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Red Hot Lies (An Izzy McNeil Mystery #1)
by
Laura Caldwell (Goodreads Author)
Usually I pride myself on my intuition. I listen to that voice that says, “Something bad is happening…” or maybe “Get out. Now.” But on that Tuesday at the end of October, my psyche must have been protecting the one remaining day I still believed life was orderly and the universe liked me. Because I didn’t hear that voice. I never saw it coming.
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Mass Market Paperbound, 457 pages
Published
June 1st 2009
by Mira Books
(first published 2009)
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Red Hot Lies is the first book in the Izzy McNeil trilogy. I’ve read two of her suspense novels, Look Closely and The Rome Affair, and enjoyed them both. When I heard she was writing a new trilogy, I immediately added the titles to my TBR List.
At first glance, life appears to be going well for Izzy McNeil. She’s an entertainment lawyer working for one of the richest men in Chicago, Forester Pickett. She’s planning her wedding with her successful and gorgeous, fiancé Sam. She’s feisty...more
At first glance, life appears to be going well for Izzy McNeil. She’s an entertainment lawyer working for one of the richest men in Chicago, Forester Pickett. She’s planning her wedding with her successful and gorgeous, fiancé Sam. She’s feisty...more
Attorney Izzy McNeil is about to get married. Izzy and her fiancé, Sam Hollings are finalizing all of their wedding plans, when Sam vanishes without a trace. Izzy can't figure out why Sam would up and leave without saying anything to her.
Forester Pickett is owner and CEO of Pickett Enterprises, a huge corporation. Recently Forester has been investing in real estate property in Panama. Izzy receives a phone call from Mr. Pickett's son, Shane. His father has passed away of a heart at...more
Forester Pickett is owner and CEO of Pickett Enterprises, a huge corporation. Recently Forester has been investing in real estate property in Panama. Izzy receives a phone call from Mr. Pickett's son, Shane. His father has passed away of a heart at...more
I really enjoyed this book, though it has a bitter sweet ending. Isabel “Izzy” McNeil’s life gets turned upside down in this book. She find’s she doesn’t know people as well as she thought she did – including her fiancé and her mother. I realize we can never really know another person. We can know them well, but never completely, as we are not privy to their thoughts and feelings, unless they reveal them to us.
I understand Izzy’s feelings and reactions in this book. If I was in ...more
I understand Izzy’s feelings and reactions in this book. If I was in ...more
I had high hopes for this book. The reviews all seemed to be on the high side and I really enjoy reading mysteries with female leads. Unfortunately, this one just didn't leave me satisfied. I usually read books in a day or so, while this one took me over a week. I just didn't find myself excited to get back to reading the book. When I was about halfway through the book, I realized that I just really didn't like the main character, Izzy. She is smart, beautiful, sexy, and successful. She i...more
I quit reading this book at chapter 10. It was here that I realized that I really didn't care who killed Forester and hadn't really connected to any of the characters. Not the book for me.
Solid mystery but seemed too much like other mystery books. The best parts were the secondary characters.
STORY BRIEF:
Izzy is a young lawyer whose biggest client is Forester, owner and CEO of Pickett Enterprises. Izzy’s fiancé is Sam who is a financial advisor to Forester. On the same day, Forester is killed, some of his real estate shares disappear, and Sam disappears. The police and FBI believe Forester’s death was due to a heart attack and are not investigating. Izzy bel...more
STORY BRIEF:
Izzy is a young lawyer whose biggest client is Forester, owner and CEO of Pickett Enterprises. Izzy’s fiancé is Sam who is a financial advisor to Forester. On the same day, Forester is killed, some of his real estate shares disappear, and Sam disappears. The police and FBI believe Forester’s death was due to a heart attack and are not investigating. Izzy bel...more
This was an excellent read! A page turner etc.
It was unpredictable...I think I figured out what was happening at the same time as Izzy.
There are three books in this series:
1.
