description: Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Nord Lafferty was already in his fifties when Reba was born, and he could deny her nothing. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but he wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institute for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she is about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence. Nord Lafferty wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers. It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the rules of her parole. Maybe a week's work. Nothing untoward -- the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good. But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round. Readers have come to expect the unexpected from Sue Grafton, and "R" is for Ricochet is no exception. In it, a complex and clever money-laundering scheme is just a cover for a novel that is all about love: love gone wrong, love betrayed, love denied. And love avenged. For Reba Lafferty, its moral is clear; Sometimes what you hand out in life comes back to bite you in the ass. Sometimes the good guys win, even when they lose.
language: English
title: 'r' Is For Ricochet - A Kinsey Millhone Mystery - Large Print Edition
titlecomplete: 'r' Is For Ricochet - A Kinsey Millhone Mystery - Large Print Edition
characters: Marty Blumberg, Freddie (R is for Ricochet), Lorna Kepler, Two thugs (R is for Ricochet), Cheney Phillips, Aunt Gin, Daniel (O is for Outlaw), Alan Beckwith, Lewis Pitts, William Pitts, Nord Lafferty, Maurice Stans, Reba Lafferty, Vince Turner, Willie (Willard), Kenneth Rexroth (R is for Ricochet), Priscilla Holloway, Mr. Fitzgerald, George Michael (R is for Ricochet), Lieutenant Con Dolan, Jonah Robb, Tasha Howard, Rosie (A is for Alibi), Henry Pitts, Misty Raine, Queen Elizabeth II (Shoot Him if He Runs), Kinsey Millhone, Danielle (K is for Killer), Robert Dietz, Gloria Steinem (R is for Ricochet), Mickey Magruder, Salustio Castillo, Jerry Vale (R is for Ricochet), John le Carre (Until the Night), Stacey Oliphant, Onni (R is for Ricochet), Garrison Randolph, Vera Lipton, Harrison Ford (Orchid Beach), Mattie Halstead
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Suspense, American, Thriller, Adult, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 34200
places: Santa Teresa, California
series: Kinsey Millhone
publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, NY