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A Missing Doctor, an Annoying Client, and Scummy Characters For those who love mysteries with lots of suspects, unexpected complications, red herrings, and sudden reversals, P Is for Peril will rank as one of the very best in this distinguished and popular series. For those who find it hard to be engaged by stories where they don't like the characters very much, P Is for Peril will be a bummer. Of the new characters you will meet in this book, only Jacob Trigg, Dow's best friend, and Anica Blackburn, a school counselor and family friend to Dow's second's wife's... more info
P is for Profound Disappointment It is not uncommon for writers of detective stories to go off the rails from time to time - I'm thinking, for example, of some of the wilder excursions into other genres of Sarah Paretsky and P. D. James - but I thought Sue Grafton was too sensible for that kind of thing.
But no! Ms Grafton, who refuses her heroine the luxury of a computer or a mobile phone (too easy), has indulged herself with that scourge of the modern novel, the tricksy unresolved ending. I truly thought I had bought a dud copy of the... more info
The Best PI on the Block Grafton has done it again: a mystery filled with realistic, three-dimensional characters and vivid, colourful settings. We're thrown back into the 80's in the fictitious town of Santa Teresa based on the real town of Santa Barbara. In P is for Peril, Kinsey Millhone, a private investigator who lives alone and dines on peanut butter sandwhiches and Mc Donald's food, takes on a job she regrets not having turned down. Dr Dowan Purcell has vanished from his everyday life, and his ex-wife, Fiona Purcell, wants... more info
Another fantastic episode in Kinsey Millhones life I have been an avid fan of Sue Grafton and Kinsey Millhone and have waited for what seems an eternity for this book. I cannot believe I have to wait a year for the next one! the style is easy to read and keeps you guessing whilst not wanting to put the book down. There was the usual twists and hints of romance that wasn't meant to be and the ever touching Henry who I would love to have as a landlord or neighbour.
My only criticism was the ending which I initially felt left some questions unanswered and... more info
