Sex in a Sidecar (A Sherri Travis Mystery Book 2)
Contents:
A Story to Kill. Mystery at Maplemead Castle. Shots in the Dark.
Murder at the Mansion. A Westwick Witches Cozy Mystery. Dangling by a Thread.
Tea Cups and Carnage. The Corpse in the Cabana. Address to Die For. A Pizza To Die For. Burned to a Crisp. Knot What You Think. Running Out of Time. Death with an Ocean View.
- Mozbie Zombies.
- Tales of Ethshar.
- See a Problem?!
Still Life In Brunswick Stew. Rumble on the Bayou. Island in the East. There's Something About Marty.
Editorial Reviews. Review. "Humorous pacing and the alluring reality of danger a refreshing summer read." -- The Hamilton Spectator. About the Author. Sex in a Sidecar: A Sherri Travis Mystery [Phyllis Smallman] on www.farmersmarketmusic.com * FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Florida has two seasons. The rainy season.
Jack Daniels And Tea. Florida has two seasons. The rainy season brings hurricanes, the dry season delivers touristsand both can be nasty. Sherri Travis is tending bar at the Bath and Tennis Club where two women have been murdered and every night is fright night for the millionaire weirdos.
A rich socialite, who comes in daily for her quota of sidecars, decides to commit suicide by being the next victim, but first she has to decide who the murderer is. There are more than enough suspects among the staff. At the head of the list is a charming chef, who wants to cook up something hot with Sherri. There is also a gardener lurking behind the bushes, and a pool boy who delivers more than fresh towels. Maybe it's my se Sort of alright read but???????? Maybe it's my sense of humour but I have not really found many funnies in either of the first two books that I have now read and I would slot this one in as a fairly dark and quite gritty serial killer story.
Yes it has the bumbling amateur sleuth and but I didn't find Detective Styles to be an inept and bumbling police officer and I really think he should be Sherry's main love interest 'cause I really don't like Clay very much and for a long time I even thought he should have been suspect number 1.
The story This has been on my list to read for a while and I admit that it was the title that grabbed me. And, yes, people do ride the storms out at "hurricane parties" but some don't make it!! I highly recommend this light but intelligent mystery series. Liked the first one a lot better. A lot of her character history is established in Margarita Nights and I think that background is important in understanding her motivations and relationships in this book. It's hard to explain. Sherri The second in the series was equally as satisfying as the first.
To me he comes across as too possessive and trying to be too controlling but, again as in book 1, I don't really like Sherry too much either and it becomes very difficult to rate a book very highly when you don't have much of a liking for the main characters. I also thought it was a bit off after all the build up indicating there was some common motive linking all the murders to finally reveal that their only commonality was a psychotic monster serial killer. This is by no means a bad book and because I have acquired the next couple of books as freebies I'll probably get around to reading them sometime but they aren't a very high priority on my TBR list and I won't consider them as to be the light, fluffy and funny reads I need with which to unwind after reading something like a Rick Mofina or Don Easton thriller.
Awesomesauce Could not put it down, kept you at the edge of the chair. Really like tis series. Awesome book to read!! Very entertaining I have found this book and the first book in the series very entertaining. Had a hard time putting them down. Sep 02, Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it really liked it Shelves: As the second in Phyllis Smallman's mystery series about bartender Sherri Travis, we return to Jacaranda just a few months after the events of Margarita Nights. Sherri is struggling with her independent nature, trying to build a relationship with Clay and recover from the murder of her childhood sweetheart.
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Tending bar at the Sunset, Sherri hears more than a few secrets and when Gina confesses that she is on the trail of her sister's murderer, the circumstances of the recent death of socialite, As the second in Phyllis Smallman's mystery series about bartender Sherri Travis, we return to Jacaranda just a few months after the events of Margarita Nights.
Tending bar at the Sunset, Sherri hears more than a few secrets and when Gina confesses that she is on the trail of her sister's murderer, the circumstances of the recent death of socialite, Bunny, is too similar to ignore. As a hurricane bears down on the coastal town, Sherri finds herself embroiled in another brutal murder. Smallman has created a complicated protagonist who is easy to relate to, Sherri is a flawed character and emminently likeable for that. A lot of her character history is established in Margarita Nights and I think that background is important in understanding her motivations and relationships in this book.
Her romance with Clay is equally complicated, but his character lacks depth so it's hard to invest in it. I like Smallman's style of writing, it's accessible with a sense of humor.
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The pacing is much improved from Margarita Nights with some chilling and tense moments as Sherri is stalked by the murderer. The mystery is perhaps not as cohesive with possibly too many suspects introduced but it is still interesting and the resolution is well handled. I'd suggest you read Margarita Nights first, though this could work as a stand alone as it's strength lies in characterisation. Sex in a Sidecar is an entertaining, light read with plenty to recommend it as an amatuer sleuth mystery series.
Jun 09, Toni Osborne rated it liked it. A refreshing break one can take between other genre and zip throw them in just a few hours. This sequel to "Margarita Nights" has Sherri fighting to survive hurricane Myrna now battling the west coast of Florida and threatening to obliterate everything in its path. She fights to keep the drinking establishment she works at open as long as possible but when a patron Gina Ross is murdere Book 2 in the Sherri Travis Mystery The Sherri Travis Mysteries are fun to read, light with no fuss about them.
She fights to keep the drinking establishment she works at open as long as possible but when a patron Gina Ross is murdered and Sherri discovers her lifeless body, skull crushed and laid out in crucifixion fashion, a decision had to be made. It was time to move inland, ride the storm out and apply her trade at the Bath and Tennis Club, a ritzy hangout for the rich and famous. Over the next few days, while serving cocktails, Sherri learns that Gina's murder was not unique.
Gina's sister was also recently murdered and the circumstances of her death were similar to the murder of tourist Bunny Lehre.
Sex in a Sidecar (by Phyllis Smallman)
Nothing like a serial killer on the loose and a bartender with big ears playing detective A lethal brew if there ever was one The characterization is colorful; some are a tad annoying and far fetched. The volatile interaction between Sherri and her in-laws and the depiction of the bar scenes and its upper crust characters are simply hilarious. The narration is crude and simple at times to highlight the personality of the characters. The author's description of Mother Nature and all her fury attacking the Florida coast is especially well done, not an envious situation to be in.
The novel provides a decent mystery but it lacks cohesiveness in its plotting, it is all over the place If you read and enjoyed the first novel, you will also enjoy this one. Sherri invented this new cocktail while nervously awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Myrna to hit the coast of Florida, afraid of the havoc the storm could create for the inhabitants and businesses of her island community.
This book was even more fun to read fun than the first. Phyllis Smallman's dialogue crackles with sarcasm and dry wit, and she is not afraid to poke fun at the rich and famous who frequent Florida's gated communities and country clubs. The plot motors quickly along, picking up speed and creating tension.
There is no shortage of suspects for several murders that occur, and Sherri finds herself in harm's way on more than one occasion. Sherri is no shrinking violet and can hold her own with drunks and uppity, rich females who spend their time seducing pool boys and recovering from plastic surgery, to maintain their frozen, cold faces.
I will definitely be back for another round when Sherri reopens the Sunset Bar after the renovations are completed, due to hurricane damage.
Sex in a Sidecar
Book 3 should provide more laughs, additional skewering of the seamier side of the rich and famous, and not-so-rich, who frequent the sunny coasts of Florida. Throw in a few murders to solve, and it will be time to enjoy one of Sherri's concoctions, and enjoy the show! Oct 14, Toni McKilligan rated it liked it. This has been on my list to read for a while and I admit that it was the title that grabbed me.