PRIOR BAD ACTS by Tami Hoag ****

The story was plotted well, liked the characters and dialogue sounded real enough. The banter between cops was kind of typical.
A judge made a decision to not let previous convictions interfere with a new charge against someone so he got off. Lots of people are pissed cuz someone killed a mom and her two kids. Most believed this guy was the doer.
With all the people around the area want to see her killed she gets kidnapped twice. Once by the guy who got off cuz of her--he wanted to play mommy with her, then a cop gone bad takes over her kidnapping.
It was mostly kind of strange for people going after a judge and a court appointed attorney but I guess that's the story. If you start off not liking it you probably will end up the same.
I thought it was an ok read.  Nothing special about it.
Apparently there are long running characters like the cops Liska, Kovac etc. He seems to be falling for her.She married a real winna....loves porn sites, calls himself a film maker and makes porno.  Good for her...not.

P is for PERIL by Sue Grafton **

I read this kind of large book. It has way too many people in it and I could never remember who was related to whom or married to what or any relationships or ages. I don't even know (and I read to the end) who or why this doctor was killed. I presume it had to do with either his divorce or money.

There was no closure of 2 smarmy killers one of whom kept pestering Kinsey for dates. 

Names like Fiona, Crystal, Dowan, Purcell, oddball names. I don't know the ending. I wasn't going to reread 30 pages to get the answer but I suggest you pay close attention to the last 2 chapters unlike me and maybe you'll get the end. I'm lost. Don't care.