Alibi in High Heels
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
$0.99/mo for the first 3 months
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Alibi in High Heels
Buy for $17.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Caroline Shaffer
-
By:
-
Gemma Halliday
About this listen
When Europe's designer du jour, Jean Luc LeCroix, invites Maddie to show her creations at Paris Fashion Week, Maddie's sure she's died and gone to heaven. That is, until Jean Luc's top model is found dead on the runway, stabbed with a familiar stiletto heel. Sure someone is trying to frame her, Maddie enlists the help of her friends, including the sexy Detective Jack Ramirez, to uncover a daring jewel heist, a devious blackmailer, and even a few skeletons lurking in the closets of those closest to her.
©2010 Gemma Halliday (P)2012 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Spying in High Heels
- By: Gemma Halliday
- Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 841
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 759
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 761
LA shoe designer Maddie Springer lives her life by three rules: Fashion. Fashion. Fashion. But when she stumbles upon the work of a brutal killer, her life takes an unexpected turn from Manolos to murder. And things only get worse when her boyfriend disappears - along with $20 million in embezzled funds - and her every move is suddenly under scrutiny by the LAPD's sexiest cop. With the help of her post-menopausal bridezilla of a mother, a 300-pound psychic, and one seriously oversexed best friend, Maddie finds herself stepping out of her stilettos and onto the trail of a murderer.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Very fun listen
- By Annette on 08-05-12
By: Gemma Halliday
-
Hollywood Scandals
- Hollywood Headlines Mystery, Book 1
- By: Gemma Halliday
- Narrated by: Ashley Clements
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 40
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 39
Tina Bender is the gossip columnist at the infamous L.A. Informer tabloid. She knows everything about everyone who's anyone. And she's not afraid to print it. That is, until she receives a threatening note, promising, "If you don't stop writing about me, you're dead." Now her managing editor Felix Dunn (from the High Heels Mysteries), has her teaming with a built bodyguard, a bubbly blonde, and an alcoholic obituary writer to uncover just which juicy piece of Hollywood gossip is worth killing over.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Deliciously Different Fun & Funny Mystery
- By Edward on 03-31-15
By: Gemma Halliday
-
Unbreakable Bond
- Jamie Bond, Book 1
- By: Gemma Halliday, Jennifer Fischetto
- Narrated by: Julia Motyka
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 132
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 117
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 120
Jamie Bond is a former cover model who switches gears to take over the family business: The Bond Agency, a high-powered P.I. firm located in Los Angeles that specializes in domestic espionage - catching cheating husbands. Jamie's assembled a team of other disenchanted former models to help her take names and kick derrieres among L.A.'s wealthiest philandering husbands.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Loved this fun and enjoyable audiobook
- By Cntruman on 03-06-15
By: Gemma Halliday, and others
-
Luck Be a Lady
- Tahoe Tessie Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Gemma Halliday, T. Sue VerSteeg
- Narrated by: Lyssa Browne
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Tessie King has just inherited the biggest casino in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada: the Royal Lakeside. What she didn't bargain for are the problems she'd inherit with it. Having left Tahoe years ago, the underbelly of the casino trade is a far cry from the art world Tessie is used to. High-stakes cons, inside jobs, wise guys... Tessie quickly realizes she's in way over her head. And things go from bad to worse when questions start to arise about the nature of her father's death.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Tessie is Terrific!
