Dating Is Murder, Harley Jane Kozak
Dating Is Murder, Harley Jane Kozak
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Dating Is Murder

Author: Harley Jane Kozak

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 11 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/29/2005


Synopsis

Wollie Shelley is a greeting card artist struggling to keep afloat financially and to pursue—despite a series of recent disasters—the search for the love of her life. She reluctantly agrees to be a contestant on the reality television show Biological Clock. The show’s premise: six eligible singles date each other, and the audience votes on which couple would make the best parents. Alas, Wollie isn’t having much luck finding a man she’d like to date “off the air,” much less father her child. As the biological clock ticks away, Wollie gets caught up in a much more pressing demand on her time. Her friend Annika has vanished into thin air and Wollie is convinced that she’s in grave danger.

When Wollie reports the disappearance to the Los Angeles Police Department, however, the detective assigned to the case seems more interested in dating Wollie than in finding her friend. So Wollie springs into action—and lands right in the middle of an FBI investigation into an international drug cartel. She soon finds herself being stalked by an assortment of threatening characters, including her fellow television contestants, who will stop at nothing to beat the clock.

With Dating Is Murder, Kozak delivers another sparkling treasure, a laugh-out-loud funny, literate mystery for readers of Janet Evanovich and Sue Grafton, and for Kozak’s own growing legion of fans.

About The Author

Harley Jane Kozak is an actor who appeared in the movies ParenthoodThe Favor, and Arachnophobia and has also acted on the soap opera The Guiding Light. She is the author of five novels, the first of which, Dating Dead Men, won the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards. Her most recent book, Keeper of the Moon, was published in 2013. She lives in Topanga Canyon, California.Bernadette Dunne has been narrating for Books on Tape since 1997. She has been twice nominated for The Audie Award and has won six Golden Earphones awards. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and The Studio Theatre in Washington, DC. She has appeared at The Kennedy Center, The Washington Shakespeare Company, and Woolly Mammoth in Washington, DC. As a playwright, her work has been produced in New York, Seattle, and Washington, DC. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by mary on June 24, 2024

my experience suffered a bit cause i didn’t realize this was a sequel, but i don’t think i really missed anything besides the whole doc backstory. i fear the story was a bit of a snooze fest until mr fbi man came into play more lowkey wanna read the next one simply to see where that goes......more

Goodreads review by Amber on February 19, 2024

If I could give this one more than 5 stars I would. It was so hard to put down. Definitely one of my favorite books in a long time.......more

Goodreads review by madrano on April 11, 2009

This was cute & enjoyable but i wouldn't run out to read more...or even the next installment. Kozak is an actress whose work i liked, so it's nice to see she has yet another career going. I read 1 1/2 more books in this series but haven't even rushed to get to the rest of the 1/2 book.......more

Goodreads review by Julie on November 01, 2017

Quite a talented writer. The killer wasn't hard to spot, but the writing and characterizations are so well done that you really don't mind. This genre has a lot of writers who really should never have been allowed to publish - their lack of talent is cringe-inducing. It sounds like an insult to say......more

Goodreads review by Morgen on May 15, 2021

Breezy story of drugs, murder and home making. Wollstone Shelley (c'mon, really?) is a Hollywood resident, reluctantly appearing on a dating reality show. Her young friend, an au pair from Germany, goes missing, and Wollie and her feisty friends are determined to find her. The 'family' mom is a home......more


Quotes

“Kozak has struck gold first time out with a wacky, high-octane plot and characters to match.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Kozak’s debut is a lively, funny romp for fans of lighthearted mysteries.” —Booklist

“Kozak offers more insight and depth than is found in just about any other chick lit offering out there today.” —Washington Post

“Screwball antics reminiscent of ones carried out by author Janet Evanovich’s New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum could dub Wollie the designated ditsy detective of the West Coast.” —USA Today