Spying in High Heels (High Heels Series #1) [NOOK Book]

A truely enjoyable series

Stumbled over this book when I was purchasing the 3rd book in the Dorothy Howell series (a must read also) - the High Heel Series is definitely worth reading - totally enjoyable and entertaining, you fall in love with the characters and the author keeps you totally engaged in each book!!! I read the first 4 books in 1 week - saving the 5th book to read on the plane to Vegas this week!!!

21 out of 22 people found this review helpful.

Author in need of an editor

had i actually highlighted alll the spelling errors, tense issues, and grammatical errors nearly every page would have some color. that aside, the story line contained mix of pg-rated romance, drama, and murder mystery. a quick and easy read.

13 out of 22 people found this review helpful.

A really fun mystery

Maddie Springer is the lead character and she gets into all kinds of funny situations and stumbles across a dead body. Her and her best friend Dana, an actress/fitness trainer, dress up as hookers to investigate, and then they get into all kinds of trouble. This is just the first book in the series and they get better and funnier as you go along.

12 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

a reviewer

In Los Angeles, shoe designer Maddie Springer thinks she might be pregnant when she misses her period, a biological condition that the government could use to set the atomic clock. She goes to her every Friday lunch date with her boyfriend Richard Howe planning to tell him about her concern, but though she is late (a usual occurrence unlike her always on time period) when Maddie arrives at the law office of Dewy, Cheatum, and Howe he tells her he cannot do lunch. A few days later, Maddie is worried about her boyfriend whom she has not heard from since his abrupt end to their lunch. She soon learns that LAPD detective Jack Ramirez suspects Richard embezzled $20 million. She believes he is innocent and sets off with the help of her best friend Dana to prove he is not guilty so he can be there when she takes the rabbit test. As the amateurs investigate and stumble over corpses and clues while destroying crime scenes, their inquiries lead them to believe a blond female has killed two suspects and is trying to murder everyone associated with the embezzlement including two bumbling sleuths. This amateur sleuth chick lit tale runs on full octane even with the heroines prancing around L.A. in stiletto high heels. The amusing story line is fast-paced as Maddie and Dana cause havoc to the killer, the cop, and a bunch of eccentrics who believe the daring duo are crazy weirdoes. No Birkenstock with this duo as Gemma Halliday provides an inane zany but totally fun whodunit, chick lit style. Harriet Klausner

10 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

highly recommended

great book, i laughed the whole time!!!

8 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

I might have rated it if i could read it!

This book would not open. Thank goodness I didn't spend any money on it and wanted to see the free sample first. Obviously this is a problem based on the past reviews. I GUESS BARNES AND NOBLE TOO BIG A CORPORATION TO CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION as they have proven YET AGAIN! (I am also speaking about the "SAMPLE COOKBOOK" that they downloaded to nooks during the latest software update that you have to be a computer engineer to delete. I love my Nook but I can't say I'm surprised by Barnes and Noble's lack of attention to detail yet again. Just sit back and count your money guys, don't worry about us.

5 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Decent idea, writing lacks pizzaz

I like female spy/romance/comedy books, so I bought this for Nook. It's an easy read, but the author has a tendency to ramble. Yes, that's what stream-of-consciousness books tend to do, but this one was just too much. (It didn't help that sometimes large paragraphs were written in parentheses, like so. If something is important enough to dedicate four sentences to, please, don't use parentheses, or your readers will skip it, like I did.)

The plot had enough twists and turns to keep me interested, but the main character was awkward and unbelievable at times. And I sure hope the grammatical errors are ebook only, because there are problems in there even an amateur editor could catch.

If you want a better female spy/male cop series, try the Spellman series by Lisa Lutz. If you want something silly and easy to read, sure, give this a chance.

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Too Funny!

I bought this book because I loved the author's "Scandal Sheet" which was a free Friday book. This is a fun read that had me laughing out loud from beginning to end.
I couldn't wait to read the others in the series, so I bought the boxed set. I do not recommend buying these books in that format for the Nook, however. Buy the High Heels books separately!

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Love this series!

I stumbled upon this series by accident and am so glad I did! I read the High Heels series over the summer and it was the perfect summer read!

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

spying in high heels

I really enjoyed this book. I think she writes a little like Sue Grafton.
would reccommend this for a good read, its a page turner and keeps you interested.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Has Potential

The author gave us a a foundation for an excellent book, but in my opinion I often found myself wondering why the primary female character took the entire book to take one pregnancy test and how she kept talking herself into staying involved in the case through reasonings that seemed to be too see through to be quite believable to me, but quite necessary as there wouldn't be a book if there wasn't. but having said that, they were some funny moments but I probably wouldn't recommend this book to my friends.

3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Incredibly funny and creative

This writer has a style similar to Janet Evanovich. Very funny and creative. I think I've found another writer for those moments when I need a little light reading.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Fun Fast read

Good character development - laugh-out-loud books. I wish there were more books in the spying in high heels series. I could totally see these charcters growing into a television show. I read all 5 books in 4 days and would highly recommend Gemma Halliday to anyone looking for a light entertaining read.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Ohmigod!

I absolutely loved this book! I finished this in one day, I just couldnt get myself to put my tablet down! When I did put it down I couldnt wait to get back to it! Cant wait to start the next one!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

A laugh out loud experience.

The first of a really fun and enjoyable series. You must read them all. She and Stephanie Plum must be sisters.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

An Outrageously Funny Cozy Mystery

This book was hilariously awesome. Almost every page had something that had me laughing out loud. Sometimes so hard that I was tearing up and getting a bellyache! The pacing was excellent, and the plot was great. The whodunit aspect was done so well that I never figured out who it was until the end. And I just loved the touch of suspense during the climax! The characters were a blast. So funny, all of them. Except Ramirez… he was just plain hawt! I loved Maddie too. Which was kind of surprising because she is somewhat ditzy/flaky. But, in my opinion, it added to the hilarity of the story. I just adored the slapstick humor she brought. Think Lucy Ricardo with Dana (Maddie's BFF) as a loose version of Ethel Mertz. Like I said, the cast is so great in this book, and I can't wait to see them again in the rest of the series. I did have one minor issue with the book… the use of route numbers and unfamiliar road terms was very confusing for me. It seemed like this was written with Californians in mind because I had to look up certain terms also, such as CHP. Which I had no clue what that was until I looked it up online. It would have been better had it just been something like 'south towards Hollywood' or something. I realize some might not be bothered with this issue, but for me it was very annoying and ultimately kept me from tagging the book with a Favorite. Overall, awesome book! I can't wait to read the rest of the series. Highly recommended to fans of cozy mysteries and funny stories.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pretty Good Read

Enjoyed this. However occasionally the heroine does kind of gets on your last nerve.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great!

Fun, quick read. Will be getting more from this author...

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Ramirez......

I wish all poice men would be like that!!!!!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.