L is for Lawless [Paperback]

Sue Grafton (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Henry Holt; BkClb edition (January 1, 1995)
• ISBN-10: 044922516X
• ISBN-13: 978-0449225165
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,358,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times-bestselling author Sue Grafton is published in twenty-eight countries and twenty-six languages--including Estonian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian. Books in her alphabet series, begun in 1982, are international bestsellers with readership in the millions. And like Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald, Grafton has earned new respect for the mystery form. Readers appreciate her buoyant style, her eye for detail, her deft hand with character, her acute social observances, and her abundant storytelling prowess. She has been named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America (2009) and is a recipient of the Ross Macdonald Literary Award (2004).

Sue Grafton has been married to Steve Humphrey for more than thirty years, and they divide their time between Montecito, California, and Louisville, Kentucky, where she was born and raised. Grafton, who has three children and four grandchildren, loves cats, gardens, and good cuisine.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "L" is for Lacking, January 14, 2001

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David Chaumette - See all my reviews

This review is from: L Is for Lawless (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Other reviewers have compared this one to "H." They're right. This is an "on the road with the bad guys" adventure. No real mystery here, and other than a few interesting scenes, not much worthy of note.

The supporting cast that has been weaved through the other novels is noticably absent from this book. Maybe they were working on other projects. The book suffers from this, mainly because the replacement players are not nearly as compelling or, frankly, fun.

By the time Kinsey ends up in Kentucky, you will find yourself saying "Who cares? Get back to Santa Teresa."

All in all, it was a disappointing read, annoying so because my prior experience with these books means that you cannot skip the bad ones.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "L" is for Look for another, August 19, 2002

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"jnelsonca" (Anaheim, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: L is for Lawless (Hardcover)

Of the Sue Grafton's series, this one didn't have the same impact as her earlier books. I was disappointed! The plot developed slowly, and at times reminded me of a bad 'made for T.V. movie'and the characters (other than the familiar aquaintances) lacked "character". After I began reading "L", over a year ago, I put the book down and didn't have the desire to read it until recently. I enjoyed her first books and hope that "M" is a better read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kinsey's on the road again!, December 9, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: "L" is for Lawless (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) (Hardcover)

This book's a lot like "H is for Homocide" in that Kinsey finds herself unexpectedly on the road again, away from her apartment and creature comforts. The book takes her from sunny California to Texas to Louisville, Kentucky. As a Kentucky native who worked in Louisville and southern Indiana for nearly twelve years, I found the descriptions of Interstate 65 from Nashville through west central Kentucky and particularly the Portland neighborhood in Louisville made me homesick to be back down south! As usual, Kinsey's wry humor and knack for lying her way into crazy predicaments adds to the fun. Her long-lost extended family wasn't talked about much in this book--probably because they couldn't figure out where she was once she hit the road--but she gets a taste of what it would be like to be part of a family group, and we may very well see her heading to Lompoc for a visit with "Grand" and the clan in a future book. Fun reading