Batteries Required (Samantha Shaw Mysteries) [Hardcover]

Jennifer Apodaca (Author)

Book Description

Series: Samantha Shaw Mysteries | Publication Date: May 3, 2005

If only life came with operating instructions. Samantha Shaw's dating service, Heart Mates, is barely paying the bills, and her up-and-down relationship with private investigator Gabe Pulizzi isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of her knack for romance. The last thing she needs is to add murder to the mix...again. Samantha Shaw should have known a sample kit of sex toys would lead to trouble. But when Mitch St. Claire offers the kit to Sam's friend Angel, who's launching a lingerie business, the girls think the naughty playthings inside will be good for a laugh. Finding a time to look over the samples in privacy is easier said than done, however. Before the weekend is over, Sam's wrestled them away from her two inquisitive sons, a fervent romance fan named Zoe Cash has shown up demanding to be introduced to novelist R.V. Logan, whom she's heard Sam knows - and Angel is missing from her ransacked, bloodstained house. Sam has more important things for Detective Logan Vance - aka R.V. Logan - to do than deal with a lovesick fan, such as finding her best friend. With Gabe in tow, Sam questions Angel's ex-husband, Hugh Crimson, who admits he and Angel argued two days earlier. Sam knows her friend's divorce has been filed under "unpleasant" but she can't believe Hugh's capable of ex-wife-napping - or murder. If Hugh isn't a killer, who messed up Angel's house - and why? Where is Angel? And what's Sam going to say when Gabe insists she make a decision about their relationship? Solving this case will require every ounce of energy Sam's got, and she's going to unearth some high-voltage surprises along the way...

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Kensington; 1St Edition edition (May 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758204515
• ISBN-13: 978-0758204516
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,079,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This author just keeps getting better and better...., May 14, 2005

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suzatm (PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batteries Required (Samantha Shaw Mysteries) (Hardcover)

I love this series and the author gets better with each book. Gabe is HOT and is right up there and starting to edge past Janet Evanovich's Ranger and not quite but starting to trip on the heels of JD Robb's Roarke. (All in my opinion). I love Grandpa and Ali the beer drinking ex-police dog. This is a great series and if you want to have a guaranteed fun time - Jennifer Apodaca's Samantha Shaw's series is the thing to pick up - but make sure no one is around to interrupt you while you're reading!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On the Edge Fun, May 11, 2005

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Loves Mystery (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batteries Required (Samantha Shaw Mysteries) (Hardcover)

This is the fourth in the Samantha Shaw series and I can't wait to find out what happens next. Sam and Angel really keep you on edge in this installment. And then there is Gabe you can feel the heat through the page between Sam and him......what is better than a little romance and alot of mystery. As always Grandpa, the boys and Ali are there with a helping hand and in Grandpa's case quick internet access (wonder if he has cable or dsl?). If you like a quick fun mystery you will love this series.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Use of a brain not required, August 3, 2006

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Sarah Davenport "Sexy Library Lady" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batteries Required (Samantha Shaw Mysteries) (Hardcover)

I work at a library and am up for trying anything. I saw Batteries Required on a cart and it looked interesting, that is until I started reading it. The dialogue is horrible. Very basic, amature writing. The heroine leaves much to be desired. While Apodaca tries to make her funny, she ends up turning her into a stupid, helpless idiot who can't do anything right. There are many twists and turns, but after about the 5th one, I rolled my eyes and put the book down instead of eagerly reading on. The twists, like dead bodies not being there, cars blowing up and such, were more annoying than anything. The story was not adequately developed and the characters were very shallow. It seemed to me to be comprable to a bad Harlequin mystery than a cute Janet Evanovish read-a-like. If you don't want your brain stimulated and have no problem reading boring dialogue with idiot women as the characters, then you'll love it. Otherwise, go try Janet Evanovich or Lauren Willig.