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Summary: Great until the end
Review: I have read all the books in this series. I think Grafton had a slow streak for a while, but in this book she was back on track. Great in the plot and character developments. Right up until the end, I was thinking this was a 5 star book. When I read the last page, I was unsure if I had missed something. I actually thought it might be a cliffhanger until I reread it. I understand the desire for subtle endings at times, but this is a mystery. Give me motive and closure. Of course, I will read the next one anyway.
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Summary: Comparatively bland....
Review: This is the first Sue Grafton novel that I have read. I was skeptical at first, but I grew to care not for Kinsey Millhone, but for many of the other characters in the book. Even the eventual murderer had some wonderful traits. The plot is well conceived, interesting and well-played out. It held my attention, but it did not make me want to run out and buy another Grafton novel. I read Koontz's "From the Corner of His Eye" previous to "P", and the Koontz book is much more compelling. In conclusion, read this book, but borrow it from the library instead of buying it!
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Summary: P Is For Perfect
Review: P Is For Peril might as easily have been titled P Is For Perfect. Sue Grafton, ever dependable for grabbing readers with mysterious masterpieces that cannot be put down, has done it again with this fast paced romp. Kinsey Millhone more than has her hands full untying the knots of a well woven mystery envolving a wealthy doctor's disappearance, suspected fraud and embezzlement at the nursing home he managed, his financially strapped and high living ex-wife who hires Kinsey and the doctor's young wife, an ex-stripper with a history of unsavory romantic antics. The plot is well blended and spiced with just enough suspense to make your spine tingle and your palms sweat. Featuring a delicious subplot worthy of being more than just dessert, Kinsey uneasily enters into a romantic relationship with a mysterious, handsome younger man that puts her in genuine peril. Grafton serves up a buffet of well fleshed out characters and a well honed plot that keeps you guessing literally to the very last paragraph. I read this in one sitting, my hands glued to the cover. Sue Grafton gets better with every letter. The only downside to her exquisite mystery series is waiting for the next book.
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Summary: Graduate Thesis of the James T. Kirk School of Reading....
Review: While the book itself was quite good, I could not get past the awful reading by Judy Kaye. This was by far the worst audiobook I've ever listened to. I'm sorry I bought it. Ms. Kaye reads with ridiculous pauses that brought me back to the overdone acting of William Shatner in the original Star Treks. I do not recommend this Audiobook. Read it on hardcopy.
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Summary: Nice Going Sue!!
Review: This is a dark story. The characters are dark, the sky is dark, the plot is dark. The whole thing's dark and gray like the color of the cover. We know these people, or think we do. Thank you, Sue, for the wonderful character descriptions. I loved the book. It could have been one of the kooky lighter ones, like "G," but Kinsey stepped out of the California sunshine for this one. It's harsh, sort of like "Fargo," the movie, a combination of people and circumstances intertwining and playing off each other so there can be no good outcome. I understood the ending, but I won't spoil it for you. You could almost say, "The butler did it."
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Summary: P is for Peril
Review: I think this is one of my least favorite Kinsey books. I dont know if it was the subject, retirement homes, or the characters but I was bored. I did however like the sub story with the two brothers. Too bad there couldnt have been more of that. Still looking forward to when the next book comes. Kinsey forever!
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Summary: Excellent reading
Review: One of the most entertaing novels I've ever read, you won't be able to finish a chapter without inmediately thinking what's going to happen, so amazing that you won't stop 'till the end. I didn't think I would ever find another author I would enjoy as much as I do Agatha Christie but I have. "P is for Peril" is my first book in Sue Grafton's series that I have read. Eventually, I plan on working my way through the whole alphabet.
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Summary: Perturbed!
Review: Am a Sue Grafton fan, but this one left me cold. Too many sub-plots that never really came together and the final chapter didn't even pull it together; left me with too many unanswered questions. In fact I wonder if possibly the publisher left out the final chapter. Grafton usually does a great job of tying up all the loose ends into a tidy conclusion. Not so this time!
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Summary: Disappointing effort to an otherwise good series
Review: ...Now on to the review: Kinsey Millhone is still stuck in the 1980s, living in Henry's garage and driving that beat-up Volkswagen POS, poisoning herself with Quarter Pounders with Cheese when she's not letting Rosie do it for her with her own unique brand of ethnic cuisine. The extended family Kinsey acquired a few letters ago isn't around this time to bother her (a good thing, since they got on my nerves), however in P is for Peril we're met via Kinsey with a new montage of characters guaranteed to grate one's nerves. A well-to-do doctor/administrator for a local nursing home goes missing, and Kinsey is hired by the man's first wife to determine whether or not his disappearance was of his own volition. Reluctuant to follow what she thinks is a cold trail (the guy's been gone for weeks, no witnesses), she grudgingly accepts anyway, knowing she'll hate herself later. Of course, we know if Kinsey says no there is no story, and it could be debated as to whether or not the reader hates Kinsey for saying yes. Peril offers little in the way of action as far as the mystery is concerned; the reader is treated instead to Kinsey describing in detail the backbiting animosity between the doctor's ex-wife and current wife, current wife's daughter from a previous relationship, doctor's harried employees and partners, etc. A subplot featuring Kinsey being stalked by a would-be landlord who may or may not have killed his parents is brought in obviously to pad the thin primary plot, which throbs like the headache we're sure Kinsey endured throughout this case. Peril is not badly written, nor is it a bad book. It is clearly not the best of the series; as a Grafton fan I had hoped to see Kinsey improve with age and tackle further cases with as much sardonic verve as she had in earlier outings. Recent titles like this (N is for Noose comes to mind) are disheartening to read, yet Kinsey is an endearing character, and hopefully when Q is for Quarry comes out she will be back to her old self.
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Summary: The true mystery in Peril is what happened to the ending?
Review: P is for Peril started out good but slowed to a grinding halt. The sub-plot with the brothers really could have developed into a good story but it was not allowed to. Also as many others have stated, what happened to the ending? Read the last chapter twice and I am still not sure "who done it". Which could be intriguing but instead causes frustration for the reader. The style of writing is different in this book too. Less humor and descriptive narrative than in previous books. It would appear unfair to not recommend this book to longtime Grafton fans. However for newcomers start at the beginning with A is for Alibi, you wont be disappointed.
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