Thursday, October 21, 2010

Stuff I've read lately

"U is for Undertow" (Sue Grafton)(audio) - Here we are some twenty books in, and only a few left (unless she is going to go Excel on us "AA is for Aardvark", "AB is for Abbey Someone - Abbey Normal", through "BB is for BB Gun").

Grafton is definitely getting better at creating a real mystery (if that's what these books are for). We had several suspects, and it all started to come together slowly. You eventually figure out who done it, but not why or exactly how. Until it all makes sense and the book is over.

I must complain about the "undertow". Yes, there was a mention of it (the hapless mook's mother died in an undertow). Still, pretty weak.

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