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Fidelity
by
Thomas Perry
Murder, money, and marriage pack a triple treat in this absorbing, character-driven crime novel from Thomas Perry. and maybe a bigger payoff from Ted Forrest, the mysterious wealthy man behind the hit.
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
June 4th 2009
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Perry must be one of the most reliable thriller writers (or is it just reliable writers) working, the George Sisler of suspense, not a game-changing showboat that everyone natters on about, but on base about 3/4 of the time.
Perry plots cleanly but minimally; he doesn't fuss about big twists or major developments, but usually sets up a couple of characters who are after (or escaping from) one another. Here, it's a recently-widowed Emily Kramer, whose private eye husband was killed, a...more
Perry plots cleanly but minimally; he doesn't fuss about big twists or major developments, but usually sets up a couple of characters who are after (or escaping from) one another. Here, it's a recently-widowed Emily Kramer, whose private eye husband was killed, a...more
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Oh, I love Thomas Perry, he's such a good writer and his books move like bullet trains. But he seriously scares me. Many of his books feature professional hit men, and this guy knows WAY too much about the details of being a hit man. I'm convinced it's first-hand knowledge. Plus, according to the book jackets, he lives here in Southern California. He could be watching my house right now -- not directly in front, where he might be seen, but up by the corner in a nondescript sedan in a neut...more
Perry, Thomas. FIDELITY. (2008). ***. Phil Kramer, the owner of the Kramer Detective Agency, is shot dead on a deserted street in L.A. His wife, when she learns of his killing, tries to get back into the agency, as she had done years ago when they were first married, but finds that all of the company’s and their personal bank accounts had been emptied. Both she and the agency were broke. She gathers the rest of the detectives together and lets them know the score. They agree to stay toge...more
It's vacation, or I probably would not have kept on with this one. It is sort of like the movie "Raising Arizona" - I didn't want to finish it but sort of HAD to know what happened...so there is this PI who is murdered and his wife learns of it but has no clue (literally) why...but the story unfolds, and it is just creepy. I couldn't get the geography straight - like how could Forrest get all the way to see his "lover" and then take her back to work and then get back in time ...more
I was drawn into this book almost with the first sentence.
A Private Detective goes missing, his body is quickly found. It is up to his wife and the rest of the colleagues from the PI agency to find out what happened. I know this sounds fairly standard, but it is riveting.
This man has depleted their savings and cleaned out the security box in the bank, all without her knowing. There is evidence he has a lover/lovers and that he is hiding a big secret which a hitman is trying ...more
A Private Detective goes missing, his body is quickly found. It is up to his wife and the rest of the colleagues from the PI agency to find out what happened. I know this sounds fairly standard, but it is riveting.
This man has depleted their savings and cleaned out the security box in the bank, all without her knowing. There is evidence he has a lover/lovers and that he is hiding a big secret which a hitman is trying ...more
Seasoned private detective Phil Kramer is gunned down on late at night on a deserted residential street in Southern California. Distraught wife Emily is left with empty bank accounts and, in trying to unravel the mystery of her husbands death, more questions than California has artichokes. But from this straightforward and attention grabbing opener, the talented Thomas Perry spins a convoluted and uneven drama far below the standard of which he is capable.
The title refers to a serie...more
The title refers to a serie...more
Saw this on the "new" shelf at our little branch library, so decided to pick it up, as I recalled enjoying his early "hit man" books, Metzger's Dog and Butcher's Boy. Perhaps no more realistic than his popular Jane Whitefield series (of which I tired after 2), they're well plotted and thus good reads for beach or airport. Not much more than good plot. Seems I liked the earlier ones better, but it's been a long time and they don't really stick in your mind.
This was my first Thomas Perry book; I can't say I would go out of my way to read or listen to another one. I certainly wouldn't pay money to do so. The story had a lot of potential but in the end, it was just too bloated with characters speculating on how another character felt, what they saw, how an event might play out or did play out. The ending was less than predictable, it just trailed off to the last word of the last paragraph.
