Regan Reilly -- the smart, saucy sleuth featured in all of Carol Higgins Clark's bestsellers -- is in New York attending a crime conference organized by her celebrity-author mother...and enjoying time with a new beau, Jack "no relation" Reilly. It's not long before trouble finds her: a family friend, Thomas Pilsner -- the president of the Settlers' Club on Gramercy Park -- desperately needs help. Two Settlers are dead, diamonds they were donating to the flagging club have vanished, and Thomas is rapidly becoming the prime suspect on all counts. As sharp as ever, Regan sets about solving the mystery of the disappearing diamonds and dead donors in order to save Thomas' neck...before the real killer finds him.
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Los Angeles PI Regan Reilly crosses the continent to visit Manhattan, her parents, and lover (New York cop Jack "no relation" Reilly), but ends up with almost all of her time consumed by a murder mystery. Clark's breezy, choppy style she crams 81 chapters into a page count achieved with generous amounts of white space and cavalcade of eccentric characters are the sum of the book. Dithering friend Thomas Pilsner, president of the Settlers' Club in Gramercy Park, calls Regan when two of the club's oldest and wealthiest members die just before they were to give the club four diamonds valued at more than $4 million. The money would have allowed Pilsner to save the venerable but deteriorating club but, alas, the diamonds have disappeared. Convinced that the "accidental" deaths were nothing of the sort, Pilsner wants Regan to prove it and recover the missing diamonds. A nascent butlering school, a dating service, a histrionic movie director, a pair of grasping con men and a couple of stuffed sheep figure prominently in the cast. A strange collection of oddballs and schemers have made the Settlers' Club the focus of their attentions, and the author rapidly switches her attentions from one to another till they collide in a climactic scene in which the killer stands revealed. Clark's light touch can be entertaining, but those expecting a real solution to the murder might be disappointed. (Oct. 23)Forecast: With a nine-city author tour and foreign rights already sold in France and Germany, plus the high name recognition, this title seems destined for generous sales.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.From School Library Journal
Backed by a big promotional effort, this first novel features an "ordinary white boy," still living at home after college and aware that his family and friends are disappointed in him, who has a chance to redeem himself by challenging the forces of hate in his little town.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Carol Higgins Clark is the author of nine previous bestselling Regan Reilly mysteries. She is coauthor, along with her mother, Mary Higgins Clark, of a bestselling holiday mystery series. Also an actress, Carol Higgins Clark studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and has recorded several of her mother's works as well as her own novels. She received AudioFile's Earphones Award of Excellence for her reading of Jinxed. She lives in New York City.
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Regan Reilly's long-awaited return engagement,
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This review is from: Fleeced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 5) (Hardcover)
Finally, a new Regan Reilly mystery has hit bookstore shelves. Carol Higgins Clark never fails to please, and she has done just that in her newest release, FLEECED. In keeping with the lighthearted yet literate tone of her previous novels, Carol has set Regan on the trail of a cold-blooded killer, this time on the streets of New York City. She has also included a great new character, Jack Reilly, now Regan's boyfriend, previously introduced in last year's holiday collaboration with her mother (Mary Higgins Clark), DECK THE HALLS. Again filled with colorful characters and even more colorful names, FLEECED is one mystery faithful followers as well as mystery lovers should be sure not to miss.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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AN INTERESTING READ!,
By Eva Rhee "Amazon Shopper since 2002" (USA FOREVER) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fleeced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 5) (Hardcover)
I really enjoyed reading Fleeced by Carol Higgins Clark. It has enough romance, mystery and intrigue to hold the reader's attention throughout the entire book.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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An entertaining story by Carol Higgins Clark,
By Randy James (Airline Pilot from Los Angles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fleeced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 5) (Hardcover)
Ms. Clark is a writer that my wife and I enjoy. This story is well written and was a joy to read. You will enjoy reading it too.
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Regan Reilly glanced out the window of the plane she'd been on for the last five hours, thrilled to finally spot the skyline of Manhattan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Gramercy Park, Regan Reilly, Nat Pemrod, Thorn Darlington, Ben Carney, Maldwin Feckles, Thomas Pilsner, Jacques Harlow, Mary Ruffner, Miss Lydia, Edward Gold, Los Angeles, Valentine's Day, Cousin Thorn, New Jersey, Princess of Love, Scotland Yard, Jack Reilly, Kyle Fleming, Major Case Squad, Altered States, Central Park, Lethal Injection, Stanley Stock New!
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Regan Reilly glanced out the window of the plane she'd been on for the last five hours, thrilled to finally spot the skyline of Manhattan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Gramercy Park, Regan Reilly, Nat Pemrod, Thorn Darlington, Ben Carney, Maldwin Feckles, Thomas Pilsner, Jacques Harlow, Mary Ruffner, Miss Lydia, Edward Gold, Los Angeles, Valentine's Day, Cousin Thorn, New Jersey, Princess of Love, Scotland Yard, Jack Reilly, Kyle Fleming, Major Case Squad, Altered States, Central Park, Lethal Injection, Stanley Stock New!
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- Deck the Halls (Holiday Classics) by Mary Higgins Clark on 5 pages
- What If...? Amazing Stories by Monica Hughes on page 70
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