Jinxed

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Summary: Terrible waste of time!
Review: 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!

Rating:
Summary: Fast-Paced
Review: 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.

Rating:
Summary: HOKEY! WASTE OF TIME
Review: Implausible volume filled with hokey characters. It read like a bad TV show. The only saving grace was that is was a quick read and thus didn't waste too much of my time.

Rating:
Summary: Ripoff
Review: 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.

Rating:
Summary: Terrible waste of time!
Review: Regan Reilly and her boy friend Jack "not related" Reilly visit the California wine country until he has to return to his work as the head of the NYPD Major Cases Squad. Private sleuth Regan goes back to her office in Los Angeles. Almost the moment she arrives at work, Regan receives a call from the Weldon siblings, who she met when she and Jack toured their winery. Apparently their ninety-six going on ninety-three years old stepmother, former silent screen star Lucretia Standish, is getting married once again. If the Weldon trio plus the daughter of one of them all attend the ceremony, Lucretia will give them two million dollars each; if even one fails to show up they receive zero. The Weldons hire Regan to find the daughter off on one of her vanishing act weekends.

Regan begins investigating and receives help from Jack via email. However, the forty something groom has other plans for his fiancee's money, which include leaving the Weldons with nothing. If it means killing a detective to insure a Weldon fails to appear so be it.

JINXED is an action-packed thriller that moves at the speed of light, which leads to a fun time for the audience if one does not mind escapist cerebral cotton candy. The story line is fluff yet the audience will enjoy every page of it and most will finish in one sitting. Regan is a wonderful protagonist while readers will find the antics of the support cast quite pleasant and amusing. Carol Higgins Clark does what she does best entertain her fans.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: action-packed thriller
Review: Regan Reilly and her boy friend Jack "not related" Reilly visit the California wine country until he has to return to his work as the head of the NYPD Major Cases Squad. Private sleuth Regan goes back to her office in Los Angeles. Almost the moment she arrives at work, Regan receives a call from the Weldon siblings, who she met when she and Jack toured their winery. Apparently their ninety-six going on ninety-three years old stepmother, former silent screen star Lucretia Standish, is getting married once again. If the Weldon trio plus the daughter of one of them all attend the ceremony, Lucretia will give them two million dollars each; if even one fails to show up they receive zero. The Weldons hire Regan to find the daughter off on one of her vanishing act weekends.

Regan begins investigating and receives help from Jack via email. However, the forty something groom has other plans for his fiancee's money, which include leaving the Weldons with nothing. If it means killing a detective to insure a Weldon fails to appear so be it.

JINXED is an action-packed thriller that moves at the speed of light, which leads to a fun time for the audience if one does not mind escapist cerebral cotton candy. The story line is fluff yet the audience will enjoy every page of it and most will finish in one sitting. Regan is a wonderful protagonist while readers will find the antics of the support cast quite pleasant and amusing. Carol Higgins Clark does what she does best entertain her fans.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: GREAT STORY
Review: The author reads this book. She is great, her different accents for her characters very accurately portray them. I have not missed a single one of these mysteries. You will not be disappointed in Jinxed!!

Rating:
Summary: fun book
Review: this was a fun story to read & easy to read. A book that you will finish in a day or two. Carol is a good author. Her books are totally different from her mothers but they are good stories.