Red Flags, Tammy Kaehler
Red Flags, Tammy Kaehler
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Red Flags
A Kate Reilly Mystery

Author: Tammy Kaehler

Narrator: Nicole Vilencia

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/05/2016


Synopsis

When Kate Reilly arrives in Long Beach, California, a week ahead of the Grand Prix, she is immediately plunged into a new social scene―as well as a murder investigation.Her cousin Billy is found dead, with Kate’s card in his pocket. The cops want to know why, and sponsors and race organizers―anxious to keep racing’s image clean―want Kate to investigate. Doubting she can solve another murder, especially that of a relative she despised, Kate reluctantly agrees. At the same time, coaching a gorgeous and talented actress for a celebrity race brings Kate into the orbit of Hollywood’s hottest bachelor. And then a local FBI agent takes notice of more than her driving and sleuthing skills.She goes from Sony Studios to Venice Beach and from Rodeo Drive to the Hollywood Hills, attending parties, power shopping, and dodging unwelcome paparazzi. Kate’s ballooning media exposure generates national commentary, testing her composure and forcing her to get ahead of the stories―whether critical or flattering.Kate’s professional dreams are also coming true. The upcoming Grand Prix is her first race with a new sponsor that is also funding an IndyCar test drive and a ride in next year’s Indy 500―along with future possibilities in NASCAR. The downside? New sponsor Frame Savings is owned by her family, and its management, outside of her long-estranged father, is unfriendly to her—even rivalrous. Kate must stay on her toes as the Long Beach race weekend begins.She’s negotiating the next steps in her career, driving two race cars and coaching a third, discovering more about the disreputable members of her father’s family than she wanted to know, and juggling questions and murder suspects. On the track, red flags fly to warn her of danger. Off track, Kate struggles to interpret warning signs and stay out of a killer’s grasp.

About Tammy Kaehler

Tammy Kaehler is the author of the Kate Reilly Racing Mystery series, which has earned awards from the International Automotive Media Competition and the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association.

About Nicole Vilencia

Original, sent from reader: Nicole was born in Southern California and believes oranges, avocados and olives are the holy kitchen trinity.  Just out of high school she became a full-time radio personality and has made a career of intimate conversations with millions of people for 22 years in a variety of formats at radio stations spanning the country.  She has been a student of life but in 2008 enrolled in college for the first time to pursue a degree in teaching because she believes that as the parent of a young child she should be qualified to be her child's first educator.  Nicole has been in a cage with lions and tigers, used to own her own monkey (but lost him in a break up), has walked on 3,000 degree hot coals and believes that life is a verb and is meant to be lived fearlessly.  When she is not rolling dice in Las Vegas, donning a mask for Mardi Gras on the streets of New Orleans or entertaining radio listeners she can be found cooking something incredible in a rambling Ashland, Oregon farmhouse for her daughter "Lolli" and attempting to obedience train her not so mellow dog "Mellow" with limited success.


Reviews

Goodreads review by AmyKatherine1974 on April 12, 2016

You know that feeling when you are reading a series, or even just a new book by an author that you love and you are greatly anticipating the release of that book, but in the back of your mind you worry that you will be disappointed? I had that worry with this book because in my mind I had hyped it u......more

Goodreads review by Story Circle Book Reviews on June 11, 2016

Tammy Kaehler's latest mystery, Red Flags, is a book that reminded me why I love reading so much. I have wanderlust in my soul but there is never enough money for me to travel to all the places on my bucket list. Well-written books, about places and worlds that I know nothing or little about, help f......more

Goodreads review by Clifford on May 12, 2017

A fast-paced mystery set in the world of race cars and racing, with some celebrities and bankers thrown in. A who-done-it, with a surprise ending. Not quite my thing, but good of its kind and a guaranteed page-turner.......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on June 05, 2016

Red Flags by Tammy Kaehler is absolutely thrilling! I finally found a novel that brings the popular event such as race racing to life. The way this tale is written, it's exciting and the most intriguing one I have read yet. Tammy Kaehler brilliantly brings readers car racing, murder, and a mystery.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on December 14, 2015

This is my first book in this series; it will not be my last. As a racing fan, and a particular fan of female racers—Danica Patrick notwithstanding—I’m amazed I haven’t heard of these novels before, featuring a female racer who’s always finding bodies or being asked to investigate murders. Those par......more


Quotes

“Kaehler’s exciting, pedal-to-metal fourth Kate Reilly mystery takes the race car driver to California…Kaehler keeps the suspense high as she shifts among Kate’s turbulent history with her father and his family, the investigation of Billy’s murder, the Hollywood scene, and the anticipatory buildup to the big race…Everyone will root for Kate, a strong, likable heroine, all the way to the finish line.” Publishers Weekly

“The author has a sprightly, engaging style…Kate is a charming heroine in an unusual career…Readers looking for a new amateur-sleuth series—especially those who find the car-racing frame intriguing—should definitely check out the Kate Reilly mysteries.” Booklist

“In the fourth in this character-driven series, Kaehler complements its exploration of Kate’s problems and triumphs with a better mystery and plenty of suspects you love to hate.” Kirkus Reviews

“The protagonist is a race car driver, and in reading this mystery, you learn about the ‘mechanics’ of being in the racing world. The plot is well-paced and the dialogue is sassy. A fun read.” NetGalley