Comments on: “U is for Undertow” by Sue Grafton – a confusing mess

By: Christi

Christi — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:08:12 +0000

BETSY!!!! Thank you SOOOOOO much for clearing that up for me!! I just finished “U” today and have been wondering if I skipped something that explained the buried dog and why Sutton’s timeline was off yet he was right they were the killers….. I was SOOOOOOO confused! I have developed a habit of skipping her drawn out descriptives……Thought I was gonna have to go back and reread sections to figure it out! Hope the next one is better

By: SG

SG — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:05:46 +0000

I love the character Kinsey Millhone, however, I was very disappointed with the ending of this book. There was a HUGE build up (most of which I liked) and I thought the story would end with an exciting bang. Unfortunately, it was a very boring ending which left me unsatisfied and with more questions than answers. I will still read the rest of the alphabet books as they come out but I really hope that Ms. Grafton does better by Kinsey in V, W, X, Y and Z.

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By: Betsy

Betsy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:44:18 +0000

First, the boys kidnapped Rain, then returned her after receiving the ransom money. When they realized that the money was marked, they were afraid they’d be caught, and decided to bury it. That’s when Michael came along and saw them. They were afraid he’d tell someone, so they stole the dog’s body and buried that instead.

At least that’s what I think happened! It was definitely confusing…

By: J

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:50:38 +0000

I agree the ending was confusing. The dates (kidnapping and dog burial) don’t match, why was the dog buried, why didn’t the boys spend the $15,000. I really like the way she writes, but this ending didn’t tie any lose ends.

By: kk

kk — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:13:56 +0000

I did not understand the ending either – totally confusing and did not wrap up the story. Why were they burying a dog? Did the same two kidnap the second girl? What happened? Please tell me!

By: Hal

Hal — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:27:03 +0000

Fun review. Thanks for saving my dimes on this one.

I love reviews but “The Mystery Starts Here” promises to be so much more than that. (Let’s share our love of mysteries…great!…but how?)

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:42:47 +0000

Yes – you’re so right! I’ve also read all the Grafton mysteries, and I really like the caracter Kinsey Millhone. But the story is not convincing.

I’m frustrated about the ending – I just don’t get it!!! Now, English is not my first language and mayby I’m just stupid. But, please, help me!

Why was the dog buried in the first place? Somewhere in the end of the book we are informed that this burial took place before the girl was kidnapped. The six year old had mixed up the dates. Then why did it happen at all?

I don’t get the story together…/christine