 more yrs. I can't wait.

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Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone is approached by Michael Sutton. Michael tells her a story about something that happened on his sixth birthday. He remembers wandering through the woods and discovering two men who are digging a hole. They told him that they were pirates searching for buried treasure. A large bundle was laying under a tree. Michael said he didn't think much about it until he recently learned about an unsolved kidnapping that took place on the same weekend. Four-year-old Mary Claire Fitzhugh was kidnapped. A ransom was delivered but the little girl was never returned. Michael believes that he could have seen the kidnappers possibly burying the body of the little girl. He wants to hire Kinsey to see if it is true.

This is the 21st book in the Kinsey Millhone series. If this particular story had been earlier in the series, I never would have made it this far. There were too many details, too many descriptions, and too many flashbacks. The story itself is set in 1988, but we had many flashbacks to 1963 and 1967. Some of those scenes were interesting, others were not. We were told the identity of the kidnappers in the middle of the story, and we get a lot of scenes of their history from childhood until the present. I don't think that helped move the story forward at all.

Since I absolutely loved the last book that I read in this series (T is for Trespass), I'll be continuing it in the future. My rating: 2.5 Stars.

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It was good-I was a little disappointed in some of the language that was in it.

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Another great read by Sue Grafton!!

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I love this whole series.

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