This was my favorite Kinsey book so far! It was filled with mystery, suspense, drama, and a little comedy and romance. Finally Kinsey seems to get a good man in her life. I also loved that part of the book was written in the past from other characters' points of view. Excellent read!
This is a slow lazy read. Excellent story. Kept me guessing til the end. Kinesy keeps delving till the silence is broken. Story line is slow to develop but, really worth all the background reading.

Barbara S. (
barbsis) - Netcong, NJ wrote on 7/18/2009...
GREAT MYSTERY! Sue Grafton really keeps you guessing all the way to the last chapter. I love how Kinsey Millhome always gets surprised by the killer yet manages to prevail.
This is another convoluted story with way too many characters to try to give any kind of synopsis. Suffice it to say...a drunken wife-beater, the local slut, the babysitter, a 7 year old child, the babysitter's boyfriend, a few male bartenders, a car dealer and a construction worker. Yeah it's a mess but somehow Sue Grafton pulls it all together for another terrific read
Kinsey is one of my favorites - I'm right there with her making sliced boiled egg sandwiches and peanut butter and pickle! YUM!!!!
Her neighbors are a real HOOT!!!!
She is nearing the end of the alphabet

Sandy B. (
haggatha) wrote on 4/13/2008...
another of my favorite series writers. Sue Grafton is great
S is for silence, the silence of the lost, the silence of the missing, the silence of oblivion. Thirty five years ago, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the annual Fourth of July Fireworks display. She was never seen again. Thirty four years later, Daisy, the daughter Violet left behind wants closure. Enter Kinsey Milhone.
Thirty Four years ago, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display. She was never seen again.
In the small California town of Serena Station, tongues wagged. Some said she'd run off with a lover. Some said she was murdered by her husband.
But for the not quite seven year old daughter Daisy she left behind, her absence has never been explained or forgotten.
Now thirty-four years later, she wants the solace of closure.
Kinsey millhone's nineteenth excursion into the world of suspense and misadventure. S is for surprises as Sue Grafton continues with another great addition to an already fascinating series. If you've never read them you must start!
Thirty-four years ago, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the annual Forth of July fireworks display. She was never seen again. In the small California town of Serena Station, tongues wagged. Some said she'd run off with a lover. Some said she was murdered by her husband. But for the not-quite-seven-year-old daughter Daisy she left behind, her absence has never been explained or forgotten. Now, thirty-four years later, she wants the solace of closure.
Thirty-four years ago, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the annual Fourth of July Fireworks display. She was never seen again. Some said she'd run off with a lover. Some said she was murdered by her husband. But for the not-quite-seven-year-old daughter Daisy she left behind, her absence has never been explained or forgotten. Now, thirty-four years later, she wants the solace of closure.