The Miracle Strip (edition 1998)

by Nancy Bartholomew

Series: Sierra Lavotini (1)

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A Sexy Stripper-Sleuth Bares It All to Catch a Cold-Blooded KillerThe whip-smart Sierra Lavotini is the hottest act on Panama City's strip scene. She's the headliner at the bare-all bar, the Tiffany Club. Besides her bodacious business, Sierra's life is fairly simple. And that's the way she likes it. But when a good friend, Denise, seeks her help, Sierra's life takes a murderous turn. Seems Denise's furry friend Arlo has just been "dognapped." From the pricey ransom note, Sierra figures there's much more to this case than meets the eye. And her hunch proves correct when a quick trip to Denise's apartment reveals a fresh corpse. Sierra can't shake the feeling that her friend isn't telling her the whole story--especially after Denise turns up missing and the body count continues to rise. Determined to reveal the naked truth, Sierra tackles this steamy caper head on, digging in her stiletto heels until the dangerous job is done.… (more)

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Title:	The Miracle Strip
Authors:	Nancy Bartholomew
Info:	St. Martin's Minotaur; 1st edition 1998
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This was a fun fast mystery. I am hoping this is not the last I will see of Sierra Lavotini. (

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mlake | Apr 28, 2015 |

First in the Sierra Lavotini series, in which Sierra, an exotic dancer in a Florida club, seeks to help her friend Denise, a bartender at the same club. First Denise’s dog is kidnapped, then they find a dead body in Denise’s apartment and someone’s shooting at Sierra and Denise as well. When Denise vanishes, the cops think she’s taken off, but Sierra is worried that Denise’s drug-lord ex husband has done away with her and sets out to find her on her own. An okay book, nothing special, and while it was interesting and with a few likable characters, it’s not a series I’ll rush to read more of. (

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Spuddie | Mar 12, 2009 |

This was a pretty good first novel. Sierra is very likable. I would have liked more description of her character because I could never visualize more than blonde and large breasts but I've heard the series keeps getting better.

If you are comparing the book to the Stephanie Plum series there is a Rex who is a Chihuahua named Fluffy. There is a Morelli who is a detective, although he is nowhere as hot as Morelli...yet. There is a Grandma Mazer who is a crazy neighbor named Naydean who is possibly a paranoid schizophrenic.

All in all a decent first novel and I'm definatly willing to consider the next in the series. (

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la_librarian | Jul 25, 2006 |

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1998-07-15

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Sierra Lavotini

John Nailor

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Panama City, Florida, USA

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A Sexy Stripper-Sleuth Bares It All to Catch a Cold-Blooded KillerThe whip-smart Sierra Lavotini is the hottest act on Panama City's strip scene. She's the headliner at the bare-all bar, the Tiffany Club. Besides her bodacious business, Sierra's life is fairly simple. And that's the way she likes it. But when a good friend, Denise, seeks her help, Sierra's life takes a murderous turn. Seems Denise's furry friend Arlo has just been "dognapped." From the pricey ransom note, Sierra figures there's much more to this case than meets the eye. And her hunch proves correct when a quick trip to Denise's apartment reveals a fresh corpse. Sierra can't shake the feeling that her friend isn't telling her the whole story--especially after Denise turns up missing and the body count continues to rise. Determined to reveal the naked truth, Sierra tackles this steamy caper head on, digging in her stiletto heels until the dangerous job is done.

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