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ssejig's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Nicole's uncle, the famous producer Charles Balfour, is in need of a PI so he calls Jake's dad. Nicole is still an employee (at least according to the ID she held on to from the last case) so she drags Jake down to New Orleans to find out what happened to Kristi Guidry, a young woman who was strangled, puportedly by A-list star Kirk Ford. They were alone in the hotel room so it seems like he is the obvious (and only) suspect. Mucking up the works are Kristi's brothers and her uncle who are searching for revenge. Can Jake and Nicole solve the mystery before Kristi's family kills Kirk?
Also included are a pair of fantastically gorgeous identical twins, Pancake (who may have found a girlfriend in the movie's makeup artist) and a fortune teller.
About the same level of insanity as the first book though this one wasn't as well put together.
laceyslibrarybooksta's review
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley, D.P. Lyle, & Oceanview Publishing for a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
This book surprised me honestly. It surprised me in a good way. I requested this book on NetGalley, and I didn't read the first Jake Longly so I had no idea what to expect. Also, I didn't think I would enjoy this book as much as I did.
This grabbed me by the synopsis. I thought it was going to be a thriller, but it was more a funny fast-paced mystery. As I didn't read the first one, I was not expecting to know what was really going on. It appears that just the character is the same, not his story. I didn't have any issues following along.
There is a ton of dialogue in this book, which usually I don't mind, but I feel like the main point of the story didn't really get to happen because there was so much dialogue. I did find the characters enjoyable however. They had humor and quirkiness.
I think that Jake Longly is definitely a character to get behind if you like detective/cop/PI stories. His stories are funny and quick.
This book surprised me honestly. It surprised me in a good way. I requested this book on NetGalley, and I didn't read the first Jake Longly so I had no idea what to expect. Also, I didn't think I would enjoy this book as much as I did.
This grabbed me by the synopsis. I thought it was going to be a thriller, but it was more a funny fast-paced mystery. As I didn't read the first one, I was not expecting to know what was really going on. It appears that just the character is the same, not his story. I didn't have any issues following along.
There is a ton of dialogue in this book, which usually I don't mind, but I feel like the main point of the story didn't really get to happen because there was so much dialogue. I did find the characters enjoyable however. They had humor and quirkiness.
I think that Jake Longly is definitely a character to get behind if you like detective/cop/PI stories. His stories are funny and quick.
claudiaamteixeira's review
4.0
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley.
Jake Longly and Nicole Jemison are private investigators and we follow their story as they get a new case.
Set in New Orleans, a fun and food-filled, liquor-flowing tale gets underway when the Nicole receives a phone call from her uncle Charles Balfour, a Hollywood movie producer/director, asking for both Jake’s and her help in the investigation of a murdered young woman inside of a Big Easy five-star hotel room.
The young woman, Kristy Guidry, and Ford have had intimate relations in Ford’s room and when the Hollywood royal awakes the next day to find Guidry laying next to him, then all hell suddenly breaks loose, after the girl’s uncle, Tony Guidry wants his niece's murder avenged.
In my personal opinion writing was captivating but it could have been executed a little bit better, the narrative is better suited for the action/adventure/crime/mystery genres than it is for the thriller genre. But it is also important to state this was a fun read.
Jake Longly and Nicole Jemison are private investigators and we follow their story as they get a new case.
Set in New Orleans, a fun and food-filled, liquor-flowing tale gets underway when the Nicole receives a phone call from her uncle Charles Balfour, a Hollywood movie producer/director, asking for both Jake’s and her help in the investigation of a murdered young woman inside of a Big Easy five-star hotel room.
The young woman, Kristy Guidry, and Ford have had intimate relations in Ford’s room and when the Hollywood royal awakes the next day to find Guidry laying next to him, then all hell suddenly breaks loose, after the girl’s uncle, Tony Guidry wants his niece's murder avenged.
In my personal opinion writing was captivating but it could have been executed a little bit better, the narrative is better suited for the action/adventure/crime/mystery genres than it is for the thriller genre. But it is also important to state this was a fun read.
3no7's review
3.0
“A-List” by D.P. Lyle features an odd assortment of characters who call the Gulf Coast home. Jake Longly is an ex-baseball player who runs Captain Rocky’s Surf and Turf, while his father Ray runs a P. I. firm, Longly Investigations. Jake and his friends travel to New Orleans at the request of a relative when an A-list actor, star of the “Space Quest” movies gets arrested for the murder of a local girl found strangled in his bed. This "celebrity status" means damage control and cover up right from the start. Lies, lies, and more lies are entangled so much that the truth is hard to find.
The book is primarily written as Jake’s first person narrative so the action is mostly dialogue driven. He also paints a laid-back, colorful picture of New Orleans “Soon we were out over Lake Pontchartrain, where the wind whipped the water into foam and some of the waves looked as if they might wash over the road.” Comic relief abounds as they try to move the investigation along. “What are you doing? Negotiating the Louisiana Purchase? And when all else fails, call upon the master of mystery “All I’m saying is that this might be an Agatha Christie locked room case. There might be someone else involved.”
“A-List” was not a nail-biting thriller, but was a quick, fun book to read, considering there was a murder after all. The characters are light-hearted and funny, and no one takes things too seriously. I received a copy of “A-List” from Oceanview Publishing, D. P. Lyle, and NetGalley to review. It was an entertaining book, and I enjoyed reading it.
The book is primarily written as Jake’s first person narrative so the action is mostly dialogue driven. He also paints a laid-back, colorful picture of New Orleans “Soon we were out over Lake Pontchartrain, where the wind whipped the water into foam and some of the waves looked as if they might wash over the road.” Comic relief abounds as they try to move the investigation along. “What are you doing? Negotiating the Louisiana Purchase? And when all else fails, call upon the master of mystery “All I’m saying is that this might be an Agatha Christie locked room case. There might be someone else involved.”
“A-List” was not a nail-biting thriller, but was a quick, fun book to read, considering there was a murder after all. The characters are light-hearted and funny, and no one takes things too seriously. I received a copy of “A-List” from Oceanview Publishing, D. P. Lyle, and NetGalley to review. It was an entertaining book, and I enjoyed reading it.
annarella's review
4.0
A good mystery, fun and easy to read. It has a good plot and the characters are very likeable.
Recommended.
Many thanks to Oceanview Publishing and Edelweiss for the ARC
Recommended.
Many thanks to Oceanview Publishing and Edelweiss for the ARC
literarybelleoftheball's review
4.0
I always enjoy a book set in New Orleans. I thought the ending was really well-written. I was pleasantly surprised.
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