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Y is for Yesterday
Y is for Yesterday | Sue Grafton
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Of #1 New York Times-bestselling author Sue Grafton, NPR's Maureen Corrigan said, "Makes me wish there were more than 26 letters." With only one letter left, Grafton's many devoted readers will share that sentiment. The darkest and most disturbing case report from the files of Kinsey Millhone, Y is for Yesterday begins in 1979, when four teenage boys from an elite private school sexually assault a fourteen-year-old classmateand film the attack. Not long after, the tape goes missing and the suspected thief, a fellow classmate, is murdered. In the investigation that follows, one boy turns states evidence and two of his peers are convicted. But the ringleader escapes without a trace. Now, its 1989 and one of the perpetrators, Fritz McCabe, has been released from prison. Moody, unrepentant, and angry, he is a virtual prisoner of his ever-watchful parentsuntil a copy of the missing tape arrives with a ransom demand. Thats when the McCabes call Kinsey Millhone for help. As she is drawn into their family drama, she keeps a watchful eye on Fritz. But hes not the only one being haunted by the past. A vicious sociopath with a grudge against Millhone may be leaving traces of himself for her to find
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Mshookquilts
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Reading the last book Sue Grafton published before her death, I feel like I‘m saying goodbye to an old friend. Kinsey Milhone is hired to find a blackmailer. Of course the investigation turns up a sordid history and leads to a new murder. In the meantime, Ned, the serial killer has resurfaced with destruction on his mind.

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SheilaChew
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I started this series in November, 2022, during a time of personal crisis. I quickly switched to listening to the audiobooks, and enjoyed listening to the adventures of private investigator Kinsey while walking or doing a puzzle. Ten months later, I am happy and sad to finish the series. Kinsey was a friend to me when I needed a fictional companion and I will miss her.

Bookzombie I love Kinsey! I sometimes return to the series as a comfort. 7mo
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Teresereading
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📚 Y is for Yesterday
✍️ Yangtze Choo and Yasmin Boland (I studied English Lit with her at Uni)
🎥 You‘ve Got Mail
👩‍🎤 Yusuf Islam
🎵 [Mellow] Yellow, Yesterday
#manicmonday #lettery
@CBee

Just a bit late….

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Sresendez12
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Well I did it. I set out to listen to this entire series this year and I‘m done! I so thoroughly enjoyed every book in this series. Kinsey now feels like part of my family (even though she wants nothing to do with her found families) and I‘m sad the series has come to an end. With that being said, I‘ve been terrible about posting this year, but most of these books made it on to my #19822022 challenge list

Amiable Nice job making it through the entire series! 1y
Ericalambbrown Hey! I had that same goal this year! 😊 I just finished a couple of weeks ago 1y
rubyslippersreads I need to finish the series. I think I left off at Q. I love Kinsey and was heartbroken when Sue Grafton died. 1y
Librarybelle Congratulations on finishing the series…that was a great goal for this year! 1y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Another twofer for the #alphabetgame #lettery
Y is for Yesterday is a bittersweet end to the Kinsey series.

And Santino will always by MY Joe.

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Susanita
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Catching up with #two4tuesday on Wednesday!

1. Kinsey‘s neighbor Henry Pitts##
2. I like a strong supporting character.

TheSpineView Wednesday works! Thanks for playing! 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Henry!! Now I want homemade bread! 2y
Susanita @BarbaraTheBibliophage Me too! 🍞🧈 2y
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TamTracy
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I hate that there is no Z. It feels unfinished and I can only imagine where the next cook would have gone to wrap things up. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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AvidReader25
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Panpan

This is the final Kinsey Millhone novel because the author died before finishing the series. It's heartbreaking & enough to drive my OCD up the wall. It's also a disappointing end because it's one of the weakest plots of the series. A teenage party ends in a girl's death, ten years later Kinsey is hired on a blackmail case related to the death. I'll miss reading new mysteries with Kinsey and I wish we'd had a better conclusion to the series.

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MaleficentBookDragon
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It‘s a bittersweet ending for Kinsey and me. She had so many more adventures in her. I really enjoyed this final book in the series. RIP Sue Grafton.
And, milk chocolate with pop rocks! Two of my favs.

Ruthiella I‘m sad Grafton didn‘t get to complete the series, but I am glad her estate didn‘t try to capitalize on it and have someone else write the last book. In this day and age, that‘s refreshing. 2y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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I am just not into adulting today. So I‘m stealth reading at work with today‘s spooky ☕️.
And yes, my desk is a mess.

