Claire and Dan Claiborne suspect there's a catch when rich and stingy Mrs. Shelby Bell invites them to stay at the Bell Sands, her oceanfront resort east of Biloxi, Mississippi. When they arrive to torrential rain and a beauty pageant spiraling out of control, their suspicions are confirmed. As the couple attempts to discover who's sabotaging Miss Gulf Coast, a series of homicides threaten the beauty queens.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Redneck Riviera: An Eclaire Mystery (The Eclaire Mystery Series) (Paperback)
You remember Claire and Dan Claiborne in "BEHIND ECLAIRE'S DOORS?" Who could forget them! I think someone compared them to Nick and Nora Charles in the "Thin Man," but, I believe if Nick and Nora were to read the Eclarie series Nora would have a case of vapors and Nick would give us one of his comedic eye rolling, staggering takes.First time readers will find in the first pages that this is not a typical mystery. Claire and Dan are the ultra perfect southern couple, perfect looks, perfect jobs, perfect sex life, it seems everything around them is perfect, perfect, perfect . . . except those dang, pesky murders that seem to crop up at the most inconvenient times. When Mrs. Shelby Bell, or Hells Bells as Claire calls her, invites Dan and Claire to the Bell Sands on the shores of the Mississippi, they decide to turn it into a second honeymoon. As we find out, this is one honeymoon they won't forget, since it involves the redneck mafia; a beauty pageant; a contestant who takes her interviewing cues straight out of "Basic Instincts"; a former pageant member bent on revenge and a hurricane named Babe. Dan and Claire already think they are in over their heads, could it get any worse? Of course it can and it does. I found the mystery aspects in REDNECK RIVIERA interesting. At first when I read the words "Redneck Mafia" I had to laugh, I just didn't know what to expect, maybe a mystery of who killed Bubba with the loaded can of Miller Light, or who stole the concrete brick holding up the abandoned Ford that crushed Melvin while he was napping. I still don't know if they are a real gang, but the author pulls it off, there are enough twists and turns to appease the mystery reader and for those who like the added sexual characteristics to their mysteries, Ms. Dunbar has added plenty of that as well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Loved it!,
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This review is from: Redneck Riviera: An Eclaire Mystery (The Eclaire Mystery Series) (Paperback)
Sophie Dunbar never disappoints and this send up of the beauty pageant circuit is as funny as all her other books. After being unavailable for so long it was nice to be able to pick up the second installment of the Eclaire books. The characters are genuine and warm, they'll remind you of your best friends. This is an author who really knows how to write believable female characters. Don't miss this series.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Sophie Dunbar - talented wordsmith,
This review is from: Redneck Riviera: An Eclaire Mystery (The Eclaire Mystery Series) (Paperback)
In this, the 2nd of the Eclaire mysteries, Sophie Dunbar continues to leave me in awe of her way with words. Aside from the enjoyable tale of mystery and steamy romance between Claire and her hunky hubby, Dan, Ms. Dunbar's wordsmithing ability leaves me applauding her efforts. Rarely do I read such well-crafted scenes of high indignity and outrage without resorting to profanity. The story itself is pure camp, whacky, irreverant, sexy and spicy (without being overly graphic). While not set in Claire's hometown of New Orleans, the story nevertheless is entertaining with just the right mix of secondary characters to add flavor but not overwhlem the mystery.
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"Lee may have handed over his sword to Grant at Appomattox, but no Southern woman ever surrendered her treasured tiara." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Brandon Battle, Miss Gulf Coast, Bell Sands, New Orleans, Shelby Bell, Chief Hepkins, Parker Bell, Freddy Franks, Chessy Scarborough, Miss Palmetto, Redneck Mafia, Marlowe Goodkidd, Ricky Gomez, Bella Salon, Tinker Bell, Beach Club, Granny Blaine, Jan Windsor, Los Angeles, Miss America, Miss Scarborough, Nectarine Savoy, Ole Miss, Sophk Dunbar, Chief Troy Hepkins New!
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"Lee may have handed over his sword to Grant at Appomattox, but no Southern woman ever surrendered her treasured tiara." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Brandon Battle, Miss Gulf Coast, Bell Sands, New Orleans, Shelby Bell, Chief Hepkins, Parker Bell, Freddy Franks, Chessy Scarborough, Miss Palmetto, Redneck Mafia, Marlowe Goodkidd, Ricky Gomez, Bella Salon, Tinker Bell, Beach Club, Granny Blaine, Jan Windsor, Los Angeles, Miss America, Miss Scarborough, Nectarine Savoy, Ole Miss, Sophk Dunbar, Chief Troy Hepkins New!
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- A BAD HAIR DAY/AN ECLAIRE MYSTERY (Eclaire Mysteries) by Sophie Dunbar in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Death on Demand (Death on Demand Mysteries, No. 1) by Carolyn G. Hart in Front Matter
- The Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico (Seas and Oceans) by Nina Morgan on page 71
- Above And Beyond (Brown, Sandra) by Sandra Brown on page 173
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