Thorndike Mystery: A Bad Day for Sorry (Hardcover)

from Capnrandm

Gritty and ebullient, A BAD DAY FOR SORRY creates a menopausal super hero that I couldn't help but root for. Stella Hardesty definitely carries flavors of Stephanie Plum (complete with cute cop), but Stella faces a much darker, realistic set of consequences. I particularly enjoyed the peak under ...

from bookappeal

Stella took her own abusive husband out of the picture with a wrench just before her 50th birthday. Now, she helps other women escape abusive situations with her own brand of justice. Stella skates on pretty thin legal ice so she tries to steer clear of the local sheriff but he's just so darn att...

from debavp

  Great title--okay book. Southern women in their mid-forties to mid-sixties should find the humor in this. Revenge against low-life men is the theme and while far-fetched in action, what woman scorned or worse hasn't wished for a Stella of her very own to turn to at some time in their marriage.

from maneekuhi

I think at one end of the character reality scale you have Denise Mina's Patty Meeghan, trying to claw her way to advancement in her journalist profession through hard work and persistence, and at the other end perhaps Lisbeth Salander who can do anything, a Superwoman sans cape and flying skills...

from akreese

If you've followed my reviews for a while you will know that the books I am drawn to do not normally have people carrying guns on the cover. I have been trying to read more mysteries lately though, and I liked that this one had a bit of suspense and a dash of humor. Most important of all though –...