Hestapleton Doing the same today! 2y
eri.reads 😁 I feel the same! I am stealth reading too, although not sure how stealthy it is when I‘m working at home. 😂 2y
shortsarahrose I love stealth reading at work, though with grad school classes, it is usually stealth homework at work (less fun 😆) 2y
Roary47 We are testing today so I am doing the same! I wish she would have been able to finish her last book. :'( 2y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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If you have to have #insomnia, Kinsey is good company. I‘m trying to slow down and savor this book since unfortunately it is the last. 😞 RIP Sue Grafton.

UwannaPublishme Cool bookmark! 🙌🏻 3y
MaleficentBookDragon @UwannaPublishme thanks. I 💜💜💜 it too. It was a gift. 3y
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Deblovestoread
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#Bookreport #WeeklyForecast

Finished Y and liked it better than the last few, although it may also be it is the last Grafton. 4 🌟 Reading Lost Roses and Know My Name currently. All three are from my #LitsyAtoZ list and #CrushtheRush. Finished Schizophrenias 4 🌟for #LMPBC. @rachelm It‘s on its way back to you. Keeping up with chapter a day reading Nothanger Abbey with #PemberLittens and the 3 mysteries are for #ProgressitNovember.

Andrew65 A great week, I struggled with my reading this week with work and reading two Chunksters. Well done 👏👏👏 3y
rachelm What a great week! 3y
Cinfhen Great that you‘re staying on track 🙌🏻💕👍🏽 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick An excellent reading week! Way to go! 3y
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Deblovestoread
Y is for Yesterday | Sue Grafton
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1. Yes, I have a fleece throw and a flannel quilt that I rotate between. Both have snow people on them.
2. 11 of them to finish #LitzyAtoZ. Tagged is my current read for Y.

#TwoforTuesday.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🤩😊📚 3y
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Susanita
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What a great idea from @Andrew65 to share #20series20days

Tagged book is the unexpected last book of my number one. Always.

#Top20series

Andrew65 Such a shame she never got the chance to finish the alphabet. I‘ve only read A so far. Thanks for playing along. 😊 4y
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Roary47
Is for Yesterday | Sue Grafton

Had my first peanut butter and pickle sandwich just like Kinsey. Not bad. Wishing the last book would be finished, but understand why it will not be. You were an amazing author Sue Grafton and are greatly missed. 💛💔

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KathyWheeler
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The Dark Tower graphic novel collection is my birthday gift from my husband. ❤️. Y is for Yesterday is tonight‘s reading. I hope you are all doing well. It rained like crazy here today. During one of my work breaks, I took a nap; then I took a nap after work as well. I am not generally a napper — it‘s the rain.

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Susanita
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1. Not anymore! (I was prepared to do it, though, if we were going to get Z.)
2. Far too many to reread any of them.

Thanks for the tag!

#two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 😊 4y
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BookwormM
Pickpick

#KinseyaWeek the journey is over

I am sad to say goodbye to Kinsey and not to know what Grafton had planned for her in the final book she will remain forever single in 1989 and that is what I wanted to know most what happens with her personal life and family.

As usual I enjoyed the central mystery and the secondary characters who add colour especially Killer in this book.

Goodbye Kinsey. RIP Sue Grafton

Hooked_on_books When she died, I read that she didn‘t have any plans for the final book. So I like to think of Kinsey suspended in time, hanging with Henry. I think she‘d be happy with that. 4y
ValerieAndBooks This is making me think that now is the perfect time to do a re-read of my Grafton books ❤️ 4y
ValerieAndBooks I was trying to remember whose post it was that inspired me to get started on re-reading this series 😊. Thanks to you! 4y
BookwormM @ValerieAndBooks you are welcome 👍 4y
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OutsmartYourShelf
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A bit disappointed with this last book in the series. Convoluted & could have done with editing a bit more. The story just sort of fizzled out at the end, & I really didn‘t like Kinsey‘s cousin, Anna. 3⭐️

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GlitterGirl
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If I could add another letter to the alphabet it would be “Z”...because as from 28 Dec 2017 the alphabet will only ever end in “Y”!

