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S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399152979
ISBN: 0399152970
Label: Putnam Adult
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 307
Publication Date: December 06, 2005
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Studio: Putnam Adult
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Editorial Review:
Thirty-four years ago, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display. She was never seen again. In the small California town of Serena Station, tongues wagged. Some said she'd run off with a lover. Some said she was murdered by her husband. But for the not-quite-seven-year-old daughter Daisy she left behind, Violet's absence has never been explained or forgotten. Now, thirty-four years later, she wants the solace of closure. In S is for Silence, Kinsey Millhone's nineteenth excursion into the world of suspense and misadventure, S is for surprises as Sue Grafton takes a whole new approach to telling the tale. And S is for superb: Kinsey and Grafton at their best.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Workable
I'm a huge fan of Sue Grafton, but I was less than pleased with her approach to writing this one. True, I still give it four stars because, gosh darn it, it's such a great mystery, but when someone has developed a character as strong as Kinsey you tend to miss that character when the story is interrupted by flashbacks.
Fortunately, the characters domineering the flashbacks are strong, complex, and interesting,and Kinsey continues to hold her own in the modern world. I suppose it is ... Read More
Rating:  - Spicy Kinsey keeps the intrique alive
Why do I always get heartburn when I read Sue Grafton's mysteries? Answer: her PI, Kinsey Millhone's diet of spicy foods followed by beer or a few cocktails that's why. I love how Kinsey is as spicy as her food choices and at times, haphazard as one can be after a few when in chasing down the bad guys. And there's plenty of bad guys in S is for Silence. Grafton's characters are bad, good and ugly, but never, every dull and ordinary. Every time I was sure I figured out "who done it" Grafton pulled ... Read More
Rating:  - THE BEST
I LOVED THIS BOOK. THEN AGAIN I LOVE ALL OF SUE GRAFTON BOOKS. ESPECIALLY HER KINSEY MILLHONE MYSTERIES. I CANT WAIT TILL SHE WRITES A NEW ONE. I GOT HOOKED FROM THE VERY BEGINING. AFTER I READ THEM I PASS THEM ON AND I ALWAYS GET A HEY THAT BOOK WAS AWSOME!!!!!!!!!
Rating: - Welcome back Kinsey
I was quite impressed with this latest outing, which might be her finest yet.
By alternating between first-person Kinsey writing, which of course we love, and other POV characters from 1953, Grafton was able to develop her secondary characters quite fully as well. This also let us see the same events through different eyes, which is very cool when it's done right. And it is. That was also the best way to tell this particular tale.
We read Grafton for her characterization ... Read More
Rating: - Lightweight, but good enough for mystery fans
I can't remember the last time I read one of Sue Grafton's alphabetical mysteries but I was quite a devotee until around F or G. The novelty was in their smart, tough, frank female protagonist, who was not insusceptible to male attraction, but generally did not let such attraction rule her behavior (in my late teens to early 20s, this was a refreshing attitude to encounter).
Still, after more than a half dozen in a row, I started to get tired of Kinsey Milhone, and moved on to other things. ... Read More
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