Lost in the Ivy
Posted by Admin | Posted in Books | Posted on 08-02-2010-05-2008
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Product Description
Reporter Charley Hubbs has left almost everything of his former life behind—even part of his memory. Now Charley has the story that any reporter would kill for. Problem is, he might have done just that—and his name has moved from the bylines to the headlines. As the dead bodies pile up around him, Charley sets out to prove to himself that he’s not the homicidal maniac the press has made him out to be. Enlisting the aid of seductive, whip-smart bartender Elizab…
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My son gave me this book to read and I have to say I really enjoyed it. I liked the ‘twists and turns’ of the story and also that the location was in a Chicago area familiar to me (also Thorton quarry). It was a good travel book for me.
Rating: 4 / 5
A John Irving-esque cast of colorful characters, ranging from drag queens to call girls to hard-drinking Irish reporters, with names like Buzz and Piper and Elvis, make this a fun Chicago mystery novel. This insistently Chicago story takes you on a crazed pub crawl from Ginger Man to Sheffield’s to the Manhole, invoking, along the way, ghosts of Cubs past, like Kenny Hubbs, Tuffy Rhodes, and even ballgirl/Playmate Marla Collins. This goes down like your fifth after-the-game Honker’s Ale.
Rating: 5 / 5
Though based in a comfortable setting for Chicago familiar readers (bars, Cubs, Honker’s Ale and a very, very large hole in the ground), Lost in the Ivy folds in intriguing characters and steamy romance to keep the reader on the edge as the mystery slowly unfolds. A great read further demonstrated by the amount of sleep I skipped to read it…
Rating: 5 / 5
Genre: Mystery/ Fiction
Title: Lost in the Ivy
AUTHOR: Randy Richardson
Charley Hubbs arrives in Chicago carrying a lot of emotional baggage and without a job, a home or a friend. Fate directs him to the Ginger Man tavern where he meets Lizzy, the bartender and life gets instantly better for our dejected hero.
Soon he finds himself working for Buzz at the “Beat” as a court reporter and although Lizzy and Charley put their relationship on hold, things start to look better until he meets “Catwoman.”
The next thing Charley knows “Catwoman” is found dead in a dumpster and Charley is arrested for the murder of his transvestite neighbor, Jimmy Dart. Things really begin to happen when Charley escapes from the courtroom in order to prove his innocence. While the present is pressing down on him like a vice, the past resurfaces to haunt him- Charley is in deep trouble.
Colorful, life like characters make this an enjoyable read that you do not want to put down. Set in Chicago’s Wrigleyville, “baseball” references add just the right local flavor to set the stage. The plot moves along quickly but takes enough twists and turns to keep the reader on their toes.
First time author, Randy Richardson spent time as a newspaper reporter, lives in Illinois and is a die-hard Cubs fan. His life experiences added authenticity to his novel.
Recommended by Shirley Roe, Allbooks Reviews.
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Title: Lost in the Ivy
Author: Randy Richardson
Publisher: Publish America
ISBN: 1-4137-7750-3
Pages: 194
Price: $n/a
Rating: 4 / 5
This book has it all, a love story, murder mystery and even sports trivia. I loved the way the story began with the judge in the chamber, and then flowed through to the big scene at the courthouse. The characters introduced in the beginning were very well developed as the book went on. The best part was that I had no inkling until the last chapter, who was actually doing what to whom. A true mystery and expertly written. I would reccomend this book to all of my friends, whether they are sports fans or not. A truly great read!
Rating: 5 / 5