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Saylor Oz #2
Babydoll
"Stephanie Plum, meet Saylor Oz...."( New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips) A new novel featuring a downtown- Brooklyn sex therapist whose caseload includes the occasional murder.
In the last three months, three models have been found dead around New York City, each with a lock of hair missing. It would be just another tabloid headline to Saylor Oz-except that her best friend Benita's brother stands accused. Saylor is convinced someone is reenacting the events of an old movie called Bad, Bad Babydoll. But no one else thinks so-not even the sexy P.I. on the case. Undeterred, Saylor and Benita must infiltrate the modeling world-and put themselves at risk of becoming the killer's next victim.
In the last three months, three models have been found dead around New York City, each with a lock of hair missing. It would be just another tabloid headline to Saylor Oz-except that her best friend Benita's brother stands accused. Saylor is convinced someone is reenacting the events of an old movie called Bad, Bad Babydoll. But no one else thinks so-not even the sexy P.I. on the case. Undeterred, Saylor and Benita must infiltrate the modeling world-and put themselves at risk of becoming the killer's next victim.
400 pages, Paperback
First published July 8, 2009
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About the author
Allyson Roy
3 books7 followersAllyson Roy aka Alice and Roy, husband and wife collaborating authors, combine mystery/suspense with comedy and a dash of romance in a series set in Brooklyn’s DUMBO section. APHRODISIAC won a Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense.
"BABYDOLL is a fast, fun read with action that never stops. Allyson Roy is a future star."
--New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards
"Excellent mystery, engaging characters. . . Saylor Oz is one character not to be missed." --Romance Reviews Today
"Fast-paced with plenty of laugh-out-loud escapades." --Follow The Clue
"Will have the reader on the edge of their seat. . . delightfully sarcastic . . . wonderfully original and extremely well-written suspense." --Romance Junkies
"Full of action and mystery with a touch of local and ancient history." --Fresh Fiction
“. . . amazingly entertaining . . . will leave you breathless. I would recommend this to any hip, modern adult who likes thrilling rides, hot men, and women who know how to hold their own.”
-- Front Street Reviews
“. . . a novel full of a vast array of very unique and hilarious characters and will have readers looking forward to the further adventures of Saylor and her friends.”
-- No Name Cafe
“Aphrodisiac is an action-packed romantic suspense with a strong and complicated mystery . . . very creative in the way it plays out . . . fast moving read . . . Saylor is stubborn and sassy”
--Darque Reviews
“ . . . Roy’s sense of humor and inventiveness definitely make this an author to watch.”
-- Romantic Times
"BABYDOLL is a fast, fun read with action that never stops. Allyson Roy is a future star."
--New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards
"Excellent mystery, engaging characters. . . Saylor Oz is one character not to be missed." --Romance Reviews Today
"Fast-paced with plenty of laugh-out-loud escapades." --Follow The Clue
"Will have the reader on the edge of their seat. . . delightfully sarcastic . . . wonderfully original and extremely well-written suspense." --Romance Junkies
"Full of action and mystery with a touch of local and ancient history." --Fresh Fiction
“. . . amazingly entertaining . . . will leave you breathless. I would recommend this to any hip, modern adult who likes thrilling rides, hot men, and women who know how to hold their own.”
-- Front Street Reviews
“. . . a novel full of a vast array of very unique and hilarious characters and will have readers looking forward to the further adventures of Saylor and her friends.”
-- No Name Cafe
“Aphrodisiac is an action-packed romantic suspense with a strong and complicated mystery . . . very creative in the way it plays out . . . fast moving read . . . Saylor is stubborn and sassy”
--Darque Reviews
“ . . . Roy’s sense of humor and inventiveness definitely make this an author to watch.”
