Then a man with problems of his own climbs through her bedroom window. When her last fiance turned out to be a worthless waste of time, she hit him with a frying pan. There was a lot going on, a lot being set up and, frankly, who is this bob mayer guy working his way into my beloved jennifer crusie books. Take one food writer named cranky agnes, add a hitman named shane, mix them together with a southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a dog named rhett, and youve got a recipe for a. When a fiery food writer meets a hitman with a heart of gold, all bets are off in thiswildly entertaining seattle times novel from bestselling authors jennifer crusie and bob mayer.
Seems someone is trying to kill her and she does not know why. She yanked her wrists free and pounded her fists into his chest again, then let go of his shirt to strip off her dress and throw it on the floor. Course, its not the worst thing any woman has ever said to me, either. You know, agnes, thats not the hottest thing any woman has ever said to me. Agnes and the hitman by jennifer crusie and bob mayer. I almost gave up during the early pages of agnes and the hitman. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Bob mayer rescued during a breakin by a hit man sent by the mob to protect her, food writer agnes crandall finds her situation further complicated by a missing cache of money that becomes a key factor in a. Agnes and the hitman is the perfect combination of sugar and spice, sweet and salty a novel of delicious proportions. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Agnes crandall is a feisty food writer and cookbook author on her third.
Having written about a book about sisterhood and magic with the krissie and eileen, i wrote a book about cooking and mobsters with bob. Agnes and the hitman is a partnership between jennifer crusie and bob mayer and its a hoot and holler as gram used to say. Click to read more about agnes and the hitman by jennifer crusie. Agnes and shane have their hands full with greed, florists, treachery, flamingos, mayhem, mothers of the bride, andmost dangerous of alleach other. Agnes and the hitman king county library system overdrive. Had i gotten agness recipe for pecan sour cream buttermilk pancakes, it would have been even more satisfying. Bob mayer take one food writer named cranky agnes, add a hitman named shane, mix them together with a southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a dog named rhett and you. She earned her bachelors degree from bowling green state university, a masters from wright state university, and a master of fine arts from ohio state university.
Agnes and the hitman jennifer crusie, bob mayer, sandra burr on. Agnes and the hitman ebook by jennifer crusie rakuten kobo. Agnes and the hitman was the best of three, even if it was completely different. Crusie and mayer had things perfectly in hand from beginning to end. Fortunately her boyfriend is a hitman and has connections to hide the bodies. Overall, i have to recommend agnes and the hitman as a manically entertaining romp, neither too frothy nor too heavy, steeped in quirky characters, lots of family angst, and emotionally satisfying resolutions. Agnes and the hitman is the third jennifer crusie novel i read though its cowritten with bob mayer, after i loved bet me and enjoyed charlie all night. Agnes and the hitman meet agnes, shes a cook, a caterer, advice columnist, and oh yes has a slight temper problem. Jennifer crusie is the new york times, publishers weekly, and usa today bestselling author of maybe this time, welcome to temptation, tell me lies, crazy for you, faking it, fast women, and bet me. Agnes aka cranky agnes is a food columnist with an anger management problem. Agnes and the hitman audiobook by jennifer crusie, bob. Agnes and the hitman lake county library system overdrive. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Take one food writer named cranky agnes, add a hitman named shane, mix them together with a southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a.
One fine august evening in south carolina, agnes crandall stirred raspberries and sugar in her heavy nonstick frying pan and defended her fiance to the only many shed. Agnes crandall is arranging a wedding for her best friends daughter. A park, creek, and lake were all named after the tough ol bugger. Rescued during a breakin by a hit man sent by the mob to protect her, food writer agnes crandall finds her situation further complicated by a missing cache of money that becomes a key factor in a southern mafia wedding accessrestricteditem. Shane is a hitman with a rival trying to take him out, and an exmobster uncle asking him to protect some little.
From failed dog kidnapping attempts to attempts on her life. Agnes and the hitman download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Angry heroines, laconic heroes with just the right skillset, a dazzling array of secondary characters, terrific dialogue, and murder. Agnes, or cranky agnes as she is known to the readers of her cooking column in the local paper, is an independent, stubborn woman with bad taste in men and an even worse temper.
Edgy stories tinged with darkness and humor, and a heroine with agency who fights her way to a. First, a dognapper invades her kitchen, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding thats shes staked her entire net worth on. Agnes crandalls life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that shes staked her entire net worth on. Crusie and mayer dont look down reunite to pen this mostly successful romantic comedy with a hint of actionadventure. Agnes and the hitman by jennifer crusie and bob mayer of. Rescued during a breakin by a hit man sent by the mob to protect her, food writer agnes crandall finds her situation further complicated by a missing cache of money that becomes a key factor in a southern mafia wedding. Bob mayer rescued during a breakin by an unlikely hit man who has been directed by the mob to protect her, food writer cranky agnes finds her situation further complicated by a missing cache of money that.
Agnes and the hitman denver public library overdrive. Agnes and the hitman crusie jennifer, mayer bob download. Then a man climbs through her bedroom window to save her. Shane no last name may be agness hero, but hes also a professional. Agnes and the hitman by jennifer crusie librarything. Its a very funny dark comedy with an interesting and convoluted plot. Agnes and the hitman readers guide jennifer crusie. Click download or read online button to get agnes and the hitman book now. Do not be seduced by those bigbox comeons, full of complete sets of extraneous cookware.
Shane no last name may be agnes s hero, but hes also a professional. Take one food writer named cranky agnes, add a hitman named shane, mix them together with a southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a dog named rhett and youve got a recipe for a sexy, hilarious novel about the disastrous side of true love. Said to have been the first settler in the upper elk river valley, frank hinman arrived around 1870, then hunted, trapped, and lived off the land for years. Hinman park is now considered the gateway to adventure in the zirkel wilderness. Agnes and the hitman is the perfect combination of sugar and spice, sweet and saltya novel of delicious proportions. Agnes and the hitman by jennifer crusie and bob mayer reads like a southern novel with a hint of the sopranos. Take one food writer named cranky agnes, add a hitman named shane, mix them together with a southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a dog named rhett, and youve got a recipe for a sexy, hilarious novel about the disastrous side of true love. Agnes, a columnist for a paper in south carolina just recently bought a house from her best friends mother aka exmob wife, brenda fortunato.
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