Red Hot Lies
2. Red Blooded Murder
3. Red, White & Dead
I intend to read all of them.
It was unpredictable...I think I figured out what was happening at the same time as Izzy.
There are three books in this series:
1.
Red Hot Lies
2. Red Blooded Murder
3. Red, White & Dead
I intend to read all of them.
Well, I finished it....I found it to be an easy read, what I call a "filler" book. It was entertaining but predictable to me, I picked Tanner in the first few pages LOL, but it wasn't a book that I hated or found difficult to finish. One of the reasons I really wanted to read it was because it was based in Chicago but aside from street names & the Rock & Roll McDonald's, I didn't get any Chicago out of it.....I wish we could give 1/2 stars on GoodRead, I would give it a 3.5 instead of ...more
Another Red-Hot lawyer in a sticky situation
NOTE: I received this book as part of the Amazon Vine Program
Izzy McNeil is a red-hot lawyer with an important red-hot client, media guru, Forester, and is about to marry red-hot Sam Hollings, who works on Forester's finances. But things take a turn for the worse when Forester suddenly dies, Sam goes missing, AND 30 million in Panama shares goes missing from Forester's safe, implicating Sam. Can Izzy find Forester's murderer? W...more
NOTE: I received this book as part of the Amazon Vine Program
Izzy McNeil is a red-hot lawyer with an important red-hot client, media guru, Forester, and is about to marry red-hot Sam Hollings, who works on Forester's finances. But things take a turn for the worse when Forester suddenly dies, Sam goes missing, AND 30 million in Panama shares goes missing from Forester's safe, implicating Sam. Can Izzy find Forester's murderer? W...more
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Wedding nerves, murder and millions combine in this unconventional and fascinating thriller.
Isabel “Izzy” McNeil is a young associate at the law firm of Baltimore & Brown who catapulted to the top of the heap with the help of multi-millionaire media mogul, Forester Pickett. Her fiancé, Sam Hollings, and she met at one of Forester’s BBQs at his estate. Sam handles Forester’s financial planning and Izzy handles entertainment contracts and negotiations. Both young and on the rise,...more
#1 Izzy McNeil Mystery series
First in a trilogy featuring Chicago entertainment attorney, Izzy (Isabel) McNeil finds her fiance missing, her biggest client dead under possibly mysterious circumstances, and valuable financial instruments missing.
Laura Caldwell's The Good Liar and The Rome Affair are for me hands down the best suspense books I've had the pleasure to read in years! These aren't "romantic suspense" as such ... while there are relationships, the rom...more
First in a trilogy featuring Chicago entertainment attorney, Izzy (Isabel) McNeil finds her fiance missing, her biggest client dead under possibly mysterious circumstances, and valuable financial instruments missing.
Laura Caldwell's The Good Liar and The Rome Affair are for me hands down the best suspense books I've had the pleasure to read in years! These aren't "romantic suspense" as such ... while there are relationships, the rom...more
This is a hot new legal thriller by Laura Caldwell, who previously written chick lit and thriller, set in Chicago Illinois. Poor Izzy McNeil. While planning her wedding, her boss is murdered, and her fiance is on the lam. Meanwhile her life is falling apart by rumors, being stalked by the police and the FBI, and helps PI John Mayburn on a case of his own, when her closest friend is in love with her. Things gets out of control, when she finally tracks down her fiance and discovers the truth. Red ...more
izzy mcneil... lawyer, chicagian, engaged, successful... until her primary client dies and her fiance disappears. In twelve days, and 439 pages later, she loses her job, gets a crash course as a private detective, finds her fiance, and solves her client's murder. I look forward to the next two books... the romantic in me wants to make sure she and her fiance are fine, and the practical in me wants to see how she puts her life back together.
This book was sent to me when it first came out. I enjoyed this author in the past so I had high hopes for this book. The story did live-up to a high standard. I was having difficulty setting this book down, I really wanted to know what was going to happen next. The characters really were interesting to me. I will seek out the rest of the books in this series.
