T is for Trespass (Large Print Press) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sue Grafton
Publisher: Large Print Press
Category: Book
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Format: Large Print
Media: Paperback
Edition: Lrg
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 628
ISBN: 159413281X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781594132810
ASIN: 159413281X
Publication Date: November 25, 2008 (In 142 Days)
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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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 T Is For Tantalizing July 5, 2008
Kinsey Millhone fans will not be disappointed. Nor will first time Sue Grafton readers. This is a good book that captures and holds the attention. In fact, the last quarter of the novel is so strong and superbly paced that it is impossible to put the book down.
I've read all the books in the series thus far. I'm impressed that Grafton never resorts to cliche or rests on the laurels of previous works. Each entry is different, fresh, unique, yet always consistent in its voice and characterizations. And this book is scary! I was royally entertained the entire time.
Can't wait for the next one.
Grafton Won't Let You Down July 4, 2008
Sue Grafton's 20th book in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series, T is for Trespass, takes place in Santa Teresa, California, and artfully alternates between the view points of private investigator Millhone and con-artist Solana Rojas. Rojas snags a position as caregiver to Millhone's elderly neighbor Gus. Rojas has secretly held the same job under other aliases in the past and not only murdered her patients but emptied their estates. Millhone is asked to do a background investigation on the woman and while she first sees nothing out of the ordinary, she soon realizes that by saying Rojas was clean she had "unwittingly put a noose around Gus Vronsky's neck" (p.125).
Grafton's characters are believable and complicated. It is interesting to read Solana Rojas' justification of events. The reader comes to see how wicked, twisted, and evil she really is. Rojas becomes so engrossed in her stolen identity that she seems to forget she's anyone else and shows no conscious or remorse for those she is scamming. I found her incredibly frightening.
Kinsey Millhone is easy to relate to. She loves her job as a private investigator and is good at what she does, yet she is much deeper than that. She is an avid runner, yet she can't stay away from a quarter-pounder with cheese. She wants to keep away from her cute ex-boyfriend cop because she wants much more but can't help herself from secretly longing for him. I enjoyed uncovering clues about the true Rojas as Millhone discovered them, and feeling her frustration, excitement, and worry as the plot unfolded.
T is for Trespass is slow to begin with, but once the characters begin to unfold and their paths cross it is impossible to put the novel down. The prose is detailed yet easy to read and understand. The plot is well laid out and pleasingly unpredictable. Grafton does not let her fans down.
by Jennifer Melville
for Story Circle Book Reviews
reviewing books by, for, and about women
 T is for Three Star Review June 17, 2008
I found this entry in the Kinsey series to be noticeably better than 'Q is for Quarry', the most recent book I read prior to this one.
'Trespass' offers a solid premise, along with a change in the usual Kinsey-first person narration, both refreshing changes from 'Quarry'.
The real shortcomings with the story are in the insurance-fraud subplot, which is nothing but padding. Even the seemingly-;important points' Grafton (and Kinsey) try to make about sexual predators are obscured by the tediousness of this plot thread. At least Grafton wrote the story so that the subplots don't connect at any point, making it possible for readers to skip chunks of the story and pick up on the 'Solana' tale without really missing anything. That still doesn't excuse her for filling about half the book with a substandard case.
Even the main story has a somewhat weak ending, as Grafton suddenly changes Henry's behavior to make him into a 'helpless confused victim', much like Gus. The 'Perils of Pauline comparison made by another reviewer is certainly fitting!
I haven't read enough of the series to find out when Grafton began setting the books exclusively in the 80s. I don't have too much of a problem with this 'retro' feature, although the throwaway scene in the computer shop, where Kinsey scoffs at the idea that 'those things' will be useful in a few years, is a little too clever for her (and Grafton's) own good.
I'll try to work my way backwards and catch up with the series at 'B'.
Wicked June 16, 2008
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
When Kinsey's crotchety octagenarian neighbor Gus takes a fall, the good hearted detective takes on the responsibility for seeing to his welfare. The nurse who is hired comes with glowing recommendations, but soon, a web of stolen identity, embezzlement, abuse, and murder swirls around her, and Kinsey's met her match. This plot is the best Grafton has produced in the last several years, with Kinsey juggling her personal life and her caseload, which, in addition to Gus's life threatening problems, include insurance fraud and a reclusive ex-con, best friend Henry's tangled romance, and a Mexican tarantula, just to name a few of stumbling blocks that pop up to trip her. Even when all seems resolved, trouble still lurks in the wings to disturb Kinsey's peace of mind. In addition to the engaging main characters, Grafton can be relied upon to produce a lively cast of courageous allies and menacing villains without resorting to types. T is for Trespass is more than a mystery, it's an adventure, a look into the dark recesses of some souls, and into the finer instincts of others.
Love Sue Grafton - not one of her best though June 12, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I own and have read every Sue Grafton book she has done from the "A is for Alibi" to this "T is for Trespass." I was a little disappointed in this particular novel, as it seems she may be running out of good thriller stuff. This is stuff that is going on, unfortunately, but there wasn't much of a real good plot to carry the book from start to finish so there was much more about Kinsey Millhone's day-to-day life and some short little clips of other side stories. I really look forward to "U is for..." but I hope it has more of a development of a full book plot.
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