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Zapped (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 11)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416562153
Edition: 1
ISBN: 141656215X
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: April 08, 2008
Publisher: Scribner
Studio: Scribner
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Editorial Review:
It's a hot, humid July night in New York City. Where were you when the lights went out?
A New York City resident for many years, Carol Higgins Clark was there during the blackout of 2003. Not surprisingly, she felt that Regan and Jack Reilly should one day share the experience!
As Zapped begins, the Reillys return home from a summer weekend to the loft in Tribeca they are in the agonizing process of renovating and expanding. They are looking forward to a quiet supper on their newly acquired rooftop terrace. But it's not meant to be. While Jack goes to pick up Chinese food, Regan enters their apartment, unaware that a nervous thief, who preceded her by minutes, is hiding in the front closet. A thief who knows about a hidden safe that Regan and Jack have yet to discover. Minutes later, the blackout strikes, and both Reillys are called into action.
A new gallery in SoHo, featuring treasured glass sculptures from all over the world, has been burglarized. As head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, Jack oversees several departments. Art theft is one of them.
PI Regan hears from her best friend, Kit, who is in Manhattan on business. She's been abandoned at a comedy club by a colleague from an insurance convention, Georgina Mathieson, who ran out for a cigarette moments before the blackout struck and never came back. Kit gets a call that Georgina is disturbed and dangerous. Fueled by her rage at a college boyfriend who dumped her, Georgina seeks revenge on unsuspecting young blond men. She was last seen getting into a cab outside the club -- with a tall blond. Regan heads the search for Georgina and her potential victim.
Meanwhile, Lorraine Lily, an almost famous actress, returns to New York City the night of the blackout, after spending three months in England doing a play, and is informed by her estranged husband, Conrad Spreckles, that he'd sold his loft to their next-door neighbors, the Reillys. Lorraine had never told him about the hidden safe she'd had installed in the closet. If she doesn't get back what's in there, she's sure her budding career will be ruined.
In Zapped, Clark takes readers on a tour of the city they won't forget and introduces them to a wonderful cast of colorful, eccentric characters whose stories intersect in precarious and often humorous ways during one very dark and hot summer night.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Really enjoyed the book!
Yes, CHC's books are a little far fetched. But I love them. I don't look for deep meanings, just read for enjoyment and entertainment. I started as a fan of her mother's writing and now I enjoy her style more. Love finding out what the character is up to next.
Rating: - Believable plot? - no zappin' way!
Having a thing for a good series, I looked forward to reading Carol Higgins Clark's mystery Zapped.
A mystery - and that's where everything starts: To me, a mystery shouldn't give away the all so important `whodunit' question after the first thirty pages. Besides that, Zapped has a few other flaws I can't ignore:
Clark's often colorful, but believable characters are way over the top.
Just one example: An aspiring actress, whose obnoxious behavior makes Paris Hilton look like Miss ... Read More
Rating:  - Oh man....this is BAD!
I am a HUGE Mary Higgins Clark fan - and I've read pretty much everything she's ever written, including a few that she wrote with her daughter Carol. Why did I think that Carol's writing would be similar to Mary's. What a dummy I must be. Carol Higgins Clark's writing is really pretty bad. But, what's FAR worse is her attempt to narrate her audio book. Oh dear! The tone of her voice just grates on the nerves, her attempt to dramatize is pathetic, and her overall 'acting' is a total joke.
Rating: - Keep you guessing
True to form, Carol Higgins Clark keeps you on the edge of your seat right to the end.
Rating: - Guilty pleasure
Carol Higgins Clark never disappoints. I know when I open one of her books that I am in for a good time. This book is no exception. The idea that the action occurs over the course of one evening adds a fast pace. You won't want to put it down. As always, great characters and unexpected plot twists. Highly recommend this novel.
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