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No Gun Intended (Annabelle Starkey Mysteries Book 2) Kindle Edition
"The exploration of relationships between parents and their adult children elevates this novel above most humorous mysteries, rewarding readers with an enjoyable read that induces as many warm feelings as it does laughter."—Kings River Life Magazine
Fresh from her introduction to the dangerous world of criminals and cons in Jump the Gun, smart, sexy, and movie-crazy Annabelle Starkey flies to Portland, Oregon, to visit to her newly relocated parents. They, like Annabelle, are rebooting their lives—though the directions their new starts will take are not yet clear. Annabelle is now part of a fledgling detective agency headquartered in New York, home turf to her boyfriend, Mickey, just retired from the NYPD.
Safely arrived at her parents' home, Annabelle is ready to relax when she discovers her backpack has been switched for one holding a gun—a gun linked to a murder. Has she been set up? Or is she simply in the wrong place at the wrong time? The Portland PD isn't sure. Then a frantic young woman appears and claims the gun is hers. And, worryingly, could the man who sat next to Annabelle on the plane be stalking her?
Alarmed—and absent a gun of her own—Annabelle is armed only with wits, wisecracks, and her ability to run. Mickey and streetwise backup Luis rapidly arrive, adding boots on the ground and their seasoned crime-busting skills, but it is Annabelle who pieces together a case traversing Portland's patchwork of communities, proving to herself, her partners, and parents that, as investigator, she's got the right stuff.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPoisoned Pen Press
- Publication dateJanuary 5, 2016
- File size1260 KB
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Burke's zany sequel to 2013's Jump the Gun takes screwball rookie sleuth Annabelle 'Bea' Starkey from New York City to Portland, Ore., to visit her parents...With Bea's quips, Mom Starkey's expletives, crazy plot twists, red herrings, and copious movie references, this is one mad, mad, mad, mad mystery.
-- "Publishers Weekly"Featuring a cast of appealing characters, Burke's second series outing is an amusing choice for readers who enjoy offbeat cozies with quirky protagonists such as those penned by Jenn McKinlay or Elaine Viets.
-- "Library Journal"Annabelle's family and friends are a fun-loving bunch...This caper is an enjoyable diversion.
-- "Booklist"About the Author
Product details
- ASIN : B07VMH54FH
- Publisher : Poisoned Pen Press (January 5, 2016)
- Publication date : January 5, 2016
- Language : English
- File size : 1260 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 213 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,199,807 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,618 in Women's Detective Fiction
- #7,725 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #11,509 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Books)
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Poor Annabelle. She flew in to Portland to hang out with her folks, but just as she’s reaching into her knapsack before bed, she finds a gun. Who put it there? And why? To reach the gratifying conclusion, I kept turning the pages of this sequel to Jump the Gun: An Annabelle Starkey Mystery (Annabelle Starkey Mysteries Book 1) . Burke renders the details – characters, plot, setting – so realistically, and with such lean prose, I loved feeling the story could happen to me. I read the book in under three hours, like watching a movie. If you're looking for an easy, lighthearted escape, this one's for you.
When her backpack is traded for a backpack with a murder weapon, the chase is on to find out who has her backpack and why the exchange. This is a madcap adventure with lots of laughs and lots of action,.
An entertaining read that for some reason, I was like meh, I'll read it even though I wasn't in the mood for it. It just seemed like it wasn't all that. Turns out, I was totally wrong. Once I got started, I was into it and laughing my way throughout.
Huge thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and Net Galley for approving my request and providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest review. I was highly surprised and glad I requested it.
Annabelle Starkey is described by the author as Stephanie Plum light. In reality, she is as similar to Stephanie Plum as Sunny D is to orange juice - similar appearance but lacking substance.
Like Stephanie Plum, Annabelle is a magnet for trouble. Unlike Stephanie, Annabelle is not the brightest bulb. From putting DDS on her business card to denote Dumpster Diving Specialist (who doesn’t know DDS = Dentist) to revealing everything to every suspect she questions, Annabelle is far from an ideal investigator. Her musings and comments are not particularly funny, and her film references didn’t come across as pertinent. Also, unlike any film buff I’ve encountered, she didn’t mention lines from the films, detailed sequences, or inside jokes. On the whole, Annabelle Starkey made me wince rather than laugh, and I personally wondered what on earth her boyfriend sees in her.
Annabelle’s mom is supposed to be comparable to Stephanie’s pistol of a grandmother. That doesn’t work well either. Her mother is a potty-mouthed doctor, ok possible. The dialogue however was simply awkward like the author wrote the dialogue and then changed it/added curses to make it more interesting.
Awkward is a good description of No Gun Intended. The plot was “meh”. It didn’t hold my interest. The premise had potential, but the problem was in the execution. I think Zoe Burke was trying to hard to tailor her ideas to a particular market.
2/5
No Gun Intended is available for preorder and will be released January 5, 2016.
I received a copy of No Gun Intended from the publisher and netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.
—Crittermom