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"T" Is for Trespass
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tres•pass \'tresp?s\ 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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"I’ve come to
believe that she is not only the most talented woman
writing crime fiction today but also that, regardless of gender, her
Millhone books are among the five or six best series any American has
ever written." —Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post
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