Lucky Stiff (The Lillian Byrd Crime Series)
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For Lillian Byrd, a chance encounter with an old friend leads to the discovery that everything she thought she knew about her childhood is a lie. Best friend Duane reveals that the fire that killed Lillian's parents and Lillian's babysitter, Trix, may have been arson, and that Trix may not have been the third person killed after all. Furthermore, at the time of the fire, Duane's father had claimed that his mother had left them, but now he's disappeared too. Lillian and Duane must set out together in search of the truth behind their parents' mysterious disappearances.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Reader from Florida
4 Nov 2004
Format:Paperback
Lucky Stiff is definitely the best of the Lillian Byrd series so far. The writing really snaps as the main character Lillian Byrd narrates with wit and precision. Sims digs a bit deeper into Lillian's personality and background in this one. The story is rather dark, with Lillian investigating the long-ago deaths of her parents in a bar fire. Sims does a good job making you feel the creepiness of old autopsy reports, the uneasiness of a jaunt through the aging neighborhood where she notices old scorch marks on the trees near the building that burned, and the off-kilter rationalizations of a battered wife who finally gets even. There's a subplot involving music improvisation, and another one involving the true-crime writer Minerva LeBlanc, who comes sexily back into Lillian's life to help--and to add a distressing twist. All the characters are convincing and unusual, like Lillian's childhood friend Duane, with whom she joins forces to try to solve the mystery, and a Buddha-like street musician named Blind Lonnie. Sims also does very well developing the character of Trix, the trash-talking barmaid. And as always, Todd the rabbit is charming. Oh, I almost forgot: Lillian is into reading a pulpy mystery series starring a supersleuth named Calico Jones, and her breathless accounts of Calico's adventures are hilarious. In general the humor in this book is a little more subtle than in the prior two, and perhaps more enjoyable because of it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
absolutely wonderful!
22 Oct 2007
Format:Paperback
If I had to live on a desert island with only four books, they would be Easy Street, Lucky Stiff, Damn Straight, and Holy Hell. True! True! This is the first of the Lillian Byrd series that I read (yeah, yeah, I know its not in order)and I enjoyed it thoroughly! I hope Ms. Sims is going to release another one soon!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I love the Lillian Byrd Mysteries
3 Sep 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I read all the Lillian Byrd mysteries several years ago and put the books in storage. Craving Lillian and the trouble she manages to get herself into again, I found them on Kindle. I'm reading them for a second time and enjoy them just as much as the first.
Lillian isn't a cop, a private eye, or even a mystery writer. She's a sometimes journalist who is always down on her luck and she just happens to get herself in the middle of a murder. She's so ordinary that you just gotta love her. Some of the funniest lines are about Lillian's pet rabbit, Todd, who has a lot of personality and plays games with her. In Lucky Stiff, Todd is getting old and I feel like I'm going to miss him like he's my own pet.
In Lucky Stiff, we find out what happened to Lillian's parents, who died in a fire. Only it's not that simple. And, Lillian's true love, Minerva, makes another appearance.
If you get one Lillian Byrd book, get them all because you'll want to keep reading about Lillian once you start. I wish Elizabeth Sims would write more in this series.
Lillian isn't a cop, a private eye, or even a mystery writer. She's a sometimes journalist who is always down on her luck and she just happens to get herself in the middle of a murder. She's so ordinary that you just gotta love her. Some of the funniest lines are about Lillian's pet rabbit, Todd, who has a lot of personality and plays games with her. In Lucky Stiff, Todd is getting old and I feel like I'm going to miss him like he's my own pet.
In Lucky Stiff, we find out what happened to Lillian's parents, who died in a fire. Only it's not that simple. And, Lillian's true love, Minerva, makes another appearance.
If you get one Lillian Byrd book, get them all because you'll want to keep reading about Lillian once you start. I wish Elizabeth Sims would write more in this series.
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