description: When wealthy octogenarian Nord Lafferty hires Kinsey Millhone to help his newly paroled daughter find her way back to the straight and narrow after doing time for embezzlement, the Santa Teresa P.I. has no idea what she's getting into. Reba Lafferty's ex-boss, land developer Alan Beckwith, is the man who sent her to prison--so how come she's meeting him just hours after her release, and treating Kinsey to an X-rated reunion scene played out in his parked Mercedes? And why is he also playing sex games with Reba's formerly best friend, who still works for him? A visit from an old friend from the FBI clears up the mystery--Beckwith is suspected of running a money-laundering game, and they need Reba to make their case by rolling over on him. It's not until Millhone presents Reba with photographic evidence of Beckwith's two-timing that she agrees to do what the Feds want... but she'll only do it her way, which could get a lot of people killed. Grafton fleshes out this well-crafted thriller with a romantic subplot involving a romantic triangle that features Kinsey's elderly landlord Henry, his brother, and a vivacious widow who can't seem to choose between them. It doesn't add much to the plot, but the fans of this evergreen series (who must be wondering what will happen to Millhone when Grafton gets to the end of the alphabet) probably won't mind a bit. --Jane Adams
language: English
title: R is for Ricochet
titlecomplete: R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
characters: Lewis Pitts, George Michael (R is for Ricochet), Alan Beckwith, Stacey Oliphant, Lieutenant Con Dolan, Garrison Randolph, Salustio Castillo, William Pitts, Misty Raine, Reba Lafferty, Two thugs (R is for Ricochet), Gloria Steinem (R is for Ricochet), Mr. Fitzgerald, Vera Lipton, Nord Lafferty, Lorna Kepler, Queen Elizabeth II (Shoot Him if He Runs), Jerry Vale (R is for Ricochet), Rosie (A is for Alibi), Vince Turner, Cheney Phillips, Daniel (O is for Outlaw), Henry Pitts, Jonah Robb, Willie (Willard), Robert Dietz, Mattie Halstead, Kenneth Rexroth (R is for Ricochet), Kinsey Millhone, Freddie (R is for Ricochet), John le Carre (Until the Night), Aunt Gin, Harrison Ford (Orchid Beach), Onni (R is for Ricochet), Tasha Howard, Priscilla Holloway, Maurice Stans, Danielle (K is for Killer), Marty Blumberg, Mickey Magruder
genres: Fiction, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Audiobook, Thriller, Adult, Crime, Mystery, American
ratings_count: 34216
places: Santa Teresa, California
series: Kinsey Millhone
publisher: Random House Audio