Making It
Featuring: Maddie Springer; Jack Ramirez
320 pages ISBN: 050552712X EAN: 9780505527127 Kindle: B00492CJZ4 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Maddie Springer is a shoe designer who has a penchant for
finding herself in dangerous circumstances. While
listening to her phone messages, she hears a tentative
voice claiming to be her father, Larry. The message
begins with an appeal for assistance and comes to a
shocking end with the sound of a gunshot. She hasn't seen
her father since she was a child and he left for Las Vegas
with a showgirl named Lola. Determined to find out if her
father is all right, she makes a few inquiries. What harm
could come from finding our about her father's well being?
Her mother becomes upset at just the mention of Larry's
name. Marco, the salon receptionist, helps her find
possible phone numbers for Larry Springer. Dana, her best
friend, helps her put addresses to those phone numbers.
Ramirez, cop and her possible boyfriend, warns her against
any investigation. Since Maddie is unable to get a couple
of phone numbers crossed off her list, she sets off on a
road trip to Sin City with Dana and Marco. After all,
what can a few days in Las Vegas hurt?
In an effort to locate her father, Maddie follows the
trail that leads to a club where Lola is employed. She
arrives at the club in time to see a dead body. Further
investigation into the club, leads her into the world of
drag queens. On top of that, the club owner seems to have
connections with organized crime, and is involved in some
kind of counterfeit shoe smuggling ring. How is she going
to find her father in all of this mess? Will she be able
to increase her odds and come out on top?
Gemma Halliday has written an amusing tale combining
chick-lit with mystery. Maddie Springer is a determined
heroine
who leaves no stone unturned. She is supported by
secondary characters that are wonderfully eccentric. They
add to the comedic relief, and keep the fast-paced story
flowing. KILLER IN HIGH HEELS is action packed and filled
with one humorous event after another. This is a fun book
not to be missed.
L.A. shoe designer Maddie Springer hasn't seen her father
since he reportedly ran off to Las Vegas with a showgirl
named Lola. So she's shocked when he leaves a desperate plea
for help on her answering machine - ending in a loud bang.
Gunshot? Car backfire? Never one to leave her curiosity
unsatisfied, Maddie straps on her stilettos and, along with
her trigger-happy best friend, makes tracks for Sin City in
search of her MIA dad.
Maddie hits the jackpot, all right. She finds not only her
dad, but also a handful of aging drag queens, an organized
crime ring smuggling fake Prada pumps, and one relentless
killer. Plus, it seems the LAPD's sexiest cop is doing a
little Vegas moonlighting of his own. In a town where odds
are everything, Maddie bets it all on her ability to
out-step a vicious murderer. She just hopes her gamble pays
off… before her own luck runs out.
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