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Bad Day For Mercy, A: A Crime Novel (2014)

by Sophie Littlefield(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1491581522 (ISBN13: 9781491581520)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Brilliance Audio

series

Bad Day

review 1: Gotta LOVE Stella Hardesty and her unusual side job of dispensing "justice" in the name of beaten/downtrodden wives and girlfriends.Except this time, Stella finds herself on the road in Wisconsin, embroiled in discovering who killed her step-nephew's girlfriend's husband. Yep, Stella's sister made a tearful plea for Stella to help out Chip, after she and her husband received an ear with a note demanding $30K for Chip's safe return. Since Stella's sister is in California and since Stella's in the "business" she's in, her sister figures Stella's the one to figure it all out.Stella goes on the road in her maybe-boyfriend BJ's souped-up truck, since her Jeep's in the shop. Stella can't stop thinking about Sheriff "Goat" Jones, but BJ is the one who's been more available to her... more - the one hanging around, making out with her on the sofa, and being all-around sweet. Like loaning her his truck for her "errand". Unfortunately, her neighbor's teenage son, Todd, decided to hitch a ride in the truck bed. And when Stella arrives at Chip's house only to discover his ear is very much in place, but he and his Russian girlfriend are dismembering the dead body of her husband... yowsa! Then Todd is stolen from inside of BJ's truck and the window smashed.Stella is in a real pickle, trying to get Todd back and trying to figure out who killed Natalya's husband - the guy who "bought" her as his Russian bride and paid for Natalya's teen aged son, Luka/Luke, to come over, too. Not to mention that Luka/Luke is dealing drugs on the street. Stella's sense of family kicks into high gear and then some!It's a fun, wacky, wild ride full of Stella-isms and laughs. I was rolling over the Man-tees and plastic surgeons in training...
review 2: First, I want to tip my hat to Littlefield for writing a strong 50+ female character, Stella in the midst of a youth-oriented climate. Since I'm in that age bracket, it's refreshing to read a series such as this. And, thank you to the publisher for taking a chance. The baby-boomers are being forgotten in the clothing industry, films and books. Most of the time, I feel invisible. Which, now that I'm used to it, isn't a completely bad thing. It's like using a cloaking device, being in stealth mode. But back to Stella, who I love, she may turn some readers away with her um, sometimes squeamish methods used in her "side business". I was a little worried that I couldn't keep reading if Littlefield put in too much detail, but she doesn't, thankfully, at least for my sensitivities. Also, the humor at times can be on the dark side, which I like when in the mood. And then, there's the laugh-out-loud humor, which there is a LOT of, particularly in this installment. Perhaps, it was listening to the audio version that made it funnier and better. The narrator did a fantastic job. For those reason, I've rated this 5 stars. Listening to it made me laugh so much and brightened my days. Littlefield, you are one crazy lady. Please, please, please continue writing this series! less

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