P Is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)

by Sue Grafton | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 0399147195 Global Overview for this book
Registered by juniebug of Marcus, Iowa USA on 2/26/2006
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Journal Entry 1 by juniebug from Marcus, Iowa USA on Sunday, February 26, 2006
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From the dust jacket:

"Dr. Dowan Purcell had been missing for nine weeks when Kinsey got a call asking her to take on the case. A specialist in geriatric medicine, Purcell was a prominent member of the Santa Teresa medical community, and the police had done a thorough job. Purcell had no known enemies and seemed contented with his life. At the time of his disappearance, he was running a nursing care facility where both the staff and the patients loved him. He adored his second wife, Crystal, and doted on their two-year-old son.

It wasn't Crystal who called Kinsey. It was Purcell's ex-wife, Fiona. Everything about their meeting made Kinsey uneasy. Fiona's manner was high-handed and her expectations unrealistic. Kinsey's instincts told her to refuse the job, yet she ended up saying, "I'll do what I can, but I make no promises."

It was a decision she'd live to regret.

Pursuing the mysterious disappearance of Purcell, Kinsey crashes into a wall of speculation. It seems everyone has a theory. The cops think he went on a bender and is too ashamed to come home. Fiona is sure he ran off to get away from Crystal, and Crystal is just as sure he's dead. The staff at the nursing home is convinced he's been kidnapped, and one of his daughters, having consulted a psychic, is certain that he's trapped in a dark place, though she doesn't know where. Kinsey is awash in explanations and sorely lacking in facts. Then pure chance leads her in another direction, and she soon finds herself in a dangerous shadow land, where duplicity and double-dealing are the reality and, with the truth glinting elusively out of reach, she must stake her life on a thin thread of intuition."

Journal Entry 2 by juniebug from Marcus, Iowa USA on Friday, July 7, 2006
Sad to say, this is not my favorite in the series. I really missed the final report "respectfully submitted" by Kinsey. The plot was very good however! As usual, I really had no clue whodunit right up to the end. I also enjoyed the sub-plot (Kinsey's search for new office space).

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Honestly, I'm guess I'm not satisfied because of the feeling that the case was left unresolved. I realize that Kinsey's part of the case was complete - she found the person she was hired to find. But because it was left up to the police to solve the murder, I'm bummed that we don't really find out who actually killed the guy. We learn *where* he was killed, but not who did it.

Journal Entry 3 by juniebug at Marcus Pizza Ranch in Marcus, Iowa USA on Sunday, July 9, 2006

Released 17 yrs ago (7/9/2006 UTC) at Marcus Pizza Ranch in Marcus, Iowa USA

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Left on the OBCZ shelf just inside the front door.

Journal Entry 4 by CupofSugar from Remsen, Iowa USA on Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Can not wait to read

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