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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
'Tis the season for greedy relatives and extortion, at least in the Clark heroes world! When investigator Regan Reilly's father is kidnapped and a ransom demand issued, amateur detective Alvirah Meehan joins up to help solve the crime and save the day. They have to race against time and the weather, though, because Christmas is coming and along with it, a fierce winter storm that threatens to eliminate all possible rescue.
This is the first of what was to become a holiday series of the Clark mother/daughter writers joining forces and sleuths to solve mysteries during the Christmas season. Mary's lottery winner and her loving but put-upon husband provide charming comic relief. For fans of the Regan Reilly series, it is also where Regan meets Jack Reilly (no blood relation) who eventually becomes her husband in later books.
As much as I do like Mary Higgins Clark, I just don't seem to care for Carol's Regan character. This is the second book I've read with Regan in it, and she just seems to deal with really stupid criminals all the time. I find that I end up more annoyed by them then anything. It was a really quick and easy read which is nice sometimes but I'm not sure I want to read anything else by them as a team. I may own one more somewhere in my stash of books here, but I don't see myself picking up more in the future.
This is the first of what was to become a holiday series of the Clark mother/daughter writers joining forces and sleuths to solve mysteries during the Christmas season. Mary's lottery winner and her loving but put-upon husband provide charming comic relief. For fans of the Regan Reilly series, it is also where Regan meets Jack Reilly (no blood relation) who eventually becomes her husband in later books.
As much as I do like Mary Higgins Clark, I just don't seem to care for Carol's Regan character. This is the second book I've read with Regan in it, and she just seems to deal with really stupid criminals all the time. I find that I end up more annoyed by them then anything. It was a really quick and easy read which is nice sometimes but I'm not sure I want to read anything else by them as a team. I may own one more somewhere in my stash of books here, but I don't see myself picking up more in the future.
A simple feel good Christmas story that ties up nicely at the end - not necessarily a mystery and very little suspense.
Can't believe I haven't read any MHC til now. I enjoyed this mystery & look forward to reading more of both authors' work.
A somewhat entertaining tale starring well known characters of both authors
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
I’m not sure how it is everyone gets a turn at being kidnapped in Clark’s Christmas books, but this time it is Regan Reilly’s father, wealthy owner of several funeral homes. Reilly is a private detective in LA but she engages the help of good friend of the family and NYC native Alvirah, an amateur but very good private detective herself. What I like about these stories are how the random characters and subplots come together to help solve the mystery and save some lives. This book features two little boys whose mother was kidnapped at the same time, elevating the level of tension, but who indirectly also have a role in solving the crime.
Nothing says Christmas quite like a kidnapping. Excited to spend Christmas with her family in Hawaii, Reagan Reilly (P.I.) flys back home to New York to get ready for the trip. Unfortunately right before they leave, her mother (famous mystery writer Nora Reagan Reilly) has an accident and breaks her leg. Now unable to fly, the family makes arrangements for Christmas in New York. Luke Reilly heads out to run some errands, when he and his chauffeur are kidnapped! It's a race against the clock to get them back before Christmas.
This book is very worthy of 5 stars in my opinion. The amount of detail crammed into this 300 page novel is astounding. This book involves established characters from Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Hagen Clark's previous novels. That being said, I did not feel like I had to stop reading and go back to read previous books they were in. Enough information about them was given to me to be able to understand who these characters were, and how they fit into the story. I would love to go back and read some of the other novels that include them.
Deck the Halls is different than most mystery books that I've read. It includes not only story lines of the protagonist, but the antagonist as well. It is nice to have a well-rounded story that shows you all of the details going into the plot line. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good crime novel with a holiday theme.
This book is very worthy of 5 stars in my opinion. The amount of detail crammed into this 300 page novel is astounding. This book involves established characters from Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Hagen Clark's previous novels. That being said, I did not feel like I had to stop reading and go back to read previous books they were in. Enough information about them was given to me to be able to understand who these characters were, and how they fit into the story. I would love to go back and read some of the other novels that include them.
Deck the Halls is different than most mystery books that I've read. It includes not only story lines of the protagonist, but the antagonist as well. It is nice to have a well-rounded story that shows you all of the details going into the plot line. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good crime novel with a holiday theme.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No