Journal Entry 1 by bluenoser from Eymet, Aquitaine France on Saturday, May 17, 2003

Picked up at a "Frenchy's". 

Journal Entry 2 by bluenoser from Eymet, Aquitaine France on Saturday, October 04, 2003

Having jumped a few books in this series, I was pleased to see that the main character, Kinsey Millhone, has developed into a nicer character, not quite so tough and abrasive, a little more vulnerable and thoughtful.
This is a trade for "D is for Deadbeat" and is off to visit Special-K in Australia, who is in no rush, so I'll probably send it by surface mail. It depends which cost bracket the postage falls into. Enjoy 

Journal Entry 3 by Special-K from Carseldine, Queensland Australia on Thursday, October 16, 2003

H just arrived from bluenoser. I've got a few ray and ring books to read first but this will definitely be going close to the top of my TBR pile now that I've finished G. Thanks for the swap :-) 

Journal Entry 4 by Special-K from Carseldine, Queensland Australia on Sunday, December 28, 2003

I finished H a while ago and cant wait to get hold of the rest of the series. This one is now up for grabs :-) 

Journal Entry 5 by Special-K from Carseldine, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Reserved for Hawkette as a swap for The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr 

Journal Entry 6 by Hawkette from Ballarat, Victoria Australia on Thursday, November 04, 2004

Thanks so much for passing this one on to me Special-K. It is going to be included in the Grafton Alphabet Bookray List, set up through the BCAUS Aussie BookCrossers Yahoo group.
I am looking forward to my next Kinsey fix!! 

Journal Entry 7 by Hawkette from Ballarat, Victoria Australia on Sunday, December 12, 2004

Kinsey putting herself on the line again, in the most dangerous way this time I think! I am sure she could have left this situation for the experts, especially when they didn't come through with their side of the deal!! Or figured it out from much further away.

Not so much mystery this time, and not as fast paced as previous volumes - and no interactions with the fellow cast of these books that we have come to like.

Not my favourite of the Grafton series, but I guess even Kinsey is entitled to a slow week at work (although, yes, if I had a week equivalent to her's in this book, I think I would be committed!!).

This volume will be starting it's travels on the BCAUS Grafton Ray, when I pass it on at the Melb Meet Up on Tuesday. 

Journal Entry 8 by TramGirl from Ballarat, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Picked this up at last nights meetup, already started it so I'm sure it won't take long to read! 

Journal Entry 9 by TramGirl from Ballarat, Victoria Australia on Monday, December 20, 2004

Another quick Grafton read, enjoyable but I agree with Hawkette that not much seems to happen, in regards to no real mention of other characters we know from previous books. It was all about Kinsey but her in danger, yet again, but this time b/c it was in LA it was only about her and the baddies! Maybe Grafton took time with this book and the rest will be back on track with excitement and development of the other characters we have come to know!

21/12: Off to Fushmush in this evenings mail! Express post so that she has it before christmas! 

Journal Entry 10 by fushmush from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, December 22, 2004

wow, I feel special! This was express posted to me so it would arrive before the Christmas break. I have -lots- of holiday reading now... I hope I don't receive any more bookrays in the next couple of days.

Thanks Tramgirl for going the extra mile! She's such a dedicated BookCrosser! 

Journal Entry 11 by fushmush from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Monday, January 03, 2005

Not a murder mystery this time, but an expose into the seedy world of insurance fraud. After reading the reviews here and amazon, I expected to be disappointed. I guess my low expectations helped as I quite enjoyed this novel. I think it was a perfect read for my holiday at the beach.

Seedy characters, car crashes, car chases, hot and heavy fumbling on the backseat... what more could you ask for!

Who else had picked the "surprise" (re: Luis) that happens at the end? I had! 

Journal Entry 12 by BookFrog from Albion Park, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Rcd from FushMush last night at meetup. On MT TBR which grew because of meetup last night, 

Journal Entry 13 by Skyring from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Saturday, March 12, 2005

Journal Entry 14 by tantan from Gympie, Queensland Australia on Monday, May 23, 2005

Received with many thanks to Skyring who keeps sending me unexpected books, much to my husband's chagrin, and my delight. :-) It's a long way down on the pile, but I promise it will not be forgotten. 

Journal Entry 15 by tantan from Gympie, Queensland Australia on Thursday, July 07, 2005

I am finally going to start this tonight. It shouldn't take me long to get read. 

Journal Entry 16 by tantan from Gympie, Queensland Australia on Saturday, July 09, 2005

I really enjoyed this installment in the Alphabet series. It was great following Kinsey through all the twists and turns of this case, and I was definitely taken by surprise at the end.

Luckaye is next on the list so I'll hang on to this until I've finished a few more, and then send them all together.

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Edit 1st August, 2005: Posted to luckaye today. 

Journal Entry 17 by luckaye from Logan City, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, August 02, 2005

5th August
A bit of a different story in that you don't have the usual cast featured in the story. Still, a good book to curl up with and read when you areen't feeling 100% (darn colds!)
Will send on when I have read the next couple - probably next week. 

Journal Entry 18 by luckaye at on Monday, August 08, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (8/8/2005 UTC) at

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Sending on to Guinevere 

Journal Entry 19 by guinevere69 from St James, Western Australia Australia on Friday, August 26, 2005

Not one of her best in my opinion, there wasn't much sleuthing to be done just staying alive was her mission. Will be passing it on to next on list on Sunday at Meetup 

Journal Entry 20 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 21 by curdsandwhey from Perth, Western Australia Australia on Monday, October 31, 2005

Another interesting Grafton read. 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 22 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