- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Scribner; Lrg edition (Sep 17 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0743235193
- ISBN-13: 978-0743235198
- Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.4 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 708 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,123,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Clark's sixth rollicking mystery featuring L.A. PI Regan Reilly (Fleeced, etc.) boasts a wonderful cast: Lucretia Standish, a wealthy 96-year-old former silent-film star (who claims to be 93); Lucretia's sneaky, fortune-hunting fianc , 40-ish Edward Fields; as well as the old lady's late (fifth) husband's family, a clutch of superannuated hippies who manage Altered States, a winery/hotel near Santa Barbara. Regan must track down a missing young actress and scion of Lucretia's late husband's family, Whitney Weldon, aka "Freshness Lilac," the name her hippie mother gave her. Adding to the fanciful mix are 21 tattooed bikers who have made Lucretia their pet; Regan's mother, who, like the author's own, is a successful novelist; television and movie people; and a host of other amusing California types. The redoubtable Lucretia made $60 million by being smart enough to dump some dot.com stock that Edward had foisted on her, but she's not smart enough to see through his schemes as their wedding day approaches. She drags him to Altered States to meet her eccentric family in her brand-new Rolls Royce, escorted by her idolizing bikers. It's up to Regan to sort everything out, and thanks to the transcontinental e-mail aid of her sweetheart, Jack "no relation" Reilly, she's more than equal to the task. As usual, Clark provides plenty of fast-paced fun, with all the substance of a soap bubble, and best of all, nobody gets hurt. (Aug. 27) FYI: Clark has coauthored two novels with her mother, Mary Higgins Clark, He Sees You When You're Sleeping and Deck the Halls.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Adult/High School-A fun detective romp set in California wine country. Regan, a private investigator, must find Whitney, an actress, before her great-aunt Lucretia's wedding as Whitney's family, former hippies running the Altered States Bed & Breakfast and Meditation Center, will receive a fortune if everyone attends. Lucretia, an aging silent-film star, inherited a fortune and then made more money in a dot-com enterprise. Of course, the groom and his cronies are criminals out to thwart the family attendance by kidnapping Whitney so that they will receive more money. Add to this framework a motorcycle gang, two friends in their 90s, buried treasure, news coverage, and wildfires for an exciting mystery. The story moves quickly with snappy dialogue and short chapters. Locales change frequently until the conclusion with everyone on location at the B & B.
Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I purchased this book at a convenience store in Newark airport out of desperation. I finished it before my flight landed in Portland. Don't expect anything deep or profound. However, I did thoroughly enjoy reading this book. It was extremely fast-paced. I found it to be both interesting and enjoyable. This isn't ordinarily something I'd pick up, but I would highly recommend it to someone traveling. Helps the time pass more quickly.
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Terrible waste of time!,
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This review is from: Jinxed (Mass Market Paperback)
I have never read this author before and have, frankly, steered away from her mother's books, believing they were hokey. Well, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I guess I should have listed to my gut feelings....The plot of this book was implausible, and the characters were weak and boring. The "detective" doesn't really do much investigating but everything miraculously seems to fall into place. The saving graces of this book were that it was inexpensive and didn't take long to read. One more donation for the local library!
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This review is from: Jinxed (Mass Market Paperback)
It's a shame that there are so many good writers out there who can't get published, while this one squeaks by on who she knows with a plot that's so transparently a mirror of her own life that it's not even remotely entertaining.Regan is one of the most boring characters I've ever "met." Everything in her world is too pat and happens to easily -- for a PI, it seems she never has to lift a finger or investigate because every piece of the puzzle and every clue she needs just happens to fall into her lap at exactly the right moment. And is it really necessary for a 30-something year old PI to have her Mommy and Daddy around for every case she solves? Nepotism, thy name is Carol Higgins Clark.
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