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"Wicked" Women Whodunit
LETTERS TO MY READERS - MaryJanice Davidson
It was Professor Tanten who did it, in the ballroom, with a martini shaker... Aspiring mystery writer Caro Swenson can see that: Professor Tanten is standing there, covered in blood. But where's the body - or bodies? Six people are missing from the mystery weekend, and Caro's on the case with a hot-but-possibly homicidal hunk who seems to want to get his hands on Caro's...clues.
SINGLE WHITE DEAD GUY - Amy Garvey
Lanie Burke's luck has gone from awful to downright...well, whatever comes after awful. She spent one insanely hot night with Mr. Drop-Dead Gorgeous, and now he's lying on the steps of her cabin looking kind of; well, dead. Now, she's got to figure out what to do with the body. Hopefully, she can get some help from the guy with groceries tromping through the snow toward her...the blue-eyed cutie with the broad shoulders who looks strangely familiar.
FAST BOYS - Jennifer Apodaca
Tess Collins can't believe she managed to get caught up in a sleazy tabloid reporter's bid to get the dirt on NASCAR's pin-up boy, Ark Underwood.Now, the jerk reporter is dead on Underwood's hotel room floor, and Tess is duty bound to help Ark save his reputation. But joining forces with a world-class bad boy in search of a twisted killer only ignites white-hot fantasies, and unraveling this mystery goes hand-in-hand with unleashing every desire.
THREE MEN AND A BODY - Nancy J. Cohen
Reality show contestant Heather Payne's assignment is simple: get a bed-and- breakfast in Winter Park up and running within seven days. It sounds like a piece of cake, until she meets the other cutthroat contestants, including the gorgeous Rex Gerard. He may be all business on the show, but in the B&B's wine cellar, he is only interested in Heather's pleasure. But someone wants to win at all costs, and when accidents start plaguing the show, Heather's afraid that she may be sleeping with the enemy.
It was Professor Tanten who did it, in the ballroom, with a martini shaker... Aspiring mystery writer Caro Swenson can see that: Professor Tanten is standing there, covered in blood. But where's the body - or bodies? Six people are missing from the mystery weekend, and Caro's on the case with a hot-but-possibly homicidal hunk who seems to want to get his hands on Caro's...clues.
SINGLE WHITE DEAD GUY - Amy Garvey
Lanie Burke's luck has gone from awful to downright...well, whatever comes after awful. She spent one insanely hot night with Mr. Drop-Dead Gorgeous, and now he's lying on the steps of her cabin looking kind of; well, dead. Now, she's got to figure out what to do with the body. Hopefully, she can get some help from the guy with groceries tromping through the snow toward her...the blue-eyed cutie with the broad shoulders who looks strangely familiar.
FAST BOYS - Jennifer Apodaca
Tess Collins can't believe she managed to get caught up in a sleazy tabloid reporter's bid to get the dirt on NASCAR's pin-up boy, Ark Underwood.Now, the jerk reporter is dead on Underwood's hotel room floor, and Tess is duty bound to help Ark save his reputation. But joining forces with a world-class bad boy in search of a twisted killer only ignites white-hot fantasies, and unraveling this mystery goes hand-in-hand with unleashing every desire.
THREE MEN AND A BODY - Nancy J. Cohen
Reality show contestant Heather Payne's assignment is simple: get a bed-and- breakfast in Winter Park up and running within seven days. It sounds like a piece of cake, until she meets the other cutthroat contestants, including the gorgeous Rex Gerard. He may be all business on the show, but in the B&B's wine cellar, he is only interested in Heather's pleasure. But someone wants to win at all costs, and when accidents start plaguing the show, Heather's afraid that she may be sleeping with the enemy.
329 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2005
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MaryJanice Davidson
143 books5,400 followersMaryJanice Davidson is an American author and motivational speaker who writes mostly paranormal romance, but also young adult and non-fiction. She is the creator of the popular UNDEAD series and the time-traveling historical fiction A CONTEMPORARY ASSHAT AT THE COURT OF HENRY VIII. MaryJanice is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author who writes a bi-weekly column for USA Today and lives in St. Paul with her family. You can reach her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.
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January 10, 2011
Ten Little Idiots :/
Single White Dead Guy :/
Fast Boys :)
Three Men and a Body :)
Single White Dead Guy :/
Fast Boys :)
Three Men and a Body :)
January 11, 2012
I couldn't finish it. Review only on one author in the book. I bought the book because of her story. (Mary Janice Davidson) The way the characters behaved, so unreal and juvenile. I can only rate the MJD story, it was truly awful in my humble opinion. I like her as a writer,this does not seem like her at all.
December 8, 2015
Wicked women whodunit by MaryJanice Davidson and 3 others
This anthology hot stories that surround a mystery, a dead body.
Sensual and hot along with mysteries are a good combination as the women gather clues to help solve the murders.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
This anthology hot stories that surround a mystery, a dead body.
