"P" Is for Peril

"P" Is for Peril
First edition cover
AuthorSue Grafton
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAlphabet Mysteries
GenreMystery fiction
PublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date
June 4, 2001
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages320 first edition
ISBN978-0-399-14719-7
OCLC45207913
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3557.R13 P3 2001
Preceded by"O" Is for Outlaw 
Followed by"Q" Is for Quarry 

"P" Is for Peril is the 16th novel in the "Alphabet" series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton. The novel focuses on the disappearance of Dr. Dowan Purcell, a nursing home administrator and doctor at Pacific Meadows Nursing Home, and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California. The novel is set in 1986.