Distraught over her ex-boyfriend, Harry's new girlfriend, Samantha Adams, is eager to forget her troubles at a friend's blowout engagement party but finds them multiplying when the prospective groom is kidnapped and held for ransom. 15,000 first printing.
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A large-hearted, entertaining mystery featuring smart-mouthed New Orleans former crime reporter Samantha Adams.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Samantha Adams, an investigative reporter on hiatus, returns in rare form. Freshly broken up with much-younger lover Harry in New Orleans, Sam travels to Hot Springs, Arkansas, to talk with best friend Kitty and attend nemesis Jinx's (third) engagement party. A kidnapping stalls the party, Sam and a cross-dressing crook search for his mother and a stolen car, and she cons the ultimate con-artist. Outrageous characters, wonderful Southern dialog, funny situations, and Sam's heartfelt (but passing) misery make for a sure winner.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Shankman is fast-paced, funny, and unique,
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:
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Sheer Delight!,
By 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:
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Hot-footin' it to Hot Springs. . .,
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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."
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