Reviews
Praise for Y is for Yesterday "I'm going to miss Kinsey Millhone. Ever since the first of Sue Grafton's Alphabet mysteries, A Is For Alibi , came out in 1982, Kinsey has been a good friend and the very model of an independent woman, a gutsy Californian P.I. rocking a traditional man's job...it's Kinsey herself who keeps this series so warm and welcoming. She's smart, she's resourceful, and she's tough enough to be sensitive on the right occasions." -- New York Times Book Review "This will leave readers both relishing another masterful entry and ruing the near-end of this series. Prime Grafton."-- Booklist , starred review "Grafton once again proves herself a superb storyteller." -- Publishers Weekly "The series may be coming to a close, but Grafton ( W Is for Wasted ) constructs an intricate plot following two time lines with at least a dozen characters in play while rarely slowing the pace." -- Library Journal "The lively, engrossing Y Is for Yesterday demonstrates that she hasn't lost her touch over the years ... Grafton is in sure command of Kinsey's wise-cracking but warm voice and of a many-layered plot that moves back and forth over events of a decade. Y Is For Yesterday might make you wish the alphabet had a few more letters." -- Tampa Bay Times- Review, Praise for Y is for Yesterday "I'm going to miss Kinsey Millhone. Ever since the first of Sue Grafton's Alphabet mysteries, A Is For Alibi , came out in 1982, Kinsey has been a good friend and the very model of an independent woman, a gutsy Californian P.I. rocking a traditional man's job...it's Kinsey herself who keeps this series so warm and welcoming. She's smart, she's resourceful, and she's tough enough to be sensitive on the right occasions."-- New York Times Book Review "The consistent quality and skillful innovations in this alphabet series justify all the praise these books have received over the past 35 years." --Wall Street Journal "This will leave readers both relishing another masterful entry and ruing the near-end of this series. Prime Grafton."-- Booklist (starred review) "Grafton once again proves herself a superb storyteller."-- Publishers Weekly "The series may be coming to a close, but Grafton ( W Is for Wasted ) constructs an intricate plot following two time lines with at least a dozen characters in play while rarely slowing the pace."-- Library Journal "The lively, engrossing Y Is for Yesterday demonstrates that she hasn't lost her touch over the years...Grafton is in sure command of Kinsey's wise-cracking but warm voice and of a many-layered plot that moves back and forth over events of a decade. Y Is For Yesterday might make you wish the alphabet had a few more letters."-- Tampa Bay Times-Review, Praise for Y is for Yesterday "I'm going to miss Kinsey Millhone. Ever since the first of Sue Grafton's Alphabet mysteries, A Is For Alibi , came out in 1982, Kinsey has been a good friend and the very model of an independent woman, a gutsy Californian P.I. rocking a traditional man's job...it's Kinsey herself who keeps this series so warm and welcoming. She's smart, she's resourceful, and she's tough enough to be sensitive on the right occasions."-- New York Times Book Review "This will leave readers both relishing another masterful entry and ruing the near-end of this series. Prime Grafton."-- Booklist (starred review) "Grafton once again proves herself a superb storyteller."-- Publishers Weekly "The series may be coming to a close, but Grafton ( W Is for Wasted ) constructs an intricate plot following two time lines with at least a dozen characters in play while rarely slowing the pace."-- Library Journal "The lively, engrossing Y Is for Yesterday demonstrates that she hasn't lost her touch over the years...Grafton is in sure command of Kinsey's wise-cracking but warm voice and of a many-layered plot that moves back and forth over events of a decade. Y Is For Yesterday might make you wish the alphabet had a few more letters."-- Tampa Bay Times-Review, Praise for Y is for Yesterday "I'm going to miss Kinsey Millhone. Ever since the first of Sue Grafton's Alphabet mysteries, A Is For Alibi , came out in 1982, Kinsey has been a good friend and the very model of an independent woman, a gutsy Californian P.I. rocking a traditional man's job...it's Kinsey herself who keeps this series so warm and welcoming. She's smart, she's resourceful, and she's tough enough to be sensitive on the right occasions."-- New York Times Book Review "The consistent quality and skillful innovations in this alphabet series justify all the praise these books have received over the past 35 years." --Wall Street Journal "This will leave readers both relishing another masterful entry and ruing the near-end of this series. Prime Grafton."-- Booklist (starred review) "Grafton once again proves herself a superb storyteller."-- Publishers Weekly "The series may be coming to a close, but Grafton constructs an intricate plot following two time lines with at least a dozen characters in play while rarely slowing the pace."-- Library Journal "The lively, engrossing...Grafton is in sure command of Kinsey's wise-cracking but warm voice and of a many-layered plot that moves back and forth over events of a decade. Y Is For Yesterday might make you wish the alphabet had a few more letters."-- Tampa Bay Times-Review More Praise for Sue Grafton and the Alphabet Series "Grafton's endless resourcefulness in varying her pitches in this landmark series, graced by her trademark self-deprecating humor, is one of the seven wonders of the genre."-- Kirkus Reviews "Grafton is a writer of many strengths--crisp characterizations, deft plotting, and eloquent dialogue among them--and she has kept her long-running alphabet mystery series fresh and each new release more welcome than the last."-- Louisville Courier-Journal "[Grafton's] ability to give equal weight to the story of the detective and the detective story sets her apart in the world of crime fiction."-- Richmond Times-Dispatch