#AlphabetNovels #SueGraftonRocks #RIPGreatAuthor
🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️

Susanita 😢 4y
BookwormM I am reading the whole series 1 book a week I am onto M this week 4y
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Susanita
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1. Sue Grafton so we can talk about cats, Santa Barbara, ... and Kinsey.
2. Does Kinsey ever get her HEA?
3. I have them in a spreadsheet so it can‘t be THAT many, right? Around 150???
4. I‘m a little late so consider yourself tagged if you want to play. #wondrouswednesday

rubyslippersreads I want to join your chat with Sue! 😊 4y
Eggs Thanks for joining in 💕📚👏🏻🤗 4y
Bookzombie @rubyslippersreads I also want to join this chat! 4y
Susanita @rubyslippersreads @Bookzombie The more the merrier! 4y
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MrBook
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😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #LitsyHumor

JazzFeathers 😂😂😂 5y
TNbookworm 😂😂 5y
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Deblovestoread
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This is the last of Sue Grafton‘s Kinsey Milhoune series. She passed before she wrote “Z”. I haven‘t read it yet. Even though the series lost some of its appeal I know when I turn the last page it will be like saying goodbye to a friend. #Yesterday #Beatlemaynia. @Eggs

Eggs RIP Sue G. 5y
SaturnDoo I really need to read this series...I have them just can't remember to start 😂 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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The #manpanion (who also, like my sister, doesn't read) got me these two books from my wish list. Good boy. Now you can play your video games while I read. 😁

Crinoline_Laphroaig Love the hashtag! 5y
Crinoline_Laphroaig Y just made me cry. Sue Grafton was like an old friend. I'd been with her since the beginning. 5y
Bookish_AF I can relate to this as I have a gamer boyfriend who doesn‘t read - but works out fine since he plays his games and I get left alone with my books! 😜😃 5y
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kspenmoll
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#GoodReads #ReadingChallenge2018 #125 #November11
First year I joined this challenge. Book #125 was the last book Sue Grafton wrote featuring her multidimensional female private detective, Kinsey Millhone. ❤️

Librarybelle Congratulations! 5y
Redwritinghood 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Grrlbrarian Congrats!!! 🎉 5y
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wanderinglynn Congrats! 🎉👏🏻🍾 5y
britt_brooke 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
DivineDiana 👏🏻📚👏🏻 5y
JoScho Yay! 🎉💖🎉💖🎉 5y
Pamwurtzler Congratulations!!! 5y
AmyG Good job 👏🏻 5y
Kalalalatja Well done 👏👏 5y
LitandLeisure Congratulations!! That‘s awesome-with more than a month to spare! 5y
Mollyanna Congrats 🎉🍾🎉 5y
Flaneurette Wow! I‘m only at 71😫 5y
kspenmoll @Flaneurette I have 3 weeks off in August & I read read read!!! 5y
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emilycoc
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Finished this in a day. I will forever love how Sue keeps you guessing who the culprit was and you almost never guess correctly.

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emilycoc
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Look what I got. 😍

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Jeannineth
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I am about to finish the A to Y Mysteries with #yisforyesterday. I‘m sad that Sue Grafton‘s death means there will never be a “Z” mystery.

BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘m on W right now. Decided to finish the series in light of Grafton‘s passing. 😢 6y
Jeannineth I started the series with K and went back to read the beginning of the alphabet. After Y is for Yesterday I will be finIshed with Kinsey Millhone. I even read Kinsey and Me. 😢 6y
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TrishB
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#yesterday #heyjune
Already read A in this series so far.....
Great month ladies 👍🏻😁

Cinfhen Thanks for sharing your boys with us 😘❣️ 6y
GypsyKat Awesome! Thanks so much for all your posts this month! ❤️ 6y
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Jeanne5
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Kinsey Millhone, ace detective, was created by master writer Sue Grafton who is with us no more. Before she left, she pumped out another jewel with Kinsey, once again, kicking ass and taking names. Grafton belongs in that pantheon of great mystery writers like Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler, Tony Hillerman and J.A. Jance. Kinsey Millhone is every bit as memorable as Miss Marple and Sheriff Joanna Brady.
Now I need a new female sleuth!

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Jeanne5
Is for Yesterday | Sue Grafton
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A reading dilemma: what book do I read first? Two master writers in their prime.

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KimHM
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Bailedbailed

Sadly, I just can‘t anymore with this. I‘ve read the whole series and wanted to complete it. I was worried when I sampled this in print—the writing seemed rushed, Kinsey‘s voice was off, the plot dragged—but I thought maybe it would work on audio. Judy Kaye has always been a fine narrator of these books but even she comes through as shrill on this one. Maybe I‘m just in a mood, but I can‘t spare 11 more hours😢.

