Laced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 10) [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Carol Higgins Clark (Author, Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2009

Private Investigator Regan Reilly and her husband Jack, head of the Major Case Squad in New York City, have just gotten hitched! They've headed to Hennessey Castle, a romantic spot in western Ireland, to escape the world and the criminals they deal with daily. But their getaway is anything but relaxing!

Their first afternoon in Ireland, Regan and Jack stop at an old graveyard on the edge of town where they find a tombstone market REILLY. Intrigued, they discover it belongs to a talented lacemaker by the name May Reilly, who died in 1822. Legend has it that after making an exquisite tablecloth for a banquet at Hennessey Castle, May was never paid and she has haunted the castle ever since. That same night, the hotel's fire alarm sounds, the guests are temporarily evacuated, and the next morning May Reilly's famous tablecloth is discovered missing. When two international jewel thieves claim responsibility for the theft in a taunting note to Jack, who has been on their trail for more than a year, the Reilly's honeymoon comes to an abrupt end. Regan and Jack are in for the adventure of a lifetime through the tiny villages and crowded pubs of the Emerald Isle.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

At the start of Clark's light-hearted 10th Regan Reilly mystery (after 2006's Hitched), newlyweds Regan, a PI, and Jack Reilly, head of the Major Case Squad in New York City, are anticipating an idyllic honeymoon in western Ireland. But their hopes of tranquility are soon dashed. Early the first morning at their hotel, Hennessy Castle, Regan wakes up and thinks she sees a ghost out their window; the next moment a fire alarm sends her and Jack and the hotel's other guests to the lobby. Later, a rare lace tablecloth on display at the castle disappears. Legend says it was made by May Reilly in the early 19th century, but because May was never paid for her work, her ghost haunts the castle. Jack's receiving a note signed by two thieves he's been trying to track down in New York complicates matters, as do the efforts of an American couple to cheat a talented local artist. In an atmospheric mystery loaded with quaint characters, Clark gives the reader a unique tour of Ireland from narrow country roads to the city of Galway.
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"An atmospheric mystery loaded with quaint characters..." - Publishers Weekly

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Abridged edition (April 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743580419
• ISBN-13: 978-0743580410
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,885,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A free trip to Ireland, May 15, 2008

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Romina Wilcox "Author of Cold Eyes" (Silicon Valley Author) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 10) (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed reading Laced. I felt like I was in Ireland for a couple of days with Jack and Regan. This is my first Carol Higgins book and won't be the last. Cold Eyes

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes you just want a delightful, easy read!, November 23, 2008

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Thistle (The Desert Southwest, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

Wondering through the store, thinking about maybe getting a book to read, one that wasn't a heavy, intense, dark story, I stumbled upon this one. I was intrigued by the cover which shows an Irish castle, I read the back cover and it sounded like it might fit what I was looking for so decided to give it a try. I was not familiar with Carol Higgins Clark but at least the story was set in Ireland, in a haunted castle, so how bad could it be?

Once I started I couldn't put it down! I loved it! Laced was a good story, with twists, turns, a bit of humor and interesting characters, told in a light-hearted manner that makes for a delightful, easy read.

After completing this book I immediately searched for the others in this series and have since read them all. Now I anxiously await the release of her next in the series, I just wish she could write them as fast as I can read them. Laced, as well as all of her stories are very enjoyable, not too dark or heavy, and perfect for devouring on a cruise or while relaxing with your feet up.

I give it 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another fun Regan Reilly mystery -- and on her honeymoon too!, March 7, 2008

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Valerie Matteson "Bookaholic" (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Laced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

Poor Regan Reilly and Jack "no relation" Reilly her newly wedded husband! First in "Hitched" her wedding gown is stolen the week before the ceremony and now on the first full day of their honeymoon in a reputedly haunted Irish Castle they are quickly involved in a mystery.

They go for an afternoon jog and find a gravestone for May Reilly and learn at dinner from their server that it is she who is supposed to haunt Hennessy Castle. May created a beautiful lace tablecloth for the owners of the castle but wasn't paid. In fact, their waiter tells them the tablecloth is on display in the upstairs museum of the castle. That night sometime around 4am Regan jerks awake and looks out the window to see a woman in dark clothes holding something white down by the lake and shaking her fist at the castle. As Jack wakes up and asks Regan what is up, they both smell smoke and the castle fire alarms sent them hustling to the smoky lobby.

The guests all gather and the hotel managers asks them to step outside as the firemen clear the kitchen as it was a kitchen fire. Jack and Regan meet a young American couple, Sheila and Bryan O'Shea, who own a catalog business that sells Irish memorabilia emblazoned with family crests. They offer to leave a catalog for the Reillys at the hotel/castle front desk. Regan tells them she is a private investigator with her own firm and that Jack is head of the NYPD Major Case Squad. Sheila asks them if they have seen May Reilly's tablecloth yet and tells them how beautiful it is and they promise to go see it later that day.

The next morning one of Jack's co-workers calls from New York to let him know that a paid informant has left him a message that the notorious jewel thieves known as "John and Jane Doe" have said they are going to Ireland to ruin Jack's honeymoon! Jack promises to be on the alert and his co-worker, Keith, also promises to keep in touch. While Jack and Regan are in the lobby getting coffee, the housekeeper comes running to the front desk and is yelling that May Reilly's lace tablecloth has been stolen. The display cash is broken and the tablecloth gone! Jack and Regan survey the scene with the hotel/castle manager as the "garda" are called. It turns out one elderly couple left very early that morning. They also left an envelope for Jack. Guess who?

Lots of fun and excitement as the reader gets to know John and Jane Doe and many side mysteries involving others at the castle. A fun novel as always!