HE WAS HER MAN [Hardcover]

Sarah Shankman (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Unknown (January 1, 1993)
• ASIN: B0028QATBY
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shankman is fast-paced, funny, and unique, May 15, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: He Was Her Man (A Samantha Adams Mystery) (Paperback)

In her recent books, Sarah Shankman has turned into
a combination of Elmore Leonard, her own brand of
anti-Southern-belle-um, with liberal doses of Hiassen
thrown in for good measure. It's no coincidence that her
heroine, Samantha (Sam) Adams is writing a book called
"American Weird".

Sam, dumped by her boyfriend, takes off for Hot Springs,
Arkansas, where she meets Olive, whose body shortly turns up
in the trunk of a splendid classic car that's been buried in
the local graveyard. (Yes, the whole car.) Sam teams up
with a gangster, a professional Southern belle who makes
crystal altars, a foot fetishist, and the female half of a
con-artist team join up to out-con the conman and visit
justice on the murderer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Delight!, May 20, 2004

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Shanachie (Menasha, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: He Was Her Man (A Samantha Adams Mystery) (Paperback)

This is a fast-paced, very funny (made me laugh out loud at times), and unique book.

It's my first introduction to Sarah Shankman and makes me want to read all her books. She reminds me a bit of Carl Haaisen in style although this is a comic mystery set in Arkansas rather than Florida. The author certainly takes a swipe at Southern pretensions, but it appears written by someone who is poking fun with fondness.

In addition, there's definitely a feminist edge which I liked because it was done with sytle and wit and I liked that the author didn't hit me over the head with it, but made it a integral part of the primary character. The heroine (Samantha Adams) has an inner strenghth which shows through as she deals with adversity with her sense of humor intact.

I understand this is part of a series of "Samantha Adams" books Shankman has written, and I look forward to them ... Sam is a great character, and easy to like and to understand.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot-footin' it to Hot Springs. . ., November 6, 2000

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Melissa P. Cooper "kymissyin" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: He Was Her Man (A Samantha Adams Mystery) (Paperback)

. . .I agree with previous reviewer. Sam was NOT dumped. She was scared to make a commitment and Harry decided to move on after she told him she couldn't commit. Did she expect him to just stick around like a puppy dog until SHE decides when and if she can be serious about him?

There is plenty for her to see and do, with or without Harry. A big fancy wedding to attend, a murder to solve, a man with shady connections to flirt with, and, no doubt, some Pepsi to drink. Some of it gets wrapped up this time. . .but there's a "cliff-hanger" ending and as it turns out, Sarah Shankman made her fans wait twice as long as usual for the next book in the series while she worked on and released "I Miss My Man But My Aim Is Getting Better," wherein the best part of the book was the title. Once you've finished "He Was Her Man" just skip "I Miss My Man" and go straight to "Digging Up Momma."