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Pamwurtzler
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Pickpick

I‘m sad that I‘m finished with this series - maybe I‘ll re-read. I liked this one, although it was a little slow at times. #LitsyAtoZ #LetterY

Richryan52 Thanks for the like. If you are a Holmes fan, I think you might enjoy this. Some nice early reviews 6y
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Pamwurtzler
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Current read. I almost hate to finish it since there won‘t be more. So sad.

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Pandalibrarian
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I finished the alphabet today and am sad there will be no Z. I‘ve followed Kinsey for years and always appreciated that she was a strong, smart, female detective. I was lucky enough to see Sue Grafton at a library conference many years ago along with the narrator of the audiobooks.

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ValerieAndBooks
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For author Sue Grafton and her fans, Y was the end of the alphabet 😢. I‘ve followed this series since the 1980s, when I was intrigued by a Kinsey Millhone short story in Redbook magazine (hey, I was in my early 20s) and picked up A is for Alibi in paperback.

I‘ve felt that the last few are not as strong, including Y. But always felt Kinsey was so awesome 💪👍. I‘ll miss anticipating the next in the series; just have to start over now! 👇

ValerieAndBooks That Kinsey short story is in the collection on the left of the picture 6y
Susanita ❤️❤️ 6y
Bookzombie ❤️ Kinsey is awesome. 6y
RohitSawant 💜💜 6y
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ValerieAndBooks
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“....A book has no unwanted calories and you don‘t have to worry about sizes as long as the subject matter appeals to the recipient.”

Kinsey has this so right 📚📚📚!!

Bookzombie 💗 6y
rwmg But you do have to worry whether they've already read it. 6y
ValerieAndBooks @rwmg that is definitely very true. But then they (hopefully) get to have some fun browsing when exchanging the book 🤞! 6y
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ValerieAndBooks
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Brilliant formatting 👆. Finally starting this— sad knowing that it‘s Grafton‘s very last 😢. I plan to start over with the series soon!!

rubyslippersreads I had left off with Q and have started from the beginning, to postpone the end as long as possible. 😢 6y
Blaire I need to read this series. 6y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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2🔊 6📱9📖 = 5350 Pages - 17 Total 📚
Said Goodbye to an old friend #y 😢. New Adventures w/ Flavia, Sidney & Phryne. Traveled to Shetland and Jane Austen`s England. Most Important? I finished my stack of small paperbacks. 🙃 Total of 8 steps up #mounttbr - 11 for the year. On my way to #mountblanc Goal of 24. #febstats 📚 #climbeverymountain 🏔 #somanyemojis 🤓

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Cold wintry morning here in Oklahoma.Bit of icy weather yesterday & roads are slick. Glad I had no place to be today. Stayed up WAY to late last night. Had my tea & ready to review. I was worried that #Y would be a cliffhanger. Appreciate that it finished up loose ends from #X. Good mystery w/ solid ending. It's like #Z was meant to stand on its own. Interesting epilogue is set in March 1990. Kinsey in a new century????? #alphabetendswithy

rubyslippersreads I will be sad when I get to this one. 😔 6y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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One last late night with Kinsey. I'm glad I didn't read this when it first came out. I would have rushed through in anticipation of Z. I bought a nice Chardonnay for the occasion and set in front of the fireplace. I savored the story, drank a toast to Kinsey Millhone, to Sue Grafton and the I cried. #alphabetendswithy

Tamra So sad for readers to have favorite characters end. 6y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Almost don't want to read it. When I do that's The End.
Most of my favorite writers e.g. Jane Austen, Maud Hart Lovelace died long before I was born. This is the first time author I loved died in my lifetime. Kinsey has been a part of my entire adult reading life. I never expected her NOT to make it to Z. #alphabetendswithy

Susanita I feel the same way. 6y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Time for one last case.😢
#kinseymillhone #alphabetendswithY
#suegrafton

sisilia I‘m dreading this. I think I‘m going to start over from A before tackling Y. I don‘t want to say goodbye to Kinsey 😭 6y
rubyslippersreads I'm starting over too, but I know I'm going to be so sad when I reach the "end" of the alphabet. ? 6y
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cj82487
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Cathing up from being sick yesterday.

For #QuotsyFeb18 prompt #respect, much respect goes to this amazing woman. Her novels introduced me to Kinsey Millhone and a love for a good murder mystery. A different take on the prompt, but it's my Litsy and I do what I want?

"That‘s because good news is usually too boring to repeat. The cold hard truth will fall on stony ground, whereas your all-around trashy rumor will flourish like a weed." @TK-421