A Savannah Reid Mystery Series by G. A. McKevett
A Savannah Reid Mystery #2
Bitter Sweets
G. A. McKevett
Savannah Reid, that big, sexy, Southern-born sleuth with a black belt in karate and blue eyes to die for has finally established herself as a P.I. in posh San Carmelita, California. She even has her own digs - The Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency - with her name on the door, and her own personal assistant. All Savannah needs now is her first case so she can pay the rent, settle up with her creditors and put some serious sweets on the table. When the phone rings, it's just the break Savannah's been hoping for: Real estate broker Brian O'Donnell wants Savannah to find his long-lost sister. Savannah has no sooner located Lisa and celebrated with a hefty slice of cheesecake, when she's forced to eat her words: Murder enters the picture. Devastated by the part she may have unwittingly played in a diabolically clever double-cross, Savannah sets out to find the culprit and rescue a missing child. Instead, she finds herself under suspicion of murder. Caught dead center in an increasingly dangerous and complex murder case, Savannah is sorely tempted to retreat into the sweet safety of a chocolate binge. Meanwhile, she has her fill of a veritable smorgasbord of disreputable suspects scattered among the lovers, losers and liars who lurk in the shadows of Lisa's puzzling past. Each of them has a motive. Not one of them has an alibi. Now, Savannah must call upon all her resources to sort out the baffling clues, corner a killer, and clear her own name. If she fails, the spanking new Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency just may bite the dust before it even has a chance to prove its mettle.
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A Savannah Reid Mystery #3
Killer Calories
G. A. McKevett
Sexy private detective Savannah Reid maybe built for comfort and not for speed, but she likes herself just fine as she is. So the only way she's likely to set foot in a health spa is over a dead body--someone else's--along with a hefty fee to sweeten the deal. The irresistible combination of murder and money brings Savannah to Royal Palms to investigate the death of spa owner and former cult-flick actress Kat Valentina. The medical examiner called it a fatal--but accidental--mixture of booze and a hot tub, but Savannah's anonymous client thinks otherwise. Savanah quickly learns there's no shortage of likely suspects from ex-lovers and would-be lovers, to employees and prior co-stars with unsavory pasts. As for Savannah and her sweet tooth, this may prove to be a costly case. For if the strict regimen of exercise and nasty spa cuisine doesn't kill her, there's a murderer close by who's prepared to finish the job. . .
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A Savannah Reid Mystery #4
Cooked Goose
G. A. McKevett
Blue-eyed and "big-boned" private detective Savannah Reid took the mystery scene by storm in Just Desserts, Bitter Sweets, and Killer Calories. Now the sexy, Southern-born heroine with the black belt in karate is back, keeping the streets of exclusive San Carmelita, California, safe while indulging both her passion for food and her appetite for solving crime. . . Cooked GooseIt's hard to get into the Christmas spirit when the Santa Ana winds are blowing at a balmy ninety degrees. It's also hard to live in a Baywatch world when you're an overly-voluptuous size 14. But Savannah Reid has never been one to believe that good things come only in small packages. Right now, the only present Savannah wants wrapped up is the one of a serial rapist who dresses as Santa. Thanks to his twisted brand of holiday visits, Savannah has a full-time job teaching self-defense to San Carmelita's terrified women. But the feisty detective is less than thrilled when Captain Bloss, her ex-boss from the San Carmelita PD--asks Savannah to be his daughter's personal bodyguard. It seems the rapist has turned vicious cop-killer, making the Captain and his daughter prime targets. With enough chaos swirling around to make Tiny Tim grouchy, Savannah looks over her list of suspects to figure out just who's been naughty. From the ex-con cop killer just released on parole to the bookie with more than a few debts to collect, Savannah considers them all, plus a few others, while she tries to keep danger from dropping down her chimney, and bringing a killer home for the holidays. . .Amazon.com ReviewSavannah Reid is a large woman--with appetites, emotions, and attitudes to match. She loves to cook, eat, fight, and catch criminals. In G.A. McKevett's fourth book about her, Reid is working as a private investigator after being fired from the police force in the fictional California seaside town of San Carmelita. She's hired by a shopping mall to catch the "Santa Rapist," a man wearing a fake white beard who has attacked several women in the mall's parking lot. The first suspect who she disables with a hard kick to the Christmas ornaments turns out to be a legitimate store Santa helping out one of Reid's associates. The investigation goes downhill from there.Margie Bloss, the teenaged daughter of the obnoxious police chief who fired Reid, is a student in a self-defense class that Savannah teaches. When Margie is herself attacked and some of the town's cops begin to die, the focus of Reid's investigation switches to someone involved in law enforcement. The solution is no big surprise, but Reid herself is a colorful enough character to carry us along--especially when she adds tasty recipes to her bag of tricks. Other Reid stories in paperback include Just Desserts and Killer Calories. --Dick AdlerFrom Publishers WeeklyIt's hard not to like Savannah Reid, a large woman with appetites, emotions and attitudes to match. The pseudonymous McKevett's fourth book about Savannah (after Killer Calories) raises some serious issues about the crime of rape and its victims?but the mix of this theme with Savannah's winsome character and the recipes included at the back of the book is uneasy. Savannah, working as a PI after being fired from the police force in the fictional California seaside town of San Carmelita, is hired by a shopping mall to catch the "Santa Rapist," a man wearing a fake white beard who has attacked six women in the mall's parking lot. The first man she disables with a hard kick to the ornaments turns out to be a legitimate store Santa, and the investigation goes downhill from there. Margie Bloss, the teenaged daughter of the odious police chief who fired Savannah, is a student in a self-defense class that Savannah teaches; when Margie is herself attacked and some of the town's cops begin to die, the identity of the rapist/killer becomes so obvious that readers may lose interest in a hurry. McKevitt has done better before and, hopefully, will again. Author tour. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A Savannah Reid Mystery #5
Sugar and Spite
G. A. McKevett
Savannah Reid, the "full-figured" private detective who has wowed critics and readers alike in G.A. McKevett's acclaimed mysteries, is back with a vengeance. This time out, the former Dixie belle with the take-no-prisoners attitude is turning her voracious appetite toward a case that hits very close to the heart.Sugar And SpiteWhen Savannah Reid's only shot at romance for Valentine's Day includes a stakeout with her ex-partner, Dirk Coulter, things aren't exactly looking up in the hearts-and-flowers department. After pulling an all-nighter, Savannah wants nothing more than to cook up a plate of steamy grits and hash browns. But no sooner has she buttered the skillet when disaster arrives in the overdone, underdressed form of Polly Coulter, Dirk's ex-wife.Days later, the no-good, two-timing broad is found lying in a pool of blood in Dirk's doublewide trailer, shot through the chest with his service revolver. When Dirk is arrested for Polly's murder, Savannah goes to work to clear his name, and every lead points to trouble. All in all, this is one Valentine's Day that's shaping up to be a real massacre. . ."Romping good fun." --Booklist"McKevett's latest puts as much emphasis on food as it does on its exciting action." --Publishers WeeklyG.A. McKevett is the pseudonym of a well-known author. She is the author of four previous Savannah Reid mysteries, Just Desserts, Bitter Sweets, Killer Calories, and Cooked Goose. Her newest Savannah Reid mystery, Sour Grapes, is currently available in hardcover.
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