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T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sue Grafton
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  199 reviews
Sales Rank: 6894
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0399154485
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399154485
ASIN: 0399154485
Publication Date: December 4, 2007
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Product Description
trespass \'trespes\ n: a transgression of law involving one's obligations to God or to one's neighbor; a violation of moral law; an offense; a sin
-Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, Unabridged
In what may be her most unsettling novel to date, Sue Grafton's T is for Trespass is also her most direct confrontation with the forces of evil. Beginning slowly with the day-to-day life of a private eye, Grafton suddenly shifts from the voice of Kinsey Millhone to that of Solana Rojas, introducing readers to a chilling sociopath. Rojas is not her birth name. It is an identity she cunningly stole, an identity that gives her access to private caregiving jobs. The true horror of the novel builds with excruciating tension as the reader foresees the awfulness that lies ahead. The suspense lies in whether Millhone will realize what is happening in time to intervene.
Though set in the late eighties, T is for Trespass could not be more topical: identity theft; elder abuse; betrayal of trust; the breakdown in the institutions charged with caring for the weak and the dependent. It reveals a terrifying but all-too-real rip in the social fabric. Once again, Grafton opens up new territory with startling results.
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 Fast food promoter November 30, 2008
This a a slow moving tome with little in the way of interesting crime or interesting characters. For me, Grafton has been uneven throughout her career, but these last two books represent a real drought for her.
What bothers me most about these last two books is her relentless product placement of a famous fast food restaurant. I suspect she makes more money from them than from book royalties.
 i didnt like this one as much as the others November 29, 2008
i'm a Grafton fan been one since the mid 90's and have read and reread all the the Graftons some that i liked K is my favorite along with its next up to S. now i come to this review that i have been avoiding for a year, T is for Trespass now this one i didn't like as much, even the ones i disliked at first O being one of them i now love all of them in thier own way. this one that Rojas woman flat out creeped me out and frankly made me ill, and it affected my perception of the book to the point i really dont want to reread it. i was as always glad to get updates of Kinsey and her progress in life finding her family and checking into her neighborhood but the rest of it just left me feeling like i wasted my money. if i had to say why this book was a unsettling and disturbing read to the point of depressing. if that is what Sue was going for good for her. she made it that way in spades. little humor much depression and elder abuse YIK. me i'm sorry if i will wait a little longer to see how well U does and what its about.
 Sue's back in top form. November 2, 2008
There have been a few ups and downs in Sue Grafton's march to the end of the alphabet (I'd like to think that she, like J. K. Rowling, has already written the last chapter of the last book) but this is one of the high points. This time, Kinsey Millhone is involved in a tautly told story of elder abuse with a wily and dangerous nemesis. Solana Rojas is one of the most perfectly examined and fleshed-out of Grafton's long line of "bad guys" and she gave me the creeps long after this book was finished. It is always fun to keep company again with Kinsey and she really has become an old friend over these 20 (!) books. May the remaining books in the series be this well-plotted and interesting.
Kinsey's in a battle of wits October 31, 2008
Sue Grafton is smart to add an interesting element in her ABC series, starting with *S is for Silence*. In *S*, Kinsey Millhone has been hired to investigate a 30-year old case of a disappearance. Deviating from the traditional formula from A to R, Grafton allows her readers to get to know Kinsey on a different level.
*T is for Trepass* is no exception. This time, Kinsey has met an adversary in terms of wits. In fact, her nemesis, Sonia Rojas, seems to be two steps ahead of her, which is infuriatingly (is that a word?) frustrating.
Kinsey's grouchy neighbor, Gus Vronsky, across the street, takes a nasty fall and has been confined to his bed for recovery. With no relatives nearby, a great-niece, practically living on the other side of the nation, has been contacted to arrange for elderly healthcare. In a rush, Sonia Rojas has been hired to look after Gus.
Alas, Gus' nightmare has begun! Observant as usual, Kinsey starts to notice, almost immediately, that something is wrong. However, no one else has yet to see the same thing that Kinsey is witnessing. Determined, Kinsey starts to investigate into Sonia and her background. However, Sonia is two steps ahead of her.
*T* is a fantastic book that illustrates our favorite heroine/detective and her witty battles with her adversarial nemesis. In addition, we, as readers, are reminded how elderly abuse and identity theft were like in the 80's.
Should have been named "L is for LAME" October 29, 2008
I've read a few of Ms. Grafton's books and was looking forward to reading "T is for Trespass." I agree with the other reviewers who rated at one or two stars. In addition to the weak story, lack of mystery, and questionable POV issue (Millhone and Klein's knowledge of the private conversation at the bank), I had difficulty with the formulaic descriptions that introduced each scene. The relentless pattern of: describe something Kinsey sees, describe what Kinsey smells, and then describe something Kinsey hears and compare it to something awful. The pattern became like a nursery rhyme rhythm.
I almost gave up at the halfway point, but my neighbor (who loaned me the book) was ticked off about the bank visit and insisted I read it to confirm her opinion that something was hinky. I guess I should be satisfied that I got what I paid for.
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