Shoot from the Lip (Yellow Rose Mystery)
by Leann Sweeney
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Author: Leann SweeneyEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-02
ISBN: 045122017X
Number of pages: 280
Publisher: Signet
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Book Review: Reviewed by Kirsten Fournier
Summary: 4 Stars
In Leann Sweeney's Shoot from the Lip, sarcastic, Houston-based, private investigator, Abby Rose, is on the case again. After being approached, well, make that harassed, by reality television's Reality Check: The Lifestyle Makeover Show to assist in finding someone's long-lost relative for an upcoming episode, Abby puts aside her initial distaste for Reality Check's smarmy and conniving producers, when she meets the amiable Emma Lopez. Abby is a PI specializing in the location of birth families for adopted individuals and vice versa.
After an anonymous letter detailing the lives of Emma Lopez and her siblings is received by Reality Check, the television show decides that Emma Lopez should be their next makeover candidate. Emma Lopez put herself through school and raised her three younger siblings after their mother abandoned them. Life has not been easy for the Lopez family and now the only thing they own, their house, is set for demolition by the city. Although the city would give them money to rebuild, the paltry amount would be inconsequential. Reality Check wants to build a house that Emma and her siblings really deserve given all of the life hardships they have endured. However, Abby quickly surmises that Reality Check's motives are less than altruistic.
Unbeknownst to Emma, a missing baby was mentioned in the anonymous letter, a fact Reality Check did not disclose prior to her signing the contract. Given the exploitative nature of the media, Reality Check producers are fully prepared to capitalize on the search for Emma's missing sibling in an attempt to increase ratings, much to Emma's chagrin. With the help of her clinical psychologist sister, Kate, and members of the Houston Police Department, Abby begins the search for Emma's missing sibling, making some shocking and gruesome discoveries along the way.
Before long, the search unfolds, baby bones are found buried under the Lopez house, and a homicide investigation also ensues. The case turns deadly and Abby soon finds her own life in danger as well as those around her: her sister Kate, her crotchety, yet well intentioned Aunt Caroline, and her homicide detective boyfriend Jeff Kline. As Abby races to find out what happened to Emma's mother and the identity of the baby bones, Sweeney creates the appropriate amount of drama around the case and keeps the reader engaged. Sweeney's characters are both believable and likable and she cleverly incorporates America's obsession with reality television and its voyeuristic nature to provide a modern day twist. Readers will find Shoot from the Lip an entertaining read and will look forward to Abby's next case in the Yellow Rose Mystery series.
Summary of Shoot from the Lip (Yellow Rose Mystery)
The thought of working with a hot-shot producer and her TV crew is about as appealing to Abby as sticking her hand in a bucket of leeches. But "Reality Check" is a program that claims to turn American dreams into the real thing, and Abby figures that if anyone deserves that kind of bonanza, it's Emma Lopez, who has been raising her three younger siblings since her mother disappeared. Abby is determined to help Emma realize her dream of a reunion-even when it becomes clear that someone out there doesn't believe in happy endings.
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