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When the body of Dorinda Dawes washes ashore on the beach of Waikiki Waters, Will's life as general manager of the recently renovated resort takes yet another turn for the worse. Thankfully, Regan Reilly, noted L.A. investigator, booked a last-minute trip to this very vacation spot, so Will enlists her help. Although the police rule Dorinda's death an accident, Will can't shake the feeling that foul play was involved, particularly because Dorinda's gossip-mongering in the resort's monthly newsletter had incurred all sorts of ill will. And what about the rare shell lei, stolen from a Hawaiian museum 30 years ago, that was found around the victim's neck? Suspects abound, of course: Might Will be covering for his own misdeeds? Are certain members of an oddball group of travelers from the Northwest in cahoots? It's a silly plot with a formulaic arc, but what Clark (daughter of romantic suspense master Mary Higgins Clark) lacks in style, she makes up for in entertaining storytelling and likable characters. Mary Frances Wilkens
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"Crime-solving with a humorous streak." -- The Raleigh News & Observer (NC)
"Regan Reilly is a humorous detective . . . [R]eminiscent of the 'Thin Man' stories." -- The Beverly Hills Courier
"Regan Reilly is a humorous detective . . . [R]eminiscent of the 'Thin Man' stories." -- The Beverly Hills Courier
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Bother, Mar 22 2006
By Booklover "Librarian" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Burned: A Regan Reilly Mystery (Hardcover)
I could find little to recommend about this book. Even the title barely made sense. If this book were food it would be a "bad carb," offering a high glycemic index with almost no nutritional value. The inept writng was peppered with more clichés "than you could shake a stick at," and the plot was silly and simplistic. The characters were flat and so poorly drawn that I found it impossible to make myself care about what happened to them. Dialog was banal. Example: "...Did you read it?" "Yes. It was great." "Yup. Good picture, huh?"I struggled to read to the end, but that was not satisfying either. It was a very pat finish with too many disparate ends tied up in the last few paragraphs. I would not choose to read another book by this author.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Should be listed under Young Adult Fiction, July 28 2005
By EdHopper "Painter" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Burned: A Regan Reilly Mystery (Hardcover)
While definately an improvement for this author in plot development, I really felt I was reading something like a Nancy Drew mystery. Definately done with this author -- I like my reading to be a little more intelligent.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Another Fun Regan Reilly Mystery, Mar 21 2005
By D. Bell "Imzadi" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Burned: A Regan Reilly Mystery (Hardcover)
Carol Higgins Clark has come up with another excellent Regan Reilly mystery, replete with nice young people in jeopardy and some very eccentric characters. I did miss her mother and father and her fiance, Jack (no relation) Reilly. It's a fun and fast read, especially enjoyable on a long car or plane trip.The ending is a good one for all concerned, villains excluded. It's exactly what one wants and expects from Carol Higgins Clark.
That said, I must remark that, as a faithful viewer of the CSI and Law & Order franchises, I was appalled by the sloppiness of the police work. The crime should have been solved before Regan landed in Hawaii. A valuable piece of evidence, the lei, was returned to the museum instead of taken by the police to be processed. The victim's apartment was NOT sealed and probably hadn't even been searched. Regan found a valuable clue in plain sight and walked out with it with no trouble. Dorinda's cousin was free to dispose of the contents as he chose. This is so bad it's pathetic. Gil Grissom would be holding his head in sheer horror, and Detectives Fontana & Green would be in shock. Because of this gaping hole in the plot, I am subtracting a star.
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