Journal Entry 1 by skcreader from Roanoke, Virginia USA on Wednesday, February 12, 2003

bought for release 

Journal Entry 2 by skcreader from Roanoke, Virginia USA on Thursday, February 13, 2003

sending to a bookcrosser in Germany 

Journal Entry 3 by Herrundmeyer from Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Wednesday, April 02, 2003

I got this in today's mail, along with two other books from the alphabet series, D is for Deadbeat and K is for Killer.
Thanks to skcreader! I will try to read the series in alphabetical order, so it'll be some time till I get started on this one.

This book is earmarked for Muffin77! 

Journal Entry 4 by Herrundmeyer from Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Thursday, June 05, 2003

The 6th Kinsey Millhone mystery, and Grafton is getting better book by book. Again, I could figure out who was really responsible for the crimes before the end, but nonetheless, it's been worth the read. 

Journal Entry 5 by Herrundmeyer at controlled release in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Thursday, June 05, 2003

Release planned for Saturday, June 14, 2003 at controlled release in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany.

I will hand this to Wyando at the Rhine-Ruhr Meetup that is planned for June 14 in Essen. He in turn will pass it on to Muffin77 who unfortunately cannot attend the meeting herself. 

Journal Entry 6 by Wyando from Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, June 16, 2003

Almost forgotten this journal entry...

Well I've got the book at the Rhein-Ruhr Meet Up @ essen from Herrundmeyer to pass it this evening to Muffin77, who will also at the Heather Nova gig at the Gloria theatre in Cologne. 

Journal Entry 7 by Muffin77 from Leipzig, Sachsen Germany on Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Received and now I am just waiting for "E is for Evidence" to arrive so I can read one after the other.
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Earmarked for *Hawkette*
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Edit (June 18): "E is for Evidence" arrived yesterday. 

Journal Entry 8 by Muffin77 from Leipzig, Sachsen Germany on Saturday, October 25, 2003

The best so far!!!! I didn't find out who it was until almost the end... will go to *Hawkette* next week. 

Journal Entry 9 by Muffin77 at Sent to fellow bookcrosser (Frankfurt/Oder) in -- Per Post geschickt/ Persönlich weitergegeben --, Brandenburg Germany on Tuesday, November 04, 2003

Released on Tuesday, November 04, 2003 at Sent to fellow bookcrosser in Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg Germany.

Sent to *Hawkette* today!!! 

Journal Entry 10 by Hawkette from Ballarat, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, November 12, 2003

F arrived with me sometime during the last week. I have had computer issues (crashed, and I lost an essay :( ) and have only just got to journal it today.
Thanks heaps Muffin77.
I am on the bookring for D and E, which is headed to Australia shortly, and will read this one after those, so that I can attempt to read this series in order! 

Journal Entry 11 by Hawkette from Ballarat, Victoria Australia on Friday, May 07, 2004

I am going to contribute this book to the (Aussie) Grafton Alphabet Bookray List, being compiled from the BCAUS yahoo group...

Once I have read it, it will travel on this list...

TramGirl
fushmush
BookFrog
Skyring
tantan
luckaye
guinevere69
goldengirl58
murmurrr
bupann
Charmedwitch23
crystalclear
tqd
Ravenbear
groovyjoss
puppymummy  

Journal Entry 12 by Hawkette from Ballarat, Victoria Australia on Sunday, June 06, 2004

I agree that these books in the series seem to get better and better with each installment. Not too much dwelling on the previous stories, and those funny throw away lines out of the blue are hilarious.

I hadn't worked out the mystery, although I did have many theories going as I was reading! I like the way Grafton keeps the pace moving, and how she reveals the details as Kinsey seems to stumble across them.

And we learn more about the character each time, which gives depth and life to our lovable heroin. 

Journal Entry 13 by TramGirl from Ballarat, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Got this off Hawkette when we caught up for dinner last night (23/6), part of the Aussie Grafton Alphabet Bookray series. Will get around to it probably sometime next week. 

Journal Entry 14 by TramGirl from Ballarat, Victoria Australia on Monday, June 28, 2004

Well I certainly didn't pick the killer in this one!! I was guessing out of 2 other people! Anyway I really enjoyed this one, I agree with others that they seem to be getting better the further through the alphabet we get. They are still quick reads which is great, read this one over the weekend and will get on to G sometime this week before sending them both on to FushMush... 

Journal Entry 15 by fushmush from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, August 14, 2004

Received last night from Tramgirl at my Birthday Trivia evening. Thanks for travelling all the way to Sydney just to drop these books off *G*. Hope you had good time last night and a lovely time sailing on Sydney Harbour today! 

Journal Entry 16 by fushmush from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, October 26, 2004

F is for Fabulous! These novels are getting better with each letter. I really enjoyed this one and I found it very hard to put down. With only 100 pages to go, I considered cancelling lunch with a friend just so I could read on my lunch break (I didn't though, I'm not that sad *G*).

I didn't pick the baddie until very late in the piece. There were so many dodgy, corrupt and vile characters to choose from. I think a lot of people contributed to Jean Timberlake's death. She was neglected, abused and exploited... poor girl (profund fushie!) 

Journal Entry 17 by BookFrog from Albion Park, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Rcd last night from fushmush! Thank you kindly! Hrm can I finish it before weekend to hand over to skyring personally at conference? I also have another book to finish by weekend and I am not commuting by train as much!

