The follow-up to Ann B. Ross’s beloved debut that kicked off the New York Times bestselling series. Look out for Ann Ross’s newest, Miss Julia Raises the Roof, coming April 2018 from Viking. When Miss Julia burst on the scene in her fictional debut, Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind, this proper lady of a certain age found her orderly world turned upside down when Hazel Marie Puckett appeared with her … Marie Puckett appeared with her nine-year-old son, Little Lloyd, who looked disturbingly similar to Miss Julia’s late husband. Now, in Miss Julia Takes Over, with her sharp tongue and iron backbone intact, Miss Julia must tackle another disruption when Hazel Marie doesn’t return from a dinner date with a fund-raiser who, in Miss Julia’s opinion, wears his shorts too tight. Frantic and unable to persuade the local police that Hazel Marie is in danger, Miss Julia hires J. D. Pickens to investigate, despite her reservations about his taste for beer and women. She and Little Lloyd help search for Hazel Marie, running into adventures ranging from a most indelicate display of fisticuffs to a high-speed car chase on the track of a NASCAR Speedway, all the while standing strong …because if Miss Julia doesn’t take care of things, who will?
Fast paced, funny, and full of colorful characters you’ll want to meet again and again, Miss Julia Takes Over is a zany race through the South you’ll not soon forget.
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First of this series I have read–love the characters–Miss Julia is a hoot!
miss julia is a real southern women who will charm you and keep you waiting for her next adventure. The characters are part of the charm of a women who didn’t feel sorry but overcame and reaps the rewards that going through difficult times can be. She really has the best revenge she became successful.
Good read; however, not as funny as the first one. Sometimes Julia gets to be too bossy , thus becoming obnixious.
Not my cup of tea.
This was a slower read than I expected, based on the author’s status as a NYT bestseller. Miss Julia indeed was a wry and humorous narrator; but I was put off by the author’s rendering Lillian’s dialogue in dialect — aren’t we past that, by now? Plot was interesting, but momentum dragged at several points — there was an “and then, and then” quality about the pacing that disrupted the forward trajectory. so overall, I was disappointed, but intrigued enough to finish the novel.
I love Miss Julia and little Lloyd; Hazel Marie continues to be herself. The addition of the PI, JD Pickens, is great. I love the plot lines Ann B. Ross’ books are not big adventures, but they are inventive and I love the way Miss Julia handles things.
A fast, easy-to-read story with quirky characters and delightful writing.