Mystery
From the Publisher
When a top model is murdered, police lieutenant Eve Dallas discovers that the world of high fashion thrives on an all-consuming obsession for youth and fame. One that leads from the runway to the dark underworld of New York City, where drugs can be found to fulfill any desire--for any price. J.D. Robb is the pseudonym of New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts
Love that Eve Dallas, police investigator with pizzsazz. This story dealt with the area of high fashion. Models and the pursuit of beauty and youth are the obsession of the fashion industry. There is also the ever-present Roarke. Eve is planning her wedding sort of while investigating the murders. Her attention is not quite there understandablely. Robb writes all the characters with such intensity. This book is a delight to read
Favourite Character: Eve,of course. It was interesting to read more of her past
Least Favourite Character: Pandora. A murdered top model whose presence is still felt at the end of the book. A vile egotistical stub of a person
Best Part of the Story: I loved the descriptions of the wedding plans
Least Favourite Part: I didn't particualrly enjoy the fashion show but I wouldn't in real life either, so no surprise
What was missing: More details in the wedding plans
Rating: 
(4.5/5)
A great book. A good mystery. Eve Dallas is one kick-a$$ cop. I am so glad I started this series. Both the first and second book have been great. I figured out who the murderer was about halfway through but it didn't diminish the story at all
This book is credited as being a non-fiction, but I'm suspicious. Can anyone's life be like Amy Gray's? This book is essentially a chick lit book. Amy find a job at a PI company that is as dysfunctional as any small company can be. Each employee has their own quirks (from being called Assman to parading around after hours at a club in a thong). Amy also talks about her love life and what's wrong with the guys she dates (and what is wrong with her when she screws up a perfectly good relationship). She uses headers for the chapter that are quite entertaining, including "A million and one ways to kill a caterpillar". 
A great mystery with a delightful twist. It starts off with a murdered cop and continues with a series of related murders stretching from LA to south of the border. Harry Bosch defies his superiors to investigate and find out about the drugs and people behind the murders. Harry comes out squeaky clean as usual and it is a pleasure to watch
Douglas Coupland is one of my favourite Canadian authors, but I wasn't impressed with this book (the very first one he wrote). I'm glad I didn't read this book first because I may have not tried another of his books. 
From the Publisher
I have previously heard good things about Ferguson, and specifically this book. That's why I bought it from a used book store. But I wasn't too impressed with the book. It was quite a roller coster in terms of keeping my interest. Some parts would be quite interesting, other parts very dull. There are little tidbits of Canadian history (or even trivia) that I didn't know so it was interesting reading about them. Some of his antics were funny as well. But it got to the point where I just found it long winded and even somewhat repetative. 
This story is a split narration (or maybe 70/30) between Oaksey, a journalist trying to get to the bottom of what's going on at Pig Island, and his wife Lexie, an attention starved woman. Oaksey has an ulterior motive though. He wants to find out what has happened to his enemy of many years ago who used to run the cult on the island, Malachi. This is the man who promised that he would destroy Oaksey before he died. What results is a worldwind of craziness. Animal beheadings, mass murders, this is what you get yourself into when you read this book.
This sequel was ever bit as funny and readable as the first book. I really enjoy Archy McNally. His irreverence and eccentricity just makes each page turnable. Archy is a son of a prominent Palm Beach lawyer. His job is to handle discrete investigations. He is to find a pampered cat. Then the bodies start piling up. A cozy mystery well worth the read 
This book is part sci-fi,part mystery and all satire. Max Barry has created a world that is really out there. An Nike marketing exec decides to kill 14 teenagers to promote his product. What results is a world gone mad. A fun read!!