Sandy’s review of Alibi in High Heels (High Heels Mysteries, Book 4) by Gemma Halliday
Contemporary romance/chick lit released by Making It (Dorchester) 26 Feb 08
I had a good time with this book. Of course, I found out not too far into it that there were three books about Maddie and her antics published before this one, but it was okay because I didn’t feel like I missed anything too important having not read them.
Maddie is a breath of fresh air. She’s upbeat. She doesn’t give up. And she knows when she’s lost a good thing. Realizing that Jack may be out of her life for good, she still pushes on to clear herself, but every once in a while Jack will float through her mind. She’s the typical woman in love, even if she doesn’t know it herself.
The story itself gets complex with all the players, but the reader never gets lost. There’s plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing, and the ending of this book was both a delight and very frustrating! Now you have to read it to find out what that is!
Grade: B
Blurb: Baguettes, bodies, and haute couture galore! Shoe designer turned amateur sleuth, Maddie Springer, is at it again, this time in fabulously fashionable Paris. When Europe’s designer de jour, Jean Luc LeCroix, invites Maddie to show her creations at Paris Fashion Week, Maddie’s sure she’s died and gone to heaven. That is until Jean Luc’s top model is found dead on the runway, stabbed with a familiar stiletto heel.
Sure someone is trying to frame her, Maddie enlists the help of her friends, including the sexy Detective Jack Ramirez, to uncover a daring jewel heist, a devious blackmailer, and even a few skeletons lurking in the closets of those closest to her. But as the evidence mounts, Maddie becomes the prime suspect and Ramirez is stuck between a badge and a cute blonde with a tendency for trouble. Will he stand by her as she attempts to track down an international killer, or will this be the case that finally comes between them? One thing’s for sure, if Maddie doesn’t uncover the real killer soon, she may be saying her final adieu.
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