12 Bliss Street: A Novel
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12 Bliss Street: A Novel
by Authors:
Martha Conway
Released: 01 June, 2003
ISBN: 0312315430
Hardcover
Sales Rank: 304,082
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Customer Review #1:
 a cheesy beach read
Luckily for me, I bought this with plans of unwinding on a beach vacation because it was pretty cheesy. I dont think any of the characters were likeable and I dont think the whole plot was particularly plausible. To be honest, I left the book in my hotel rather than pack it back up to bring home. I didnt plan on rereading it...ever.
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Customer Review #2:
 noir novel for the ohs
Martha Conway makes an impressive debut with her first novel, 12 Bliss Street. Its a twenties/thirties-something noir thriller with a terrific heroine and a creepy crime. Very well written, suspenseful, and often funny. Nicola has it all -- looks, charm, brains and a great sense of humor. She outwits both the worst and the most foolish of bad guys.Ms. Conway also knows how to paint a scene, from teen life outside school walls to the back-biting, bickering world of high tech office politics. This book is a fun read.
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Customer Review #3:
funny upbeat chick-lit mystery
One day after getting off the San Francisco Muni Train, Nicola thinks she sees her ex-husband who she hasnt laid eyes on for three years. From there her day goes downhill rapidly with a cranky boss and an irate customer. When she goes out to her usual restaurant for lunch, she meets the man she has been non-verbally flirting with for weeks and they finally talk. He asks her out on a date but though she is tempted, she chickens out.The next bad happening is when two college students kidnap her and by the time Nicola convinces them she has no idea what is going on, they become nervous and call the man who hired them. Just as she suspected, the man turns out to be Scooter who wants to borrow money from her to pay off a loan shark. She agrees to talk to the bookies nephew who turns out to be a good looking and attractive man who wants to be a food critic. They start dating but the man who Nicola turned downed at the restaurant is looking for her because shes a loose end that needs tying up before he gets out of the snuff film business. 12 BLISS STREET is a funny upbeat chick-lit mystery starring a feisty resolute woman determined not to lose control in any situation. The villain is vile in a funky kind of way but the funniest character is the ex-husband who is always trying to reach for the gold ring only to find its made foolishly of brass. Martha Conway is writing for the thirty-something crowd who will adore this work. Harriet Klausner
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