- By Placeholder on 10-13-15
By: Gemma Halliday, and others
-
Louisiana Longshot
- A Miss Fortune Mystery, Book 1
- By: Jana DeLeon
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,627
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,804
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,768
It was a hell of a long shot.... CIA assassin Fortune Redding is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever - in Sinful, Louisiana. With a leak at the CIA and a price placed on her head by one of the world's largest arms dealers, Fortune has to go off-grid, but she never expected to be this far out of her element.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Clever, funny and fun
- By Pamela on 06-08-16
By: Jana DeLeon
-
Double Whammy
- A Davis Way Crime Caper, Book 1
- By: Gretchen Archer
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 508
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 457
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 455
Davis Way thinks she's hit the jackpot when she lands a job as the fifth wheel on an elite security team at the fabulous Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. But once there, she runs straight into her ex-ex-husband, a rigged slot machine, her evil twin, and a trail of dead bodies. Davis learns the truth, and it does not set her free - in fact, it lands her in the pokey. Buried under a mistaken identity, her hot streak runs cold until her landlord, Bradley Cole, steps in.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Love completing the set with the same reader
- By Susan on 03-04-19
By: Gretchen Archer
-
Spying in High Heels
- By: Gemma Halliday
- Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 841
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 759
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 761
LA shoe designer Maddie Springer lives her life by three rules: Fashion. Fashion. Fashion. But when she stumbles upon the work of a brutal killer, her life takes an unexpected turn from Manolos to murder. And things only get worse when her boyfriend disappears - along with $20 million in embezzled funds - and her every move is suddenly under scrutiny by the LAPD's sexiest cop. With the help of her post-menopausal bridezilla of a mother, a 300-pound psychic, and one seriously oversexed best friend, Maddie finds herself stepping out of her stilettos and onto the trail of a murderer.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Very fun listen
- By Annette on 08-05-12
By: Gemma Halliday
-
Hollywood Scandals
- Hollywood Headlines Mystery, Book 1
- By: Gemma Halliday
- Narrated by: Ashley Clements
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 40
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 39
Tina Bender is the gossip columnist at the infamous L.A. Informer tabloid. She knows everything about everyone who's anyone. And she's not afraid to print it. That is, until she receives a threatening note, promising, "If you don't stop writing about me, you're dead." Now her managing editor Felix Dunn (from the High Heels Mysteries), has her teaming with a built bodyguard, a bubbly blonde, and an alcoholic obituary writer to uncover just which juicy piece of Hollywood gossip is worth killing over.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Deliciously Different Fun & Funny Mystery
- By Edward on 03-31-15
By: Gemma Halliday
-
Unbreakable Bond
- Jamie Bond, Book 1
- By: Gemma Halliday, Jennifer Fischetto
- Narrated by: Julia Motyka
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 132
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 117
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 120
Jamie Bond is a former cover model who switches gears to take over the family business: The Bond Agency, a high-powered P.I. firm located in Los Angeles that specializes in domestic espionage - catching cheating husbands. Jamie's assembled a team of other disenchanted former models to help her take names and kick derrieres among L.A.'s wealthiest philandering husbands.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Loved this fun and enjoyable audiobook
- By Cntruman on 03-06-15
By: Gemma Halliday, and others
-
Luck Be a Lady
- Tahoe Tessie Mysteries, Book 1
- By: Gemma Halliday, T. Sue VerSteeg
- Narrated by: Lyssa Browne
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Tessie King has just inherited the biggest casino in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada: the Royal Lakeside. What she didn't bargain for are the problems she'd inherit with it. Having left Tahoe years ago, the underbelly of the casino trade is a far cry from the art world Tessie is used to. High-stakes cons, inside jobs, wise guys... Tessie quickly realizes she's in way over her head. And things go from bad to worse when questions start to arise about the nature of her father's death.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Tessie is Terrific!
