Decked : A Regan Reilly Mystery

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Summary: A delightful, light, suspenseful mystery
Review: A delightful, light, suspenseful mystery Definitely hard to put down! Carol Higgins Clark brings forth enjoyable, intriguing characters. Regan Reilly is a sophisticated adult version of Nancy Drew. A fun romp you can finish on those lazy sunday afternoons. Highly recommended!

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Summary: An excellent book
Review: An excellent book by Carol Higgins Clark. Once I started reading I couldn't put it down! A definate recommendation for mystery and suspense fans.

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Summary: Don't bother!
Review: As an avid reader of the mystery genre, this book was suggested to me through the Amazon recommendation. It is a boring, drawn out book. I have to think the only reason that Carol Higgins Clark is published is because of her mother, the first hint being that she didn't go by "Carol Clark" but seized the opportunity and recognition of her mother's name to sell books. A real shame!

Rating:
Summary: Don't bother!
Review: As an avid reader of the mystery genre, this book was suggested to me through the Amazon recommendation. It is a boring, drawn out book. I have to think the only reason that Carol Higgins Clark is published is because of her mother, the first hint being that she didn't go by "Carol Clark" but seized the opportunity and recognition of her mother's name to sell books. A real shame!

Rating:
Summary: A delightful, light, suspenseful mystery
Review: Definitely hard to put down! Carol Higgins Clark brings forth enjoyable, intriguing characters. Regan Reilly is a sophisticated adult version of Nancy Drew. A fun romp you can finish on those lazy sunday afternoons. Highly recommended!

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Summary: Amateur Writer
Review: Even though her mother is one of the best mystery writers out there, and even though her mother has has been dubbed, "The Queen of Suspense," Carol Higgins Clark has not inherited any of her mother's writing expertise. I find that her writing is very young and she is just an amateur writer. The main character, of whom she has written a series around, is Regan Reilly, a P.I. in New York City. She is thirty years old, and acts like a three-year-old child. She practically lives off her parents, and sticks to them like glue. And why is it that her parents just coincidentally show up wherever she is in each story? Carol Higgins Clark tries to write in her mother's style, and isn't successfully pulling it off. Mary Higgins Clark's writing and books are so good that you cannot put the book down; you don't want to stop reading even when you're dead tired, because it keeps you in suspense and some are frightening. (Aren't scary books the best type of book to read before bed?) But Carol Higgins Clark's books are the type that you pick up to read when you have nothing else to do, and when you're tired you put down to sleep. They aren't suspensful, and they aren't good enough to read through the night. Her vocabulary is very young, and her characters childish. She has eighty-year-olds who act like they're twenty and twenty-year-olds who act like they're four. When I read the "About the Author" part of the book, I saw that she was proud of her mother, very pointedly saying, "...the daughter of Mary Higgins Clark..." as though it would help sell this rather poorly-written book. And I also realized that she was basing her characters around her own life. All I have to say is that she has to grow up if she acts the same way that Regan does, alternating from a four-year-old to a FOURTEEN-year-old. All in all, this book does not come highly recommended. But if you want to spend money buying a book that's plot isn't even good, then I would recommend that you buy and read this book.

Rating:
Summary: Amateur Writer
Review: Even though her mother is one of the best mystery writers out there, and even though her mother has has been dubbed, "The Queen of Suspense," Carol Higgins Clark has not inherited any of her mother's writing expertise. I find that her writing is very young and she is just an amateur writer. The main character, of whom she has written a series around, is Regan Reilly, a P.I. in New York City. She is thirty years old, and acts like a three-year-old child. She practically lives off her parents, and sticks to them like glue. And why is it that her parents just coincidentally show up wherever she is in each story? Carol Higgins Clark tries to write in her mother's style, and isn't successfully pulling it off. Mary Higgins Clark's writing and books are so good that you cannot put the book down; you don't want to stop reading even when you're dead tired, because it keeps you in suspense and some are frightening. (Aren't scary books the best type of book to read before bed?) But Carol Higgins Clark's books are the type that you pick up to read when you have nothing else to do, and when you're tired you put down to sleep. They aren't suspensful, and they aren't good enough to read through the night. Her vocabulary is very young, and her characters childish. She has eighty-year-olds who act like they're twenty and twenty-year-olds who act like they're four. When I read the "About the Author" part of the book, I saw that she was proud of her mother, very pointedly saying, "...the daughter of Mary Higgins Clark..." as though it would help sell this rather poorly-written book. And I also realized that she was basing her characters around her own life. All I have to say is that she has to grow up if she acts the same way that Regan does, alternating from a four-year-old to a FOURTEEN-year-old. All in all, this book does not come highly recommended. But if you want to spend money buying a book that's plot isn't even good, then I would recommend that you buy and read this book.

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Summary: excellent suspenseful
Review: i fell in love with the characters! reagen reilly is great. gabby gavin was my fave the bad guy that you really felt sorry for. kept me interested which i cant say about alot of books. towards the end i found myself trying to read as fast as i could to see how it ended!! excellent book am looking foward to the rest!!

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Summary: surprisenly good and humorous...
Review: I had been eyeing this book for weeks, debating with myself over whether I should buy it or not, and whether it would be as good as Mary Higgins Clark's suspense novels- I'm so glad I finally bought it! It was fiercly entertaning, and funny, with suspense and intrigue all tied up into a little package.DECKED is a lot less serious and not as hardcore as her mother's books, but it is obvious that Carol inherited her mother's suspense writing genes.

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Summary: Gets you hooked on Carol Higgins Clark!
Review: I love Mary Higgins Clark and her daughter does not disappoint, either. This was the first book I read by Carol and I found it a light, quick read and very satisfying - no loose ends left on the last page. Be careful - this one could keep you up at night!