Sensual and hot along with mysteries are a good combination as the women gather clues to help solve the murders.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
September 30, 2017
Just ok, a little disappointed
2.5 or 3 out of 5. I think that for anyone not familiar with the authors, this book would be put down not soon after opening it. Fortunately I do know most of the authors work so I could get past the many flaws. The first story was bad, but they got better as the book went on. I think the last two were the best out of the whole book. I hate criticizing authors, but I think that all of the stories could had been way better and the authors could have put more effort into them. Seemed like a rush job or just something fun they decided to do at the last minute.
2.5 or 3 out of 5. I think that for anyone not familiar with the authors, this book would be put down not soon after opening it. Fortunately I do know most of the authors work so I could get past the many flaws. The first story was bad, but they got better as the book went on. I think the last two were the best out of the whole book. I hate criticizing authors, but I think that all of the stories could had been way better and the authors could have put more effort into them. Seemed like a rush job or just something fun they decided to do at the last minute.
2021-reads
September 25, 2021Meh. Not sure if it's because it doesn't age well, or if I just didn't believe in all the insts-lust. The last two novellas had potential for better chemistry, but still felt flat. Was never really emotionally pulled into the stories.
Scooby Doo type mysteries, though there were some twists. I personally only guessed one of the killers
Scooby Doo type mysteries, though there were some twists. I personally only guessed one of the killers
June 14, 2019
This was not good. It just wasn’t. It could’ve been but the short stories were too short on plot and character and too long on sex and stupid.
December 20, 2023
4 short stories - murder mysteries with high-sexuality. fun reads and a new author to look at.
February 24, 2015
Jeebus this was awful. I presume that, as man, I was not the intended audience for these stories. Much as I hate to categorise literature as directed at one sex or the other, this did seem directed at women. I've always wondered what that sort of literature would look like. Now I know.
I always find any sort of sex in crime novels boring, silly, and distracting. I can't remember seeing any sex in Ruth Rendell, Reginald Hill or many of the other writers I admire. In these stories the female characters are having hot flushes every ten pages.
The first story, by MaryJanice Davidson, is a who-was-done-in, a genre invented by Patricia McGerr in 1947. If you haven't read Pick Your Victim or The Seven Deadly Sisters, pick up a copy from Abebooks. Davidson thinks she invented the idea. She should read more.
The last story, by Nancy Cohen, has the exact same plot as Ben Elton's Dead Famous. Elton has the advantage in that he can actually write, and write well.
Awful, just awful.
I always find any sort of sex in crime novels boring, silly, and distracting. I can't remember seeing any sex in Ruth Rendell, Reginald Hill or many of the other writers I admire. In these stories the female characters are having hot flushes every ten pages.
The first story, by MaryJanice Davidson, is a who-was-done-in, a genre invented by Patricia McGerr in 1947. If you haven't read Pick Your Victim or The Seven Deadly Sisters, pick up a copy from Abebooks. Davidson thinks she invented the idea. She should read more.
The last story, by Nancy Cohen, has the exact same plot as Ben Elton's Dead Famous. Elton has the advantage in that he can actually write, and write well.
Awful, just awful.
October 29, 2010
I got this book because one of the authors was Mary Janice Davidson and I really like her "undead" series. But this short story was a very painful read.
Out of the four only one was extremely well written and it contained to much "romance" for me.
I was expecting more mystery and less hanky panky.
SO, if you life graphic romance stories, you might rate these a little higher
Out of the four only one was extremely well written and it contained to much "romance" for me.
I was expecting more mystery and less hanky panky.
SO, if you life graphic romance stories, you might rate these a little higher
August 11, 2016
I only read the first story by MaryJanice Davidson. Honestly, I was appalled at how badly it was written! I have never read anything by her that was this bad. I have decided not to waste any more of my time reading the remaining stories.
September 12, 2012
I like a mystery and these four stories were fun. My favorite one was MaryJanice Davidson's Ten Little Idiot's, I am an Agatha Christie fan and I loved this take on that story.
Women, hunky men and murder.....what's not to love!
Women, hunky men and murder.....what's not to love!
February 22, 2013
Very explicit for those who have a problem with that. I found that the mystery part was a little lacking in most of the stories. Enjoyed some of the twists but often the unnecessary sex just marred it for me.
February 11, 2008
TOTAL FLUFF & A WASTE OF TIME.
She’s only good at the urban fantasy/romance/comedy books... any time she veers off that style, it is terrible.
She’s only good at the urban fantasy/romance/comedy books... any time she veers off that style, it is terrible.
April 14, 2008
TPB, Amy Garvey's was the best story.
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August 30, 2010I liked Jennifer!
May 17, 2011
Lots of sex and "Clue" like murders in the four short stories within this book! Loved it!
December 14, 2011
i only liked thr first two stories. the second two got on my nerves for some reason.
July 8, 2013
Not my favorite of MJD's stories. The other stories in the book weren't fabulous either. I might track down some of the other authors' work and give it a better try though.
December 23, 2013
If someone asked me to recommend a book, this one wouldn't come to mind. While not so horrible I couldn't finish it, I'm not really sure it was worth my time.
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