When mystery author Maggie Kelly heads across the pond for a movie shoot—accompanied by her once-fictional, now all-too-real (not to mention sexy) hero, Alexandre, Viscount Saint Just—she can only hope for a jolly good time. And that’s exactly what she gets—if “jolly good” is Britspeak for “totally crazy”… We are not amused… Don’t get me wrong—there was plenty to laugh about when we first arrived in Merry Olde England to watch one of my novels being shot as a major motion picture. Alex was delighted with the location (a seventeeth-century manor house), but horrified with the surfer-dude mimbo playing him. I, personally, found the situation hilarious…then the leading lady started rubbing … More >>
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High Heels And Homicide
The premise of this book is Maggie Kelly’s Saint Just Mysteries are being made into a film for TV – on a budget.
Maggie, Saint Just and Sterling go to England to film Maggie’s novel – after a short trip to visit Maggie’s parents in Jersey. It becomes real apparent that Maggie’s Mother rules the roost. The troops gladly escape the homestead and head to England (Maggie also doesn’t like flying). Murder and Mayhem ensue. Saint Just begins to question his own abilities.
Maggie begins to understand her feelings for Saint Just and realizes she doesn’t want him to go “poof”.
This book was enjoyable from the mystery standpoint – and the characters, as usual, are very believable. Definitely worth the read.
Rating: 5 / 5
As a Maggie Kelly fan, I always enjoy her adventures. She’s a down to earth modern woman with a biting sense of humor. Oh, and she solves crimes with her come-to-life hero St. Just and his friend Sterling. They are a fun, witty, enjoyable trio. I hope she keeps solving crimes.
Rating: 5 / 5
Maggie Kelly writes Regency mysteries starring Alexandre, the Viscount Saint Just, and his sidekick, Sterling Balder (both of whom sprang to life in an earlier novel). Now, a production company is preparing to film a television movie based on one of the novels.
Maggie, Alex, and Sterling arrive at an English mansion to see the set. Little do they know there’s a plot afoot, and someone will die. Even worse, everyone is stuck on location by a rainstorm that floods all ways out.
With suspicion falling on all the players, including Maggie, Alex is determined to flush out the murderer before too many people die. Too bad the actor playing Alex has the same idea.
In this delightful novel, Michaels has spun her twist on the Sherlock Holmes mythos. Not every author gets the chance to meet her fictional hero in the flesh, let alone deal with getting him used to the twenty-first century. Maggie appears alternately bemused, annoyed, and confused by Alex’s modus operandi. She also seems bewildered in matters of love. How can she fall for someone who doesn’t, or shouldn’t, exist?
This is a fun read with several layers of action. While it’s not the most brilliant book ever written, it’s definitely worth your time if you want a light-hearted murder mystery with a little extra on the side.
-C.W.
Rating: 4 / 5
Hurrah! Ms. Michaels is back with her latest HIGH HEELS AND HOMOCIDE, a St. Just/Maggie story. Michaels entertains us with a real old-fashioned whodoneit set in merry ol England. The usual cast of characters (sans the good “left-tenent”) are stuck in an English manor with rain, whiners and a couple of dead bodies. Kasey Michaels weaves a pretty intriquing murder mystery with some romance between the two central characters. Of course, it helps when your main man is the living embodiment of all your “sexiest male” fantasies. I’m happy to see Maggie and St. Just back to what they do best, tease, flirt and solve mysteries.
Rating: 4 / 5
Author Maggie Kelly is finally getting used to fact that two of her fictional characters, Viscount Saint Just “Alex” and Sterling Balder, stepped out of her imagination and into her life – literally. Now her first novel of her famous mystery series is being made into a movie.
Maggie, Alex, and Sterling fly to England. The movie is being filmed at an old English manor house, Medwine Manor. The owner, Sir Rudy Medwine, had looked forward to seeing scantily clad American actresses. Instead, Sir Rudy has a dastardly murderer within his home.
It has done nothing but rain since the cast arrived at the manor. The inhabitants soon find themselves cut off from the outside world. The non-stop, heavy rains has caused flooding. The cellar generator is under water, so there is no power. The land lines are down and everyone’s cell phones have strangely disappeared.
True to form, Maggie and her two real live imaginary friends are embroiled in yet another adventure. The body is found hanging by his neck from a scaffold outside, his face staring into Maggie’s room. Suspects are numerous, but one of the top suspects ends up dead too. Here we go again.
***** I have not had the pleasure of reading the previous books in this mystery series, so I can honestly say that newcomers will not find themselves lost at sea. I found this tale to be much like an old Sherlock case, but with some comedy and irony thrown in for depth. I dare readers to test their wits on this case! Superior! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
Rating: 5 / 5