The Look of Love audiobook

Une enquête de Piper Donovan - Tome 2On retrouve piper, jeune actrice au chômage qui, en attendant de trouver le rôle de sa vie, aide sa mère dans sa pâtisserie en réalisant et décorant des gâteaux.La voilà cette fois partie pour Hollywood, où Jillian Abernathy, fille du propriétaire de l'Elysium, un  centre de beauté/spa/clinique de chirurgie esthétique pour fortunés, l'a engagé pour la réalisation de la pièce montée de son mariage.Cette coupure va faire du bien à Piper, elle est en plein questionnement sur sa relation avec Jack, agent du FBI, en effet depuis sa rupture avec son ex elle n'arrive pas à faire confiance aux hommes.La voilà de nouveau mêlée à une sombre affaire de meurtre, mais aussi entraîné par une journaliste Anastasia, venue incognito au centre,  dans une sombre affaire d'attouchements....J'ai lu avec facilité ce roman, toujours avec des chapitres très courts, une multitude de personnages, tous plus suspects les uns que les autres, une héroïne qui malgré elle se trouve mêlé à une enquête de meurtre. Pas de longueur avec des descriptions à ne plus en finir, ni scénario où il faut se torturer les méninges pour tout comprendre. Une lecture bien agréable, un dénouement et une fin un peu trop rapide à mon goût mais bon ça n'a pas gâché mon plaisir.

New York-based Piper Donovan has aspirations of being an actress, so when the opportunity to fly to Hollywood with expenses paid, not to mention staying in the illustrious spa haven Elysium, comes her way in the form of a request for a wedding cake, Piper jumps at it. Gillian Abernathy, director of Elysium and the bride-to-be, was the recent anticipated victim in a nasty attack that left her housemaid with a face full of acid. When Piper's arrival is marred by the murder of the recovering housemaid at Elysium, her plans to relax and audition for an open commercial spot become a lot more complicated. Elysium isn't quite what it seems, and despite her father's wishes, Piper is peach gloves deep in attempting to resolve the issues while perfecting her mother's cream cheese frosting. The second in a quartet, The Look of Love is a quick and easy read for murder mystery lovers of all ages.

When Piper is offered the job of creating the wedding cake for the owner of a luxury spa in California, she jumps at the chance. Piper had recently broken up with her boyfriend and moved back in with her parents. Her father is worried, as someone has just tried to murder the bride-to-be, but Piper is determined to get on with her life. Once there, she gets a little too involved in the shady goings-on at the spa and it almost costs her everything.

J'ai donc entamé celui-ci après avoir lui le premier de Piper Donovan et je ne suis pas déçue ! On est à LA cette fois, dans un spa, loin de sa famille et tout est de nouveau parfait ! Un petit regret cependant, j'aimerai savoir ce que deviennent les héroïnes "satellites" : la journaliste et la jeune femme dont l'opération a raté. Peut-être dans d'autres épisodes?

Loved it!This book was a delight to read. I loved the no-nonsense writing style and the backstories of all the characters Ms. Clark introduced. I also appreciated the short chapters she used to advance the story because they helped me keep track of all the characters. Now I am off in search of her other books I may have missed!

I found this interesting and exciting even though I have never been able to understand the attraction to spas--maybe because they use air scents that interfere with my breathing. But the murder is only a harbinger of the evil that lies below the surface.... I liked Piper Donovan, an unlikely detective spurred on by her curiosity unafraid of consequences.

I found these cozy mysteries a bit more involved than some others I've read. I really enjoyed the characters and the stories. Read the first two for a cozy mysteries book club and will put the rest of these on my "Want to Read" list.

These books and short stories are nicely written, and very quick to read, due to the short chapters. I enjoy the suspense of these stories, and was happy to find out that Piper and Jack are going to pursue their relationship. One to the next book in the series.

Could not put this book down. Another great thriller.

loved the style of writing and short chapters

My second book by this author. Like the way she writes. Not too hair raising, just enough to keep the heart rate at a normal level. Will look forward to more by her.

2nd in the seres. Keeps you guessing. Enjoyed the characters.

Quick easy flowing mystery! Good read!