Spring has come to the faded seaside town of Seatoun. Vetch’s Investigations is buzzing with clients, but Grace Smith is the only one without a client. The situation has become so desperate that Grace has taken a job with the local Tourist Board. Dressed as the Easter Bunny, she's supposed to be promoting the town’s “child friendly” image. Unfortunately, a series of encounters with kids who can't resist tormenting dumb creatures results in Grace being the first bunny to be nicked in Seatoun for Grievous Bodily Harm. So when a woman named Della comes calling, and informs Grace that her son is receiving threatening letters and that she wants someone to trace the sender, Grace eagerly accepts. She lives to regret it most bitterly.
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It's not easy being a slick-chick PI while attired in an Easter Bunny costume, but for Grace Smith, in her madcap sixth outing from British author Evans (Sick as a Parrot), it's a piece of (carrot) cake. In the seaside community of Seatoun (cue Brighton), Grace has a penchant for attracting cases that often bring her into contact with birds, animals and reptiles of various species. During a dodgy dry job spell, Grace dons a bunny costume to promote tourism until she's hired to investigate death threats sent to the depressed, drugged-out husband of sexy soap star Clemency Courtney—who just happens to have a pet bunny. Another sudden job finds her joining her off-and-on PI boyfriend, Dane O'Hara, in a search for long-lost Heidi Walkinshaw, whose suspected abductor, a convicted sexual predator, was killed years earlier by Dane's brother. Evans doesn't overdo the whimsy in a cute mystery that American readers should find readily accessible. (Feb.)
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'Superb Seaside Noir. Useless but hilarious private dick Grace Smith is forced to swap the day job for an Easter Bunny costume, only to be nicked for GBH...' MIRROR 'If Janet Evanovich looks in her rear view mirrors she'll see Liz Evans coming up. ...a riot' PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH 'The story rushes along at a great pace, always interesting, always surprising and often laugh-out-loud funny... a great read even for those not usually attracted to the detective genre. However crime-lovers take note - this is a thoroughly good detective story which will keep you guessing till the very end' SHERLOCK MAGAZINE 'If you're looking for a strong female protagonist, an interesting plot or two, but with a feel-good factor and plenty of humour, look no further than CUE THE EASTER BUNNY ...one of the most enjoyable books I've read for a long time.' -- Bridget Bolton TANGLED WEB 'one of the most enjoyable books I've read for a long time.' TANGLED WEB
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I don't know why more Americans haven't discoved Liz Evans,
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Maybe because she hasn't been discovered by American publishers. I don't know why -- it's worth the effort to get one of her books. Literate, funny, good plotting, fairly complex plots -- these are books that you make you want to read the whole series. The detective character is Gracie Smith, a former police officer who was drummed out of the local constabulary (she's English) because she was suspected of taking a bribe that resulted in a policeman's killer going free. Her policeman father won't forgive her, despite her innocence, so she's estranged from her family. She's not the easiest person -- very independent, notoriously cheap (she's a scrounger), and very direct -- says what's on her mind (which is sometimes very funny). She lives in a small seaside town and works as a private investigator.
In this book, the latest in the series, Gracie is asked to investigate some poison pen letters -- but she's asked to investigate by the recipient's mother, who doesn't want her son to know she's hired an investigator. The son is married to a famous television actress who is filming her series in the town and has bought a house she's renovating. Grace presents herself as a gardener to gain entree to the house (although Grace knows NOTHING about gardening and ends up whacking away at the overgrown back yard -- garden -- with a chain saw). The couple have a rather strange young woman living with them, and Grace makes friends with her to try to spend more time inside the house so she can watch the mail and find out who might have a grudge against the man and why. It becomes clear that since this couple grew up in the area, the letters could -- and probably do -- involve something that happened 15 or so years ago. But what? And who is sending the letters and why? The man involved is rather unstable, which makes matters worse. Then at the same time, an old boyfriend (someone she still has attractions to but is wary of) also hires her, to look into the death/disappearance of a 14 year old girl. The girl's parents don't want any reinvestigation, so first she has to persuade them and others involved in the case to cooperate. ALthough the person who is believed to have killed the girl died at the time (killed by the girl's father?), no body has ever been found. This probably isn't my very favorite in the series but it's a very good mystery that I highly recommend.
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Don't miss Liz Evans,
This review is from: Cue the Easter Bunny (A Grace Smith Investigation) (Paperback)
Evans reminds me of a funnier and more realistically creative version of many "funny mystery series" books in the US. Cue the Easter Bunny and Sick as a Parrot are laugh out loud reading! While all of Evans books are well worth the hunt to find them, the two I just listed are the funniest. The main character is smart, witty, and brave; and more believable that many female leads. If you like the Stephanie Plum novels, you will love these.
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The book arrived in great shape and ealier than I expected. Was very pleased with the order and would definately order from them again!
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