On her latest case, wisecracking Private Investigator, Helena Handbasket, is faced with a lot of tough questions. Did Robin Banks have a hand in th...
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Oct 06, 2009
Bernadette
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First let me say how difficult I found it to review this book without giving away spoilers of not only the plot but where the jokes are. So the review is short. Like the book.
Helena Handbasket’s private investigation practice isn’t doing too well when Owen Banks walks (well crashes if we’re being entirely accurate) through the door and begs her to find out what happened to his brother Robin whose hands were posted to him that morning. What unfolds is a tale of a diamond heist, a serial More...
Helena Handbasket’s private investigation practice isn’t doing too well when Owen Banks walks (well crashes if we’re being entirely accurate) through the door and begs her to find out what happened to his brother Robin whose hands were posted to him that morning. What unfolds is a tale of a diamond heist, a serial More...
Jan 20, 2009
Mendy
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Be forewarned, if you are looking for a serious story, don't request this book.
Helena Handbasket is absurdly hilarious. This PI is a spoof of every other book written. Helena is constantly on the prowl for a man... even if every man she encounters is entirely inappropriate or even nasty! She is a bumbling drunk that wouldn't know a clue if it slapped her. Donna Moore makes it very clear to the reader so that we know exactly what Helena is missing. Detective Lee, the lead investigator, More...
Helena Handbasket is absurdly hilarious. This PI is a spoof of every other book written. Helena is constantly on the prowl for a man... even if every man she encounters is entirely inappropriate or even nasty! She is a bumbling drunk that wouldn't know a clue if it slapped her. Donna Moore makes it very clear to the reader so that we know exactly what Helena is missing. Detective Lee, the lead investigator, More...
Oct 25, 2009
Maddy
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PROTAGONIST: Helena Handbasket, PI
RATING: 4.5
WHY: What a joy to read this wonderful book! Putting my badass reputation
aside, Helena was a very enjoyable reading experience and I had many LOL
moments. I just loved the structure of the book - brilliant that each
chapter was devoted to a cliché or two and then written to illustrate
that cliché. I loved the clever character names and was looking forward
to meeting as many new characters as possible. Some of More...
RATING: 4.5
WHY: What a joy to read this wonderful book! Putting my badass reputation
aside, Helena was a very enjoyable reading experience and I had many LOL
moments. I just loved the structure of the book - brilliant that each
chapter was devoted to a cliché or two and then written to illustrate
that cliché. I loved the clever character names and was looking forward
to meeting as many new characters as possible. Some of More...
Nov 29, 2008
Debbi
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I'd heard that GO TO HELENA HANDBASKET was side-splitting funny, but when I saw the back cover blurb describing it as "Bridget Jones meets Raymond Chandler meets Jeffrey Dahmer," well, that gave me pause. The reference to Bridget Jones almost scared me off. I'm glad it didn't.
Helena Handbasket must qualify as one of the worst detectives in fictional PI history--even her cat has a better handle on the case (a sly reference to the crime-solving cat mysteries, I think). But th More...
Helena Handbasket must qualify as one of the worst detectives in fictional PI history--even her cat has a better handle on the case (a sly reference to the crime-solving cat mysteries, I think). But th More...
Jan 05, 2010
Chris
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This is a book that shows a ton of authorial personality, if that makes any sense. It's a blast of a send-up of the crime/mystery genre, with glaring clues and reveals missed by the protagonist, a message-passing cat, and a stable full of punnily-named characters that are beyond groan-worthy. Perfect for a break from "serious" reading.
Sep 02, 2011
Shannon
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It's in the mystery section, but it should be in humor. It's a flat-out parody that covers quite a few mystery sub-genres: hard boiled, forensic, rogue cop, and even vampire and cat detective.
Sep 24, 2007
Pam
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TITLE/AUTHOR: GO TO HELENA HANDBASKET by Donna Moore
RATING: 5/A
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery, 2006, 153 pgs
TIME/PLACE: Present, UK
CHARACTERS: Helena Handbasket/PI
COMMENTS: Brilliant! Parody of the crime fiction novel.
Donna Moore's love & knowledge of the crime fiction genre
shines through. The humor is hilarious. Highly recommend
to crime fiction fans.
RATING: 5/A
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Mystery, 2006, 153 pgs
TIME/PLACE: Present, UK
CHARACTERS: Helena Handbasket/PI
COMMENTS: Brilliant! Parody of the crime fiction novel.
Donna Moore's love & knowledge of the crime fiction genre
shines through. The humor is hilarious. Highly recommend
to crime fiction fans.
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