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Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray (Death and Taxes #3)
by
Diane Kelly (Goodreads Author)
When you’re an agent for the IRS, it’s always tax time. And this season, Tara Holloway is up to her neck in work with two very knotty cases. One involves a charismatic minister who’s using his mega-church as a tax shelter. The other is a crazy militant who’s trying to turn Texas into a separate country. With her boyfriend out of town and her partner reassigned, Tara is on...more
Mass Market Paperback, 325 pages
Published
June 26th 2012
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Reviewed by: Stacey
Book provided by: Publisher
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
To me, the makings of a great book series is when you can read each individual book by itself no matter where it is in the series and understand what is going on and enjoy it. This book, number three in the Tara Holloway series, fits into this category. Death, Taxes and Extra-Hold Hairspray – the title is what grabbed me at first but the characters are what kept me reading. I’m not usually a fan of myster...more
Book provided by: Publisher
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
To me, the makings of a great book series is when you can read each individual book by itself no matter where it is in the series and understand what is going on and enjoy it. This book, number three in the Tara Holloway series, fits into this category. Death, Taxes and Extra-Hold Hairspray – the title is what grabbed me at first but the characters are what kept me reading. I’m not usually a fan of myster...more
I'd like to thank my sister for putting me on to Diane Kelly's novels. She graciously lent me her copy of this book while I was at her house tonight and told me to "just read the first chapter". So after five chapters she took her book back and I drove straight to our local bookstore to buy my own copy! This is the third book in a series, but it can be read without reading the first two. I did buy the other two books tonight also, but I had to finish this one since I'd already fallen in love wit...more
Who wrote the rule that you can only have one man in your life?
Tara Holloway continues her pursuit to bring in the tax evaders whatever way necessary. Her partner these days is very Special Agent Nick who is a walking eye orgasm and way too much temptation for Tara. Being in a committed relationship to a great guy makes her behave, but it is not easy.
Chasing down the crazies who set up their own Nation and bringing a minister to his knees for more than a prayer group are every day events. Tara m...more
Tara Holloway continues her pursuit to bring in the tax evaders whatever way necessary. Her partner these days is very Special Agent Nick who is a walking eye orgasm and way too much temptation for Tara. Being in a committed relationship to a great guy makes her behave, but it is not easy.
Chasing down the crazies who set up their own Nation and bringing a minister to his knees for more than a prayer group are every day events. Tara m...more
Tara Holloway is a special gun-toting IRS agent. She (and her co-workers) get the really hard cases. In this book Lu Lobozinsky, her boss is out of the office fighting lung cancer, and Eddie, Tara's regular partner is in charge of the office, which leaves Tara without a partner. She has been given two particularly challenging cases, one a minister who's using his mega-church as a tax shelter, and the other is a radical militant separatist who's trying to turn Texas into a separate country. Nick...more
When Tara became a special agent with the IRS, she had hoped to just have a bit more freedom than her cubical at the accounting firm allotted her. Little did she know, the cases with all the wackos just seem to gravitate to her at the IRS. This time, she's got two cases of crazies -- a secessionists group who believe they are exempt from the laws of the US, and a televangelist who has been preaching one life but living another -- a life of complete privilege thanks to the pocketbooks of his foll...more
DEATH,TAXES,AND EXTRA-HOLD HAIRSPRAY by Diane Kelly is a delightful cozy mystery. "Death and Taxes" book 3,A Tara Holloway novel,other Tara Holloway novels,"Death,Taxes,and a Franch Manicure",Death,Taxes,and "A Skinny No-Whip Latte".Tara Holloway,is funny,sassy,and an Criminal Investigative for the IRS. If Tara is anything,she is persistent. This was my first in the Tara Holloway stories. I found a mystery,suspense,some humor,love,the IRS,taxes,a bit of romance,which all add up to a fun read.Who...more
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads in exchange for a review.
I was interested in this book because April 15th and CPAs have always been unusually significant for me. This book looked like it would be equal parts humor, romance, and action. And it really delivered on all three. Main character and IRS agent Tara Holloway seems to have a knack for getting into weird danger filled situations. What shouldn't have been that dangerous of a job was off the charts for her. Some of...more
I was interested in this book because April 15th and CPAs have always been unusually significant for me. This book looked like it would be equal parts humor, romance, and action. And it really delivered on all three. Main character and IRS agent Tara Holloway seems to have a knack for getting into weird danger filled situations. What shouldn't have been that dangerous of a job was off the charts for her. Some of...more
WARNING - Don’t read while kids are sleeping…I laughed so hard, accidentally snorted, then went into a coughing fit that woke up my three year-old! Diane Kelly’s quick wit and hilarious word usage will have you laughing - the gut wrenching, snorting type that isn’t very ladylike in the least! From her “pogo-stick riding,” to the poor dog named “Nutty,” and many undisclosed cases of spam, I have just added another favorite to my list of awesome authors!
