- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; New edition edition (7 Oct 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340535385
- ISBN-13: 978-0340535387
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,771,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Carlotta's friend, Mooney, one of the few honest cops around in Boston, was buying a drink in a bar when he was attacked by a man with a knife. In self-defence he knocked him into a coma. His only hope is now to find the only witness he can remember. The author also wrote "A Trouble of Fools".
About the Author
Linda Barnes is the award-winning author of four previous Carlotta Carlyle mysteries: A TROUBLE OF FOOLS, THE SNAKE TATTOO, COYOTE and STEEL GUITAR. She lives in Masachusetts, with her husband and son.
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Format:Paperback
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book as well as other books by Linda Barnes whose character Ms Carlyle gets better with each subsequent book.
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Carlotta Needs a Bathtub
31 July 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In this gritty, quick, and amusing sequel to "A Trouble of Fools," no-nonsense PI Carlotta Carlyle has her hands full every way she turns. Her dear friend Mooney is all over the Boston tabloids, accused of being a cop on the take. Her beloved Little Sister, a spunky hispanic child named Paolina, is stuck in Colombia with no way home. A missing persons case involving a teenaged rich girl is beginning to smell like big trouble at Boston's preppiest high school. And to top it off, Carlotta's bathroom is being remodeled in deep brown and day-glo orange by The Twins, shady brothers who divide their time between the job and Carlotta's roommate Roz.
All in all, Carlotta wants a long, hot, uninterrupted bath. But the only person she can think of who has the bathtub of her dreams is Sam Gianelli, her currently off-again passionate lover who also happens to be the son of Boston's Godfather.
The plot is fast and furious, and the mysteries are satisfying in this 1990 outing. Carlotta's real concern for Mooney, a stalwart and dedicated cop who's been framed, is shared by the reader. And her palpable disdain for the rich-kids' tony prep school is equally shared. But this doesn't mask the real essence of the book: Will Carlotta's bathroom ever be finished?
A fun read. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This writer is FUNNY
26 Sep 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A good rainy-day author. Here's an excerpt "I had the strong feeling that [they] were in a Plymouth Reliant motoring toward some southern state where you could marry your first cousin provided you were both over the age of eight." Such wry wit permeates the book and makes for a fast, fun read. I'm glad she's written so many other books. I can't wait to read them all.....
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Carlotta looks for missing women
2 Aug 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Carlotta Carlyle can barely makes ends meet with her two jobs as a cab driver and a private investigator in Boston. She counts herself fortunate when she gets two cases at once, but she soon regrets her decision to take them both. Her first client is a young teenage boy who hires Carlotta to track down a 14-year-old girl who is missing. The second case involves Carlotta's longtime friend and ex-boss, Lieutenant Mooney, who asks her to track down a missing witness who can testify for him in a case against a man who accuses him of assault. As these two cases unfold, Carlotta has to deal with two irresponsible plumbers who threaten to turn her bathroom into a garish horror. Author Barnes artlessly weaves the criminal cases in with Carlotta's personal life which is often hilarious and never dull. This is a worthy follow-up to Trouble of Fools, the first book of this enjoyable series.
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