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T is for Trespass | 
 enlarge | Author: Sue Grafton
Publisher: Macmillan
Category: Book
Buy New: £4.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 166912
Media: Paperback
Edition: Airside ed
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0230014801
EAN: 9780230014800
ASIN: 0230014801
Publication Date: December 7, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New Unopened light shelf wear
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 Excellent Ms Grafton January 7, 2009
Once again Kinsey triumphs, but not without much ado along the way. I love these Alphabet books and if you haven't read them, start right back at the beginning and follow the life and loves of the main characters through the years. Sue Grafton has chosen this time round to showcase the plot from the perspectives of the heroine and the villain, writing in the first person, then in third person, but keeping the storyline zipping along. I especially love her landlord Henry and the "sibs", who although they weren't featured this time, were there in the background. Can't wait to read U is for ....... Keep it up, Sue, we love you.
 Disappointing December 7, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've read all the books in this series and so, like many others, looked forward to this latest. My response to the book was feeling like Ms Grafton was in a hurry writing this, almost like she's in a rush to get the whole thing over with. Like her heart's not in it anymore and she's simply fulfilling her contract for 26 books.
I was disappointed in the lack of character development for the main character and in the continuation of all the same old tired habits and attitudes--nothing new or interesting about Kinsey or her life. And isn't that part of what made some of the earlier books so interesting--the relationships in her life? I had hoped for more about Kinsey's extended family or some sense of change or growth for her as a character, but found myself bored with the redundant references to her McDonald's food fixation and her self-pitying explanations as to why she all her relationships fail.
For me, this book was a disappointment. I expected better of Sue Grafton. Then again I've never written 20 books about one character, so by this stage, maybe I'd be a bit burned out, too.
 A return to form November 28, 2008
I am a great Sue Grafton fan but thought her last two novels were not up to standard, particularly R is for Ricochet. However her latest book is simply great, hugely gripping and a real page turner. I loved the new style with chapters going back and forth between Kinsey and the evil "care provider". It was very gratifying that Ms Grafton brought Kinsey's landlord very much into the story as he has been neglected of late. I have always loved the contribution made by Henry and his siblings. This is a real return to form and I have bought the hardback as a Christmas present for my niece and hope to convert her to Sue Grafton. I would have no hesitation in recommending this novel to anyone who has not yet discovered Ms. Grafton. It is a true demonstration of Sue Grafton's writing skills as this is a much darker tone than her earlier novels and it truly works. This is my favourite so far.
Kinsey on the wrong side of the law November 23, 2008
In this latest of the alphabet series, Sue Grafton uses T for Trespass to move her heroine Kinsey on emotionally as well as giving us the usual, tautly plotted crime story.
Quite often the stories are either hugely driven by the crime element and contain only a fragment of back story or vice versa, but here Grafton attempts to marry both in a story which eddies around the most important relationship in Kinsey's life, that with her landlord, Henry.
I felt that this book had a little too much going on in the crime department. The main story plots Kinsey's wits against an evil woman bent on preying on the elderly, a woman who is devious and sharp and seriously puts Kinsey on the back foot. This is a complex and fascinating story and I feel it would have been a better book if this had been the sole focus of the novel.
As it is, we have two sub plots, one involving a paedophile and one involving a fraudulent insurance claim. Grafton may well be trying to write in a more 'realistic' manner by weaving in multiple cases, but I felt cheated that these other cases didn't really develop properly.
The main gripe I had with this book was the ending, which I thought was a little rushed and too overdramatic and spoiled what in my view was a return to form after a few more experimental forays. Nevertheless, a good read.
She's done it again. November 2, 2008
I came late to Sue Grafton and was so hooked on these marvellous books, I read all of them up to S is for Silence over a period of about a year. It was a long wait until T is for Trespass but the book was well worth the wait. The author gives us economical writing, good plots, a cast of characters to love, what more could a reader want. Roll on U is for ....? but what will we read when she finishes Z, I shall feel as if I've lost a friend in Kinsey Millhone.
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