"Wait, wait," you say. "You NEVER give Millhone books 4 stars."I know, I know. But this one. This one was different. This one was BETTER. This one earned it. (Plus is probably doesn't hurt that it comes after the extremely weak and confusing P is for Peril - see my review of that one here).
When I got to the author's note at the end, it all made sense. Grafton was inspired by a real case for this one. And for some reason, life really can be stranger than fiction, or at least more interesting. Sometimes real life offers us just the perfect mix of mystery, suspense, and horror. Whereas fiction can sometimes reach too far and somehow miss the mark.
Q is the story of an old unsolved murder with an unidentified victim. Lt. Dolan is trying to cheer up a friend of his by enlisting Kinsey's help in re-investigating a cold case of a woman who was dumped in a quarry in 1969. The victim is a Jane Doe - not much to go on. A small detail leads Kinsey and Dolan down state where they start to unravel not only the identity of the victim, but also the identity of the killer.
The story unraveled well. Kinsey was helpful and even though the story involved some more background on her family, she didn't come across as a sulky teenager in this one when interacting with her family. So all in all, this is probably the best book in the alphabet series I have read. Is 2016 the year I finish the alphabet series? Probably not, but I'm going to keep reading them and hopefully some of the future installments measure up to this one.
4/5 Stars.
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