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Sex, Murder and a Double Latte |  | Author: Kyra Davis
Publisher: Red Dress Ink
Category: Book
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 305829
Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0373895801
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780373895809
ASIN: 0373895801
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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Product Description
When a mystery writer cries bloody murder, everyone blames her overactive imagination . . . Thriller scribe Sophie Katz is as hard-boiled as a woman who drinks Grande Caramel Brownie Frappuccinos can be. So Sophie knows it's not paranoia or post-divorce, living-alone-again jitters, when she becomes convinced that a crazed reader is sneaking into her apartment to reenact scenes from her books. The police, however, can't tell a good plot from an unmarked grave. When a filmmaker friend is brutally murdered in the manner of a death scene in one of his movies, Sophie becomes convinced that a copycat killer is on the loose -- and that she's the next target. If she doesn't solve the mystery, her own bestseller will spell out her doom. Cursing her grisly imagination (why, oh, why did she have to pick the ax?), Sophie engages in some real-life gumshoe tactics. The man who swoops in to save her in dark alleys is mysterious new love interest Anatoly Darinsky. Of course, if this were fiction, Anatoly would be her prime suspect . . .
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 51
 Sex, Murder and a Whole Lot of Fun! May 24, 2005
Renee (Denver, CO)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Sex, Murder and a Double Latte is a fun mystery chick lit that will have you staying up through the night! Sophie Katz, a sassy mystery writer, becomes the target of a killer who is using her book as a means to determine how she will die. With the help of her unconventional friends (a sex toy shop owner, the ditzy-but sweet-Mary Ann, and a fashionable gay hairstyist with a quick wit), she must find the killer before the killer finds her.
Of course, her new, sexy Russian boyfriend might be the prime suspect. Kind of puts a damper on Sophie's sex life.
Kyra's debut novel is told in an entertaining, unique and absolutely fun way! Sophie is hip, strong and will have you cheering her on. This book is must read for any fan of the chick lit genre!
fun read April 27, 2005
Maryasha
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a book that is fun to curl up with, and is hard to put down. The characters are all people that you would love to spend time with, and Sophie Katz, the protaganist is the best thing to come down the pike since Stephanie Plum. She is sassy, witty and utterly delightful...and to top it off Davis writes some killer dialogue.
Fun October 31, 2007
Andrea (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fun book. Sophie lives in Los Angeles with her cat. She is a young writer, loves Caramel Brownie Frappuccinos, has friends, and a life. The atmosphere of the book (Sophie's cool life) makes it fun. I enjoyed her and her life more than the actual murders and crime. Her life makes a good backdrop to the story. The murders/crime are good reading, too. But I won't say anything else because I don't want to ruin this good book for anyone who hasn't read it.
Kept Me Reading Far Into The Night to Find Out "Whodunit" May 16, 2005
Rian Montgomery (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
It took me a while to get into the new Mystery Chick lit sub-genre, but now that I am in it, I'm hooked - completely, for which I have Red Dress Ink to thank so far! "Sex, Murder and a Double Latte" by Kyra Davis is the third such release from Red Dress Ink - and I hope there are many more to come.
Our main heroine Sophie Katz is a mystery-writer with quite an imagination. She has just about completed her latest novel when she hears the bad news: famous movie producer Michael Tolsky has committed suicide. Sophie thinks it is odd that his "suicide" was done just as a scene in his movie was done. Also, Tolsky was supposed to be making one of Sophie's books into a movie. Needless to say, she is a bit upset. Things don't get much better when other people begin dropping like flies around her - and their deaths begin resembling scenes from one of her bestselling novels.
Around the same time, Sophie begins finding tiny clues that someone is following her around and breaking into her apartment. Things such as a broken glass in the middle of her kitchen floor and a book out of place in her bookcase that she knows she didn't touch. When her car is completely vandalized, Sophie knows that someone is out to get her - using methods she described in her book. The question is, who is doing it? There is a wide array of people to choose from, such as the hunky, difficult Russian guy named Anatoly who has recently moved into her neighborhood (and on whom she has a crush). There is also: the brain-damaged neighbor who seems to have a crush on her; her gay best friend Marcus, who has a new love; her friend Dena's new boyfriend Jason, who is very suspiciously into vampires.
Will Sophie make it out of this mystery alive, without losing any loved ones (or her sanity) in the process?
"Sex, Murder and a Double Latte" was a totally addictive read that I simply could not put down. Sophie as a main character is great - she is very funny, sharp and realistic. The other characters that color the pages are also amusing. A lot of the dialogue in this book is laugh-out-loud funny, and Kyra Davis kept me guessing until the very end who the killer was.
With such a solid, suspenseful and witty story line, I could find very little wrong with this book, except that the main character has the annoyingly stereotypical gay best friend and quirky cat. Also, the dumb-as-bricks police force bit was a little overdone. However, this novel was so good that these things didn't matter very much.
Overall, I highly recommend any mystery and/or chick lit fan to give this book a read. Just don't start it too late at night, or you'll be up reading all night!
Frappucinos and Vampire Chinos November 9, 2005
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Mystery author and coffee lover Sophie Katz thought the violence in her books was a figment of her imagination, just words on a page. However, when the events in her books eerily become reality, she realizes they may not be so farfetched. On a mission to piece together the details of the death of a famous movie producer, Sophie feeds on the sleuth vibes from her books and begins to formulate a list of suspects and a plan. In the meantime, she is wrestling with a new love affair that seems a little off, the shenanigans of her riotous group of friends, and the impending possibility that she might be next on the murderer's list of victims--that is, if there even is a murderer.
SEX, MURDER, AND A DOUBLE LATTE is filled to the brim with hysterical antics, thrilling suspense, and general enjoyment. The characters are divinely woven, and they literally jump off the page. I actually found myself picking up some of their mannerisms. Kyra Davis is a bright star in the world of chick-lit mystery, and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.
Reviewed by CandaceK
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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