ロマンスのR (ハヤカワ・ミステリ文庫)
発行日:2006年11月01日
出版社:早川書房
ページ数:523P
あらすじ
大富豪から受けた仕事は、ごく簡単なものだった。出所する一人娘のリーバを刑務所へ迎えに行き、自宅まで送ってほしいというのだ。仮釈放の身のリーバは、制限の多い生活でキンジーに友人づきあいを求めてくる。だが、彼女と愛人関係にあった元雇い主が金融犯罪に関与していることが判明したとき、事態は一変した。捜査当局が彼を摘発しようとリーバの証言を求めて接近してきたのだ…久々の恋に燃える女探偵、事件に挑む。From Publishers WeeklyBestseller Grafton offers more of the same-old same-old in her less-than-inspired 18th Kinsey Millhone novel (after 2002'sQ Is for Quarry). In this sexy adventure, the spunky hard-boiled detective has to escort the newly paroled Reba Lafferty, privileged ne'er-do-well, to her stately home, keeping her on the straight and narrow. Reba challenges the PI with her barely concealed hankerings for the now off-limits booze, gambling and charming Alan Beckwith, married real estate developer and former employer for whom Reba took a two-year barbwire vacation courtesy of the California Institution for Women. Lust is in the air as studly, stylish cop Cheney Phillips enters in his red Mercedes, fanning the flames with Kinsey, when Beckwith's activities catch the eye of the feds. Kinsey lends a supportive ear to her beloved 87-year-old landlord, smitten by a 70-year-old neighbor. Kinsey and Reba team up to get the goods on Beckwith, but reckless Reba has vengeful ideas of her own and more than once lands their collective fat in the fire. If the chemistry between Cheney and Kinsey seems forced at times, Grafton as usual creates believable and enduring characters and a strong sense of place in her town of Santa Teresa circa 1987. And that should be more than enough for most fans.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--このテキストは、ハードカバー版に関連付けられています。