A freak lightening bolt zaps a a transformer in Ohio and causes a cascade outage on the electrical grid which causes a blackout in New York City, just as Regan And Jack Reilly return to their loft apartment. Regan thinks she hears a noise as the lights go out. She heads up to the rooftop terrace to investigate. The would be thief slams the door locking Reilly out of the apartment. Regan's friend, Kit, calls for help, as she is left alone at a comedy club where she had gone with a business acquaintance. The woman went out of the club for s cigarette tight as the lights blinked out. Kit, on crutches, needed a way to get back to her hotel, so she calls Regan. Meanwhile Jack is called back to police headquarters to help deal with the blackout. An art gallery is broken into, a younger blonde man is in danger from a a crazy vengeful woman, and Regan has to untangle the mess while dealing with her breakin. The story takes place in one night, and is fast paced. ( )

Another installment of the Regan Reilly series. I do not think this one was as good as the others. This one was pretty bland and the scenarios just seemed rather contrived. She was never hired, just happened to stumble onto a situation and set out to solve the problem. The other story line was pretty bad. An actress who is getting divorced finds out her husband has sold the apartment where she has hidden some pretty controversial letters in a safe. If they get mailed, it could ruin her career. She tries to break into the apartment with a friend to get them back. A rather lame storyline. Hope her next one is better or I will not be reading anymore. ( )

fifty worthless plots with no crime
running around NYC, joke of a mystery

As "Zapped" begins, the Reillys return home from a summer weekend to the loft in Tribeca they are in the agonizing process of renovating and expanding. They are looking forward to a quiet supper on their newly acquired rooftop terrace. But it's not meant to be. While Jack goes to pick up Chinese food, Regan enters their apartment, unaware that a nervous thief, who preceded her by minutes, is hiding in the front closet. A thief who knows about a hidden safe that Regan and Jack have yet to discover. Minutes later, the blackout strikes, and both Reillys are called into action.

A good, fast-paced read. Very light-weight, but written well enough. ( )

Good, light read. No unnecessary romantic element and lots of humor (very good!). No mystery, but it was good suspense. Over all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. ( )