This book was supposed to be full of scandel and secrets, but the plot was too predictable to be engaging. Unfortunately, I found it difficult to really become invested in the characters. The main character, Izzy, was interesting but I couldn't drum up the passion she showed to care about the mystery at hand - Who killed her main client Forester? And why did Izzy's fiance, Sam, disappear with $30 million worth of Forester's shares? It lacked the twists and turns necessary to make it a real legal...more
I really enjoyed this book and this protagonist...so much so that I would like to read the other two books in the trilogy. I got lots of chuckles from Izzy's trying not to swear and using words that just didn't feel as good as shouting those four-letter ones. I did feel that the book got a *bit* on the slow side in the middle and things tied up a bit too neatly in the end. I also found myself wondering about some of the characters (most specifically Grady and Mayburn) as they were both kind o...more
Spectacularly unspectacular. I didn’t hate it, I didn’t love it. The plot was fast without leaving the reader behind, the characters were mostly believable (even though I had the murderer pegged halfway through the book), and it was a pretty good story. Not sure if I care enough to read the next in the series though.
This is a great start to a new series! I was hooked from the beginning and part of me wanted to skip to the end just to see who did it! I held back though. I've already begun reading the next book in the series and am waiting for the 3rd to hit the shelves.
I had high hopes for this, but the pacing was really off- I never felt the sense of urgency that was necessary for this to work well. The characters weren't exactly cardboard, but I couldn't muster up enough interest in them to really connect. I'll probably check out the second book in the trilogy from the library at some point to see if it catches fire, but I won't be holding out much hope for that.
I really liked the characters in this book - they had a great deal of depth, were all multi-faceted. While the story may have been a bit predictible, I enjoyed the read. I look forward to reading books 2 and 3 in the series. Bonus: Caldwell is a local author, having grown up in the Crystal Lake area. Love to support the local talent!
It is a great book for those that like a mystery. The author has based the story on one main character so it is easy to follow. The book ended very different from what I expected-it was a good read!
I thought this book was a quick, easy read. I liked every page of it. Izzy is a great character, someone you would like to be friends with. What happens to her will keep you turing the pages until you can't keep your eyes open another second.
Great, spunky author. Our book club got to meet with her. She's a hoot! I've read all three of the Izzy McNeil series, and the author has signed on to write four more!
Recommended by a friend and it didn't disappoint. A few twists had me revising my idea of "who done it?" until the last few chapters. Interesting subplots too and a main character I didn't mind spending time with for all those pages. Will be checking out the rest of the trilogy.
saw laura caldwell, a chicago lawyer and teacher at Loyola, speak at ALA. very engaging and fun speaker, so i thought i'd try her newest mystery book.
This is the first of her books that I've read. Not bad at all for a mystery! I usually read paranormal and sci fi, but liked this a lot!
Good book. Some of the stuff is pretty obvious, but the writing style is like and easy to read, actually read all three in the series in 4 days!!
This books is amazing. If you are from Chicago and love mysteries you will love this book! Definitely recommend.
Nice read and fun to see the mentions of Chicago places. One of my fave cities to visit.
Izzy is a highly paid entertainment lawyer whose main client dies of an apparent heart attack and whose fiancee goes missing with a huge amount of the client's money. Lots of plot twists and reveals as Izzy investigates.
I'll definitely check out the next book.
Izzy is a highly paid entertainment lawyer whose main client dies of an apparent heart attack and whose fiancee goes missing with a huge amount of the client's money. Lots of plot twists and reveals as Izzy investigates.
I'll definitely check out the next book.
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Laura Caldwell is a Chicago-based lawyer turned novelist. Her first book, Burning the Map, was selected by Barnes & Noble.com as one of The Best of 2002. Following that, A Clean Slate received a starred review from Booklist. The release of The Year of Living Famously and The Night I Got Lucky prompted Booklist to declare, “Caldwell is one of the most talented and inventive...writers around.”
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