SHE PLAYED ONE ON TV, BUT CAN MAIZIE ALBRIGHT MAKE IT AS A DETECTIVE IN REAL LIFE?WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO LOSE OTHER THAN IMPRISONMENT, HER DIGNITY, AND MAYBE HER LIFE? “VERONICA MARS MEETS STEPHANIE PLUM IN MAIZIE ALBRIGHT”“A RAUCOUS AND ADDICTING READ”“A GREAT MIX OF HOLLYWOOD WITH SOUTHERN CHARM”For fans of romantic comedy mysteries like Meg Cabot’s SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT and Stephanie Bond’s BODY … FAT and Stephanie Bond’s BODY MOVERS, The Wall Street Journal bestselling author Larissa Reinhart brings her readers the first in the Maizie Albright Star Detective series, Hot Mystery Reviews’ ”Top 10 Mysteries for Book Clubs.”
”Child star and hilarious hot mess Maizie Albright trades Hollywood for the backwoods of Georgia and pure delight ensues. Maizie’s my new favorite escape from reality.”— Gretchen Archer, USA Today bestselling author of the Davis Way Crime Caper series
Three Teen Choice Awards, One Emmy Nomination, and several Maxim covers later, Maizie Albright was an ex-teen star, stuck in reality show hell, and standing before a California judge.
She has one chance for a new life: return home to Black Pine, Georgia, and get a job that has nothing to do with show business.
So why not become a private detective—the person she played during the happiest days of her life?
Maybe because…
First: She’s got 10 days to get and keep the job.
Second: She has to convince the only private investigator in town to hire her.
Third: She lost the client’s wife on the first day. (And the woman may be dead…)
Fourth: She just might be falling in love with her new boss. And she just might have lost him his business.
But what has she got to lose, other than imprisonment, her dignity, and possibly, her life?
Start the Wall Street Journal bestselling series and download 15 MINUTES today! “A great mix of Hollywood with Southern charm.”
”Maizie Albright is the kind of fresh, fun, and feisty star detective’ I love spending time with, a kind of Nancy Drew meets Lucy Ricardo. Move over, Janet Evanovich. Reinhart is my new ‘star mystery writer!’” — Penny Warner, Author of Death of a Chocolate Cheater and The Code Busters Club
”Sassy, sexy, and fun, 15 Minutes is hours of enjoyment—and a wonderful start to a fun new series from the charmingly Southern-fried Reinhart.”— Phoebe Fox, author of The Breakup Doctor series
”Armed with humor, charm, and stubborn determination, Maizie is a breath of fresh air. I adored every second of 15 Minutes.”— Terri L. Austin, bestselling author of the Rose Strickland Mysteries and the Null for Hire series.
“Larissa writes a delightful book. Suspense, romance, and some funny situations. Maizie’s a teen star grown up to new possibilities.” — Sharon Salituro, Fresh Fiction
“This new series is a great mix of Hollywood with Southern charm. This story is totally unpredictable with lots of twists and turns. Can’t wait to see what the future holds for Maizie!” — Book Babble
Books in the Maizie Albright Star Detective series:
- 15 MINUTES
- 16 MILLIMETERS
- NC-17
- A VIEW TO A CHILL
- 17.5 CARTRIDGES IN A PEAR TREE
- 18 CALIBER
- 18 1/2 DISGUISES
Books in the Finley Goodhart Crime Caper series:
- A PIG’N A POKE (prequel, subscriber-only short story)
- THE CUPID CAPER
Books in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series:
- A CHRISTMAS QUICK SKETCH
- PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY
- STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW
- HIJACK IN ABSTRACT
- DEATH IN PERSPECTIVE
- THE VIGILANTE VIGNETTE (novella)
- THE BODY IN THE LANDSCAPE
- A COMPOSITION IN MURDER
- A VIEW TO A CHILL
- A MOTHERLODE OF TROUBLE (2020)
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Spent way too much time dropping names of fashion designers..
Maizie a child tv star comes back home to Georgia to stay with Dad after some trouble in LaLa land. Her manager/Mom cancels her credit cards and stops payments on her car. Maizie went to school and studied law enforcement and she wants to be a private detective. Under the conditions the judge gave her, she has 2 weeks to find a job or she has to go back to CA and go to prison. She finds one detective agency listed and she goes to apply and while there a client shows up and fires the detective but Maizie convinces him to let her follow his wife around for a week to see if anything is going on with her.
I enjoyed reading this mystery. No bad language. Some interesting relationships in the making. I will continue reading this series.
15 MINUTES features a Hollywood Starlit who tries to escape her agent/mother who knows no boundaries all by court order. Maizie has a limited number of days to get a job. She played the role of a teen detective in Hollywood and got a degree in criminology, so the obvious job is working for the local PI. Needless to say, Maizie isn’t ready for prime time PI work and the PI she wants to work for isn’t exactly thrilled. Things get dicey with many twists and turns and embarrassing (for Maizie) situations. This was a fun read – I look forward to watching Maizie’s growth and future exploits.