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A Chrissy McMullen Mystery #6
Not One Clue
L.A. psychologist Christina McMullen’s relationship with Detective Jack Rivera is heating up—until a client threatens to put a damper on their sparks. Chrissy has been counseling Micky Goldenstone to face the secrets from his past, but she had no idea that they would lead to a dangerous confrontation with a criminal even the police can’t protect her from. To make matters worse, Chrissy’s best friend, Hollywood starlet Laney Butterfield, has started getting creepy mail that’s turning stalker-ugly. And Chrissy’s neighbor desperately needs her help to rescue her runaway sister from an abusive husband. When it comes to swimming in a sea of crazy, Chrissy is a pro, but she’ll need more than a few clues to keep her head above water.
336 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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Lois Greiman
80 books293 followersBorn on a North Dakota cattle ranch, Lois Greiman graduated from a high school class of sixty students before moving to Minnesota where she professionally trained and showed Arabian Horses for several years. Since that time she's been a high fashion model, a fitness instructor, and a veterinary assistant. But an incurable case of writing fever put a stop to all those occupations.
Since selling her first book to Avon in 1992, she has sold twelve other historical romance novels, most of which are set in medieval Scotland and involve her very popular Forbes clan. In an attempt to pursue her love of humor, Ms. Greiman has also recently sold three romantic comedies to Harlequin Enterprises.
While caring for three children, fifteen horses, and a menagerie of pets on her small farm in Minnesota, Ms. Greiman writes full time, producing two or three novels a year and garnering much praise from readers and reviewers alike. Affaire de Coeur called HIGHLAND WOLF "magnificent." Romantic Times proclaimed LADY AND THE KNIGHT"...pure magic." Christina Dodd proclaims "Lois Greiman delivers....The Fraser Bride offers delightful characters, breathless adventure."
Her Highland novels have received Affaire de Couer's Critic's Choice Award, Romantic Times K.I.S.S. Award, and been nominated for Romance Writer's of America's prestigious Rita. Her titles have appeared on Barnes and Nobles Best Selling Romance list and won her the Midwest Fiction Writer's Rising Star Award.
Since selling her first book to Avon in 1992, she has sold twelve other historical romance novels, most of which are set in medieval Scotland and involve her very popular Forbes clan. In an attempt to pursue her love of humor, Ms. Greiman has also recently sold three romantic comedies to Harlequin Enterprises.
While caring for three children, fifteen horses, and a menagerie of pets on her small farm in Minnesota, Ms. Greiman writes full time, producing two or three novels a year and garnering much praise from readers and reviewers alike. Affaire de Coeur called HIGHLAND WOLF "magnificent." Romantic Times proclaimed LADY AND THE KNIGHT"...pure magic." Christina Dodd proclaims "Lois Greiman delivers....The Fraser Bride offers delightful characters, breathless adventure."
Her Highland novels have received Affaire de Couer's Critic's Choice Award, Romantic Times K.I.S.S. Award, and been nominated for Romance Writer's of America's prestigious Rita. Her titles have appeared on Barnes and Nobles Best Selling Romance list and won her the Midwest Fiction Writer's Rising Star Award.
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May 11, 2014
How can you not love a book with dialogue like this?
I felt kind of powerful as I shimmied through Joe's sliding doors. The grocery carts were mating in the entryway. I rudely pried one from its partners and proceeded into the store. The produce section, as colorful as Mardi Gras, called to me. The peppers looked ripe and sassy, the lemons firm and shapely. I picked one up.
"Take two," Rivera said over my shoulder. "They're small."
I turned to him, uber-controlled, one brow raised. "I was hoping otherwise."
He exhaled his derision and pressed the extra lemon into my hand. "I believe you saw me showering."
"Did I?" I said, "I hardly remember." I skimmed the bananas.
He reached for a plantain, long and dark and thick. "Shall I attribute your forgetfulness to dementia or post-trauma?" he asked.
"How about to disinterest?"
"Not until you're dead," he said.
I gave him a look.
"And you're not dead."
I fluttered my lashes. "That may be the nicest thing you've ever said to me."
"Meet me in the backseat and I'll recite poetry," he said, and weighed a Bosc pear in his right hand. His fingers curled tantalizingly against the firm fruit.
"It would almost be worth it to hear the dark lieutenant spouting Longfellow."
"I was going to quote Browning," he said, "but if you think Longfellow more appropriate."
Our gazes met. A fork of electricity sizzled through me, but I managed to pull my attention away and move on.
Not One Clue p53-54
I felt kind of powerful as I shimmied through Joe's sliding doors. The grocery carts were mating in the entryway. I rudely pried one from its partners and proceeded into the store. The produce section, as colorful as Mardi Gras, called to me. The peppers looked ripe and sassy, the lemons firm and shapely. I picked one up.
"Take two," Rivera said over my shoulder. "They're small."
I turned to him, uber-controlled, one brow raised. "I was hoping otherwise."
