It's a hot, humid July night in New York City. Where were you when
the lights went out?
A New York City resident for many years, Carol Higgins Clark was
there during the blackout of 2003. Not surprisingly, she felt that
Regan and Jack Reilly should one day share the experience
As "Zapped" begins, the Reillys return home from a summer weekend
to the loft in Tribeca they are in the agonizing process of
renovating and expanding. They are looking forward to a quiet
supper on their newly acquired rooftop terrace. But it's not meant
to be. While Jack goes to pick up Chinese food, Regan enters their
apartment, unaware that a nervous thief, who preceded her by
minutes, is hiding in the front closet. A thief who knows about a
hidden safe that Regan and Jack have yet to discover. Minutes
later, the blackout strikes, and both Reillys are called into
action.
A new gallery in SoHo, featuring treasured glass sculptures from
all over the world, has been burglarized. As head of the NYPD Major
Case Squad, Jack oversees several departments. Art theft is one of
them.
PI Regan hears from her best friend, Kit, who is in Manhattan on
business. She's been abandoned at a comedy club by a colleague from
an insurance convention, Georgina Mathieson, who ran out for a
cigarette moments before the blackout struck and never came back.
Kit gets a call that Georgina is disturbed and dangerous. Fueled by
her rage at a college boyfriend who dumped her, Georgina seeks
revenge on unsuspecting young blond men. She was last seen getting
into a cab outside the club -- with a tall blond. Regan heads the
search for Georgina and her potential victim.
Meanwhile, Lorraine Lily, an almost famous actress, returns to New
York City the night of the blackout, after spending three months in
England doing a play, and is informed by her estranged husband,
Conrad Spreckles, that he'd sold his loft to their next-door
neighbors, the Reillys. Lorraine had never told him about the
hidden safe she'd had installed in the closet. If she doesn't get
back what's in there, she's sure her budding career will be ruined.
In "Zapped," Clark takes readers on a tour of the city they won't
forget and introduces them to a wonderful cast of colorful,
eccentric characters whose stories intersect in precarious and
often humorous ways during one very dark and hot summer night.
General
Imprint: |
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Regan Reilly Mystery |
Release date: |
2009 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Carol Higgins Clark
|
Dimensions: |
170 x 106 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Mass Market
|
Pages: |
287 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4165-6382-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4165-6382-2 |
Barcode: |
9781416563822 |
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