This was my first Kinsey (and Grafton) novel and just reading the summary convinced me to give it a try. And I was unable to put the book down (I went through the whole thing in just little over 2 days)! I have read two more Kinsey novels (N and P) since and, tho I enjoyed them greatly as well, I still deem Q to be my fave. It is so much different than many of the other mysteries I've read-- for one, you don't even know who the victim is--let alone the murderer(s). Another is its basis upon a true unsolved murder (and Grafton's close work with the real detectives of that murder), which made a novel that's believable--not absurdly farfetched.I was only mildly disappointed in the part where Kinsey's family history was involved--it didn't seemed to be adequately tied in enough with the main plot, and I find myself thinking "C'mon already, get over this, so I can continue figuring out whodunit!" But otherwise an outstanding read.