An Unquiet Grave (Louis Kincaid, #7) by P.J. Parrish

An Unquiet Grave (Louis Kincaid, #7) Reviews

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  Julie

  This was a really good Louis Kincaid mystery. This book had Louis traveling back to Michigan to visit his foster parents, Phillip and Frances. Phillips asked Louis to help him locate the remains of his first love, Claudia who had died in an "insane asylum" in 1972. The institution was closing and her coffin was found filled with rocks. As Louis begins to investigate he discovers old family secrets, horrible abuses at the asylum . He also has to deal with an over zealous newspaper reporter that believes a serial killer that died in the asylum is still alive, since two more recent bodies have turned up with similar MO. Louis also has to deal with his own demons from his childhood and his years growing up with Phillip and Frances. The secrets Phillip has kept from his wife for over 30 years threatens to destroy their relationship.
  I used to read a lot of P. J. Parrish, but over the years I have fallen behind on this series. I found this one stuck way up on the top shelf of my bookcase and remembered how good these were. This one was pretty lurid, and really spooky at times when they were walking around an old abandoned insane asylum and prowling through tunnels underneath the building. The treatments of days gone by are revisited here and this makes for some difficult reading. So, this one is not for the squemish. There a satifactory ending with some of the characters, but sort of leaves you hanging with others. I would have liked to feel that Phillip got the closure he needed and then was able to do the right thing by Frances, if she was able to accept things. Those issues may have been spoken of in later novels, and I'm just not aware. This book was published in 2006 and there have been several released since then I think. This may not have been my all time favorite P. J. Parrish/ Kincaid mystery, but it satified my craving for a good mystery. I think I'll try to catch up with P. J. Parrish.
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  Gail

  I just love reading stories that take place in MI and I know the places they are talking about.
  A good mystery story that takes place in Irish Hills, MI. It is filled with twists and turns and has yu wondering what will happen next.
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  Rebecca

  I loved this book, I finished it in 2 days and couldn't put it down.
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  Erleen Alvarez

  The insanity of this book is off the roof. It's so creepy, especially when Kincaid was at the tunnel. Damn, this book is great!
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  Judith Post

  I'm a big fan of Louis Kincaid, and he's the reason I kept turning pages in this book. The subject was DARK, often disturbing. But the characters were riveting, and Louis is...Louis. And I love him. I have problems with the inhumanity of early mental institution treatments to begin with, and this story dealt with some of the worst of the worst. The doctor over those treatments admits that before new meds became available, a lot of what they tried to "help" people was cruel by today's standards. I guessed many of the things that happened before Louis--besieged and struggling--understood them, but that actually added to the story for me. P.J. Parrish did a brilliant job on the doctor's character, and the sister writing team showed the kind, gentle side of mental problems with Charlie. This is a great read, but a grim one.
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  Barbara ★

  When a cemetary is being relocated, Louis Kincaid gets roped into a locating a Claudia's body which wasn't in her casket. His foster father dated this girl and lost touch when she was committed to an asylum back in 1951. During his investigation, Louis discovers the many atrocities committed in the name of mental health as well as a lead or two on Claudia. Other more sinister mysteries come to light and Kincaid nearly gets killed in the discovery process.
  
  This is one of the better mystery novels I've read recently. Totally convoluted plotlines with lots of intersecting characters and deadly secrets. Louis Kincaid is one determined private eye. He doesn't give in, even when the chips are stacked against him.
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  Elyse

  Was at times a bit too descriptive, as the Louis Kincaid books tend to be, but overall a captivating and interesting read. P.J. Parrish has officially become one of my favorite authors.
  I found the mental health discussions riveting and insightful - it was a bit like Shutter Island. I read the entire book in two days, just like the last P.J. Parrish book I read, and it was definitely a page-turner, although occasionally I felt compelled to skim several pages as the suspense was dragged out far too long in descriptions of flowers and decorations when all I really wanted to know was who had just been killed. Overall, a great mystery.
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  Linda K. Melzer

  Halfway through and I was on my way to getting bored.....
  
  It was 2:00 pm and I had missed both breakfast and lunch and I realized I wasn't bored anymore! The storyline is unusual and unique. It really started to pick up speed. It has it's share of killing, and fear, and blood. It has multiple tunnels under an old hospital for the insane, torturous methods used on both the insane and sane, and a horrifying ending. I finally ate lunch around 4:00 p.m. Read and enjoy if you like this scenario!!
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  Amy

  This book takes place in Michigan, and obviously by the descriptions of the neighborhoods, they must have lived in Detroit. Really knows the locale. The mental hospital in the book is obviously Eloise, but they moved it to Adrian, Mi.Story is well developed. Dialogue is good. Mystery follows well.Can't wait to read more by this author.
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  Naomi

  PJ Parrish is just good readin'...There has not been one of the sisters books that I have not given 5 stars to I believe. The Louis Kincaid character is one that a reader can easily buddy up to and looks forward to getting to know more and more!
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  Karen

  7th book in the series. Louis Kincaid is back in Michigan. An old cemetery for an insane asylum is being moved. A coffin is found filled with rocks. Louis is asked to track down where the body might have gone. Very suspenseful.
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  Kay

  The only complaint I have is I'm getting too close to finishing the books Parrish has written.
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  Robin Ferguson

  I can see right now, P.J. Parrish is going to be one of my favorites!
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  Lakota Grace

  I've been working my way through the P.J. Parrish series and find they are consistently good. This last one was so scary in parts (trapped underground in tunnels in an old mental asylum) that I couldn't put it down!
  
  The fun part about this series is that it is written jointly by sisters: one in Michigan and the other in Florida. So the cop transitions between the two locations, book by book, in a remarkably ingenious set of circumstances.
  
  Donald Maas recently wrote a book about writing in which he says the author must engage the reader through emotion. This series does that!
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  Keith Taylor

  One of the Michigan books in this series of murder mysteries/detective novels by this sister team who have combined to make one good writer! Here's a thing I wrote many years ago now:
  
  
  https://annarborobserver.com/articles...
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  Tree

  Content warning: rape.
  Made it to Chapter 14 for my book club. I kept waiting for it to get interesting but I guess all of the action happens later on. Then I learned a main plot point is rape and sexual abuse.
  That's a nope for me. Will not finish.
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  Sandra

  Wow! This is a page turner. If you liked Shutter Island by Lehane, this is your next book.
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  Mary Ann

  Loved this mystery and the main character, Louis Kincaid. This story keeps you guessing until the end. A real psychological thriller.
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  Frederick Tan

  Louis was called by his foster father to return to Michigan to investigate the disappearance of the body of a woman who passed away years ago.
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  Tammy Downing

  An exceptional mystery with plenty of twists and turns. The characters were well developed.