Reviews for Racing With the Moon

The average rating for Racing With the Moon based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-06-11 00:00:00 Paula Warner Wonderful , understanding, Book boy friend Hero - Check Caring , mature, affectionate Heroine - check Children adding to the fun - Check Interesting Supporting leads - check Super cute but bear sized dogs - check Servants more like family - check

Review # 2 was written on 2009-12-09 00:00:00 Patrick Kilgore Diamond said with an easy smirk that reminded Sally of Tom Cruise. And then the names registered. Raymond Chandler, creator of the magnificent Philip Marlowe. And Velma, one of Chandler's quintessential good/bad girls. Sally was going to marry this man if it was the last thing she ever did. "Chasing Trouble" is the story of Sally and Jack. Oh what a FUN read! When San Francisco heiress Sally MacArthur's sister absconds with their father's priceless jade falcon, she cleverly plans to hire the most low- down private eye in the business, Jack Diamond. Our hero has lived through a lot- been an ex cop, and currently working as a barely employed detective who is very much behind on his rent and bills. Loving his alcohol and cigarettes as much as his decrepit little Volkswagen Beetle, he knows he's crazy even considering getting tangled up with such an obviously lying woman, but is unable to resist the allure of a damsel in distress. As attraction sizzles between this unshaven, very brooding hero and our overly optimistic, cleverly deceitful as well as emotional heroine- sparks fly. Soon they are entangled in a mystery where the hero gets to play the Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Rhett Butler and Dirty Harry the heroine always envisioned, while she privately imagines herself as Lauren Bacall, Velma, Shirley MacLaine and Bridget O'Shaunessy (just to name a few). The crux of the plot lies in the wings of a Manchurian falcon, which has gone missing from her father's collection and is now wanted by the Calderinis and the Chinese, and could be somehow connected to her flighty sister's safety. This is a thrilling and hilarious story with two sweet MCs- involving a very impulsive heroine and a very exasperated hero. They weren't perfect- our heroine chastised the hero throughout for smoking and drinking, he got beaten up a couple of times, she cried at the drop of a hat- but in the end it was so engaging and enjoyable to read! Safe 4/5