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Doppelgangster

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by Laura Resnick
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In this exciting second installment of the madcap paranormal fantasy romance series, New York City seems to have double the number of wise guys that there should be...

“Unplug the phone and settle down for a fast and funny read."—New York
Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney

While working as a singing waitress at Bella Stella’s in Little Italy, struggling actress Esther Diamond witnesses a mob hit. And right before getting whacked out, the victim tells her that he just saw his own doppio—a perfect double and a notorious portent of death.
Before long, more doppelgangers start haunting New York's mobsters, who are subsequently getting bumped off in mysterious ways. Meanwhile, Esther's new love-interest, Detective Connor Lopez, gets transferred to the NYPD's Organized Crime Control Bureau and is assigned to investigate these very same mob hits.
Determined to prevent the murder of more of her restaurant customers, slayings that would soon lead to a mob war, Esther tries to uncover the evil genius behind the deadly doppelgangsters. Along with Max, the 350-year-old sorcerer, and Lucky, an aging hit man, Esther delves deep into the world of wise guys in pursuit of a ruthlessly mystical murderer.
“A wonderful blend of comedy and surprising suspense. Ifyou haven't met Esther Diamond yet, then you're missing out on a lot of fun."—Linda Howard, New York Times bestselling author

  • Creators

  • Series

    Esther Diamond Novel

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 5, 2010

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781101159798

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      • ISBN: 9781101159798
      • File size: 354 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 9, 2009
      This gleeful, clever sequel to 2006’s Disappearing Nightly
      teams up actress and singing waitress Esther Diamond with the magic-savvy but utterly unworldly Max the Magician and his slobbering canine familiar, Nelli, to discover how and why New York’s mobsters are being magically duplicated. Complicating matters is Esther’s suspicious would-be boyfriend, handsome Irish-Cuban police detective Connor Lopez, who would prefer a straightforward investigation involving neither Esther nor magic. Resnick introduces a colorful cast of gangsters and their associates, including a thrice-bereaved mob widow and an attractive young priest, as she spins a witty, fast-paced mystery around her convincingly self-absorbed chorus-girl heroine. Sexy interludes raise the tension between Lopez and Esther as she juggles magical assailants, her perennially distracted agent, her meddling mother, and wiseguys both friendly and threatening in a well-crafted, rollicking mystery.

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from January 15, 2010
      Esther Diamond ("Disappearing Nightly") is having a difficult week. The Off-Broadway show she's acting in is closing, and she just witnessed a murder at her waitressing job at a Mafia hangout in Little Italy. Before "Chubby" Charlie Chiccante died, he told Esther that he had seen his "doppio", a perfect double and a portent of death. Soon, dppelgangers are plaguing New York's mobsters, their hangers-on, and their enemies, and Esther, lured in by her friendships with the local wiseguys and her budding relationship with a cop in the organized crime unit, finds herself in over her head. Fortunately, her friends Max, a 350-plus-year-old sorcerer, and Lucky Battistuzzi, an aging hit man, can help her stop the person behind the dppelgangers. VERDICT Fans of Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series will appreciate this series' lively heroine and the appealing combination of humor, mystery, and romance.

      Copyright 2010 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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