- By Placeholder on 10-13-15
By: Gemma Halliday, and others
-
Louisiana Longshot
- A Miss Fortune Mystery, Book 1
- By: Jana DeLeon
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,627
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,804
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,768
It was a hell of a long shot.... CIA assassin Fortune Redding is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever - in Sinful, Louisiana. With a leak at the CIA and a price placed on her head by one of the world's largest arms dealers, Fortune has to go off-grid, but she never expected to be this far out of her element.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Clever, funny and fun
- By Pamela on 06-08-16
By: Jana DeLeon
-
Double Whammy
- A Davis Way Crime Caper, Book 1
- By: Gretchen Archer
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 508
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 457
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 455
Davis Way thinks she's hit the jackpot when she lands a job as the fifth wheel on an elite security team at the fabulous Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. But once there, she runs straight into her ex-ex-husband, a rigged slot machine, her evil twin, and a trail of dead bodies. Davis learns the truth, and it does not set her free - in fact, it lands her in the pokey. Buried under a mistaken identity, her hot streak runs cold until her landlord, Bradley Cole, steps in.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Love completing the set with the same reader
- By Susan on 03-04-19
By: Gretchen Archer
-
A Very English Murder
- A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 1
- By: Verity Bright
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,422
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,299
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 1,297
England, 1920. Eleanor Swift has spent the last few years travelling the world: taking tea in China, tasting alligators in Peru, escaping bandits in Persia and she has just arrived in England after a chaotic 45-day flight from South Africa. Chipstone is about the sleepiest town you could have the misfortune to meet. But then, from the edge of a quarry, through the driving rain, Eleanor is shocked to see a man shot and killed in the distance. Before she can climb down to the spot, the villain is gone and the body has vanished.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
I wanted to like this so much.
- By BossyFatBabe on 06-23-20
By: Verity Bright
-
Charlotte Gibson Mysteries Boxed Set
- Books 1-3
- By: Jasmine Webb
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 171
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 154
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 154
Most people flee to Hawaii for gorgeous weather, white-sand beaches, and cocktails at sunset. Charlotte Gibson, however, is fleeing for her life after a vengeful mobster leaves a severed finger on her doorstep as a warning. Message very much received.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Fun times in Hawaii!
- By Anne L. Cagle on 07-04-24
By: Jasmine Webb
-
The Ghost of Marlow House
- Haunting Danielle Series, Book 1
- By: Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
- Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,464
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,234
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,227
When Danielle Boatman inherits Marlow House, she dreams of turning it into a seaside bed and breakfast. Since she's never visited the property, Danielle's not sure what awaits her in Oregon. She certainly doesn't expect to find one of the house's previous owners still in residence. After all, the man has been dead for almost 90 years - shouldn't he have moved on by now? Charming Walt Marlow convinces Danielle the only way he can move on is if she solves the mystery of his death.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Felt Dumbed Down
- By Maggie May on 04-30-18
By: Bobbi Holmes, and others
-
A Killer Coffee Mystery Box Set: Books 1-3
- Tonya Kappes Books Cozy Mystery Box Sets
- By: Tonya Kappes
- Narrated by: Madeline Mrozek, Ariel Hicks
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 48
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 47
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Scene of the Grind is the first book in USA Today best-selling author Tonya Kappes' new A Killer Coffee Mystery Series. The series takes place in the cozy southern fictional tourist town of Honey Springs, Kentucky. Roxanne Bloom (her friends, though few call her Roxie) quit her job as a lawyer, divorced her cheating husband, and moved to the quaint town of Honey Springs, Kentucky where she'd spent many of her teenage summers visiting her eccentric and fun-loving Aunt Maxi.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Terrible narration
- By Jacqueline DeLong on 01-14-24
By: Tonya Kappes
-
The Deep End
- The Country Club Murders, Book 1
- By: Julie Mulhern
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 544
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 504
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 500
It's 1974 and Ellison Russell's life revolves around her daughter and her art. She's long since stopped caring about her cheating husband, Henry, and the women with whom he entertains himself. That is, until she becomes a suspect in Madeline Harper's death. The murder forces Ellison to confront her husband's proclivities and his crimes - kinky sex, petty cruelties, and blackmail. As the body count approaches par on the seventh hole, Ellison knows she has to catch a killer.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Cultural references are outdated, still OK
- By Anita Lynne Holdren on 07-22-18
By: Julie Mulhern
-
On What Grounds
- By: Cleo Coyle
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,856
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,525
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 2,532
Clare Cosi used to manage the historic Village Blend coffeehouse…until she opted for quieter pastures and a more suburban life. But after ten years and a little friendly cajoling from the owner (a fresh pot of Jamaican Blue Mountain was all it took), she's back to the grind. With a sprawling rent-free apartment directly above the Village Blend, her cat Java by her side, and plenty of coffeehouse redecorating ideas, Clare is thrilled to return to work. Until she discovers the assistant manager unconscious in the back of the store, coffee grounds strewn everywhere.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Stands out
- By Pam on 06-07-13
By: Cleo Coyle
-
Franki Amato Mysteries Box Set, Books 1-3
- By: Traci Andrighetti
- Narrated by: Madeline Mrozek
- Length: 27 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 540
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 482
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 478
When Franki Amato leaves her cheating ex and erratic job as a rookie cop in Austin, Texas, she hopes for a quieter existence at her best friend Veronica’s New Orleans PI firm, Private Chicks. But life in The Big Easy is anything but quiet. Or easy. Her furnished apartment resembles an old French brothel, and her aging ex-stripper landlady has some rather odd policies.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
One credit!!! 3 novels!
