Killing Paparazzi

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Summary: A different sort of mystery
Review: I didn't get a chance to read 'Shooting Elvis', but I certainly enjoyed this latest Nina Zero novel.

Nina Zero, out on parole after serving five years in prison, has a deal set up to marry an Englishman for two thousand dollars, so he can have his green card. She agrees because she obviously needs the money. Little does she know the trouble she's getting into. Her husband is found murdered, and it seems to be because of some pictures he's taken. Having been a paparazzo, her dead husband seems to have made some powerful enemies. She's not afraid to find out who they might be.

A well written mystery. The dialogue as well as the narration kept my attention on the story.

Recommended.

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Summary: Excellent read, Nina Zero rocks
Review: Robert Eversz's heroine, Nina Zero, rates at the top of tough, ass kicking females. A detective by default in this one Nina works her way through a taughtly drawn plot written by an expert. "KP" is a very satisfying read for anyone looking for fresh air in a detective novel. LA never looked seedier (or more interesting) from the standpoint of movie stars, politicians and their slimy paparazzi counterparts. Nina Zero (and Mr. Eversz) deserves a long series of successful novels. Read this one, its an excellent book.

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Summary: strong satirical mystery
Review: When Nina Zero was Mary Alice Baker she swears she was a good girl. A stud here and a stud there turned her into what she is today. Finally after serving five years for blowing up a section of LAX airport that she insists was an accident Nina is paroled.

Unable to obtain work and written off as a terrorist by friends and family, Nina agrees to marry English photographer Gabriel Burns for two thousand dollars and a weekend in Vegas so that the Paparazzi can obtain a green card. Nina takes pictures of a heavy-metal band electrocuted in a hotel hot tub that she sells to an agency. This gives her the impetus to start a new career as a paparazzi. However, when her new husband's body is found battered, Nina resolves to find the killer. Is Los Angeles big enough to handle a Nina earthquake off the Richter Scale?

KILLING PAPARAZZI is a visual satire that leaves few prisoners as much of Southern California media life is exposed to humorous ridicule. The story line tosses rocks at many an icon as Nina does what she does best, cause havoc. However, this mystery is not for everyone because the plot and its references to the previous tale SHOOTING ELVIS loses some of its off the wall edge as it will remind much of the audience of 9/11.

Harriet Klausner