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Jinxed

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by Carol Higgins Clark
Carol Higgins Clark
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Carol Higgins Clark, bestselling author of Fleeced and co-author with Mary Higgins Clark of He Sees You When You're Sleeping, returns in top form in her new Regan Reilly mystery, blending her talent for intriguing locales, eccentric characters, and fast-paced suspense laced with humor.
In Jinxed, smart, saucy sleuth Regan Reilly faces a new challenge—the case of the missing wedding guest. Regan, an L.A.-based private detective, returns to her office after a vacation with her beau, Jack "no relation" Reilly. Their tour of the wineries in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County is cut short when Jack has to fly back to New York City, where he is the head of the Major Case Squad of the NYPD. Their last stop had been at Altered States, a run-down winery owned by three siblings who are all former hippies—Lilac, Earl, and Leon Weldon. Not knowing how soon it would be put to use, Regan leaves her business card behind.

Within minutes of being back to work, Regan gets an excited call from Lilac. The Weldon family has been invited to the wedding of ninety-three-year-old Lucretia Standish, a former silent-screen star. Lucretia's maid, Phyllis, clues Lilac in on the fact that Lucretia plans to give the Weldons $2 million each—if they all show up at the wedding. The wedding is two days away, and there is only one problem: Lilac's daughter, Whitney, a.k.a. Freshness, a young actress, has taken off on one of her go-with-the-flow weekends. Whitney is out of touch and goes where the wind blows. If it doesn't blow her back into town by Sunday morning, the Weldon family will be out $8 million.

Regan's job is to find Whitney. But unbeknownst to Regan, there's someone else on the hunt. Lucretia's fiancé, the much younger Edward Fields, has hired an accomplice in crime to locate Whitney and keep her away from the wedding. He wants to say "I do" to Lucretia and her millions before Whitney can protest. When Edward finds out that Regan Reilly has been hired to find the missing Whitney, he gives the order to get rid of her as well.​

As in her previous novels, Carol Higgins Clark has created a novel that is both exciting and vastly entertaining. As no less a master of suspense than Nelson DeMille has said, "Clark's writing is elegantly clear and concise, her characters are witty and engaging, and her plots and pacing are perfect." And in Jinxed, she is at her very considerable best.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Regan Reilly

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  • Release date

    August 1, 2002

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780743548915
      • File size: 128368 KB
      • Duration: 04:27:25

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      An elderly silent screen actress wants to marry the young man whose stock market tip made her rich. But he just wants to marry that fortune. Throw in some aging hippies running a New Age winery/meditation center/bed and breakfast, and you have a bizarre mix of circumstances for private detective Regan Reilly. Carol Higgins Clark narrates her own mystery with the full measure of humor that went into its creation. Her consistent comedic characterizations bring even more life to the story's players than the print version. Lucretia really does have a voice for silent films. Lilac's muzzy reality covers a heart of gold. And in the end, the listener gets a great chuckle. R.P.L. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      In her latest case, Regan Reilly is looking for a missing person who is not so much missing as independent, and unaware she is being looked for. Deborah Hazlett provides a lighthearted and perky reading that takes this somewhat contrived and lightweight "mystery" in stride. Hazlett is undaunted by a range of characters that includes a silent-screen diva, her new-age niece, a motorcycle gang, and some con men. She works hard to create suspense and drama, without a lot to work with. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 5, 2002
      Clark's sixth rollicking mystery featuring L.A. PI Regan Reilly (Fleeced, etc.) boasts a wonderful cast: Lucretia Standish, a wealthy 96-year-old former silent-film star (who claims to be 93); Lucretia's sneaky, fortune-hunting fiancé, 40-ish Edward Fields; as well as the old lady's late (fifth) husband's family, a clutch of superannuated hippies who manage Altered States, a winery/hotel near Santa Barbara. Regan must track down a missing young actress and scion of Lucretia's late husband's family, Whitney Weldon, aka "Freshness Lilac," the name her hippie mother gave her. Adding to the fanciful mix are 21 tattooed bikers who have made Lucretia their pet; Regan's mother, who, like the author's own, is a successful novelist; television and movie people; and a host of other amusing California types. The redoubtable Lucretia made $60 million by being smart enough to dump some dot.com stock that Edward had foisted on her, but she's not smart enough to see through his schemes as their wedding day approaches. She drags him to Altered States to meet her eccentric family in her brand-new Rolls Royce, escorted by her idolizing bikers. It's up to Regan to sort everything out, and thanks to the transcontinental e-mail aid of her sweetheart, Jack "no relation" Reilly, she's more than equal to the task. As usual, Clark provides plenty of fast-paced fun, with all the substance of a soap bubble, and best of all, nobody gets hurt. (Aug. 27)FYI:Clark has coauthored two novels with her mother, Mary Higgins Clark,
      He Sees You When You're Sleeping and
      Deck the Halls.

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