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~ Donna Moore (Author)
Key Phrases: robin banks, fish sewn, handless body, Evan Stubezzi, Owen Banks, Luke Warmwater (more...)
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On her latest case, wisecracking Private Investigator, Helena Handbasket, is faced with a lot of tough questions. Did Robin Banks have a hand in the theft of Evan Stubezzi's jewels? And if so, was the hand one of those packed in ice in the freezer box that was delivered to his brother, Owen? Is there a serial killer on the loose? Or are all those handless corpses with scarlet fish sewn into their chest cavities purely coincidental? What shoes should you wear for a meeting with a killer? Why does her next-door neighbour smell of cheese? Which of her true loves is her real true love? And, more importantly, is there anything in the fridge for dinner? Can our man-loving, cocktail-loving, food-loving, not-so-very-intrepid heroine answer these questions-any of them-without leaving a cliché unturned?

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  • Hardcover: 156 pages
  • Publisher: PointBlank (February 4, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0809557355
  • ISBN-13: 978-0809557356
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,939,721 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sam Spade in a skirt on acid. . ., July 28, 2006
Bridget Jones meets Raymond Chandler meets Jeffrey Dahmer in Go To Helena Handbasket, Donna Moore's brilliant absurd romp of a detective novel. Kudos to PointBlank Press for unearthing yet another gem. The humour is black, the narrative surreal, the author insane. Helena Handbasket elbowed her way into my fantasy life, replacing several Hollywood starlets at one stroke.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A hilarious book with laughs on every page., May 28, 2007
If you've read tons of mysteries, from cozies to hard-boiled thrillers, as I have, you are familiar with all the cliches. And you are ready for someone as savvy and funny as Donna Moore to come along and turn them on their heads in a book that is clutch-your-stomach-and-howl funny. That's "Go to Helena Handbasket." It should be a companion piece to any mystery library, because it's worth going back to again and again as you work your way through the mystery genre. From serial killers with perfect childhoods to crime-solving cats to policemen who acquire doughnuts as standard-issue equipment, this is the funny crime read of this year or any other.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars The name says it all, March 21, 2008
Sorry, It was one of those books that suckered me in the blurb but I couldn't get past the first few pages. Rarely do I put a book down without finishing it, or walk out of a movie before the end. i gave it all the chance I could, all the benefit of doubt but in the end it was just a waste of time to read. Comedy is a matter of personal taste and this was not funny for me nor was it clever and it was going nowhere fast.I really don't know how it got published and I still can't believe that the well produced volume in such an attractive cover could be so inane and such a con.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Funny, but the story is second to the gags
Inept, man-crazy, booze-loving, overweight (and, apparently, big-nosed) private investigator Helena Handbasket stumbles upon the solution to a case involving thirty million in... Read more
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