He exhaled his derision and pressed the extra lemon into my hand. "I believe you saw me showering."
"Did I?" I said, "I hardly remember." I skimmed the bananas.
He reached for a plantain, long and dark and thick. "Shall I attribute your forgetfulness to dementia or post-trauma?" he asked.
"How about to disinterest?"
"Not until you're dead," he said.
I gave him a look.
"And you're not dead."
I fluttered my lashes. "That may be the nicest thing you've ever said to me."
"Meet me in the backseat and I'll recite poetry," he said, and weighed a Bosc pear in his right hand. His fingers curled tantalizingly against the firm fruit.
"It would almost be worth it to hear the dark lieutenant spouting Longfellow."
"I was going to quote Browning," he said, "but if you think Longfellow more appropriate."
Our gazes met. A fork of electricity sizzled through me, but I managed to pull my attention away and move on.
Not One Clue p53-54
August 26, 2011
One word: FINALLY!!!!! Anyone who has read the previous books knows what I'm referring to :)
May 3, 2010
I have to say, I almost didn't buy this book. The previous books left me frustrated and annoyed because Chrissy has so many love interests, yet, she never moves forward with any of them. So without giving away what happens, I'll say that Not One Clue made me happy that Chrissy's personal life finally seems to be evolving.
September 17, 2010
Finally, a worthy alternative to Evanovich. I look forward to reading more about Chrissy and Rivera.
August 11, 2020
Okay I loved this book. I love Chrissy, Lainey, and of course Riveria. The book was quick paced and I couldn't put it down. There were three story lines going on and together they kept interwining and then striking off on their own so that I was kept guessing till the end all of the mysteries that were being solved. A great read and a great series.
August 28, 2011
I love this series. :) This one book is hilarious. :) I fear it's the last one in the list. :(
If you like the Stephanie Plum series, you'll love this one too. :D
I don't know if I really like this one book or that it's been awhile since I read the previous books. This particular one is really funny. I love the quotes presented at the start of each chapter... and well all the witty banter. It just drives me crazy. :)
Chrissy could get quite annoying in the previous books. I remember just saying, "well that's just dumb". In this book, everything seems to be "justified" ha! Seriously though this book is the best I think. In the previous books I felt that our girl was being described as a lost cause that no man would want especially beside her best friend that she always praises... In this book, I really like since she was an object of desire finally. :) Anyway... that's that. :) I'm happy for our girl. ;)
If you like the Stephanie Plum series, you'll love this one too. :D
I don't know if I really like this one book or that it's been awhile since I read the previous books. This particular one is really funny. I love the quotes presented at the start of each chapter... and well all the witty banter. It just drives me crazy. :)
Chrissy could get quite annoying in the previous books. I remember just saying, "well that's just dumb". In this book, everything seems to be "justified" ha! Seriously though this book is the best I think. In the previous books I felt that our girl was being described as a lost cause that no man would want especially beside her best friend that she always praises... In this book, I really like since she was an object of desire finally. :) Anyway... that's that. :) I'm happy for our girl. ;)
May 24, 2010
I read all six books in this series last week. Each one took maybe four hours. But I'm satisfied. They were light-hearted and fun, and the characters were friendly and enjoyable. A few quibbles here and there, the same as any quick fluffy books have, but overall they didn't matter.
Great for a beach read, with stories, writing, and plot points somewhere in between Janet Evanovich and Jennifer Crusie.
Enjoy!
Great for a beach read, with stories, writing, and plot points somewhere in between Janet Evanovich and Jennifer Crusie.
Enjoy!
July 3, 2011
I really loved this one, perhaps it wasn't as funny as the previous ones but I think it was more emotional.... I laughed a lot with the scene of the party it was hilarious. I must say it's kind of embarrasing but I cried when Jackson called Solberg that whole scene was really emotional, but I'm so happy for the ending :)
July 15, 2010
I really love this series - similar to Stephanie Plum, but better in some ways - story line is consistently good so far. Would recommend to all my friends.
November 22, 2010
LOVE THIS WHOLE SERIES....start with book 1 Unzipped.
August 9, 2011
This is funny, along the lines of Evannovich
August 18, 2019
Always entertaining. Fun to read. And yes, FINALLY!
October 26, 2020
Come on Chrissy, grow up. I need her to commit to Riveria.
January 14, 2021
Easy read
I like these books because they are easy and entertaining. They make me think a bit to figure out the who down it part. And Chrissy is funny!
I like these books because they are easy and entertaining. They make me think a bit to figure out the who down it part. And Chrissy is funny!
August 17, 2025
One word: FINALLY!!!!! Anyone who has read the previous books knows what I'm referring to :)
August 22, 2019
If you love reading. can't resist the ultimate world of thought this book is giving. Enjoyed reading. One regret is, a keen reader like me demand something more original.
January 28, 2015
I rate books on a sliding scale, based on how well it succeeds at being the kind of book it wants to be. It may seem ridiculous to score this shallow page-turner 4 stars, when I just recently rated David Mitchell's superbly well-written "number9dream" only 3 stars.
