Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 320 pages
- Published by: Kensington March 1, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0758215592
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0758215598
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Book Dimensions:
8.3 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich praised bestselling author Rhonda Pollero's first mystery
Knock Off as "a great read with plenty of attitude!" Now paralegal Finley Anderson Tanner (F.A.T. to her enemies) is back for another sizzling adventure under the West Palm Beach sun
Finley knows it can't be good news when she's awakened at 5:40 a.m. by someone knocking on her door. Her hunch proves correct. Finley's pal Jane is hysterical and clad only in a negligee. It all started when Jane went out on a blind date the previous night with a hunk named Paolo--and ended when she woke up next to his corpse. Finley knows Jane wouldn't hurt a fly, especially one with a zipper. Too terrible the police don't agree
Having survived her own ordeal of questioning and criminally terrible coffee at the local cop shop, Finley's got to post bail and hire an attorney for Jane. But with most of her cash tied up in credit card debt, she knows she has to do the unthinkable: hit her mother up for money. As if attempting to thaw out the Ice Queen isn't hard enough, there's the unthinkable, part II: resisting McGarrity. Yes, dangerously sexy P.I. Liam McGarrity has offered his servicesfor a discounted rate. To prove her theory that Jane and Paolo were drugged by the real killer, Finley will have to buckle down and work with Liam. She'll just have to remind herself that she already has the perfect boyfriend in her FedEx pilot Patrick.
But this case is booby-trapped with more serious pitfalls than wicked temptation. For starters, there's the fact that two knives were used to kill Paolo. Then there's a suspicious string of robberies. And when someone tries to run Finley's car off the road, she's got to act quick to find a killer who wants to see her underground
Praise for Bestselling Author Rhonda Pollero: "A great read with plenty of attitude!"--Janet Evanovich
"Rhonda Pollero will take you on a fun, fascinating journey. You will not want to miss her!" --Nora Roberts
"Certain to be a runway hit." --
Booklist "Rhonda Pollero delivers a snappy heroine who pops off the page and a clever mystery. Don't miss this great story!" --Leanne Banks
"[A] fun mystery debut." --
Publishers Weekly "Rhonda Pollero's humor and compelling mystery will keep you turning the pages!" --Tess Gerritsen
"A lovable and unique heroineFinley's story is a page-turner and a great start to a new series." --
Romance Reviews Today "Rhonda has penned a winner with
Knock Off. It's a magnificent start to a new mystery series. Amazing twists and turns are woven between humor, fashion, and romance." --Onceuponaromance.net
"This book made me laugh, and at the same time had me reading well past my bedtime." --
Coffee Time Romance
Reader ReviewsThis book should be a two or three star book, even though the plot is derivative of Janet Evanovitch (gal on the edge of the legal system with two unsuitable boyfriends). It is well paced and the characters are funny. However, I am only going to give it one star because of the obvious errors in it -- repeated use of "co-council" instead of "co-counsel" and saying a claim was dismissed "with prejudice" and could be brought again, when it should have been "without prejudice." The errors are not limited to legal terminology. Ms. Pollero can't get math right either. She says a character's blook alcohol level was "point three" but he wasn't drunk. I'd bet she meant "point zero three." At point three, he'd be dead. Just one page later, she says a bruise was "11.2 by 9.2 centimeters" but then says it was "roughly one-half-inch rectangular." I'd bet she meant millimeters, not centimeters. These errors completely turned me off. The author needs to be more careful, and she needs help from her editors. I doubt I read another book by Ms. Pollero.
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