- By LA Fog on 09-24-19
-
The Recovery Agent
- A Novel
- By: Janet Evanovich
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,283
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,046
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,029
Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she’s hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures, stolen heirlooms, or missing assets. She’s reliable, cool under pressure, and well trained in weapons of all types. But Gabriela’s latest job isn’t for some bamboozled billionaire, it’s for her own family, whose home is going to be wiped off the map if they can’t come up with a lot of money fast.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Should be YA
- By Linnie Karnaugh on 03-23-22
By: Janet Evanovich
-
Murder Is Binding
- A Booktown Mystery
- By: Lorna Barrett
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 918
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 789
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 787
When she moved to Stoneham, city slicker Tricia Miles met nothing but friendly faces. And when she opened her mystery bookstore, she met friendly competition. But when she finds Doris Gleason dead in her own cookbook store, killed by a carving knife, the atmosphere seems more cutthroat than cordial. Someone wanted to get their hands on the rare cookbook that Doris had recently purchased-and the locals think that someone is Tricia.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Nice Cozy Mystery
- By Jessica on 06-08-11
By: Lorna Barrett
-
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme
- A Domestic Diva Mystery, Book 1
- By: Krista Davis
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 906
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 825
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 826
Few can compete with the Natasha Smith when it comes to entertaining, but her childhood rival, Sophie Winston, certainly tries. While Natasha is known for her intricate centerpieces and painstakingly prepared gourmet meals, Sophie likes to keep things simple...real simple.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
The type of cozy I don't enjoy
- By Meep on 09-11-15
By: Krista Davis
-
Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line
- By: Rob Thomas, Jennifer Graham
- Narrated by: Kristen Bell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,973
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,501
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,475
The first book in an original mystery series featuring 28-year-old Veronica Mars, back in action after the events of Veronica Mars: The Movie. With the help of old friends - Logan Echolls, Mac Mackenzie, Wallace Fennel, and even Dick Casablancas - Veronica is ready to take on Neptune's darkest cases with her trademark sass and smarts.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Mars Attacks, succeeds!
- By Alison on 03-30-14
By: Rob Thomas, and others
-
Twelve Slays of Christmas
- A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery
- By: Jacqueline Frost
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,546
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,038
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,028
When Holly White's fiancé cancels their Christmas Eve wedding with less than two weeks to go, Holly heads home with a broken heart. Lucky for her, home in historic Mistletoe, Maine is magical during Christmastime - exactly what the doctor prescribed. Except her plan to drown her troubles in peppermints and snickerdoodles is upended when local grouch and president of the Mistletoe Historical Society, Margaret Fenwick, is bludgeoned and left in the sleigh display at Reindeer Games, Holly's family tree farm.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A Delightful Christmas Treat
- By Beatrice on 10-15-17
By: Jacqueline Frost
What listeners say about Alibi in High Heels
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Maria
- 01-09-13
Ok story - but I cant deal with the narrator!
Would you consider the audio edition of Alibi in High Heels to be better than the print version?
I've listened to a few of the high heels books now. I do enjoy the stories for light listening... but I absolutely CANNOT handle the voice of the narrator anymore. This will be the last one.