But it did not gel as a novel, whereas "Not One Clue" sets its sights less literately - aiming for a romance/crime thriller airplane novel and hits its target squarely on the head.
As with previous entries in the series, Lois Greiman has a tendency to overwrite her witty dialogue just a tad - the humorous banter is great, but always seems to go on a few lines longer than it ought, lessening its impact slightly.
This is a minor complaint, though, for a book that develops the ongoing storyline with Chrissy and Rivera, as well as that of one of Chrissy's therapy clients. There are several subplots that are all well-presented, and dovetail into one another. As with many "mystery" books (this is billed as one, but is primarily "romance", secondarily "thriller", but let's go with the nomenclature for now) the resolution of the plot relies just a little too much on a handy coincidence - but it doesn't stretch reality too far.
It reads easily, is fun, and if you're this far into the series you probably care enough about the characters that you will be pleased with some of the developments that occur. Sexy, thrilling fun. Recommended, if you like this sort of thing.
But it did not gel as a novel, whereas "Not One Clue" sets its sights less literately - aiming for a romance/crime thriller airplane novel and hits its target squarely on the head.
As with previous entries in the series, Lois Greiman has a tendency to overwrite her witty dialogue just a tad - the humorous banter is great, but always seems to go on a few lines longer than it ought, lessening its impact slightly.
This is a minor complaint, though, for a book that develops the ongoing storyline with Chrissy and Rivera, as well as that of one of Chrissy's therapy clients. There are several subplots that are all well-presented, and dovetail into one another. As with many "mystery" books (this is billed as one, but is primarily "romance", secondarily "thriller", but let's go with the nomenclature for now) the resolution of the plot relies just a little too much on a handy coincidence - but it doesn't stretch reality too far.
It reads easily, is fun, and if you're this far into the series you probably care enough about the characters that you will be pleased with some of the developments that occur. Sexy, thrilling fun. Recommended, if you like this sort of thing.
January 26, 2015
4.5 stars ;) It was great.
A lot is going on in this book. Chrissy is called to a client Micky who seems to have shot someone, her best friend Laney gets creepy mails and her neighbour's sister wants to run away from her husband from Yemen. And like always Chrissy gets somehow involved. We also get a lot of Jack Riviera in this book and some hot moments with him and Chrissy and perhaps nothing disturbing them? Or?
I was feeling hopeless for them when I read Chrissy's reason why shy doesn't wants to jump in the backseat with Riviera. Omg, Chrissy for sure?!
I can't wait to read the last book of the series.
A lot is going on in this book. Chrissy is called to a client Micky who seems to have shot someone, her best friend Laney gets creepy mails and her neighbour's sister wants to run away from her husband from Yemen. And like always Chrissy gets somehow involved. We also get a lot of Jack Riviera in this book and some hot moments with him and Chrissy and perhaps nothing disturbing them? Or?
I was feeling hopeless for them when I read Chrissy's reason why shy doesn't wants to jump in the backseat with Riviera. Omg, Chrissy for sure?!
I can't wait to read the last book of the series.
June 6, 2012
ok i was was getting frustrated with this series because it seems like the relationship between Chrissy & Rivera is getting nowhere. I skipped book 4 & 5 because the reviews were not good. This one was supposedly the one to bring it home, and it did (for me at least). I word to describe this book: FINALLY !!!!!
December 30, 2016
Chrissy and Jack might finally be on the same page as far as their relationship goes, but Chrissy's clients are making her crazy. And someone may be stalking Chrissy's best friend, Laney, who is becoming a big star because of her role as the Amazon Queen. Then there's her next door neighbor's sister who has escaped from her cruel husband in Yemen. More craziness ensues.
February 13, 2013
Fun entertaining series , with slapstick behavior by the characters. All the characters are likeable and they keep getting into "situations " where Christina feels the need to leap into action.
Again... not Stephanie Plum, but a good read never the less.
Again... not Stephanie Plum, but a good read never the less.
October 28, 2014
This was a funny book. I was laughing out loud several times. The part at the Hollywood party was hilarious. Plus Chrissy and Rivera finally got together without being interrupted by their phones. I have totally enjoyed all the Chrissy McMullen books.
June 14, 2016
I tried I really did. Persevered long after tolerance levels allowed. The constant fatuous and inane comments that litter this book in the name of 'humour' just irritated me. Slapstick in the movies is bad enough but on the pages of a book? I don't think so.
October 13, 2010
The three (or so) mystery plots were weaker than in previous books, and the inter-connection of them seemed shaky. But the romance FINALLY came together a little.
April 6, 2013
Some parts were confusing, too many conflicts in one story. Overall, I'm really enjoying this series!
February 25, 2014
Finally!!! That is all I have to say.
December 29, 2013
It was a good story, just too much sexuality for my taste.
June 17, 2014
Great read...onto "Uncorked!"
April 4, 2015
her BFF Laney Butterfiedl makes stardom's destination
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