It's Book Club Friday!
This week I'm reviewing the second book in the High Heels Mystery series.
L.A. shoe designer Maddie Springer hasn't seen her father since he reportedly ran off to Las Vegas with a showgirl named Lola. So she's shocked when he leaves a desperate plea for help on her answering machine - ending in a loud bang. Gunshot? Car backfire? Never one to leave her curiosity unsatisfied, Maddie straps on her stilettos and, along with her trigger-happy best friend, makes tracks for Sin City in search of her MIA dad.
Maddie hits the jackpot, all right. She finds not only her dad, but also a handful of aging drag queens, an organized crime ring smuggling fake Prada pumps, and one relentless killer. Plus, it seems the LAPD's sexiest cop is doing a little Vegas moonlighting of his own. In a town where odds are everything, Maddie bets it all on her ability to out-step a vicious murderer. She just hopes her gamble pays off… before her own luck runs out.
My thoughts:
This book was crazy and highly amusing. Maddie is just so stubborn and head strong, I'm really surprised her boyfriend, Mr "Bad Cop" Jack Ramirez, hasn't put her in lock up to keep her safe and in one place. I feel like there was just one crazy thing after another, which is why I flew through this book.
Handful of drag queens? Sounds awesome :) I'll probably have to check this one out!
ReplyDeleteI've heard Gemma Halliday is really great.
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