Sorry, this one just didn't do anything for me. The main character is such a useless, helpless wimp that it's irritating--to me, of course-your mileage may vary. She's supposed to be a capable nurse, but whenever she gets in the presence of the hunky mysterious Jagger (which is most of the book), she's a helpless puddle of hormones doing silly things that are supposed to be funny, but aren't. They're just...silly. I also don't find a gay best friend and roommate's romance with a transvestite gay man very comfortable to be around, either.

Maybe it'd be better to just wait for the next Stephanie Plum book--why waste your time with a very poor imitation?

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I love cozy mysteries but this one was just not my cup of tea. Even though it's very new (2004) I felt like the style was a bit corny and dated, with one particular character who talked like a stereotype gangster 'dollface", "good thing you're such a looker", "atta girl, doll"...my Mt. TBR is so massive that I firmly believe in the 50 page rule...so this is available for someone else!

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THis series is VERY much like the Stephanie Plum series. Not sure if I am too enthused with it, because it does remind so much of Evanoviches books.

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A bit slow going at first, but I liked the main characters enough to stick with it. I'm glad I did as the pace picked up enough that the book ended up being a fun, interesting read.

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1st in the series. I thought it was pretty much a copy cat version of the Stephanie Plum series, but it had it's entertaining moments.

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Anyone who has read the Stephanie Plum series will recognize early on that this series is identical. Plum has a flamboyant black hooker best friend, Sokol has a flamboyant black transvestite best friend. Plum has a crazy grandma living with her parents, Sokol has a crazy uncle living with her parents. Plum's mother cooks constantly, always has enough for guests and doggie bags. So does Sokol's mother. Plum and Sokol both have one bad boy love interest, and one good guy love interest. Plum works for her weasley relative. Sokol works for her roomate's weasly relative. Neither Plum nor Sokol can use a weapon. Neither Plum nor Sokol is ever prepared for a stakeout. It just goes on and on. I got bored with the Plum series, I am already bored with the Sokol series after one book.

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This is the first in a series and I really liked it. It made me laugh!

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First book in th Pauline Sokol Mysteries. It took me a while to get into this book. It was slow at times. I was hooked at about the middle and could not wait to find out who done it. Stick with this one. Can't wait to read more in the series.

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