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Summary: P is not for pat
Review: With each book it seems Grafton becomes a bit more sophisticated. Unlike her previous books which the perpetrator gets hers or his; this book doesn't have a pat ending. Her characters are believable and entertaining. She gives them depth in such a masterful way. In the real world could this crime really ever be solved? She can't put her next one out fast enough for me.
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Summary: Pretty good until the ending which didn't make sense
Review: Kinsey Milhorne is back trying to find Dr. Purcell when she is hired by Dr. Purcell's ex-wife, Fiona. Kinsey investigates current wife, ex wife, business relationship of Dr. Purcell. The story has another side story re: a potential new relationship for Kinsey that has a surprise end but has nothing to do with her current case. Enjoyed the story until the whodunit was exposed and didn't really see the motive.
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Summary: P is for perplexed
Review: I like Kinsey. She's real and she's not afraid to say what she's thinking. I liked the double plots of the missing doctor and of the new office landlords. Kinsey is faced with figuring out whether the doctor is dead, missing by force, or has run away. I followed everything until the last page when we find out who did it, but not really why. The problem with the landlords happened and was resolved too quickly. The only real surprise was who the insurance investigator really was. I didn't feel that we got to know any of the characters as well as we have in past books. Yet, it's a good story and worth the read, it's just not quite up to her past few books.
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Summary: Who wrote this book?
Review: I have read ALL of Sue Grafton's alphabet series books. This one was by far the most tedious, uninspiring and frustrating! There was no consistency in the storylines and the ending, well, what WAS the ending? It was a relatively long book for Grafton and the ending should have been wrapped up a little more neatly. I love the Kinsey character, yet she seemed to be different in this book -- almost another personality. I'm wondering if Grafton really wrote this book? It certainly didn't seem like her writing at all. I'm being generous giving this book 2 stars.
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Summary: Great beginning, middle but not-so-great ending.
Review: The beginning grabbed me...in fact the book grabbed me. I couldn't put it down and was very intrigued with where the poor Dr. vanished to and then who the murderer was. BUT...I was really dissapointed with the ending. When I read books I have a movie of what I'm reading playing out in my head. When the climax came at the end I turned that page and the movie reel snagged. I re-read the last few pages and although I tried to guess at what the author was saying it would have been nicer if it was spelled out nice and neat for me. My brain works hard during the week and my book breaks are my vacation. No one likes to work during their vacation! I also didn't like having to guess at what the author was thinking. Write for the masses...those of us whose brains are on holiday and need all the help they can get!
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Summary: Q is for I Quit!
Review: Oh, I am so disappointed! I have faithfully read this series from A-O and been thrilled with the writing, story and characters. Wow, what a change in this book. It rambles, seems to be missing sections and yikes, the "ending"! I'm sitting here saying "why did I spend the last few hours reading this book"? Either the author is burned out or it was a editor's hatchet job. I wouldn't even consider purchasing Q, at best I'll borrow it from the library. Bummer!
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Summary: P is for Puzzled
Review: P is for puzzled, as I think most fans will be when they reach the end of this book. I have read and enjoyed all the alphabet books, and have really enjoyed Kinsey and her eccentric band of friends and relations. But there was far too little of that in this mystery. The story of the missing physician Dow Purcell was fairly uninvolving. The people in his life were people you cared little about, and the solution, or lack of one, at the conclusion of the book is very puzzling. Although I think I understood what Kinsey "was looking at all along", it surely could have had a much clearer ending. The secondary story line involving the Hevener brothers was far more interesting, and also left quite a few ends dangling. I expect Mariah Talbot to turn up in Q is for Quarry. Lets hope it's a better addition to the series than this. The book would normally rate 2 stars, one star is awarded because I still like Kinsey.
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Summary: Better than O
Review: I enjoyed P is for Peril. It was a quick read (I went through it in about 2 sittings) and it kept me guessing. I definitely liked it better than O is for Outlaw, but I rank this installment somewhat below the others in the series because it didn't really tell me anything new about Kinsey or any of the other recurring characters in the series. I liked the subplot about the twin brother-murderers, but the way they were written out at the end was a bit far fetched. After O is for Outlaw, I wasn't sure I would continue with the series, but this one put me back on track to anxiously await Q is for Quarry (and hopefully more character development).
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Summary: Best of the alphabet so far
Review: I started with A Is For Alibi and have worked my way through the alphabet with Kinsey Millhone. P Is For Peril is the best so far. Kept me guessing the whole book. Also, many of the other books spent too much time reviewing Kinsey's life and descriptions of her town. P just gave enough info for new reader, but didn't bore her ardent fans. Can't wait for Q.
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Summary: WHAT had she been looking at along?
Review: I borrowed the title of my review from the ending of the book because I found it so frustrating! I admit it, I'm not as smart as Kinsey. And her statement about looking at suspects and suddenly realizing what she'd been looking at all along was just too cryptic for me. Yes, I figured out who did it. But Kinsey seemed to have realized at that critical moment WHY the deed was done, and I wish she'd explained that insight.Still, I enjoyed this "letter," as I've enjoyed every entry in the series. I didn't feel much sympathy for Fiona, but I liked that Kinsey was forced (by economic realities) to continue working for someone she didn't especially care for. It made her seem more an Everywoman. I didn't find the details about medical billing too hard to follow (and, as I established above, I'm not the brightest Kinsey fan), so don't let that scare you off. I was intrigued by the scare-your-socks-off subplot about her new office. And I thought her on-going relationship with Jonah Robb was realistically portrayed. But that ending! One of Kinsey's trademarked "submitted by" endings is definitely needed here!
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