This is the first book I’ve read in the ser...more
This is the first book I’ve read in the ser...more
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Fun! I like these fast reads. The action is quick and the book is both humorous and has you on the edge of your seat. In this book, Tara Holloway is an investigator for the IRS. The major case in this book is blowing the cover of preacher Noah Fischer who runs a church called the Ark (yes, bad puns all around!) and is using the proceeds for all sorts of personal benefits. In the meantime, Tara is working closely with a partner @ work named Nick who she has mixed feelings for. And she is still da...more
Rip snorting, hilarious and so funny you may want to be careful eating or drinking while reading. How can you take a job as hohum as tax collection and turn it into a comedy. Not only are the characters totally believable and the situations realistic, but the hot sexy innuendos are so fresh that I had to read some a second or third time to make sure of what I read. That is when I could finally stop laughing and catch my breath. I absolutely have to get the other books and read them minus the gla...more
Ce livre n'est pas le premier de la série, mais c'est le premier que je lis. Et suite cette lecture, je pense que je vais me mettre à lire les deux premiers maintenant!
L'héroïne, Tara Holloway, est un agent spécial chargé de la collection des impôts, et se trouve confrontée à deux cas de non paiement des taxes épineux, : un pasteur qui vit la grande vit aux frais de sa paroisse (sans pour autant payer ses taxes) et un groupe d'indépendantistes texans, qui refuse bien sûr, en tant que pays indépe...more
L'héroïne, Tara Holloway, est un agent spécial chargé de la collection des impôts, et se trouve confrontée à deux cas de non paiement des taxes épineux, : un pasteur qui vit la grande vit aux frais de sa paroisse (sans pour autant payer ses taxes) et un groupe d'indépendantistes texans, qui refuse bien sûr, en tant que pays indépe...more
2.5 stars. Entertaining but ulitimately disappointing adventure with IRS criminal investigator Tara. The story itself was fine and as amusing as the previous ones. My disappointment came from the choice Tara makes in the end with regard to the men in her life. While I liked the fact that she struggled with which guy was best for her and didn't jump straight into bed with Nick because she was in a relationship with Brett I can't believe she chose the way she did. She acknowledged that she has a c...more
This is a genuinely amusing romance in which our heroine takes on Texan secessionists and the god-fearing members of a mega-church to ensure the US government collects its proper share of tax. After solving the government's problem, all she had to do is decide between the two men in her life.
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Diane Kelly's Tara Holloway books just keep getting better and better. They are definitely worth shlepping to the library and fighting for a parking spot for. I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out. I already have this year's book on my desk waiting for me.
This is the first Death, Taxes, and... book that I have read. I really enjoyed it.
It had me laughing so much. Any book and author that can make fun of the US government and
the IRS so subtly are right for me. I will be searching for the rest of the books in this
series.
I recommend this book for anyone who likes a light-hearted sorta romance.
It had me laughing so much. Any book and author that can make fun of the US government and
the IRS so subtly are right for me. I will be searching for the rest of the books in this
series.
I recommend this book for anyone who likes a light-hearted sorta romance.
I need more of hot special agent Nick. The story makes you laugh and the character personality are to die for.I couldn't stop reading the book. I will check out more of Diane Kelly other books.
I think this may be my favourite book in this series so far. I thought that the plot was a slightly different spin on the typical mystery - no murders for a start - and the need for Tara to be creative in order to bring down the 'bad guy'. I put this on my shelves as a cozy mystery, but really it's a bit more of a chick-lit mystery - the romance is just a little bit more explicit and the language just a little bit more vulgar than what most would consider "cozy". But the humour is dry and wry an...more
This episode of Tara's life as an IRS agent is the best. Several times I laughed out loud. The two cases in the plot weren't boring like the last one was. I can't wait for #4.
Just can't get enough of Kelly's sense of humor and Tara's attitude. Glad she beat that minister. Love stories where the bad guys get what they deserve.
Tara reminds me of Stephanie Plum, a very enjoyable bit of fluff that you don't have to think about too much. Who will she choose Nick or Brett?
I really enjoy these funny well thought out stories, I hope these stories just keep coming as well written and funny as the first three were.
Really enjoying this series - a slightly different twist than most series mysteries with the protagonist working for the IRS.
Ready to get the next one in the series ASAP!
Ready to get the next one in the series ASAP!
This is a great series and this one is the best one yet. These books are definitely more "chick lit" than cozy mysteries, due to the fact that there is more "language", which doesn't bother me, but I know does bother some cozy fans. And there's more sex and thinking about sex. Anyway, this story involves one of my favorite things....a POS phony preacher who gets shown up for what he is. One of my big problems with organized religion is people like this guy. "Stealin' in the name of the Lord", an...more
The story was good. But I don't like her decision about the men when it is so obvious that one is better than the other.
Aug 18, 2012
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I like all of Diane Kelly's books so far
Can't wait to read the next one.
Really enjoying this series!
Fun.
Fun book and love the characters. Can't wait to read the next one.
I really love this series, and this one hit close to home because my sister just escaped from a cult-like church with a pastor exactly like this one who was doing the exact same things!! Unfortunately he is still not in prison where he belongs --- maybe these two characters would like to take care of him, too. It was a very good read!
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Diane Kelly writes romantic mysteries featuring feisty heroines, quirky sidekicks, and sexy leading men, with humor that leaves readers laughing out loud.
Diane’s manuscript for Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure won the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart award. Her manuscripts have received more than two dozen RWA chapter awards as well. Diane’s fiction, tax, and humor pieces h...more
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Diane’s manuscript for Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure won the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart award. Her manuscripts have received more than two dozen RWA chapter awards as well. Diane’s fiction, tax, and humor pieces h...more
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