A Sam&Hollis mystery. Elvis impersonators gather for a gala contest, then someone starts killing them off, one by one. Hollis Ball must solve the crimes with the help of her dead ex-husband, Sam, who materializes at the most awkward moments.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Couldn't put it down - what a treat!,
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This review is from: Giving up the Ghost (Brilliant Series) (Mass Market Paperback)
I found this the best yet in Chappell's mystery series, which continues the madcap tradition of Cary Grant in Topper. In this book, we learn more about Hollis' feelings for Sam, and his for her, but this wistful aside does not detract from the hilarity of the Elvis impersonators and life on the Eastern Shore. You really can't afford to skip over one bit of narrative in Chappell's work, because you're sure to miss a laugh if you do.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A top notch entry in a great series.,
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This review is from: Giving up the Ghost (Brilliant Series) (Mass Market Paperback)
Hollis, reporter on Maryland's Eastern Shore is back. What bothers many people is that her gambling godfather, Albie is also back. Albie played one year with the Orioles,but his life style and gambling ended his baseball career abruptly. He lives from opportunity to failed opportunity. This time he is setting up an Elvis interpreter contest for a mobster to whom he owes money. When these Elvis impersonators begin to turn up murdered, Albie is the logical suspect. Hollis must clear him with the help of her ghostly ex-husband Sam, accompanied by stern warnings of her policeman boy friend to stay out of it. This book will keep you trying to come up with the solution while laughing out loud. A wonderful concept for both comedy and mystery that Chappell handles with a light professional touch. Great reading especially for those of us who grew up with George and Marian Kirby in the Topper series.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Always an Elvis Impersonator, Never an Elvis,
By Sires "I enjoy mysteries, historical and proc... (Chesapeake, OH, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Giving up the Ghost (Brilliant Series) (Mass Market Paperback)
Or, "this Elvising is hard work."Every small townprobably has a Lock and Load Motel on its outskirts. A haven forprostitution, drugs and unwary travelers who are looking for a cheap night's sleep. In Helen Chappell's mystery Giving Up the Ghost it also comes complete with the corpse of one minor mafioso, a superannuated doper ex-prom queen and a whole clutch of Elvis impersonators (or Elvii as Uncle Albie calls them). Forget about the mystery it's not that important, just sit back and enjoy a great ride with Hollis Ball, her dead ex-husband, Sam, and all the other denizens of Watertown, living and dead.
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