Q Is for Quarry
 

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Q Is for Quarry

by Sue Grafton

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Pages:400
Binding:Hardcover
Publication Date:2002-09-30
ASIN:B0001FZGJY
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She was a 'Jane Doe', an unidentified white female whose decomposed body was discovered near a quarry off California's Highway 1. The case fell to the Santa Teresa County Sheriff's Department, but the detectives had little to go on, and after months of investigation, the murder remained unsolved. That was eighteen years ago. Now the two men who found the body, both nearing the end of long careers in law enforcement, want one last shot at the case ...and they turn to Kinsey Millhone to help them find closure.But revisiting the past can be a dangerous business, and what begins with the pursuit of Jane Doe's real identity ends in a high-risk hunt for her killer. Based on an unsolved homicide that occured in 1969, "Q is for Quarry" and Grafton's interest in the case have renewed police efforts. The body has been exhumed, and a facial reconstruction made that appears in the last pages of the novel. It is hoped that the photograph will trigger memories that may lead to a positive identification.
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Private investigator Kinsey Millhone has served Sue Grafton well through 16 letters of the alphabet in a perennially popular series that occasionally breaks new ground but more often traverses familiar territory, as is the case here. Two old, ailing cops--one retired, the other disabled--try to breathe some life into an 18-year-old mystery that haunts them both for different reasons. They enlist Kinsey's help in identifying the victim, a young woman who was murdered and left for dead in the old quarry of the title. Neither they nor Kinsey expect that reopening an old case will incite the killer to strike again--not once, but twice. And while the real case of the still-unidentified victim that inspired this fictionalized scenario continues to languish in the cold case file in the Santa Barbara sheriff's office, Grafton's solution is as plausible as any. While the unlikely trio of Millhone and her cranky geezer sidekicks offers a few chuckles, the inner reaches of Kinsey's soul remain largely inaccessible to her as well as to the reader, which will probably not bother most of Kinsey's or Grafton's many admirers. --Jane Adams

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Order was filled promptly - Reviewed on 2008-12-08
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My order was filled and shipped promptly and arrived in perfect condition. I was very pleased with this transaction and would recommend buying from this seller.
Q - Reviewed on 2008-10-31
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I just finished this book,,,,, another great read. You can't go wrong with these books... Just remember she is still you a type writer, these stories are set back in the 80's
Yay Kinsey! - Reviewed on 2008-09-27
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Wow, a body in the quarry. Nothing quite says murder mystery like that. And nearly two decades later Kinsey is called in to do a little of her classic and quirky investigating.

It's a good, solid mystery that relies just as much on characters and conversation as action--though I admit that does get a little dull after awhile. But if one wants a good subtle mystey, this hits the spot.
Cold Case - Reviewed on 2008-09-02
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It's a cold case that Kinsey gets involved in this time. Lt. Dolan who is suffering from heart issues and is retired now takes it as his mission to help his friend, former sheriff Stacy Oliphant who could be dying of cancer solve the one case that has haunted him, a murder that happened years ago. A young woman remains unidentified and they are determined to give her a name and catch her killer. This story is based on a real life event. Though it drags at times, it is still a good book. We find out more about Kinsey's long lost relatives too.
Not as delicious as other entries - Reviewed on 2008-08-20
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While I've been enjoying Sue Grafton's alphabet mysteries immensely, this was not one of my favorites. I initially found the non-fiction element to be really enticing and thought it would bring an extra element of suspense to the novel. This might have been the case, but I think the mystery that this book is based on is simply not that thrilling. Other reviewers complained about the subplot involving Kinsey's family, but I always enjoy reading about her relatives and her relationships with them. I did not particularly care for either Oliphant or Dolan's nearly constant presence as Kinsey tried to solve the murder. I would rather she had been alone and working with her wits rather than having Oliphant and Dolan along for the ride, bickering with each other most of the time. The book ends on an interesting note with the inclusion of a rendering of the Jane Doe victim that the plot surrounds, but the mystery just isn't intriguing enough for the majority of the book. Factoring in all negatives, you can't really complain too much about a Sue Grafton book since they are all pretty great, but this is just not one of the best.
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