-- Romantic Times
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September 20, 2009
Babydoll is a worthy sequel to the groundbreaking "Aphrodisiac" by Allyson Roy. Written in a unique, "fusion" style the authors aptly call "madcap noir," Babydoll combines the best of mystery/suspense, humor, romance, and character-driven fiction to deliver an uncommon mix of dreads, laughs and page-turning energy. No two-dimensional characters, relationship cliches or predictable scenarios here! The action moves effortlessly - and relentlessly - from urban grit, to over-the-top celebrity venues, to enclaves of the privileged, to blue-collar outposts. The personalities - both new and already introduced in "Aphrodisiac" - are as diverse as any major city today and as unpredictable as life around us has become. This rich stew of places and people lends an extra - and extraordinary - dimension to what could otherwise have become just another book about people who do things most of us wouldn't think of doing in places we haven't been to or would want to go to. While the two women protagonists are both professionals in their own right, they are blessedly free of prevalent stereotypes, which makes them human and engaging, and, at times, exasperating. We so want them to have it all! So, who wouldn't appreciate Babydoll? Only those who would find crossing the boundaries between humor, sex, relationship, and mystery sacrilegious and too much to bear. Everyone else: fasten your seat belt and enjoy the wild ride of the second in the Saylor Oz series. I, for one, can't wait for the third!
September 2, 2009
Great read! Fast paced, so funny I had tears rolling down my cheeks.
The suspense was riveting! Most of all I love Saylor and Benita. I highly recommend this super cool book.
The suspense was riveting! Most of all I love Saylor and Benita. I highly recommend this super cool book.
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August 23, 2009
Sex therapist, Saylor Oz is back. After taking on the bad guys in Aphrodisiac with a killer perfume, Saylor and her best friend Benita are ready to take on another mystery.
Benita’s brother, Angel is in prison. He has been found guilty of murdering three up and coming models. Benita asks for Saylor’s help in clearing her brother. This case is right up Saylor’s alley. Saylor analyzes the case and realizes that she has seen this murder before…in a really bad, cheesy porn video called Bad, Bad, Babydoll. The main actress was called Babydoll and she killed her competition…three models! Babydoll shot them in the head and cut a piece of their hair and kept it in a coffee can. Saylor believes that someone has reacted Bad, Bad, Babydoll.
Mr. Sneed, Angel’s attorney does not believe Saylor but he directs her to Private Investigator John Lavender just to get her out of his hair. Saylor knows she is onto something. She marches right into Mr. Lavender’s office and demands that he watch the porn. Mr. Lavender sees Saylor as crazy. Now it is up to Saylor and Benita to free Angel.
Bad, Bad, Babydoll is book two in the Saylor Oz series. I am in love with Saylor and can’t get enough of her. She may be only four feet, eleven inches but watch out as she can still kick your butt. There are so many funny moments in this book that I couldn’t possibly pick just one. There is the one when Saylor first meets Mr. Lavender and gets tongue tied and to make matters worse, out drops out of her purse some lotion. Or how about the time when Benita and Saylor end up at the house of some drug dealers, pretending to be porn stars.
This husband/wife team of Allyson Roy is dynamic. They are a force to be reckoned with. Allyson Roy infuses their love of old movies with comedy that equals…instant bestseller! If you haven’t tried out this series yet than what are you waiting for…run don’t walk to your nearest book store and pick up a copy of Bad, Bad, Babydoll today. You won’t regret it.
Benita’s brother, Angel is in prison. He has been found guilty of murdering three up and coming models. Benita asks for Saylor’s help in clearing her brother. This case is right up Saylor’s alley. Saylor analyzes the case and realizes that she has seen this murder before…in a really bad, cheesy porn video called Bad, Bad, Babydoll. The main actress was called Babydoll and she killed her competition…three models! Babydoll shot them in the head and cut a piece of their hair and kept it in a coffee can. Saylor believes that someone has reacted Bad, Bad, Babydoll.
Mr. Sneed, Angel’s attorney does not believe Saylor but he directs her to Private Investigator John Lavender just to get her out of his hair. Saylor knows she is onto something. She marches right into Mr. Lavender’s office and demands that he watch the porn. Mr. Lavender sees Saylor as crazy. Now it is up to Saylor and Benita to free Angel.
Bad, Bad, Babydoll is book two in the Saylor Oz series. I am in love with Saylor and can’t get enough of her. She may be only four feet, eleven inches but watch out as she can still kick your butt. There are so many funny moments in this book that I couldn’t possibly pick just one. There is the one when Saylor first meets Mr. Lavender and gets tongue tied and to make matters worse, out drops out of her purse some lotion. Or how about the time when Benita and Saylor end up at the house of some drug dealers, pretending to be porn stars.
