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Apr 20, 2023stevenjvite rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
How in the world is anyone going to keep track of the multitude of characters in this book (most of them men by name)? A glossary should be kept on a separate page by this author in this and every book she pens listing all the names and a…
Apr 18, 20222greyts rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Clever, with a good story and an appealing heroine, this book touches on the quirkiness of the publishing world as well as the intricacies of money laundering and real estate fraud and the fallacy of accepting the concept “a woman can’t”…
Mar 26, 2021
Dull and boring
Jan 04, 2021JCLHilaryS rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An intro to a new series featuring middle-aged editor, Samantha Clair. Sam becomes an accidental sleuth when one of her authors goes missing, but the police don’t seem to be very interested or worried, at first. When it comes out that…
Jul 23, 2018JessicaGma rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Kooky and slight unbelievable, it's a great addition to the amateur sleuth genre. Sam is indeed whip smart and unwilling to put up with crap, so fumbles along and of course finds some good clues. It's a nice antidote to the dark scando…
Apr 06, 2018DPLjennyp rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An enjoyable, quick read. Good characters and good mystery. I read it on a plane and it was perfect.
Oct 18, 2017DanglingConversations rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
An ok beach read but not memorable.
Jul 07, 2017ontherideau rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Readers of Janet Evanovich might enjoy this
Jul 05, 2017brangwinn rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I’ll be looking for more books in this series about a London editor who gets caught up in solving a murder mystery. Although at times, the story seems a little ludicrous, it’s the characters that will keep me wanting more, that and the…
Nov 12, 2016maipenrai rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The first book in the Sam Clair series - This book was published in 2014. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz was published in 2017. Both have an editor at a publishing house as the sleuth. Both have an author dead or in peril. Both…
Nov 07, 2016merlinsilver rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic !!! It was cute, witty, and sometime instead of a chuckle, I laughed out loud. Just the ticket to get my mind off of the depressing Presidential Election.
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Sep 10, 2015karcoldelharvic5 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
the front of this book says 'deadly funny' and 'whip smart and devious. I found it bland and found nothing funny anywhere in the book.
Jul 21, 2015cardigramma rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is Ms. Flanders first novel. I have read and enjoyed her non-fiction and her novel is just as good, very smart and funny.
Jun 02, 2015Novel_Librarian rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A really fun mystery, good characters, a story which focuses more on the impact of a sensational novel than on murder (refreshing!). Recommended.
MedinaReads
Mar 02, 2015
Samantha (Sam) Clair is a not young London book editor. This means she’s canny enough to have stayed afloat in that competitive field and smart enough to understand that if one of her favorite authors doesn’t show up for lunch, it means…