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Summary: close, but no cigar (spoliers)
Review: WARNING: The following post contains plot spoilers, so if you haven't read the book, you may not want to read any more of this post.I picked up the hard cover of P is Peril last week with great anticipation. I love Grafton's work and until this very moment have enjoyed reading every word she's ever penned. To be honest, I did enjoy her prose and Kinsey remains an interesting character. Also, the first three quarters of the book was excellent but the ending left me completely flat. This is true for both the plot and the sub plot. With the main plot, we're not even really sure it's a murder until the book is almost over, and the page chapter devoted to the time lag between the discovery of the car and the confirmation of the body was as much fun as dental surgery with no real pay-off. That it was the good doctor and that he was murdered was the least surprising of ALL the possibilities and therefore did not merit the page after page discussion of waiting. Waitining for the police, wiating in her car, waiting in her apartment, waiting for the coroner, etc.... And then there's the who-done-it part. Even Kinsey gets it wrong until the last minute until she looks for and finds the key clue that settles the whole thing. The whole Medicare bit turns into one huge, boring, red herring. Okay, onto the Texas twins. I knew from the first page that the other PI was a phoney -- Kinsey is smart enough to check her out. And that too was resolved too quickly with no set-up. THe brother that was going to kill her in the first place commits murder in front of her and then just walks away? When did he take a stupid pill? Why doesn't he at least TRY to silence the only witness? He's already killed at least twice (and likely a thrid time), so I don't think he had an attack of conscious. Anyway, the set up was great, but I was completely unhappy with the pay-offs. I'm still a Grafton fan and am expecting better next time.
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Summary: P is for Perfect
Review: This is one of the better "alphabet series" one's and to think she still has ten more to do before it is over. "P" is action filled, keeps going until the ending. I personally could have done without the extra story line of her would be boyfriend but hey. The ending is very good and according to other reviews they don't get it (suggestion--read it again) it is clearly spelled out for you and it is quite obvious. Anyway this was a fun read and highly recommend it, and I hope her future books are as good as this one.
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Summary: P is for Pretty Damn Good
Review: I'm enjoying P is for Peril. In addition, it has survived my mother's scruitny and she has been following the series since A is for Alibi. I like action, good dialogue, local honey, and I like P is Peril. Those who don't, can, as George M. Cohan said, stick antz in their Japantz. -- Andrew McAleer is the author of Appearance of Counsel and the executive editor of the Rex Stout Journal.
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Summary: Another Theory about "The Ending" to "P"
Review: So many have been disappointed with the unresolved ending to "P" that I think it can't be an accident. I would be willing to bet Grafton had her usual final chapter, tieing up all the loose ends with her traditional book-ending "report" -- and that the publisher/editor said "let's try an experiment and drop it and maybe resolve it all at the start of the next book". Sort of like Janet Evanovich ended one book with our leading lady in bed with one of two lovers and we had to wait til the next book to find out who. If it were an experiment, I hated it. And "Q" better straighten it out !!
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Summary: P for Peril
Review: It was up to her stanards--good a not put down book-- I willship it to you for $11.00??I have all the books ys
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Summary: Amazon Reviewer is confused
Review: Did you notice that the Amazon reviewer thinks that previous books were set in the '90's, in other words, later than this one? NO,NO. Any serious Sue Grafton reader knows that A-P are IN ORDER, and that Kinsey has not made it to the 90's YET. I can't take a reviewer seriously who doesn't know that about the series. I thought that this was better than O, but not one of the great ones. I agree that the secondary plot was actually more interesting, and with the reviewer who discerned the relatively subtle solution/reason for the crime. I hate to wait another year, too. But at least we have ten more to look forward to.
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Summary: not one of her best
Review: I got to the last page of this book and expected more. The book was pretty good, but the ending wasn't what I was looking for and definitely not so soon. What happened to the last few pages?
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Summary: A letdown, but still worth reading
Review: I've been there with Kinsey since "A," when it actually was the 1980's. Prior to reading "P," I checked out what people were saying here about it. I was ticked off to see some had revealed plot twists in detailing their frustration. But now that I've read the book, I'm glad those people did spill the beans ... it gave me something to look for as I was reading. That knowledge spiced up this subpar Kinsey effort. But I gave this three stars because bad Grafton is still better than the wannabes who have crafted "gutsy girl detectives" in her wake. Check out pp. 88-93, when Kinsey's lack of maternal instincts are so beautifully described during the visit to Blanche's house. I loved how Grafton describes the house inhabited by four children: "There was nothing on any surface below see-level, every breakable object removed to a high shelf as though in preparation for a coming flood." Anyone who has ever babyproofed smiled and nodded. We get to know Kinsey better each time out. Even if we're left hanging, it's always worth spending time with her. But next time, Sue, don't skip the "Respectfully submitted" section. It's like leaving the cherry off a hot fudge sundae.
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Summary: Kinsey does it again!
Review: I bought the unabridged audio book to add to my collection, and I was glad I did. There were maybe a couple of parts where the description of the landscape was a little tiring, but all in all worth the time and money to purchase. Judy Kaye does a great job of reading, and the listener is taken along for the ride with the PI. You will never guess the ending, and yet, there were all the clues all the time. One of the few audio books I listened to twice. Now, I'm wondering what Q will bring, quest, a question or a quary?
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Summary: P is for PTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHH
Review: Have read all the series and really enjoyed them, but this one leaves me cold. Characters lack the usual full development, and the ending is the worst in the series.
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