Gypped

De: Carol Higgins Clark

Narrado por: Michele Pawk

Now in mass market, the fifteenth Regan Reilly mystery from New York Times bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark finds Regan in the middle of an inheritance intrigue turned dangerous, in an installment Book Reporter called “an entertaining lighthearted read.”

When Regan Reilly returned to the West Coast, where she began her career as a PI, she never imagined that her unsuccessful appearance on a game show seven years earlier would throw her trip totally off course!

Regan Reilly is in Los Angeles with her husband, Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad. After Jack finishes his meetings with the LAPD, the couple may head north to the wine country, or may head south to Baja. Their only plan is to see which way the wind blows.

The first day back, Regan goes shopping at an upscale new mall in West Hollywood. To her surprise, she runs into Zelda, a woman she’d become friendly with seven years before at a television studio in Burbank, when they were waiting to appear on the game show Puzzling Words. They haven’t seen each other since.

Zelda and Regan didn’t win much money, but Zelda made up for it! A year ago an elderly neighbor she barely knew left Zelda eight million dollars. She has been enjoying her newfound wealth but is aware of the need to give back. At a recent fundraiser, she bid on a week’s stay in an old Hollywood Hills estate and was the lucky winner. She’s currently in residence there and invites Regan to a party at the mansion.

While Jack attends a business dinner, Regan goes to Zelda’s by herself, unaware that she is being followed. Regan is more than surprised at the run-down condition of the house and grounds. People should be paid to stay here, she thinks. Zelda introduces Regan to a colorful cast of characters, including her old neighbors, friends from her yoga class, a filmmaker, Zelda’s financial adviser, her bookkeeper, and her personal assistant. It’s all good fun. As the guests are leaving, Zelda asks Regan to stay for a cup of tea. They’ve barely sat down to chat when Zelda falls ill. A worried Regan doesn’t want to leave Zelda alone and decides to spend the night at the isolated, aging estate. It’s not long before Zelda asks Regan to investigate people in her life, starting with her father’s new wife, Bobby Jo. The couple said “I do” in the back of a cab at a drive-through chapel in Las Vegas after only three months of togetherness.

Has Zelda’s windfall put her in danger? Regan is determined to find out, not knowing that she’s a target herself!

Light Read

What did you love best about Gypped?

It was a very easy light read/listen. Very relaxing if that's what your looking for.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Norman for sure. Loud, cocky, and just plan nutty.

Have you listened to any of Michele Pawk’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Just other RRM's.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the letters were read.

Not a novel for audio with this narrator.

Always read the Clark,s novels. They are light and a quick read. However this narrator totally turned me off still haven't finished listening. Almost don't want to read them anymore.

Not Gypped when you are done!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this audiobook to all my friends. It keeps moving and is enjoyable to listen too. It is a believable story and easy to follow.

What did you like best about this story?

This story did not require heavy thinking. You could listen and relax at the same time.

What does Michele Pawk bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I love the different voices, expecially the personal assistant!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I started to listen at bedtime and stayed up until it was completed!

Any additional comments?

As with all of Carol Higgins Clark's books, this was short and to the point. It doesn't go on and on and get boring. I love the style with which she writes and always enjoy the happy endings. Love it with Jack coming to the rescue, even tho she doesn't really have to have him there.

Wow, was this bad

Would you try another book from Carol Higgins Clark and/or Michele Pawk?

Maybe Carol Higgins Clark, not Michele Pawk

Would you ever listen to anything by Carol Higgins Clark again?

Would only consider if performed by someone else, but I'm probably done with this series

What didn’t you like about Michele Pawk’s performance?

It was awful. So jerky, almost like it was the first time she was reading the book.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Very disappointed.

Any additional comments?

Carol Higgins Clark's books have never been thrilling, just short, goofy reads. But this was so bad, the characters were incredibly contrived. The plot was so simplistic it was laughable. Really a shame that she doesn't have the talent her mother has.