karen_the_baroness's review
4.0
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Great Escapes Book Tours. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Glitter Glam & Contraband by Heather Leigh Weidner is a story about the life of a private investigator and some cases that could be part of a crime wave.
Our main sleuth is Delanie Fitzgerald, and she is an entertaining one. She is a private investigator with Duncan, her business partner, and they solve a lot of cases for people that need their help. In this one, Delanie deals with helping Chaz, who is running for Richmond's mayor, figuring out where some money is going and what it bought, and the last one who is stealing from a bunch of drag queens dressing room. Don't worry, Delanie is on the case, and she figures them all out in time. Duncan is more into computers than dealing with people. He owns an English bulldog named Margaret, and she is a cutie. These two are considerable opponents.
As I stated above, Falcon Investigations get called in to help three different people with different things. Is one crime connected to the others? I had a hard time figuring out the various mysteries. That is a good thing as it kept me reading, wanting to know more. I learned a lot about Richmond and Edgar Allen Poe.
Glitter Glam & Contraband by Heather Leigh Weidner gets my rating of four stars as it was highly entertaining. I loved this type of mystery, and I can't wait to read more from this author. I am recommending it to anyone that reads mysteries.
Prize: (1) Prize Package including a $15 Regal Cinemas gift card and a hand-tatted Victorian bookmark
Will Delanie be able to solve these cases?
The Falcon Investigators
Our main sleuth is Delanie Fitzgerald, and she is an entertaining one. She is a private investigator with Duncan, her business partner, and they solve a lot of cases for people that need their help. In this one, Delanie deals with helping Chaz, who is running for Richmond's mayor, figuring out where some money is going and what it bought, and the last one who is stealing from a bunch of drag queens dressing room. Don't worry, Delanie is on the case, and she figures them all out in time. Duncan is more into computers than dealing with people. He owns an English bulldog named Margaret, and she is a cutie. These two are considerable opponents.
The Mysteries
As I stated above, Falcon Investigations get called in to help three different people with different things. Is one crime connected to the others? I had a hard time figuring out the various mysteries. That is a good thing as it kept me reading, wanting to know more. I learned a lot about Richmond and Edgar Allen Poe.
Four Stars for Glitter Glam & Contraband by Heather Leigh Weidner
Glitter Glam & Contraband by Heather Leigh Weidner gets my rating of four stars as it was highly entertaining. I loved this type of mystery, and I can't wait to read more from this author. I am recommending it to anyone that reads mysteries.
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amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Alcohol
dollycas's review against another edition
4.0
Dollycas’s Thoughts
In this third Delanie Fitzgerald mystery, Delanie has her hands full with drag queens, a mayoral candidate, a snake or two, and some strange digging at the base of a statue, all as part of her normal everyday life as a private investigator. Her partner, Duncan Reynolds, uses his mad computer skills to assist her in any way he can. Office mascot/rug, Margaret, a bulldog, also shows what a great protector she can be.
Delanie Fitzgerald is a strong woman, not afraid to go undercover to solve her case but this time she comes up against something that even has her backing up quickly. She is the one that handles all the legwork for Falcon Investigations but this time danger lurks right in the office, except she is the only one that realizes something is up, literally.
Full of action and humor, Heather Weidner delivers another enjoyable story. The cases Falcon Investigations takes on are very realistic. Missing items, background information on persons of interests, a little digging into some mysterious digging and questioning the death of a nearby shop owner.
The pace is quick as Delaney goes from one case to another with Duncan available by phone to help her out. She does have some crazy clients but they are all realistically depicted. I loved the time she spent with the drag queens and how welcoming most of them were to her. One even gave her a couple of mini makeovers.
Ms. Weidner has created some truly great characters and fleshed them out nicely enabling the reader to easily “see” them for who they are. She also describes the situations in a way to bring the reader right on the scene. Weidner knows where to add the funny moments in all the right places too.
I was entertained trailing along with Delanie on all her mini-adventures and am looking forward to the next book in this series.
In this third Delanie Fitzgerald mystery, Delanie has her hands full with drag queens, a mayoral candidate, a snake or two, and some strange digging at the base of a statue, all as part of her normal everyday life as a private investigator. Her partner, Duncan Reynolds, uses his mad computer skills to assist her in any way he can. Office mascot/rug, Margaret, a bulldog, also shows what a great protector she can be.
Delanie Fitzgerald is a strong woman, not afraid to go undercover to solve her case but this time she comes up against something that even has her backing up quickly. She is the one that handles all the legwork for Falcon Investigations but this time danger lurks right in the office, except she is the only one that realizes something is up, literally.
Full of action and humor, Heather Weidner delivers another enjoyable story. The cases Falcon Investigations takes on are very realistic. Missing items, background information on persons of interests, a little digging into some mysterious digging and questioning the death of a nearby shop owner.
The pace is quick as Delaney goes from one case to another with Duncan available by phone to help her out. She does have some crazy clients but they are all realistically depicted. I loved the time she spent with the drag queens and how welcoming most of them were to her. One even gave her a couple of mini makeovers.
Ms. Weidner has created some truly great characters and fleshed them out nicely enabling the reader to easily “see” them for who they are. She also describes the situations in a way to bring the reader right on the scene. Weidner knows where to add the funny moments in all the right places too.
I was entertained trailing along with Delanie on all her mini-adventures and am looking forward to the next book in this series.
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