Priced to Move
by Ginny Aiken
Published by Revell Books
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Reviewed by Jan Warren
Priced to Move is a G-rated Chick Lit, which typically means it leans more heavily on dialogue than plot to carry the story. Also woven in are a sprinkling of humor and a dab of cozy mystery for good measure.
The heroine, Andie Adams, is a highly skilled and respected gemologist who is burnt out with the stringent demands of her New York City job and subsequent lack of a personal life. Nursing three ulcers, her reward for such stress-filled living, she jumps at the chance to quit her job and move to Kentucky to care for her quirky, but sweet, ailing aunt.
Andie is looking forward to the slower-paced life of the small town, but instead she must deal with a new job selling gemstones on an all-women cable shopping network called, S.T.U.D.; a murder, in which she is the prime suspect; a mysterious and annoying gift, named Rio; international intrigue; missing Myanmar rubies; and a pain-in-the-gut, hunky jock co-host.
Priced to Move has Andie spouting so much interesting gemology information that you may be tempted to keep the book as a reference guide and go hunting for your own rare, but oh-so-divine bauble.
I love high-speed mystery stories, unfortunately I found myself skimming over paragraphs of seemly idle chitchat, which included some difficult-to-decipher Southern lingo, searching for this story’s plotline. However, the ending supplied a surprising villain, as well as tied up most of the loose ends in a satisfactory manner.
Armchair Interviews says: The heroine knows her gems.