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
Her voice is very pitchy and high...
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- C. Byrd
- 01-21-14
No suprise here
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Maybe. The series is a knockoff of the Stephanie Plum books. So, if you like those, these will be familiar. Not quite as good, but still entertaining
If you’ve listened to books by Gemma Halliday before, how does this one compare?
I got the whole series, listening to them in order, one after another. No better or worse than the last one I listened to,
Did Caroline Shaffer do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Yeah
Could you see Alibi in High Heels being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
no, not at all
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 05-17-19
Really enjoy this series
Good series and adding audio to ebook is VERY good value. I find these books to be light and funny. Very 'I Love Lucy" on Maddie's investigation. I don't know that the series needed the relationship triangle that tried to pop up in this one. I figured out the accomplice but still enjoyed Maddie's process. Looking forward to the next one. Narration is good. Pacing and timing is spot on. I listen to most audio books at 1.2 or 1.3. I think the voice for Maddie, Dana, Mrs R. are great. The voice for Jack is OK but not how I hear it in my head when I'm reading his dialog. Overall, I enjoy listening.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Carol Brady
- 11-22-19
Extrwmely enjoyable series
love this series, not your typical mysteries. its not so easy to figure out who did it or why and i love that!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 02-10-15
Kudos to Ms. Halliday!
best series I've read in a long time. I don't want it to end! love it!!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Catherine
- 09-26-15
Funny but flawed
I enjoyed the story set in Paris during fashion week despite the necessity to suspend disbelief with her bopping around Europe investigating. I admit to being pretty frustrated with how she treats Ramirez and yet he keeps coming back to her. Nonetheless, I enjoy the light hearted humor of this series.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 02-03-24
Best in the series so far!
I won't include a single spoiler, but I will say I love it when a series only gains momentum! When there is no slow trickling off of action or one low tide book after a couple really good action packed ones. This is a lot harder thing for any author to achieve. momentum like this is what generates a true and steady growing audience for the best writers. Book series where you can't put each segment down; one's which you rush to buy the next installment to find out what happens! I'm thrilled with my reads of this series and I hope you will be too! 10 out of 10 would highly recommend these!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Nikeya
- 09-14-12
I'm done ... No more Maddie Springer for me!
Would you try another book from Gemma Halliday and/or Caroline Schaffer?
Yes, I would try another book from Gemma Halliday and Caroline Schaffer. I just can't take anymore of the unbelievable idiotic adventures of Maddie Springer.
Would you ever listen to anything by Gemma Halliday again?
Yes
Have you listened to any of Caroline Schaffer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
No redeeming qualities at all ... zero, ziltch, nada!
Any additional comments?
I like goofy, silly, slapstick, kind of girls doing crazy stuff. Book 3 and 4 made me want to gag! Actually, they made me write a review. Way to idiotic for my taste. I thought Maddie was zany in books 1 and 2 by book 3 she became unrealistic not even in a good fiction way.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Iain Macleod
- 12-03-12
What a disappointment
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
As somebody who loved the Stephanie Plum novels, I bought the first six of this series based on the reviews. Where Janet Evanovich has created a likeable character in Stephanie and surrounded her with larger than life characters, Gemma Halliday has created a female character in Maddie Springer who is two dimensional, predictable and not very likeable. She is clearly following an Evanovich style formula with the love interest being a Latin policeman (Spanish not Italian origin) and a series of ridiculous and uninteresting characters.
It may be an LA thing, but if I was a woman, I would not want to be portrayed as being so superficial. Had a man written this story, he would have been pilloried for viewing women as being so shallow.
I would be very surprised if people would enjoy this as a caricature of LA life. As a thriller/mystery story, the plot was poor, the dialogue worse and my interest diminished to non-existent.
What was most disappointing about Gemma Halliday’s story?
Of the six books I have bought, I have listened to one and a half, and will not listen to the rest.
What didn’t you like about Caroline Shaffer’s performance?
Well read, but could not hide the lack of quality in the prose.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Irritation and disappointment.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!