Your challenge - should you choose to accept it (sigh and I have a few other books on the go too!) oh well

 

Journal Entry 18 by BookFrog from Albion Park, New South Wales Australia on Monday, November 15, 2004

I bravely tried to finish this in time to hand to skyring personally at the conference but I didn't quite make it and I am glad I took my time reading it.

I picked the murderer and then I dismissed them for I couldn't quite put all pieces together and I started suspecting other people.

Oh well good read - and poor Kinsey in danger and injured again! and those dead bodies! when can she have a nice safe case? 

Journal Entry 19 by Skyring from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Bookfrog tortured me with this book. Held it before my gaze in Sydney as we were stuffing ourselves with yum cha and laughed at me. You can't have it, she snickered, not yet, nya nyah!!

And I was fresh out of books to read too.

Well, not really. I'm sure that my bag was heavier going back to Canberra than when I arrived, and Mount Toobee has reached alarming heights, stacked with wonderful books.

And would you believe it, I got G for Gumshoe in the same package - Frog, you've been holding out on me - not to mention R for Ricochet in a package from Read St Books, to join Q for Admission from the same source.

It may very well be a Kinsey Millhone weekend for Pete so as to get something off to poor tantan waiting in Gympie and scanning her letterbox dolefully.

And Lord, but look how many famous Bookcrossers have read this! I shall refrain from reading it in the shower, despite all temptation. 

Journal Entry 20 by Skyring from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Oooh, but this one's as full of twists as a corkscrew. Kinsey travels outside her comfort zone to Floral Beach and finds it decidely uncomfortable. It took me a while to pin down the bad guy here, but in hindsight there were some pretty heavy hints dropped

I find I've been holding out on D and E - tantan gets a Christmas bonus. 

Journal Entry 21 by tantan from Gympie, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Received today. A couple down on the pile, but I'll be on to it as soon as I can. 

Journal Entry 22 by tantan from Gympie, Queensland Australia on Saturday, January 15, 2005

Another wonderful installment in the Kinsey Millhone books. I didn't pick the murderer, as usual - I never can! I love joining Kinsey on the ride, though, and stumbling across the clues as she does. I'm enjoying these more and more with each I receive. This will be heading off to luckaye in the next few days. 

Journal Entry 23 by luckaye from Logan City, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, January 18, 2005

looking forward to reading this book! 

Journal Entry 24 by luckaye from Logan City, Queensland Australia on Sunday, January 23, 2005

Another good installment of Kinsey's adventures as a detective. 

Journal Entry 25 by luckaye at on Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (7/20/2005 UTC) at

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

RELEASE NOTES:

Off to the next person in the bookring :) 

Journal Entry 26 by guinevere69 from St James, Western Australia Australia on Monday, August 01, 2005

got in mail today in BIG parcel! 

Journal Entry 27 by curdsandwhey from Perth, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, August 28, 2005

Picked up at meetup today. May take me a little while to get throught as it is going to be a Sue Grafton fest with 6 books arriving at once :)
 

Journal Entry 28 by curdsandwhey from Perth, Western Australia Australia on Monday, October 31, 2005

Another great Grafton. She knows how to tell a story and thankfully she had been consistently good all the way to P :)

Thanks to those before me on this ring and enjoy to those who come after.

Sending on to charmedwitch23. 

Journal Entry 29 by charmedwitch23 from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Monday, April 24, 2006

Arrived in a bulk lot ages ago, sorry for not journaling till now. My gosh, there are so many books its going to take me ages to read them all. I shall forward each as I finish it.

Cheers,
Charmedwitch 

Journal Entry 30 by charmedwitch23 from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, April 12, 2007

Great read as usual.
On to Crystalclear now. 

Journal Entry 31 by crystalclear from Shellharbour, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, June 09, 2007

Sorry thought I had already registered this book. Did receive it a couple of weeks ago. I am currently half way through it so will make contact with the next on the list to be ready to post it on when finished. 

Journal Entry 32 by crystalclear from Shellharbour, New South Wales Australia on Friday, December 28, 2007

Another enjoyable book, Have enjoyed reading all of these books,
Sorry I have held on to it for so long, had it ready months ago to post on but health reasons and time have got the better of me.
Thanks for sharing. 

Journal Entry 33 by tqd from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Well, this one was a bit unexpected! But not unwanted. :)

I do have a stack of Grafton alphabet books to read already, but this is before all of those, so I shall get onto it first. Still, don't hold your breath waiting...

Thanks very much, crystalclear, for passing this one along! 

Journal Entry 34 by tqd from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, February 16, 2008

I did finish this a few days ago, but have been flat out ever since, so now can't quite remember what I wanted to say! I did enjoy it (it's been a while since I read a Kinsey Milhone, and I think I missed her rather), and I thought it was pretty classic Kinsey. I didn't guess whodunnit until it was completely obvious, although there was a major clue early on that I *knew* was important, but I wasn't given enough breathing room to use it to work out what was happening - Sue Grafton really writes page turners!

Strange having this one away from her usual stomping ground - I rather missed Henry and Rosie's.

Ravenbear has already read this one, and I've got groovyjoss's address so I shall pop this in the post on Monday. Thanks everyone for passing this one on to me!

UPDATE 20 Feb 2008: And popped in the post to groovyjoss yesterday. Happy reading! 

Journal Entry 35 by groovyjoss from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Thursday, March 06, 2008

I didn't realise these kinsey bookrings were still going around! It was nice to read one after some break. I didn't pick the killer until the end which was nice (although I should have got the hints).
I will send this on to puppymummy if she is still interested.
gj