Glossed and Found [Large Print] [Hardcover]

India Ink (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2007

One bath-and-body spa employee knows that murder isn't pretty.

When police suspect that Venus Envy's new makeup artist has drowned, Persia Vanderbilt knows there's more to it than meets the eye.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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A winning series. (Midwest Book Review) --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 409 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (June 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786295392
• ISBN-13: 978-0786295395
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,345,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars glossed & found, January 22, 2007

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Sarah Banks "sarahlen1980" (Madison, MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glossed and Found (Bath & Body Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

I agree with the previous reviewer. This book is filled with superfluous information that does nothing to drive the mystery. In fact, there are so many side plots that the mystery gets lost, and I didn't even care about the outcome. Also, the sex was ridiculous and had a disconnect with the rest of the book. I have to be honest; I could barely skim the last few chapters. I think I'm done with this series. Persia Vanderbilt, the main character, has never been very likeable to me.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing!, January 14, 2007

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A. Serpas "Avid Reader" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glossed and Found (Bath & Body Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read several other mysteries by this author, but was quite disappointed in this one. The writing seemed "padded"--i.e. paragraph after paragraph that did nothing to advance the plot.

The plot itself was okay, but certainly not exceptional, and some of it wasn't even believable. For example,although there was some explanation for the seemingly total imcompetence by the local police department (understaffing), the idea that even a rookie (much less the police chief) would miss so many of the pertinent and obvious clues that an untrained 32 yr old shop owner ferreted out seems more than a little farfetched.

Another part of the plot that strained even the most willing suspension of disbelief is the handling of the dv incidents by the police. Again, only the most incompetent of professionals would have handled the case they way it was.

All in all, this novel was not one I'd recommend to anyone.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars May Be Verging on Formulaic, January 29, 2007

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Julie Bryant "An Avid Reader" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Glossed and Found (Bath & Body Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

Persia Vanderbilt has grown tiresome for me. The endless self-absorbtion of the character has worn out its welcome. More emphasis on the town, her auntie, the shop and the plot would be welcome. Less emphasis on how toned and fit Persia is, and much less description about what she's wearing might make me come back. As much as I hate to say it, it was a struggle to get through the book.