This husband/wife team of Allyson Roy is dynamic. They are a force to be reckoned with. Allyson Roy infuses their love of old movies with comedy that equals…instant bestseller! If you haven’t tried out this series yet than what are you waiting for…run don’t walk to your nearest book store and pick up a copy of Bad, Bad, Babydoll today. You won’t regret it.
September 27, 2009
Babydoll is a fun sexy read! I loved Saylor and the book! Saylor is a feisty fun character! How could you not like her- she's a sex therapist who trips over her own words and get's into the most interesting predicaments! And the story was so much fun! Alice & Roy refer to Babydoll as 'Madcap Noir, where crime, comedy and romance meet' and it certainly does! From the opening scene where Saylor tries to have the hunk of a PI watch a porn movie with her strickly for proving her point that it's a clue to the recent murders of 3 top models to her best friend Benita's pet mynah bird, Uncle Petey, reciting some key phrases from that movie, Babydoll is entertaining. The romance is hot, the writing is great and the story is a lot of fun! We really get an "education" along with the great storyline because even though Saylor is on the move to solve these murders to free her friend Benita's accused brother from jail, she just can't shake her day job as a sex therapist which tends to pop up in whatever she's doing! Think of Saylor as Stephanie Plum with added "heat"! This is the second book in the Saylor Oz mysteries. The first was Aphrodisiac, and I look forward to reading that and future books in this series!
November 21, 2012
I was a bit disappointed with this 2nd book of the Saylor Oz series. It turned out to be okay, but it had a rough start, because the theory that Saylor has about the murders of the three models are so far fetched it was actually unrealistic. At least in the first book, Aphrodisiac, Saylor's theory seemed unrealistic and crazy to her friends, but the the reader it seemed possible. As I read deeper into this book it got better-- more realistic. I was disappointed, because I loved Aphrodisiac and I thought that Allyson Roy was going to become a new, great suspense/thriller/romance author and I haven't seen a book for this series since Babydoll-- and now I guess I understand why. I hope Roy can continue to write this series one day and make up for this second book being a little... off. I still have faith in her.
September 10, 2009
I feel like I'm saying this a lot recently, but this book isn't what I was expecting. The comparison's to Janet Evanovich had me expecting something lighter and quirkier.
The book wasn't particularly light, and although it had some quirky characters, it wasn't a quirky book.
It was a mystery with interesting characters and some really entertaining secondary plot lines.
As should be expected of a book featuring a sex therapist and clues coming from a porn movie, there was a lot of sexual content in the book. Whether this is good or bad is up to you-- some of it is straight for laughs, some of it is interesting background, and some of it is showing the, umm, relationships between the characters.
The book wasn't particularly light, and although it had some quirky characters, it wasn't a quirky book.
It was a mystery with interesting characters and some really entertaining secondary plot lines.
As should be expected of a book featuring a sex therapist and clues coming from a porn movie, there was a lot of sexual content in the book. Whether this is good or bad is up to you-- some of it is straight for laughs, some of it is interesting background, and some of it is showing the, umm, relationships between the characters.
August 24, 2009
BABYDOLL is a great followup to the first in this new mystery/comedy/romance series. Now wonder APHRODISIAC won the Daphne du Maurier Award! I couldn't put it down...I loved all of the intelligent references to art, music, and the culture of the multi-ethnic DUMBO area of NYC. Sexy, funny, and compelling. The characters are so well developed; Can't wait to read more about their adventures in the next book.
September 21, 2009
I loved Aphrodisiac, the first Saylor Oz mystery, and Babydoll does not disappoint as a sequel. There are laugh out loud moments in this book and the whodunit aspect is impeccably done. I had NO idea whodunnit until the reveal. Lots of interesting elements woven together with a hefty dose of humor to make Babydoll a totally enjoyable read!
March 16, 2010
Allyson Roy does it again. Babydoll has me loving being back in Saylor Oz's world. (I read the first book in this series, Aphrodisiac, and impatiently waited for this next installation--I missed Saylor!) Babydoll is beautifully written with terrific character development and masterful storytelling. I can't wait for book three!
August 10, 2009
Great read. A laugh out loud page turner. Saylor Oz is one of a kind. Loved the first book and this was even better.
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May 24, 2011
This book was fun, fun, fun!
October 26, 2013
A fun and fast read with interesting charcters. Will definitely read the the first book.
March 18, 2013
loved it! Last 100 pages had me on the edge of my seat! 4 1/2 stars for sure!
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