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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Kinsey Millhone, private eye, investigates a missing man at the bequest of the ex-wife. Lots of possible suspects. And, the ending is left hanging. Can't tell who did it. In fact the ending is not a typical ending for Grafton at all, there's no wrap-up note by Kinsey explaining her findings. I actually thought pages/ chapter was missing, until I read others reviews with the same concern. Grafton does throw in another subplot, I guess to make the story longer? This one is frustrating and not Grafton's best. (  ) FMRox | Nov 1, 2009 |  Don't do this to yourself. If you are reading this series, just skip this book. I've read the entire series up to Q so far and they have been good, despite the authors overzealous and unnecessary description on anything and everything. Sue Grafton has some great characters that you come to love and twisting story plots to go with it. And to top every book off she has a letter from Kinsey to the reader, detailing the specifics of who-done-it and what happened to them. This book is longer than the others and it just seems like she got tired of writing and said "Eh. They can figure it out for themselves." I swore to myself that I must have had a bad copy of the book. I scoured the bookstores in hopes of finding this missing ending and letter from Kinsey. All to no avail. There is no ending to this book. One could probably narrow it down to 2 people that killed the poor guy, but that just doesn't seem good enough for me. Skip this book. (  )1  aubs | Aug 4, 2009 | All of the "Alphabet" Sue Crafton books are pleasurable reading. Time fillers that you can put down and pick back up without having to remember a convoluted plot or time warps of character studies. (  ) gtaymon | Sep 20, 2008 | P is for Peril is the 16th book in the Kinsey Millhone series. Kinsey is a private investigator who has a tendency to get herself into trouble, either though trying to do the right thing or just letting her curiosity get the better of her. This story is no different. This one was a quick read and I would say an average story as far as the series goes. This is one that had 2 separate cases going at the same time. One a missing Doctor who's Ex-wife hires Kinsey to find him and I won't spoil the other one. However she is thinking about finding an new office because Lonnie (her current landlord) is moving to a new building shortly and this does cause a few problems she doesn't want. (  )1 readafew | Mar 10, 2008 | This wasn't really one of her best -- in the end I found it to be a little disjointed, a little "who cares?" Weak ending of both plots. I noticed it was longer than many of the others and it felt it -- the wheels were spinning and spinning but never got traction. This was also the first time I really felt that her descriptions of everyone's clothing and houses were excessive to the point of being a bit distracting. Basically the story of a missing geriatrician, Medicare fraud, an ex-stripper wife, and the Hevener brothers who are suspiciously reminiscent of the 'real life' Menendez brothers. A bit of a step backwards from the recent improvememt of M,N, and O. Not as disappointing as J and K. No match for the quality of A - I. (  ) jhowell | Oct 26, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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While in her most recent adventures (N Is for Noose, O Is for Outlaw) Kinsey has acquired new digs, an extended family, and a few more gray hairs, in this one (which takes place some time in the mid-'80s), she's 36, still living in the remodeled garage that was blown up in an earlier novel. Easier than a facelift, and while Sue Grafton is a solid enough writer to pull it off, dedicated Kinsey fans will miss the more complex and multidimensional character who aged so ruefully and interestingly in the '90s. This isn't Grafton's strongest case; it's hard to care about any of Purcell's women or his associates. More exciting is the secondary plot, which involves a handsome landlord who offers Kinsey the new office space she's been seeking and turns out to be a lot more trouble than she bargained for. Despite its somewhat plodding pace and the echo of a more evolved heroine that rings through its pages, Grafton's many fans will probably shoot P Is for Peril right to the top of the bestseller list. --Jane Adams
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