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I was so excited when I heard this book would be set in the 1930’s. Amanda Quick books are always great no matter what time period she is writing in but this was just so much fun to read. I could just picture the Packard and the glamorous clothes as I was reading.
This book opens with a bang as Anna Harris (later known as Irene Glasson) comes upon her murdered boss. She discovers things have not been as they seem and her life could be in jeopardy with her knowledge of a notebook containing sensitive information. She takes the book, her cash and flees cross country in her Packard. In order to stay under the radar, she changes her name to Irene Glasson, leaves her Packard along the road and becomes a gossip reporter in California. Following the trail of an up and coming actor, she discovers another dead body, this one belonging to her informant. While trying to get to the truth of what happened she develops a relationship with the manager of the hotel (Oliver Ward) where the actor is staying. From this point the novel is classic Krentz/Quick suspense. I won’t spoil it for you with the details but it was fabulous.
Amanda Quick did a great job transporting the reader to 1930’s Hollywood. Not just in the cars and clothes but the way the characters interacted with each other. They were true to the time period. I enjoyed the building of the relationship between Irene and Olivier. Despite their attraction, they were hesitant at first based on their pasts and came to trust one another as they worked to find a killer (or two). The quick wit and repartee of their conversations put me in mind of the old movies like The Thin Man series with William Powell and Myrna Loy. This novel would be a very good start to a series like that.
The Girl Who Knew Too Much will become one of my favorites. I intend to get a copy and re-read at my leisure. Thanks so much Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krentz for this delightful book. Please consider making this a series.


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The Girl Who Knew Too Much Amanda Quick Books Reviews

I usually can wait for the next book by Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle to come out & I read it in a day. I just couldn't get into this book. I literally had to make myself finish it. There didn't seem to be any chemistry between the main characters & the rest was just kind of blah. Part may have been me because that time period is not my favorite. I will purchase her next book because she is my favorite author and anybody can have an off day.
Alright guys, I know this will be an unpopular review, but, this story isn't working for me. I am a BIG fan of Quick, Krentz and Castle. And, I don't care if it's the past, present or future. But, this story is driving me crazy and here's why. It's like she fought we would want some authenticity, so, EVERY SINGLE page and paragraph makes an effort to introduce the authenticity of the time period. I mean, it sounds like a history book, trying to explain accurately what the clothes looked like, what the cars were like, what the movie stars hair might look like in the 1930's (give me a break, I could have read the entire story and not cared about his hair once). Okay, Okay, maybe, I'm being picky. After all, you do have to explain those things for us to get a picture, but, unlike most times, it's so OBVIOUSLY Being done, that it takes me OUT of the story. Here's an example "He was dressed in a our of excellently tailored trousers, a crisply pressed shirt, and a lightweight linen jacket cut in the drape style. The fashion had become popular because the design emphasized the width of a man's upper chest and shoulders." Now, the first part of that sentence is fine, the second part is annoying. It reads like a history lesson on the time period (see, she proved that she did her research). Come on, I suppose it's possible that a few detailed-oriented folks might catch her in some timeline mistakes, but who cares? I feel like this is on every single page. It's so hard to read, there's no genuine flow. OH YEAH, one more complaint. So many people die back to back, it's hard to keep track of the narrative, which wouldn't be a problem, EXCEPT that she talks through all of those voices. I get that occasionally, they talk through the voice of the bad guy (she does it more than most), trying to give us insight into their motivations, but, she gave voice to EVERY single one of the characters in the story, (the multiple bad guys, the Secretary of one of the bad guys, the....) Come on, I couldn't keep track and I teach literature for a living. I just want the perspectives of the main people. Ultimately, this is not a winner for me.
I was so excited when I heard this book would be set in the 1930’s. Amanda Quick books are always great no matter what time period she is writing in but this was just so much fun to read. I could just picture the Packard and the glamorous clothes as I was reading.
This book opens with a bang as Anna Harris (later known as Irene Glasson) comes upon her murdered boss. She discovers things have not been as they seem and her life could be in jeopardy with her knowledge of a notebook containing sensitive information. She takes the book, her cash and flees cross country in her Packard. In order to stay under the radar, she changes her name to Irene Glasson, leaves her Packard along the road and becomes a gossip reporter in California. Following the trail of an up and coming actor, she discovers another dead body, this one belonging to her informant. While trying to get to the truth of what happened she develops a relationship with the manager of the hotel (Oliver Ward) where the actor is staying. From this point the novel is classic Krentz/Quick suspense. I won’t spoil it for you with the details but it was fabulous.
Amanda Quick did a great job transporting the reader to 1930’s Hollywood. Not just in the cars and clothes but the way the characters interacted with each other. They were true to the time period. I enjoyed the building of the relationship between Irene and Olivier. Despite their attraction, they were hesitant at first based on their pasts and came to trust one another as they worked to find a killer (or two). The quick wit and repartee of their conversations put me in mind of the old movies like The Thin Man series with William Powell and Myrna Loy. This novel would be a very good start to a series like that.
The Girl Who Knew Too Much will become one of my favorites. I intend to get a copy and re-read at my leisure. Thanks so much Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krentz for this delightful book. Please consider making this a series.