Snagged (A Regan Reilly Mystery Book 2)

The spunky sleuth from Decked returns in a “good-natured, gamely humorous” mystery about a perp who would kill for the secret behind snag-proof pantyhose (Kirkus Reviews).

A pantyhose convention in Miami takes a deadly turn as someone tries to kill the inventor of run-less pantyhose. Murder is afoot and Regan Reilly is on the case; the clues are opaque and the plotting is seamless

Praise for the Regan Reilly mysteries:

“A smart, saucey sleuth . . . a highly entertaining puzzler.” —Los Angeles Times

“A bit of bawdy, a soupcon of slapstick . . . no one can read just one page.” —Washington Post

“Mixes glitz, froth, fun, and a female detective.” —Miami Herald

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The return of Los Angeles-based PI Regan Reilly, after her debut in Decked , is amusing but lightweight fare–more confection than main course. In Miami for a friend’s wedding, Regan acquires a new friend in the bride’s uncle, Richie Blossom, who has invented “run-proof, snag-proof” pantyhose. If Richie can sell his patent to a manufacturer, he’ll have the funds to buy the retirement home where he and his friends live. A year earlier, the residents acquired an option on the home from Dolly Twiggs before she died under suspicious circumstances; now the option is about to expire, and if Richie’s endeavor fails, the extremely valuable property goes on the open market. Meanwhile Ruth Craddock of Calla-Lilly Hosiery, who has her hands on a pair of the prototype pantyhose, realizes that Richie’s invention could put her out of business. When an aggressive driver nearly mows Richie down, Regan appoints herself his protector and determines to learn more about what happened to Dolly. Although Regan gets the job done and is generally pleasant company, her gripes about such trivial matters such as hotel-room hangers and health-food aficionados occasionally make her seem a whiny sort of lass. Author tour.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Clark, daughter of suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark, narrates this audiobook that features the second appearance of her detective, Regan Reilly. Reilly, visiting Miami for a friend’s wedding, helps out her friend’s uncle Richie Blossom, who has invented a new type of pantyhose that is durable beyond belief. The race is on to sell the rights to Blossom’s hosiery in time to purchase the retirement home where he and his friends live. Soon, the lives of both Blossom and Reilly are threatened, as the inventor attempts to sell his creation to manufacturers at a pantyhose convention. This mystery is light and breezy, and the story moves along briskly as various characters maneuver to attain their goals. Clark has a fine talent for giving many of the characters distinctive voices, but her performance is marred in places by distracting pauses that break the flow of the narration. Recommended for popular fiction collections.
– Stacy Pober, Manhattan Coll. Libs., New York
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

Kindly crackpot Richie Blossom’s developed his latest invention- -runproof, snagproof pantyhose–just in time for a Miami pantyhose convention. If he can just raise $1.1 million over the convention weekend, he can save the Fourth Quarter–the housing project he shares with other retirees–from getting sold out from under them. But Ruth Craddock, “queen of the cotton crotch” for industry giant Calla-Lily Hosiery, is determined to keep Richie’s invention off the market, and somebody’s hired a thug to kill him too. Fortunately, L.A. shamus Regan Reilly (Decked, 1992) is on hand to solve the mystery–or would be, if there were any mystery. (The mastermind of the tepidly nefarious plot turns out to be an insanely minor character who might just as well have been your grandmother.) Good-natured, gamely humorous, but clueless. As for Richie’s invention, well, “This stuff is like kryptonite. It just won’t destruct.” — Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Carol Higgins Clark is the author of nine previous bestselling Regan Reilly mysteries. She is coauthor, along with her mother, Mary Higgins Clark, of a bestselling holiday mystery series. Also an actress, Carol Higgins Clark studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and has recorded several of her mother’s works as well as her own novels. She received “AudioFile”‘s Earphones Award of Excellence for her reading of “Jinxed”. She lives in New York City.

Her website is http://www.carolhigginsclark.com.