Murder a la Mode - Savannah Reid, Bk 10 Author:G. A. McKevett Voluptuous P.I. Savannah Reid's culinary cravings come second only to her appetite for adventure. Of course, every girl needs a little down time, and Savannah adores curling up with a box of chocolates, a steaming Irish coffee, and an even steamier romance novel - preferably one with sexy Lance Roman on the cover. But when she meets her dream hu... more »nk in person, things take a decidedly nightmarish turn...
As a special birthday treat, Savannah's friends have arranged for her to compete for Lance's affections on a reality TV show called Man of My Dreams. She and four other women will be living in a medieval "castle" with Lance, trying to win his heart.
Unfortunately, the antics take a sinister turn when one of the show's producers, Tess Jarvis, turns up dead. It appears that she was felled by a carton of Killer Fudge ice cream, but Savannah's convinced there's more to the story.
Turns out she's right. It seems no one liked Tess... not her unhappy husband, or the scheming contestants, or all the disgruntled employees she so heinously wronged. This show is quickly turning into the worst kind of soap opera - with some footage that'll never make it on the air...« less
Love all the the Savannah Reid books but this was one of my least favorite, just didn't have the spunk and sassyness of her other ones. Kinda flat, uninspiring.
When the detective business or a stakeout is at slow, private investigator Savannah Reid passes the time reading steamy romance novels. Though she insist she reads the books, her friends believe that she only buys novels to gaze lovingly at the cover picture of model Lance Roman. Her friends, Ryan Stone and John Gibson, know about her fantasy so arrange as a birthday present for Savannah to be a contestant on a reality show in which the prize is Lance.
Savannah wants to win the prize (Lance) badly and makes every effort to use her southern charm on him. However, her endeavor takes a back seat when someone kills a show's producer Tess with fudge ice cream as the murder weapon; the body is left in a freezer that could only have been loaded by a Texan. Savannah begins investigating the homicide even as she continues to play the Georgia peach with Lance.
This is a terrific Savannah Reid who-done-it as the heroine combines her sleuthing skills with her southern charm to impress her fantasy lover. Fans of the series will enjoy her latest binge while newcomers get a taste of one of the better continuing female private investigators on the market today.
Cute enough. If you like reality shows, you will likely enjoy this one, as it takes place on the set of a Medieval version of The Bachelor. Good story overall, though I wasn't thrilled with the ending.