Saylor Oz is a Brooklyn-based sex therapist. She spends her days curing couples of their sexual woes. But when the brother of her long-time friend gets arrested and convicted of serial murders, Saylor feels obligated to put on a detective hat and hunts for the true killer.
The murder victims were all models found around New York City. Each victim has a lock of hair missing. Saylor, a connoisseur of films of a sexual nature, realizes that she’s seen this somewhere before: an old movie entitled Bad, Bad, Babydoll. Saylor immediately begins investigating the cast of this movie and discovers some startling similarities to the crimes. She vows to stop at nothing, even putting herself in harms way, to help find the true killer.
Readers of Jenn’s Bookshelf know that I can’t stand when one author’s writing is compared to another. However, in the case of Babydoll
, I can’t help but compare it to Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels. Saylor has the same no-holds-barred attitude as Stephanie Plum. I It’s not Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction, but an excellent read nonetheless. Several times I found myself laughing at loud. The emotions the reader experiences ranges from sorrow and hatred to tears-rolling-down-your face humor. The characters are stellar. Each has their own faults, but you can’t help but love them. And if that’s not enough, the storyline is very suspenseful. Just when you think you’ve solved the case, Roy throws in something from left field and forces you to reconsider.
While Babydoll is technically the second in a series of books, you lose nothing by not reading the first of the series, Aphrodisiac 
. Obviously, since the main character is a sex therapist, there is a good deal of sex in this book. It’s not overly graphic or raunchy in any way and completely appropriate for this book.
I highly recommend this one! A steamy thriller for your steamy summer evenings!
About the author:
Allyson Roy translates into Alice & Roy, husband and wife collaborating authors. Roy, a graduate of the University Of The Arts in Philadelphia, has a background in theater, art and standup comedy. Alice, dancer/choreographer/teacher, double majored in dance and philosophy at the State University of New York. They spent many gypsy years living and working in the different neighborhoods of New York City and Philadelphia. Aside from being marriage and writing partners, they are also best friends, which is reflected in the heartfelt, go-the-distance friendship of their two main characters.
Thanks to
TLC Book Tours for allowing me to take part in this tour. And thanks to the publisher, Penguin, for providing a copy of this book for review.
Check out the other blogs participating in this tour:
Tuesday, August 18th:
The Eclectic Book LoverWednesday, August 19th:
Jenn’s BookshelfTuesday, August 25th:
Jen’s Book ThoughtsWednesday, August 26th:
Cheryl’s Book NookThursday, August 27th:
Reading With MonieMonday, August 31st:
Bookluver-Carol’s ReviewsWednesday, September 2nd:
Chick With BooksThursday, September 3rd:
Stephanie’s Confessions of a Book-a-holicTuesday, September 8th:
GalleySmithWednesday, September 9th:
BookgasmThursday, September 10th:
I’m Booking It
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Saylor Oz is a Brooklyn-based sex therapist. She spends her days curing couples of their sexual woes. But when the brother of her long-time friend gets arrested and convicted of serial murders, Saylor feels obligated to put on a detective hat and hunts for the true killer.
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