Take the Monkeys and Run
By Karen Cantwell
- Release Date: 2013-11-02
- Genre: Women Sleuths
Description
Film lover Barbara Marr is a typical suburban mom living the typical suburban life in her sleepy little town of Rustic Woods. Typical that is, until she sets out to find the missing link between a bizarre monkey sighting in her yard and the bone chilling middle-of-the-night fright fest at the strangely vacant house next door. When Barb talks her two friends into some seemingly innocent Charlie's Angels-like sleuthing, they stumble upon way more than they bargained for and uncover a piece of neighborhood history that certain people would kill to keep on the cutting room floor
"This fun if light novel's quippy, hilarious character, Barbara Marr, has so much warmth and genuine gumption, you'd certainly want her on your criminal investigative team." - Publishers Weekly
Reviews
What in the racism??
1By Xo_TatiMocks accents and plays it off as a “comedy”. Unnecessary poor spelling of words just so you can read a stereotypical accent. Disgusting.Take the monkeys and run
5By mary gresslerCouldn’t put it down, funny and totally entertaining.Take the Monkeys and Run
5By BellaOfTheShireAs promised by the title, this book inspired giggles. Despite violence and lies, Barbara Marr keeps a cheerful outlook as she tries to unravel the mystery of the empty house next door and the monkeys in her trees. Somehow she roped a local cop, fellow soccer moms, and an ex into her shenanigans. Some of the details of this story are rather unbelievable, but It still entertained me. What details? I can’t tell those without spoiling some of the fun.Take the Monkeys and Run
5By JohnRhyneI loved it. I really like Merr, she was funny and acted like anybody who found out their spouse was lying about everything. I really like books that are entertaining and doesn’t have to have love scenes or poor language. I suppose the characters could actually act like that. I really like it and I want to read another.Very entertaining
4By KyfaninindThis was my first Karen Cantrell book. I liked her character development and was always surprised by the twists and turns.Great Book
5By Tonya!!!This is an original and entertaining mystery. Couldn’t put it down,Take the Monkeys and Run
1By KGkicksI very rarely stop reading a book once I get past the first 10 pages but I had to give up on this book at chapter 7. The main character Barbara Marr becomes so unlikable that I could not continue. It’s actually great character development by the writer but she creates such a distasteful personality in her detective, and knowing that this is going to be the hero throughout, and there is not going to be any redemption because the author expects you to actually like her detestable creation, well, I just had to give up. She should have made this character into one of the villains and killed her off in some horrible way and created a flawed but basically likable hero. Don’t even start reading this, you’ll wish you hadn’t.Ms Cantrell
5By Chef SonnyWhy isn’t Take The Monkey and run a movie yet. Great fun and very funny. Thanks throughly enjoyed the book. Sonny AtienzaA madcap adventure
4By 0031865Four starsVery entertaining!
5By DMM47Easy read, laugh-out-loud moments, and lots of action. It was just fun to read.
