Sue Grafton - F is for Fugitive
By miamilady
@miamilady (4910)
United States
September 6, 2007 7:08pm CST
I have read a few of her books before this one...
A is for Alibi
B (can't remember what B is for)
C is for Corpse
D is for Deadbeat
I skipped E I just don't happen to have it. These books were given to me.
The first few books seemed kind of slow, but okay.
I've read other Authors with similar characters that were more exciting, but I have the books and I like detective novels, so I keep reading.
This latest one, I think is a little better. Maybe I'm just getting used to her style.
This book reminds me of another book that I just read by Richard North Patterson called Silent Witness.
Does anyone here read Sue Grafton?
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13 responses
@puchapox (579)
• Philippines
7 Sep 07
I do!! glad to hear someone else reads her books. In fact I am collecting her Kinsey Milhoney series..The only books I still don't have are S is for silence and T is for Trespass. I like her style, and I love the character. Some of the books in the series are not that great, but mostly I love the way she writes and how the plot unravels.
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
8 Sep 07
F is for Fugitive is my favorite so far. Thanks for your response.
So you know what E is for?
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
9 Sep 07
One more question. Do you remember what E is for Evidence was about?
I just finished reading F is for Fugitive. I thought I had skipped E, but I read the description and it sounds familiar. I think I read it but I'm not sure.
@patgalca (18369)
• Orangeville, Ontario
7 Sep 07
I have read all the way up to "Q", with the exception of "O", and I have R and S here waiting to be read. I love the Sue Grafton books. Sara Paretsky writes alot like Sue Grafton with a female detective the main character is all her novels.
Also good mystery writers are Ed McBain (I've read 45 of his hundreds of books. Lawrence Sanders, especially is McNally books, are good reads as well.
If you want something a little more British like Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell and P.D. James are also good mystery writers.
And if you want to know every word of Sue Grafton's alphabet, I can tell you them all.
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
8 Sep 07
What is E for? I have to look for that one, now.
I'm almost done with F. I want to backtrack before I move forward.
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
8 Sep 07
This is my favorite so far. I'm starting to warm up to her. I have to go look for E now.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
7 Sep 07
I think I read F is for Fugitive. I got it from someone else, they had some books they wanted to get rid of. That is the only book of hers, I read, and was planning to read more, and I was thinking of joining the Mystery Book Club, but sort of did not have the money then. I would not mind getting all of hers. I really enjoyed her style. Besides I just love mysteries.
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
8 Sep 07
That's how I aquire most of the books that I read.
From someone else. My sister and my parents are avid readers. They, along with some of my sisters friends have this book exchange thing that they do. I think I am the person that contributes "new books" the least. My sister seems to buy books as soon as they come out. She lends them out to whoever wants to read them, then she either collects them or takes them to the used book store, depending on the author.
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
7 Sep 07
I know Sue Grafton is very popular, but for some reason, I just could never get into her books at all. Maybe I just read one too many mystery books in my time and I just got tired of them. I also am not drawn to books with the same characters, but different plots over and over again. There is one author I really like though named Susan Sloan. She wrote a great book a few years ago called 'Guilt by Association' which was really a very good page-turner. I think she has written several other books since then.
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
8 Sep 07
It was probably too slow for you. It was slow for me. I'm not sure why I stuck with it. I think it is the fact that I am a fan of "series" type books and I do enjoy books with strong female characters.
I have been reading a few similar series. Oh and the other reason is because these books were given to me by my sister. They were FREE and they've been sitting on my dresser. My sister and parents are avid readers. I come by most of my books as hand-me-downs. When I'm ready to read a book. I look around, see what I have and pick what seems to be the most intriguing at the time. I had to choose between Sue Grafton and Clive Cussler this time. I haven't been in a Clive Cussler mood in a while.
I have to try to remember Susan Sloan.
@HollyK (29)
• United States
8 Sep 07
I love Sue Grafton and have read all of the series. I am eagerly awaiting T. I also like Janet Evanovich, but the characters are so different that they are a nice change of pace from each other. Stephanie Plum in the Evanovich novels is comical and a little blundering, while you could never say that about Kinsey Millhone. I currently have Lean Mean Thirteen in my pile of books to read. I really need to stop buying new ones until I get this pile knocked down a little. Just can't seem to help myself.
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
8 Sep 07
I'm waiting on Lean Mean 13. I think my sis lent it to my parents. When they are done with it, it's my turn.
I can so relate to Stephanie Plumbs blundering personality. lol That's why I enjoy her books so much.
@Eskimo (2315)
•
12 Sep 07
I've read most of them, Quite enjoyable, but not in the Agatha Christie League. Suitable for those that like to coast along and not exercise 'Their Little Grey Cells'.
I prefer British Crime thrillers rather than American, eg Morse, Miss Marple, Dalgleish and a few others.
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
8 Sep 07
F for fugitive is better than the previous once, so they do seem to get better as she goes.
I have to backtrack now and look for E. I didn't have that one.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
7 Sep 07
B is for Bugler...at least I think--LOL. Its actually been awhile since I've read any of Sue Grafton's books, and I thought they were all right...perhaps not in the league of an Agatha Christie but thought they were good...I wonder what she's going to do when she runs out of alphabet letters...I think the last one was S is for Silence. Wonder what she's going to come up with the letter "X"??
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
7 Sep 07
Xylophone? lol Actually, my guess would be X-Ray.
I think you're right on B is for Burglar.
I've never read Agatha Christie. I read Janet Evanovich before Sue Grafton. Evanovich was so fast paced with a lot of humor, so switching to Sue Grafton was like downshifting, I think.
@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
18 Sep 07
I have heard of these before. What are they like? Are they mystery novels? Drama? I hear a lot of bad things about them, are they good?
@crystalfaith (13)
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
Every time I go a booksstore, I always notice these paperbacks that has a letter for its title. I had no idea what kind of story Sue Grafton offers but I was intrigued with her titles. I decided that once I see A, I'll buy it and read it. It turned out that it's a mystery book and being a fan of Agatha Christie, I was hooked. I've read all up to R is for Ricochet, with the exception of E, H and J which are very, very, hard to find! The latest releases are S is for Silence and T is for Trespass.
