A Bad Day for Pretty: A Crime Novel Audiobook

" Different kind of crime novel. The author did a good job of staying in character when writing the book, but as a reader it sometimes drove me nuts. The book is set in "

" God I just love these books! What a fun and realistic heroine! "

" When a tornado hits the little town of Prosper, MO, it upends the snack shop on the fairgrounds, and a buried body is found beneath them. Neb Donovan helped build the snack shop, and is the main suspect in the burial. Stella Hardesty, whose main business is helping abused wives (she was one herself), had helped Neb's wife Donna free him from a fundamentalist cult, and promises that she'll help again. True, Stella'd rather get some abuser to see the light, using a variety of tools, but she can certainly help the attractive sheriff solve this crime. Unfortunately for her other plans about the sheriff, his trashy almost ex-wife has ust arrived in town, and doesn't want Stella's interference. "

" I read book 1 , then 3, then this one (2). Don't want to miss any books in this series. Yay for Stella!!! "

" I do not read many crime novels. It just isn't my genre. But I did find this book to be a fun, summer read. The heroine is a white trash widow who helps abused women exact revenge. I enjoyed the humor woven throughout the story and the amusing cast of characters. This is the second in a series, but reading the first book isn't a prerequisite. "

" Same reasons as before. Will I stop here in the series--probably. "

" Fun relaxing read. Amusing, but gets bogged down at times with Stella's thought processes. Ok plot and some interesting characters - not Evanovich, but still funny and enjoyable. "

" Love this series! Looking forward to finishing and finding out if Stella and Goat actually have some real bedroom fun! Three Cheers to Stella for fighting for women's rights! "

" It was OK, but I wouldn't recommend it. "

" I read this book before I read the first in the series, and I enjoyed it. I'm going to get the other two books to catch up. "

" A bad day for mystery fiction. "

" I really liked the first book in this series. I liked this one too, but felt it was a little weaker than the first one. Seemed to skip around a little bit. But I will still try to read the new one, I like the heroine. About time that women over the age of 50 got to kick some guys butt. "

" Sophie has this character nailed! She's avoided the dreaded second book in a series retelling the first one disease and jumped into a new story, skillfully weaving in the necessary back story. "

" This was a good one. Can't wait to give away a copy! "

" I couldn't put this book down. You have to get to the end and know who did what! I love this series such entertaining characters, and a story that keeps you guessing. "

" These books are on the line of Evanovich but maybe a little more serious--she is a self appointed mentor/vigilante for abused women, but lots of humor. "

" Sophie and Stella do it again! "

" I really liked the first one in the series, this one not so much. "

" I love this series. Fun, easy to read. Great female characters. I can almost picture it a great addictive tv show about redemption and revenge. "

" Not as much fun as the first book, but still enjoyable. "

" Fast and entertaining read ! "

" I liked this mystery/crime novel - just wish I would have read the first book, before I read the 2nd! "

" Not as much fun as the first book, but still enjoyable. "

" I really liked the first book in this series. I liked this one too, but felt it was a little weaker than the first one. Seemed to skip around a little bit. But I will still try to read the new one, I like the heroine. About time that women over the age of 50 got to kick some guys butt. "

" BAD!!! Not even worth taking to Goodwill! "

" Different kind of crime novel. The author did a good job of staying in character when writing the book, but as a reader it sometimes drove me nuts. The book is set in "

" Stella has created such a strong, close-knit family for herself- you just want to jump in and join them. Her sense of gratitude really resonated with me as I was reading this one as well. Good-2/Evil-0. "

" Sophie has this character nailed! She's avoided the dreaded second book in a series retelling the first one disease and jumped into a new story, skillfully weaving in the necessary back story. "

" Didn't keep my interest. I didn't care about the characters. "

" Same reasons as before. Will I stop here in the series--probably. "