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Title: P Is for Peril by Sue Grafton ISBN: 0-449-00379-5 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.27 (240 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Not her best effort, but...
Comment: Sue Grafton has been writing this alphabet series for a while now, and she's gotten good enough at it that when she's not in top form, she's still pretty good, and can get away with a bit. That's what happens here; the book's not that good, but Kinsey Millhone is fun anyway.
In this installment, Kinsey's hired by a scorned ex-wife to look for her lost husband, who's not only abandoned her but disappeared some time later. The hubby has a new wife (a much younger ex-stripper), a nursing home he supervises that's in trouble, and various partners, co-workers, friends, and family. Kinsey must sort through all of this to figure out what happened to the good doctor, and once she figures that out, more questions abound.
Meanwhile, Kinsey's also looking for new office space, and there's a handsome stranger offering to rent to her at a reasonable rate. This was the weakest part of the book to me. It seemed to read a bit like a Silhouette romance (not that I've ever read one, but this is how I imagine they would read) and be more than a bit predictable. The author did manage to pull off one surprise for you at the end of this. On the other hand, she left you wondering about something too.
The whole book does that, a bit, and it's just a bit annoying. Grafton's gotten in the habit of doing this: not completely finishing her story, tying up all the loose ends. I'm sure she would tell us that life's like that, but this is fiction, not life. A good book, but a bit annoying.
Rating: 2
Summary: No Peril in "P is For Peril" by Sue Grafton
Comment: There is very little peril except for the reader who might fall asleep from sheer boredom. Instead, this slow, boring book should have been titled as "P is for Poor."
Dr Dowan Purcell has been missing for weeks when Kinsey receives a call from his ex-wife Fiona. Fiona, a potentially difficult client at best, is sure the good doctor ran away from his current wife Crystal. Fiona is convinced that she drove him away and that he eventually would have come back to her. Instead, to avoid the evil clutches of Crystal, the Doctor has skipped to Central America or maybe even Europe. Fiona is abusive and condescending and still Kinsey agrees to take the case.
She then sets out on a tedious and detailed canvass of everyone and anyone that ever knew Dr. Purcell. She starts with his current wife Crystal who is convinced now that nine weeks have passed, that he is dead. She seems accepting of the possibility and has her hands full with her out of control daughter, Leila. Leila does not break new ground and like all the other characters in this novel, comes right out of character maker software. Leila is a classic out of control teenager. If you have ever seen any talk television or were unlucky to have a punk in your neighborhood, this is Leila. She hates her life and everything she has and spends the novel whining and rebelling. This allows the reader to meet the biological father as well as the other characters that populate Leila's world.
Along the way, as she investigates the doctor and the nursing home where Dr. Purcell was a glorified administrator, Kinsey manages to get herself into a conflict between brothers. After renting out office space from them, she finds out that they probably killed their parents and fled from Texas with ill-gotten gains. Unlike the notorious Menendez brothers, these two seem to have gotten away with it until now.
With stereotypical characters, plodding action, and a weak story that just does not move for much of this 352-page novel, this offering is a real disappointment.
Rating: 4
Summary: Another Winner
Comment: Sue Grafton's series is my favorite addiction! Her stories are exciting and her characters are very real. It's evident she is an observant people watcher.
Because I love her series so much, I decided to start one of my own. Under False Pretense is the first and I am presently working on my second book. I can understand why Sue enjoys Kinsey so much. You get to know so much about the characters they become a part of you. I love spending time with Samantha Parker as much as the many hours I've spent and continue to spend with Kinsey. I'll miss her after Z.
Maria Pease
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Title: Q Is for Quarry by Sue Grafton ISBN: 0425192725 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: "O" Is for Outlaw by SUE GRAFTON ISBN: 0449003787 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 02 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: N Is for Noose by Sue Grafton ISBN: 0449223612 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: M Is for Malice by Sue Grafton ISBN: 0449223604 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: L Is for Lawless by Sue Grafton ISBN: 0449221490 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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