The Reillys return home from a summer weekend 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 is hiding in the front closet. A thief who knows about a hidden safe that Regan and Jack have yet to discover. Minutes later, a blackout strikes.
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 listeners 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.
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"What a terrific team Jack and Regan make both as a couple and as Cop/Investigator. This book had me right from page one to the very end. It had everything from crime solving to humour to suspense. I really enjoyed it!"
— Carol (4 out of 5 stars)
“Clark is among the few authors as talented at performing their books as they are at writing them. Humor is her specialty, whether understated or slapstick. With equal ease she captures eccentric gallery owners, bumbling housebreakers, wannabe comics, wacko jilted lovers, pathetic exes, and conniving teens.”
— AudioFile" These books with Regan Reilly as the lead are nothing serious or deep. Just fun and quick to read. The characters are believable and likable. "
— Carol, 2/3/2014" This was just a nice easy beach book...nothing particularly spectacular, but a nice little read. "
— Janyse, 1/30/2014" Quick read. Typical Regan Reilly mystery with quirky characters and everything hunky dory by the end of the book. "
— Dawn, 1/22/2014" I LOVED the mystery of this!! "
— Cristin, 1/20/2014" A little cheesy.......quick read........but I liked it. "
— Mom, 1/5/2014" I listened to this story on my MP 3 player. It was an easy mystery to listen to. It was read by the author who did a fair job. "
— Corky, 1/3/2014" I liked her mindless quick read mysteries where everything wraps up nicely with so many characters intermixing together. "
— Cindy, 12/23/2013" This was a fun and quick read. Definitely better writing than some of her previous books. "
— Noelle, 12/9/2013" an easy interlude between heavier reading "
— Lil, 11/10/2013" I chose this purely for its entertainment value, but ended up liking it more than I thought I would! It was a little cheesy, but the story line kept my attention and the book ended on a happy note...good for some light summer reading! "
— Dawn, 10/25/2013" Disappointed from her previous book Laced. This was a quick read but very predictable story line. "
— Nicole, 10/24/2013" Another fun installment in the series. It definitely made me appreciate the cooler weather we had last year during our blackout that lasted several days. "
— Linda, 9/28/2013" A fun, easy book to listen to while running. All the different story lines came together perfectly like a Seinfeld episode. "
— Alicia, 9/22/2013" It was a very good reading. If you like her Regan Reilly Mystery books, you will enjoy this latest one. I loved the part when everyone pitched in to help solve the mystery. "
— Christine, 8/26/2013" Good mystery. Set in NYC during a blackout. "
— Merri, 8/2/2013" Also a quick read and something fun for when your in-between books. "
— Lori, 1/18/2013" Good, light read. No unnecessary romantic element and lots of humor (very good!). No mystery, but it was good suspense. Over all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. "
— Faith, 1/8/2013" I got through chapter 4 and couldn't bear to go on. Vapid characters, horrible writing and ridiculous plot. Don't bother. "
— Jen, 12/8/2012" At first I told myself it was just fluff, so lower your expectations... then it was just too unbelievable and contrived and forced and ridiculous. Still fluff, not horrible, not brilliant. "
— Jen, 11/20/2012" Another very light book from Carol Higgens Clark. She doesn't get better, but she doesn't get worse!!! I enjoy her books when I'm traveling and don't have to think. "
— Kay, 11/20/2012" A quick read but definitely not my favorite by her. There wasn't any mystery to anything. You knew the whole time what was happening; the only suspense was whether Regan could find the guy in time. "
— Carly, 10/14/2012" Horrible! Wow, really just that bad. I've read a bunch of her books and truly was so disappointed in this one. Totally predictable and too coincidental. I was really surprised that she wrote this horribly. I would definitely not recommend this one. "
— Jessica, 8/27/2012" Very simple mystery with interesting characters, I don't remember anything R or X rated, but if I forgot, I apologize. I liked it, it was a nice relaxing escape. "
— Pam, 5/29/2012" It was ok - quite a light read. I'd not read any others by this author/in this series. Book does stand alone and the premise was quite good "
— Suze, 1/6/2012" Quick fun read, but very predictable. "
— Amyander95, 12/8/2011" I adore the entire Regan Reilly series. They read so quickly. I don't think it's taken me a day to read any of them. "
— Billie, 9/28/2011" Another easy mystery for a day on the beach! "
— Susan, 9/24/2011" I enjoyed this, although I don't think Carol will ever be as good of a mystery writer as her mother. "
— Kathy, 8/22/2011" Okay book....too many strands to maintain and not enough info to truly understand the story line. "
— Jennifer, 7/15/2011" Don't judge me too harshly for my love of lowbrow fiction! Carol Higgins Clark's books are as simple as her one word titles, but for quick poolside read they are just right. "
— Amy, 6/20/2011" A good summer read as it takes place at the beach. Regan and her mother head to the jersey shore to help her friend at her garage sale. It turns into a case of a missing actress that had rented the house. "
— Kristin, 6/13/2011" Regan goes down to the Jersey shore for her mother's birtday. They attend Edna's garage sale. Look for missing actress Cleo Paradise and there is generally just a lot going on. "
— April, 6/8/2011" Read this on my Kindle. Quick and entertaining. "
— Bschulman87, 6/5/2011" Not a great mystery but a fast read.... "
— Leslie, 6/5/2011" A typical Nora Reilly and Regan Reilly her daughter who is a private investigator get involved in situations that end up including Regan's husband Jack who is a NYPD det quick read light entertainment. <br/> "
— Gail, 5/30/2011" It was fun -- a simple mystery without being gruesome or gory. Regan Reilly is always good for a few laughs and is able to solve the case. "
— Barb, 5/29/2011" This was just OK. There were too many ultra quirky characters in this story. I like the Christmas books she writes with her mother much better. "
— Carol, 5/22/2011" Although I don't like her writing as much as her mother's, and although everyone is a little-too-conveniently tied together, and although it's just mindless reading, I do enjoy her books. "
— Peggy, 5/18/2011" This was a quick, fun read which all the Regan Reilley books are. Carol Higgins Clark does a great job creating a variety of interesting, and often twisted, characters and surprises you with who's done it. "
— Anita, 5/18/2011" Another fun read from Carol Higgins Clark. A light mystery, there are always lot of entertaining characters and enough twists and turns that while you may have met the bad guy(s), the end result isn't quite what you expected. Quick and fun, I always look forward to these releases. "
— Jennie, 5/17/2011" Another quick read in this enjoyable series...I may be partial due to the "Jersey Shore"setting. "
— Susan, 5/15/2011" Like all her Regan Rielly mysteries, this one was short, funny, and not too scary. A good choice for me when I don't have a lot of time to read. I can put it down for a day or so, and not loose track of the story or important details. "
— Dawn, 5/12/2011" I love Carol's books (and her mom's) because they take place in New Jersey. I really like recognizing the towns and places in them. This book was a bit anti-climactic, but good. "
— Jennifer, 5/10/2011Carol Higgins Clark (1956-2023) wrote the bestselling Regan Reilly mysteries and coauthored a bestselling series of holiday mysteries with her mother, Mary Higgins Clark. Also an actress, she studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and recorded several of her mother’s works. In 2002, she received an AudioFile Earphones Award for her narration of Jinxed.