Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 6/15/2022 + 1032 more book reviews

It's still amazing to me that I can have read a book, albeit many years ago, and not remember a thing about it now. Nothing. I know I read this in 2008, but it's like a new book to me now. But 15 years ago I was probably reading 4 books a week, maybe it's not so surprising. There are some that stick with me but this wasn't one of them.
Anyway. I did enjoy it now. It's another cold case for Kinsey, and I found it rather entertaining that she was able to pick up new information 34 years later. I mean, after 34 years what are the odds that you're going to find the same bartender in the same bar in a tiny little town? There are alternating chapter flashbacks to 1953, which I enjoyed, but they got longer and longer as the book went on. I liked how lots of old secrets and resentments not really connected to Violet get exposed. And I thought Grafton did a good job giving us plenty of suspects and slowly winnowing them away until the end. The end is the usual, the bad guy goes after Kinsey who barely manages to escape with h er life. A good entry in the series, although if I'm around 15 years from now I bet I don't remember it.

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