A book about secrets, about a lifetime of trying to make things right, about loyalty, betrayal and understanding and forgiveness. A fast, thrilling read from the master, Thomas Perry, published in 2008.
--Ashland Mystery
--Ashland Mystery
So disappointing! I have come to expect so much more from Thomas Perry. I think of his books as clever and this one was most definitely not. I, too, am still looking forward to the new Jane Whitefield and will try not to hold this clunker against Mr. Perry.
I adore most of what Thomas Perry writes, unfortunately this book just didn't live up to his usually well written novels. The plot was unbelievable for me. I'm still a Perry fan and eagerly await his latest Jane Whitefield novel
Probably Perry's weakest (I think I've read all his novels). OK for fans, but newcomers should look elsewhere, say The Butcher's Boy or one of the Jane Whitefield series (I forget which is the earliest...).
Truly gripping story. Couldn't put it down till I was done. Throughout the book you go through hate, love, sympathy and disgust towards the main characters. Story well told and feel very satisfied the way it ends.
After reading other reviews it seems that for my first Perry book I picked the weakest. I may give him another chance in the future but it certainly isn't because of the book. It was readable but not quite a thriller.
I have been a fan of Perry's books for some time and found this a tremendous disappointment. I didn't like any of the characters and he did so little to develop them. A page flipper, not a page turner.
I got this book signed by the author. It was the first time I had ever asked and author to sign a book. I've become such the fangirl in my 40's. I will always recommend Thomas Perry.
I'm a Thomas Perry fan so I read everything he publishes, current-wise. I don't care for his earlier stuff, esp. `Big Fish' and `Island'. He gets a little silly in them. Nothing like the seriousness of what he writes now. He is one of those contemporary writers who don't draw such a fine line between heroes and villains like Lawrence Block and his hit man Keller series. In this book there is a heroine, and a villain who has killed her husband. Perry follows both of them and their actions ...more
Splendid! Interesting. Well written. Surprising--which I can't say often in connection with a genre book. Probably deserves five stars; I might revise after I've read some more by him.
Not up to Perry's usual high quality. Murder and mayhem and dirty secrets too, but the wife of a murdered P.I. solving the crime and a hit man gone soft was too incredulous.
You can't go wrong with a suspense novel by Thomas Perry! He knows how to write a true page-turner.
I enjoy Thomas Perry over Sue Grafton, Michael Connelly or Lee Child. He is a much better writer.
Not as thrilling as most of Perry's work, this one features a sort of lackluster protagonist and a smarmy subplot involving sex with underage teens. I enjoyed reading the killer's POV far more than the cheated on wife's and the resolution was sort of ho-hum and expected. I am, however, thrilled to note that he is bringing Jane Whitefield back early next year. He is at his best with a chase novel and the Whitefield books were classics. This one, though it involved a chase, also involved more than...more
This book was surprising terrific. I borrowed it as an ebook from the library, just because it was new and I liked the description. A very well written suspense novel.
listened to this on audiobook - it kept us awake while driving so I guess it did the job.
Thomas Perry always delivers and this book was no exception. Good Read!!!
I've enjoyed all the other Thomas Perry books I've read, but couldn't get into this one. I just couldn't connect with the main character -- she was too cold and shut down. I ended up returning the book to the library without completing it.
Love the books by Thomas Perry. Innovative plots with lots of suspense.
Mystery/Thriller. Fidelity is a stand alone story.
This book was one very long run-on sentence. Just dreadful.
Just didn't hold my attention like other books he has written.
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Thomas Perry was born in Tonawanda, New York in 1947. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1969 and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester in 1974. He has worked as a park maintenance man, factory laborer, commercial fisherman, university administrator and teacher, and a writer and producer of prime time network television shows. He lives in Southern California with his wife ...more
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