R Is For Ricochet: A Kinsey Millhone Novel

I think I'm honestly spreading these out more and more, as I near the end of the alphabet, because I don't want them to end. I'm not ready to say goodbye to Kinsey Millhone and all the characters that I've come to know and love in these books (Henry, Rosie, William, etc.).

I listened to this one on audiobook, as I often do, substituting listening to books where others might choose music or podcasts, I guess (though I do listen to those things, to, from time to time, if you wondered). Kinsey often keeps me company while getting ready for work and doing chores.

I remain pleased with the narrator, though I was originally worried because of the switch from the narrator of the early part of the series. I like this narrator, though, and she does a good job with the characters and material.

This book was different from many of the previous books in that the mystery was one where Kinsey took a bit more of a backseat than usual. She was always there, but she played more of a supportive role in everything.

I have seen a lot of complaints about the series (and this book), but I still enjoyed it as much as I've enjoyed the others. Grafton does give a lot of detail (not all of it absolutely necessary) and there are some asides and such (which remind me of real life, honestly), but they add to the richness of the story for me. I also think of those kinds of things as simply part and parcel of cozy mysteries, and I do think that Grafton is more in the line of cozy mystery (though she's not super cozy) than that of hard-boiled mystery and thriller.

At any rate, I enjoyed the book, and I'm honestly going to miss Kinsey when I finish this series.