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Murder A La Carte: The 4th Nikki Hunter Mystery (Nikki Hunter Mysteries) Kindle Edition

by Nancy Skopin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,299 ratings
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Murder A La Carte is the fourth novel in a mystery series featuring Private Investigator, Nicoli “Nikki” Hunter. Nikki lives aboard a 46-foot sailboat on the California coast and rents a ground floor office in the marina complex where her boat is docked. In Murder A La Carte, an abused nine-year-old boy comes to Nikki’s office, and asks her to find out who killed his mom. Meanwhile, Nikki’s significant other, Detective Bill Anderson, is investigating the homicide of a registered sex offender. It doesn’t take long for Nikki to identify how these cases, and several other local murders, intersect. She’s in for a wild ride chasing down a vigilante with a mission to kill as many sexual predators as possible.

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    Nikki Hunter Mysteries
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    December 11, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0199AU20O
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (December 11, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 11, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1057 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 376 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,299 ratings

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Nancy Skopin

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Nancy Skopin, 2015 Beverly Hills Book Award winner for her first novel Murder On The Menu, is a native of California, and currently lives on the Oregon coast with her husband, Max Ferry, and their two dogs, Turq and Malcolm. An avid student of human nature, she is happiest spending her days imagining the best and the worst that we are capable of and translating these ideas into her Nicoli "Nikki" Hunter mystery series.

As does her central character Nikki, Nancy lived aboard her yacht in the San Francisco Bay Area for thirteen years, though she has recently settled down on solid ground. While researching her quirky serial killer mystery series she worked for two years with a private investigator, learning the intricacies of the business and, specifically, the art of restaurant and bar “mystery shopping.” For some years she has worked closely with a retired police detective who is both a procedural consultant and a friend.

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Madeleine Booth-Smits
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024
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What a rollercoaster of emotions! I feel like I've been out through the ringer! From tears and lumps in my throat to holding my breath to see what happens next. This is THE best Nikki Hunter book. I absolutely loved every word!!
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Bookzilla
4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars Compelling
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2018
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4.5 stars Compelling

This easy to follow stand-alone is difficult to put down. No editing errors, graphic violence or drag-you-down drama.

Intriguing storyline of child abusers being murdered. The procedures, actions and reactions are realistic. There is some bending of the rules.

Believable characters with distinct personalities. Thought-provoking dialogue.

“You’re treading on dangerous ground here, Nikki,” he said, always the cop. “When you get involved in other people’s lives you risk making a mess of them.”

No desire to re-read this story. I am interested in other works by this author.
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Roy Murry, Author
5.0 out of 5 stars Review a la Carte
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2019
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MURDER A LA CARTE

NANCY SKOPIN

Review by Roy Murry, Author

It is my second novel by Ms. Skopin. I will go back to read another Nikki Hunter Mystery because of Ms. Skopin's lead character and the way she solves a mystery.

Her stories are fast-paced and character-driven, that keep the reader glued to the page. In this novel, a killer is murdering pedophiles and is closer to Nikki and her police detective lover than one would think.

Using friends, Nikki follows people she thinks the killer would like to eliminate. This effort leads to some exciting sub-plots, which do not distract from the main one.

In the end, the reader will want more, like me. I am a mystery nut.
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Lee Brothers
5.0 out of 5 stars The subject matter is hard to handle but the storyline is very well written!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2022
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This book was at times hard to read. The subject matter is very turbulent and personally I wasn’t sure I wanted the killer to get caught. I know that this is something that happens in real life and I’ve read several books where the authors created stories around this type of action. So to try and back away from my emotional problem with the subject matter I have to say that this author always writes a great story!! And she did the subject matter great respect.
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Elaine
5.0 out of 5 stars Great. Book!
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023
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I’m hooked! Now I gotta read all the other books! Well written and exciting! I’m looking forward to more adventures!
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Ellen Oceanside
4.0 out of 5 stars A NEW HOME AND LOVE FOR SCOTT
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2018
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Nikki had a miserable childhood, and.now seeing a young boy in her doorway, about seven or eight. Eye contact, then he asked, to help find out who killed his mom. Two weeks ago, went shopping for new jeans for him, she went to get another size, but didn’t come back. Found her on the floor, and knew she was dead. Living with an aunt who doesn’t want him, and police won’t tell him anything. Finding that his mom was yelling at him, wishing he hadn’t been born, and to hurry up when at the store. A kid who is wise beyond his years, has seen too much. Nikki finally finds someone related to Scott, he was 62,and a PI, agreed to come see the boy. Winning story that will draw you in.
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Debi
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a foodie whole likes Mysteries
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2022
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This was an unusual mystery story that had me cheering for the murderer. Can't say that has ever happened to me before. Good plot, great characters
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L.B.
3.0 out of 5 stars and I liked the characters
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016
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I have a hard time recommending this book. While the writing is sound, and I liked the characters, the storyline is pretty lame. You meet the antagonist immediately and know why he/she is killing people. But it takes forever for the protagonist to even identify a suspect. The only real clue shows up in chapter nineteen (I think that was it) and with that very basic clue, the protagonist focuses on one individual. Then when she meets him/her and shakes his/her hand, she instantly KNOWS that this person is the killer. Literally, that's what happens. There is no mention that Nikki Hunter is psychic or has any such ability, but somehow her instincts are so good, that's she IDs the killer with a handshake. But my biggest complaint is that the book is terribly overwritten. The dog is charming, but the lead character takes the dog for a walk at least once or twice in every single chapter. We are treated to multiple fast food meals where we are told what each character orders. We see her getting in and out of her car, doing mundane things in her apartment. And there are multiple phone calls that go no where. So much of the writing is just busy work and doesn't move the story forward at all. So, while I believe this series show promise, this particular book just didn't do much for me. However, because I liked the characters and writing, I was willing to stretch my review and give it 3 stars.
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Consistently excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2021
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Four books in and still thoroughly enjoying the series. An excellent cat-and-mouse investigation, a simultaneously heart-warming and heart-rending client, the continuing backdrop of familiar characters... it all adds up to another VERY satisfying read!
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Shilpa
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in India on June 24, 2019
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Intresting till the last page
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S McLean
5.0 out of 5 stars Page Turner
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2021
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Brilliant murder, mystery with love intertwined. It was a page turner, so much so that I had finished the book in one day.
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Anindita
4.0 out of 5 stars Smart and interesting throughout the read
Reviewed in India on July 5, 2021
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Love Nikki and her dog Buddy.
It's a very interesting read.
This is my second read of Nikki and I really like this practical no nonsense warm hearted detective.
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