Vanity, Vengeance and a Weekend In Vegas

A Sophie Katz Mystery

By: Kyra Davis

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Sophie Katz, bestselling mystery writer and amateur sleuth, has just discovered that Anatoly, her sexy Russian P.I boyfriend of six years is actually married to the daughter of a Russian mafia boss. Devastated by his betrayal, Sophie banishes him from their beautiful San Francisco Victorian home.

Desperate to distract their friend and pull her out of her depression, Dena and Marcus spirit Sophie away to Vegas for a "fun filled weekend" at a Sex Toy Trade Show. But bigger trouble awaits in Vegas. Anatoly is there; his beautiful Russian wife is there; and so is a dead body stuffed into a closet. And to make matters worse someone has gone out of their way to implicate Sophie in the murder. Sophie's completely over her head and when a mysterious man offers her help she's tempted to take it. But who is he and whose side is he on? It's also clear that whoever the bad guy is he would have no problem killing Anatoly, and although she may want to kill him herself, no one else is going to hurt Sophie's man.

©2012 Kyra Davis (P)2012 Kyra Davis

The same, but better

I love the Sophie Katz books, but it seems like it's been a while since the last one. When this new installment began with the same characters and their hallmark traits, I was afraid the Sophie series had gone stale. Wrong! This is Kyra Davis at her best. Fun plot twists, fascinating new characters who we may hear from again, laugh-out-loud dialogue, and a spot-on narration by Gabra Zackman -- I can't imagine anyone else doing these voices. Brilliant!

Light Entertaining Book

If you've listened to any of the books in this series, you'll know what to expect...a good mystery, complete with humor, strong female characters and a little bit of sex thrown in for good measure. If you haven't listened to the series and want a fun, easy book, start with the first in the series: Sex, Murder and a Double Latte. Although they're all stand alone books on their own, I always like to start at the beginning of a series. The narrator has a habit of lowering her voice an octave or two at the end of sentences, which was a bit disconcerting, but I would recommend the books to anyone in the mood for a fun, light book.

Best. Chick Lit Books. Ever.

I just LOVE this series! I'm a very picky chick lit reader as too often the stories are so sweet, unbelievable and predictable that I can't stand it. But these books… these books are FUN. The characters are fantastic, the writing crisp, the plots complex and hilarious. Kyra Davis shows how great chick lit can be.

Much better than Evanovich

Kyra Davis's Sophie Katz is what Stephanie Plum used to be. She is endlessly entertaining. Davis's books are always witty, fast-paced and good mysteries. Where Stephanie Plum has degenerated into a cartoonish figure, Sophie rises above it all. I would recommend all of her books--there isn't a bad one among them.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Kyra and Gabra combo!!!

Kyra Davis is such a fun author!!! I have LOVED every Sophie book I have listened to (i.e. all of them!). So long as she writes them I will buy them, every single one is a sure bet! And Gabra Zachman is a marvelous actor! She brings each character back exactly as she has performed them in every other reading of this series! Not an easy task I'm sure but she performs each character with brilliance! It is in fact because of Gabra that I started listening to the Sophie Katz series (I loved her performances in other audible purchases) so thank you Gabra for introducing me to Kyra's books, they are just great!

Kyra does it again!

I love the Sophie Katz books; I try to save them for when I'm going on a trip to make the travel time more fun.
I saved this one for when we had a family reunion in Vegas this year. Loved it!!! The writer and the narrator did not disappoint. I laughed all the way thru!
Keep it up Ms. Davis!

No matter where she goes trouble follows

I love this these books! Sophie always manages to get herself in some kind of trouble. But with her sass and wit, and Mr Cat, she seems to solve each case! Sophie's friends and her boyfriend always add to the comic relief. Her ethnic combination of Jewish and African American is a hilarious combination at times.
The narrator Gabra Zackman is awesome! You can't go wrong with any of Kyra's titles

She only gets better and better... I want another!

If you like the others, you might like this one even better... Kyra has gotten a hang of her own style and Gabra sounds at her best and I can tell it's like putting on a favorite pair of pants or shoes to read for Kyra.

fun listen

Would you consider the audio edition of Vanity, Vengeance and a Weekend In Vegas to be better than the print version?

As with all the Sophie Katz novels, this is an easy, fun and interesting story.

Never enough Sophie!

If you could sum up Vanity, Vengeance and a Weekend In Vegas in three words, what would they be?

Always leaves you wanting more.....

Who was your favorite character and why?

They all are, hard to think of any one without the others

Which character – as performed by Gabra Zackman – was your favorite?

love them all

Who was the most memorable character of Vanity, Vengeance and a Weekend In Vegas and why?

I really think they all were, but you make up your own mind.

Any additional comments?

If you are looking for pure entertainment, look no further