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World Hotels - Iced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 3)
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List Price: $4.99
Our Price: $4.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780446508735
ISBN: 044650873X
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2008-05-01
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Studio: Grand Central Publishing
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Editorial Reviews:
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It's Christmas in Aspen and P.I. Regan Reilly is vacationing with her parents and hoping to meet an unmarried man. Soon, however, all thoughts of romance turn to sleuthing when million-dollar paintings start disappearing, along with an old friend of Regan's--who happens to be an ex-con. The snow is falling, the plot is thickening, and the danger is closing in on Regan.
After assorted hijinks, adventures, false alarms, and--yes--plain old silliness, the plot finally gets all tied up in a nice, neat, mostly happy ending that will no doubt charm even the most Scrooge-like reader. Solidly entertaining, mostly clever, occasionally funny, and always fun, this one is sure to please the author's growing audience.
--Booklist
"A fun and funny read." --- USA Today
"The quintessential beachbook...Clark writes with a breezy style that will quickly refresh readers." --- Publishers Weekly
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Like reading Nancy Drew
Comment: When I was 11 or 12, I read a ton of Hardy Boy and similar books. They were all fun reading.
I think the author is still reading them, I was waiting for good ol' Regan Reilly to ride off in her roadster.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ok but nothing stellar.
Comment: On the whole Iced makes for acceptable light reading, but without leaving a lasting impression whatsoever, or the desire to read other works of its author.
Iced is centered around Megan, a young woman who used to live on the wrong side of the law and who is now trying to stay straight, working as a repossesor of cars. Siler saw it fit to present Megan as a rather bitter woman who holds little to no hope for a happier future, and puts her in the mids of a mystery which took another character half a century to solve but which Megan managed to solve in mere seconds. This alone represents a mayor flaw in the story. For a good 250 pages Siler leads us, the readers, along only to have the main character solve the 'mystery' in such a way that it is impossible to accept that the other characters who tried to solve the 'mystery' for half a century were unable to notice the obvious. A very weak and disapointing end to an otherwise not bad mystery novel.
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Summary: A trio of blind, syphilitic baboons slapping at the key board could have written a better text!
Comment: I'm not trying to be mean, but ... ARE THEY KIDDING WITH THIS TRIPE?
Once one understands the doublespeak of the 4 & 5 star reviews it makes more sense -
"This book is charming" - means my 4-year-old nephew can read it (and probably could have written it better)
"A fast-paced read" - means one cannot read through it fast enough before disposing of properly (preferably in a far-off landfill)
"Ms. Clark has definitely improved" - How could she not? Her previous "novels" were so pedestrian, she had no direction to go but improve.
"Another Winner" - Yes, for Carol Higgins Clark. She managed to make another 6-figures off an unsuspecting public.
"A light read" - Speaks for itself. Think about it. Have you ever called a good book "a light read"? Of course not. That term is reserved for drivel.
"A good beach book" - (See "a light read" above)
Don't believe the hype, even if it is well-meaning.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Don't compare apples and oranges!
Comment: Everyone keeps saying "She's not as good as her mother" when they refer to CHC's writing. I think that she probably isn't...yet. Remember that MHC has been writing for years. And the two types of books they write are not alike. Mary writes about complex and often mentally disturbed people who are stalking or involved with very strong, highly successful women; a different one for each book. Carol writes about one woman and her various "cases" that she works as a P.I. That means that she has to contrive the plots a certain amount. Come on folks! The cases that most PI's work involve who's cheating on who and where is so-and-so hiding. We'd all go to sleep. It's like Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote) and her life. Everywhere the woman goes, a murder happens. In real life, the police would be watching her after the second one. So, in a book, you have to contrive the plot a little in order to have an interesting story about the same character over and over. And CHC does pretty well at it. I've enjoyed them all, but I think of all the ones I've read, I liked this one best. I also kind of like all the quirky characters she puts in them. Just give her a break, guys, and stop looking for Shakespeare in a mystery novel!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book!!!!!!!!
Comment: I really liked this book. But I have to admit she's not as good as her mother, Mary Higgins Clark.
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