F de fugitivo (Alfabeto del crimen nº 1) (Spanish Edition) (edição: 2015)

I could really place myself in the small community that K.M. finds herself in, in this story. SG really does write good descriptions of the townsfolk and geography of the area, which takes you right there. The investigation itself is suspenseful and has enough twists to leave you wondering till the end. ( )

F is for Fugitive has Kinsey living with Henry after a bomb blew her home up and left his main house slightly damaged. Kinsey is feeling hemmed in and takes a case that has her living with a family that hires her in Floral Beach. Kinsey is hired by the Fowler family to clear the son (Bailey) since his father doesn't believe Bailey killed his young girlfriend 17 years ago.

Having Kinsey in a new location could have been interesting, but I felt claustrophobic while reading this. The Fowler family was a mess. Time and time again I wondered how Kinsey didn't lose her mind. She barely has any contact with any of her friends from Santa Teresa so Kinsey is forced to make friends at Floral Beach. I was pretty annoyed that Grafton doesn't really let us get a good sense of Bailey. We have her interacting a lot with the other Fowler's though. And the dead girl (Jean Timberlake) I felt sorry for when you find out her history and how she was used by older men.

The town was really small too so Kinsey doesn't have that many suspects to choose from. Even when I read this years ago I guessed the killer just because it was the only person that made sense. I realize now that the culprit's motive is similar to the culprit in Q is for Quarry.

The writing was okay, but the ending was a let down. It just didn't make a lot of sense and the motive was lame as anything I thought. The flow was up and down due to some more deaths and an unexpected jail escape.

The ending has Kinsey glad to get out of Floral Beach and return to Henry. ( )

***This is a project of e-reading Grafton's series -- I started reading these back in the 1980s and would read each release as they came out over the years. To prevent spoilers, I will not attempt to summarize in detail. ***

Somewhat lackluster compared to previous Grafton mysteries. Perhaps because Kinsey spends most of the time in a small beach town doing an investigation, instead of her usual stomping grounds and supporting cast (Henry is barely in this one). ( )

Toen Kinsey Millhone in Floral Beach California aankwam, kon ze zich maar moeilijk voorstellen dat de perfecte kust het plaats delict was voor een brute moord. Zeventien jaar geleden werd daar het lichaam van Jean Timberlake, een losgeslagen tiener, gevonden op het strand. Haar vriend Bailey Fowler werd veroordeeld en opgesloten, maar hij ontsnapte.Na al die tijd is Bailey nu eindelijk gepakt. Overtuigd van de onschuld van zijn zoon huurt Baileys vader Kinsey in om de echte moordenaar te vinden. De meeste mensen zijn ervan overtuigd dat Bailey Jean heeft gewurgd, maar waarom is iedereen zo terughoudend om Kinseys vragen te beantwoorden? Maar Kinsey was nog nooit zo vastberaden om een zaak te ontrafelen.Hoe dichter Kinsey bij het oplossen van de moord komt, hoe meer geheimen ze onthult in een stad waar iedereen iets te verbergen heeft. En waar een moordenaar woont die niet zal stoppen om het verleden begraven te houden. ( )

La detective Milhone es contactada para ayudar a un profugo de 17 años, que fuera acusado, de un crimen, va al pequeño pueblo donde transcurrió todo y se instala en el hotel de la familia.
No se si es la traducción hortera de los españoles o que Sue Graton no me engancha pero me parecio malo y como viejo ( )