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books_n_critters's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed this book. I was afraid I wouldn't after trying to read the author's Skip Langdon series and not liking it at all. Rebecca is cute and funny, and the characters around her - primarily her family - are all pretty cool. Looking forward to the next book.
katzreads's review against another edition
3.0
Good little travel or beach book. Likable characters, interesting plot, a couple of twists.
constantreader471's review against another edition
4.0
This is a light, mildly humorous murder mystery. A San Francisco lawyer finds a murdered prostitute in her apartment. The police arrest a man she is dating. He hires her to defend him. She realizes that he is innocent and decides to find the killer.
I received it free through Bookbub. It is the first in a series.
I received it free through Bookbub. It is the first in a series.
lgpiper's review against another edition
3.0
Rebecca Schwartz is a perfectly respectable San Francisco lawyer who just happens to represent a group known as HYENA (Head Your Ethics toward a New Age), who are in favor of legalizing prostitution and who organize a local demonstration to promote same that is known as the Strumpet Strut. One of the people she has gotten to know through her work with HYENA is Elena Mooney, who runs a co-op bordello.
Elena is hosting a party for the FDOs (Friday Downtown Operators) at her co-op bordello and finds that the pianist she engaged for the party has become ill. So, she inveigles Rebecca into tarting herself up a bit and filling in as the pianist. At some time during the evening, the party is raided by people who are ostensibly from the police. Elena gets Rebecca to sneak out the back with a client who is a well known local politician. On the way away from the scene, Rebecca has an automobile accident. Rather than staying around to be rescued, the politician flees the scene.
Rebecca spends some time at the police station, but eventually gets home. When she arrives, she finds that one of the guests from the party has been murdered in her living room. The guest goes by the name of Kandi, and is a "working girl". She is also, it turns out, the sister of Rebecca's current boy friend and escort at the party, one Parker Phillips. In addition to finding Kandi murdered, Rebecca sees that her apartment has been tossed. She also finds a rather sizable wad of cash hidden in one of her house plants. So what to do?
Rebecca tries to stay out of the investigation, but keeps getting pulled in. We end up with crooked politicians, a bent cop, who tries to frame and then murder Rebecca. And so forth. A fairly fun rollick.
Elena is hosting a party for the FDOs (Friday Downtown Operators) at her co-op bordello and finds that the pianist she engaged for the party has become ill. So, she inveigles Rebecca into tarting herself up a bit and filling in as the pianist. At some time during the evening, the party is raided by people who are ostensibly from the police. Elena gets Rebecca to sneak out the back with a client who is a well known local politician. On the way away from the scene, Rebecca has an automobile accident. Rather than staying around to be rescued, the politician flees the scene.
Rebecca spends some time at the police station, but eventually gets home. When she arrives, she finds that one of the guests from the party has been murdered in her living room. The guest goes by the name of Kandi, and is a "working girl". She is also, it turns out, the sister of Rebecca's current boy friend and escort at the party, one Parker Phillips. In addition to finding Kandi murdered, Rebecca sees that her apartment has been tossed. She also finds a rather sizable wad of cash hidden in one of her house plants. So what to do?
Rebecca tries to stay out of the investigation, but keeps getting pulled in. We end up with crooked politicians, a bent cop, who tries to frame and then murder Rebecca. And so forth. A fairly fun rollick.
hugbandit7's review against another edition
4.0
I have had this book sitting on my shelf since 2007 and finally picked it up. Not sure why I waited so long! Good book with characters that have some depth to them. I never would have guessed the killer, although it makes a lot of sense how the book was wrapped up. I've got a few more of this series on my shelf, will need to pick those up soon!
socorrobaptista's review
4.0
Todos têm direito a ampla defesa, certo? É pensando assim que a protagonista se torna advogada de defesa de um grupo de prostitutas que lutam pela legalização da profissão. Uma narrativa repleta de vira-voltas, divertida.
misterg65's review against another edition
2.0
The story is fine. There is enough to keep you reading with out too much trouble. However, the use of language is strange, to say the least! I had to keep using the Kindle's look-up feature to find out what the words meant such as "Myrmidon" (basically a minion!). Now I don't mind learning new words; I have even read the first two Gormenghast books. What got me was the use of multi syllable words alongside phrases such as "split up to the wazoo". Some consistency would have been nice.
So, I'm deducting a star for the fact that the flow was interrupted by required use of the dictionary.
So, I'm deducting a star for the fact that the flow was interrupted by required use of the dictionary.
becreadsbooks1's review
2.0
I wanted to like this one. Parts of it were entertaining. I liked some of the characters but for the most part the main story and plot of this one bored me and I had pretty much figured out the who done it part fairly early on.
alisonshane's review against another edition
4.0
This is not a book I normally would choose, but I needed something to read because I forgot my books and picked it up from a little free library.
I’ve never read a mystery and I actually really enjoyed it. The ending felt rushed though and wish there was more details of how it needed instead of a summery.
I’ve never read a mystery and I actually really enjoyed it. The ending felt rushed though and wish there was more details of how it needed instead of a summery.