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Snagged (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 2)
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Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Author: Carol Higgins Clark
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Snagged (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 2) Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446600767
ISBN: 0446600768
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 306
Publication Date: 1994-08-01
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Studio: Grand Central Publishing
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446600767
ISBN: 0446600768
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 306
Publication Date: 1994-08-01
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Studio: Grand Central Publishing
Editorial Review of Snagged (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 2)
The smart, saucy sleuth from Decked returns to the delight of her growing audience of fans in an entertaining new puzzler, where she does some clever silk stalkings at a murderous pantyhose convention. Actress and writer, Clark is the daughter of mystery master Mary Higgins Clark.
Customer Reviews of Snagged (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 2)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Surprised and disappointed
Review: I started reading Carol because I am so fond of her mother's writing. I am quite surprised and very disappointed that she has chosen to take the Lord's name in vain in this book. I enjoyed her first book but am not sure I will read any more!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Wretched book
Review: I had read several books by Ms. Clark and liked them for the most part, despite their obvious flaws. Her first novel, "Decked," had good settings, interesting characters, and a satisfactory plot. Others of her novels had similar assets. But THIS novel, "Snagged," was complete nonsense. It is padded shamelessly in an attempt to prop up a very weak and predictable story. How many times must we be informed that the pantyhose are virtually indestructible? How much foreshadowing can the reader take of the wretched sounding "party" to introduce said pantyhose? Cliches abound throughout. Bad writing, poor syntax, wrong words, dull characters, bad everything prevail. Did no competent editor look at the manuscript for this? Did Ms. Clark not see the classic Alec Guinness film, "The Man in the White Suit?"
I would add only that the thinly veiled character who is Ms. Clark's mother in the real world is a bit too much, a trifle too ritchbitch. And it feels as if the younger Ms. Clark tried to ride the popularity of her mother character in this book. If so, it was a bumpy ride indeed.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: In a word - INSULTING
Review: This book is insulting to readers of average to above-average intelligence.
To say it is difficult to get published is one of the understatements of the century. It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to get published these days. Average writers can forget it. Good writers, probably not. Great writers, maybe... just maybe, if your agent and the publisher are in a good mood.
Therefore, you don't see much drivel making it to print anymore. I don't even know if this book is good enough to be called drivel. The immature writing is below sub-par and the characters are so flimsy that they don't even qualify as "cardboard". Even the basic premise of the book is so thin, it should never even have been made into a short story.
But I guess, when your mother is one of the most exhaulted mystery writers of all time, you're allowed to vomit text on to a page and expect to get it printed. Must be nice.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: very fast light read
Review: If you need to kill some time in a waiting room, I recommend this light reading. The book reads quickly , I like the wriing style, and overall the story is "fun"... as fun as senior citizens watching Matlock daily in the nursing home. There is no real violence so it is very sedate and you'll be able to go to sleep without checking under the bed. The suspense really revolves around the sale of the pantyhose rather than the characters being killed. Overall, if you need to forget your troubles, dive into this book which requires minimal brain activity.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Unputdownable
Review: This is one of my most beloved websites ever, and after voraciously devouring CHC's "Snagged", my first Regan Reilly mystery, I was utterly aghast at the unbelievable one-starred review. I believed this book to be one of the best mysteries I've ever read. And I've read neary 300, and I think I'd know a lemon when I spotted one. CHC keeps the suspense moving right along, the story is...usnagged, unsnared, unhitched, hurtles along the pages like a wildfire. Okay, so the ending is just a tad too pat, a tad too perfect, but it's still a great novel. She writes like her mother, in the same classy, almost elegant style. I, personally, think CHC is a much better novelist than actress. Do yourself a good deed and pick up a paperback copy of "Snagged". You'll be sure to enjoy it.
Review Summary: Surprised and disappointed
Review: I started reading Carol because I am so fond of her mother's writing. I am quite surprised and very disappointed that she has chosen to take the Lord's name in vain in this book. I enjoyed her first book but am not sure I will read any more!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Wretched book
Review: I had read several books by Ms. Clark and liked them for the most part, despite their obvious flaws. Her first novel, "Decked," had good settings, interesting characters, and a satisfactory plot. Others of her novels had similar assets. But THIS novel, "Snagged," was complete nonsense. It is padded shamelessly in an attempt to prop up a very weak and predictable story. How many times must we be informed that the pantyhose are virtually indestructible? How much foreshadowing can the reader take of the wretched sounding "party" to introduce said pantyhose? Cliches abound throughout. Bad writing, poor syntax, wrong words, dull characters, bad everything prevail. Did no competent editor look at the manuscript for this? Did Ms. Clark not see the classic Alec Guinness film, "The Man in the White Suit?"
I would add only that the thinly veiled character who is Ms. Clark's mother in the real world is a bit too much, a trifle too ritchbitch. And it feels as if the younger Ms. Clark tried to ride the popularity of her mother character in this book. If so, it was a bumpy ride indeed.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: In a word - INSULTING
Review: This book is insulting to readers of average to above-average intelligence.
To say it is difficult to get published is one of the understatements of the century. It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to get published these days. Average writers can forget it. Good writers, probably not. Great writers, maybe... just maybe, if your agent and the publisher are in a good mood.
Therefore, you don't see much drivel making it to print anymore. I don't even know if this book is good enough to be called drivel. The immature writing is below sub-par and the characters are so flimsy that they don't even qualify as "cardboard". Even the basic premise of the book is so thin, it should never even have been made into a short story.
But I guess, when your mother is one of the most exhaulted mystery writers of all time, you're allowed to vomit text on to a page and expect to get it printed. Must be nice.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: very fast light read
Review: If you need to kill some time in a waiting room, I recommend this light reading. The book reads quickly , I like the wriing style, and overall the story is "fun"... as fun as senior citizens watching Matlock daily in the nursing home. There is no real violence so it is very sedate and you'll be able to go to sleep without checking under the bed. The suspense really revolves around the sale of the pantyhose rather than the characters being killed. Overall, if you need to forget your troubles, dive into this book which requires minimal brain activity.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Unputdownable
Review: This is one of my most beloved websites ever, and after voraciously devouring CHC's "Snagged", my first Regan Reilly mystery, I was utterly aghast at the unbelievable one-starred review. I believed this book to be one of the best mysteries I've ever read. And I've read neary 300, and I think I'd know a lemon when I spotted one. CHC keeps the suspense moving right along, the story is...usnagged, unsnared, unhitched, hurtles along the pages like a wildfire. Okay, so the ending is just a tad too pat, a tad too perfect, but it's still a great novel. She writes like her mother, in the same classy, almost elegant style. I, personally, think CHC is a much better novelist than actress. Do yourself a good deed and pick up a paperback copy of "Snagged". You'll be sure to enjoy it.