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Death Taxes and a French Manicure A Tara Holloway Novel Diane Kelly Books

From the first page to the last this was pure white trash. Not the kind that involves lawn implements, although a pink flamingo made a cameo appearance, but the kind that involves Kid Rock concerts, sucking on Buds, with half-naked women prancing around on stage and gyrating in cages with red thongs protecting the merchandise. Well, maybe not that extreme, but it felt pretty darn close, with red thongs and polka-dotted panties receiving more than just a cursory mention.

Tara and Christina would make any redneck proud with sprayed hair at its fizziest max, derriere showing shorts, tube tops, spandex, and enough makeup for the stage. Both come with enough spunk and junk-in-the-trunk to chase away scam artists and pencil-thin drug dealers. The antics left zany in Pinky's rearview mirror, the ice cream was always plentiful, and even the ones with money ended up being whores and miscreants.

Britney and Chelsea proved to be the kind of women that made other trophy wives look good, with their ample, enhanced assets, bottled-blond hair, tight miniskirts, and enough drunken antics to rival certain childhood actresses, crotch flashing and yelling at the gardeners in nothing more than a pair of panties, after sleeping one off, notwithstanding.

But the voice was what really made DEATH, TAXES, AND A FRENCH MANICURE work for me. The following is how the character first learns about sex (at the age of nine):

'I knew a little more about sex than most girls, what with growing up in the country and all. The first time I saw our neighbor's Black Angus bull mount an unsuspecting heifer, my two older brothers explained it all to me.
"He's getting him some," they'd said.
"Some what?" I'd asked.
"Nooky." '

The mystery may have been a bit underdeveloped, the characters totally off-the-wall, and the frolics tipped my believability factor a bit over the edge, but Tara's voice was friggin' fantastic, and that's most certainly why I kept reading. If you like your mystery romps trashy and larger than life (this is Texas after all), you may just find yourself enjoying this screwy read.

Robert Downs
Author of Falling Immortality: Casey Holden, Private Investigator


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Death Taxes and a French Manicure A Tara Holloway Novel Diane Kelly Books Reviews

This book had me from the first sentence

"When I was nine, I formed a Silly Putty pecker for my Ken doll, knowing he'd have no chance of fufilling Barbie's needs given the current state of erectile dysfunction with which the toy designers at Mattel had cursed him."

That first sentence set the tone for the entire book. The heroine, Tara Holloway gave up a plush life with a plush job and a plush office to work for the IRS. She finds herself in a series of adventures trying to take down a drug-selling ice cream man. She carries a gun, but never dreams she'll have to use it because remember - she's working for the IRS. To make matters worse, she becomes suspicious that her new boyfriend is involved in some shady dealings. Then, she has to embark on her own perilous investigation to learn the truth. This book was filled with humor, action, colorful characters, and a great story. I'm looking forward to reading about Tara's other adventures.
I enjoyed this book! Tara Holloway is a spunky, feisty, confident woman that I instantly liked as well as her stake-out partner, Christina. The book quickly caught my attention and kept me turning the pages. There were a few laugh out moments, and plenty of twists and turns. I look forward to reading more in this series!
Got this book because I loved her book Paw Enforcement, start of a new series with a policewoman and her dog. Didn't care for this at all.
Her 2 cats are about the only good thing in the book, the rest is about clothing, makeup, etc, which I found very boring, with a little IRS plot thrown in. Won't buy any more of this series, but will keep up with the other series with the dog.
Really Diane, I don't have time for this stuff right now. It's tax season and I'm busy.
But I picked up a version of this book - and read it straight through, ignoring all my work and deadlines.

It was a good read. The character is fun. And I am looking forward to reading more Tara Holloway stories.
But, she certainly is accident prone.

Seriously, folks. You'll enjoy the book.
You'll learn a bit about how the IRS Criminal Investigation division operates.
Perhaps you'll feel a little sympathy for them?
Tara Holloway has traded in her safe job at a large accounting firm for the somewhat more exciting life as a Special Agent for the IRS. She thinks that the change wont be much -- just enough to get her out more than her cubical at the firm did -- but she quickly realizes the IRS job is a bit more intense. On one of her first major investigations, she's accosted by a large mechanic with a box knife -- which leaves her with six stitches and a firearm discharge report to fill out. The encounter quickly earns her the title of Annie Oakley of the IRS, a title she's definitely going to need to live up to in this faster paced accounting job.

Soon she's on the tail of a drug-dealing ice cream truck operator, and Tara's partnered up with a fellow rookie from the DEA. While staking out that deadbeat citizen, Tara catches a whiff of the potential for a much larger bust - a ponzi scheme. The only hold up is that she's afraid that her new heart-throb, Brett, is involved in the plot.

Diane Kelly has definitely taken her life experiences to write a stellar opening installment to this newest cozy suspense series. Her plot & character development was excellent -- I found a kindred spirit in Tara, I too am a closet tomboy who collects just as many firearms as nail polishes. Diane dropped just enough hints to keep the plot going, without giving away the solution. The wrap-up was great -- not too surprising, but not too perfect either -- a great balance.

This is definitely a series that I'll be following!
From the first page to the last this was pure white trash. Not the kind that involves lawn implements, although a pink flamingo made a cameo appearance, but the kind that involves Kid Rock concerts, sucking on Buds, with half-naked women prancing around on stage and gyrating in cages with red thongs protecting the merchandise. Well, maybe not that extreme, but it felt pretty darn close, with red thongs and polka-dotted panties receiving more than just a cursory mention.

Tara and Christina would make any redneck proud with sprayed hair at its fizziest max, derriere showing shorts, tube tops, spandex, and enough makeup for the stage. Both come with enough spunk and junk-in-the-trunk to chase away scam artists and pencil-thin drug dealers. The antics left zany in Pinky's rearview mirror, the ice cream was always plentiful, and even the ones with money ended up being whores and miscreants.

Britney and Chelsea proved to be the kind of women that made other trophy wives look good, with their ample, enhanced assets, bottled-blond hair, tight miniskirts, and enough drunken antics to rival certain childhood actresses, crotch flashing and yelling at the gardeners in nothing more than a pair of panties, after sleeping one off, notwithstanding.

But the voice was what really made DEATH, TAXES, AND A FRENCH MANICURE work for me. The following is how the character first learns about sex (at the age of nine)

'I knew a little more about sex than most girls, what with growing up in the country and all. The first time I saw our neighbor's Black Angus bull mount an unsuspecting heifer, my two older brothers explained it all to me.
"He's getting him some," they'd said.
"Some what?" I'd asked.
"Nooky." '

The mystery may have been a bit underdeveloped, the characters totally off-the-wall, and the frolics tipped my believability factor a bit over the edge, but Tara's voice was friggin' fantastic, and that's most certainly why I kept reading. If you like your mystery romps trashy and larger than life (this is Texas after all), you may just find yourself enjoying this screwy read.

Robert Downs
Author of Falling Immortality Casey Holden, Private Investigator