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 enlarge | Author: Thomas Perry
Publisher: Harcourt
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 38357
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 015101292X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780151012923
ASIN: 015101292X
Publication Date: May 12, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Fidelity July 4, 2008
Thomas Perry's newest novel is riveting from the first page - or, more accurately, the second page, for that's when Phil Kramer is murdered in an ambush. Kramer, a 45-year-old LA p.i., leaves behind a wife, Emily, who in short order discovers that in the last year of his life, her husband has left her virtually penniless, with only several hundred dollars left in personal and business bank accounts. Emily is clueless, as are, literally, the police.
This narrative line is juxtaposed with one which introduces Jerry Hobart, the man who was paid to kill Kramer. But nothing that happens after that point can be anticipated by the reader. These story lines do not stay separate for long, as all too soon Jerry is brought within Emily's orbit, in ominous fashion.
The author, with the attention to detail that is the hallmark of his novels, has again delivered one that is original and wholly absorbing, as Emily tries to uncover the truth behind her husband's killing. She, and the reader, are wholly unprepared for the answers. In addition to giving us a suspenseful book [so much so that the conclusion is nearly anticlimactic], the author presents, in various guises, the question as to the degree of responsibility that fidelity imposes and, conversely, how much is that responsibility diminished when the fidelity is no longer there. A real page-turner, and recommended.
Fidelity; Thomas Perry June 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not his best, but a good read. I will read it again, as I do all books that I buy.
close, but no cigar. June 16, 2008
I have been a fan of Thomas Perry's novels since The Butcher's Boy. He does so many things so well that it is disappointing to read a Perry novel that is only a little better than average.
His professional killer was closer to ordinary than those in past efforts and the character development of his heroine struck me as flat. There were potential story lines that were left incomplete. It seemed to me that this novel could have been improved with some extra work. Perhaps Perry was looking ahead to Jane Whitfield's reemergence and neglected the necessary work on Fidelity that would have taken it out of the "wait for paperback" category.
 Fidelity by Thomas Perry June 3, 2008
Great read from Perry. This novel grabbed me from the beginning and wouldn't let go. I don't want to give anything away but there was one surprising twist after another. Highly recommended.
 save your money June 2, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
years ago thomas perry was an excellent if unnoticed writer of thrilling fiction...unfortunately, he found a gimick involving an indian female who helped people get lost...i bought this book from amazon in the hope that he had gone back to his early style of work...i was wrong and wasted my money on a silly, poorly conceived and insultingly "plotted" bit of pulp
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