|
World Hotels - Snagged (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 2)
|
List Price: $4.99
Our Price: $4.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
|
Average Customer Rating:   
|
|
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780446508742
ISBN: 0446508748
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
The spunky sleuth from Decked returns. A pantyhose convention in Miami takes a deadly turn as someone tries to kill the inventor of run-less pantyhose. Murder is afoot and Regan Reilly is on the case; the clues are opaque and the plotting is seamless.
"A smart, saucey sleuth...a highly entertaining puzzler." --- Los Angeles Times
"A bit of bawdy, a soupcon of slapstick...no one can read just one page." --- Washington Post
"Mixes glitz, froth, fun, and a female detective." --- Miami Herald
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun at South Beach
Comment: The second in the series, this book has main character Regan Reilly in the middle of another predicament. While in Miami for a weekend wedding, her uncle is also trying to sell the patent on some apparently amazing pantyhose at a convention in town. Throw in the tension builder that the uncle is trying to earn enough money from the patent sale so that he can buy the retirement home where he lives with his friends before they are kicked out on Monday. Regan doesn't do nearly as much sleuthing in this story as she did in book one, and she saves the day at the last second but not really because she's a private investigator. As in the previous book, the plot gets bogged down a little in the middle and then has a rushed ending where all the loose ends are neatly tied up. Not necessarily convincing, but still a fun read.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fast, Fun Read!
Comment: The second in the series, this book has main character Regan Reilly in the middle of another predicament. While in Miami for a weekend wedding, her uncle is also trying to sell the patent on some apparently amazing pantyhose at a convention in town. Throw in the tension builder that the uncle is trying to earn enough money from the patent sale so that he can buy the retirement home where he lives with his friends before they are kicked out on Monday. Regan doesn't do nearly as much sleuthing in this story as she did in book one, and she saves the day at the last second but not really because she's a private investigator. As in the previous book, the plot gets bogged down a little in the middle and then has a rushed ending where all the loose ends are neatly tied up. Not necessarily convincing, but still a fun read.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Surprised and disappointed
Comment: I started reading Carol because I am so fond of her mother's writing. I am quite surprised and very disappointed that she has chosen to take the Lord's name in vain in this book. I enjoyed her first book but am not sure I will read any more!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wretched book
Comment: I had read several books by Ms. Clark and liked them for the most part, despite their obvious flaws. Her first novel, "Decked," had good settings, interesting characters, and a satisfactory plot. Others of her novels had similar assets. But THIS novel, "Snagged," was complete nonsense. It is padded shamelessly in an attempt to prop up a very weak and predictable story. How many times must we be informed that the pantyhose are virtually indestructible? How much foreshadowing can the reader take of the wretched sounding "party" to introduce said pantyhose? Cliches abound throughout. Bad writing, poor syntax, wrong words, dull characters, bad everything prevail. Did no competent editor look at the manuscript for this? Did Ms. Clark not see the classic Alec Guinness film, "The Man in the White Suit?"
I would add only that the thinly veiled character who is Ms. Clark's mother in the real world is a bit too much, a trifle too ritchbitch. And it feels as if the younger Ms. Clark tried to ride the popularity of her mother character in this book. If so, it was a bumpy ride indeed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: In a word - INSULTING
Comment: This book is insulting to readers of average to above-average intelligence.
To say it is difficult to get published is one of the understatements of the century. It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to get published these days. Average writers can forget it. Good writers, probably not. Great writers, maybe... just maybe, if your agent and the publisher are in a good mood.
Therefore, you don't see much drivel making it to print anymore. I don't even know if this book is good enough to be called drivel. The immature writing is below sub-par and the characters are so flimsy that they don't even qualify as "cardboard". Even the basic premise of the book is so thin, it should never even have been made into a short story.
But I guess, when your mother is one of the most exhaulted mystery writers of all time, you're allowed to vomit text on to a page and expect to get it printed. Must be nice.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|