Bad Day's Work

by Nora McFarland

Book Overview

Lilly Hawkins is having one of those days. . . .

The last thing she needs is a murder to solve.

Nothing seems to be going Lilly's way. A TV news photographer at her hometown television station, she's one of the hardest working "shooters" there, but her pit-bull personality and a series of unlucky blunders have put her job in jeopardy.

So when an urgent story breaks in the middle of the night, Lilly is determined to turn her bad luck around and get the respect she deserves. But the pressure is on; either she delivers amazing video or she's fired. After busting her butt and dodging the cops, Lilly has what could be the biggest scoop of her career--exclusive video of a murder scene. Or does she have it? Lilly is stunned when the tape played in front of the entire newsroom is nothing but dead air.

Soon she's on the run from criminals and police, both of whom claim Lilly's video is the key to solving the murder and think she pocketed the real tape. Can she escape her pursuers long enough to catch the killer, or will she end the day as the next victim?

Lilly's bad day just keeps getting worse, but the one thing she knows for sure is that she'd like to live to see more of them. . . .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439155488
• ISBN13: 9781439155486
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Good Day's Read

All Lilly is trying to do is her job and but instead her life is threatened and she is running from the law. As she tries to solve the murder and clear her name, she gets help from an unlikely source. This fast-paced, action-filled and humorous story keeps you turning the pages quickly. A great debut novel by the author.

Loved this book!

This was such a fun read and a real page-turner. I am impressed that this is the author's first novel. I loved all the characters from Lilly to her Uncle Bud. There is suspense and humor that keeps you intrigued. I hope this is the beginning of a long series of Lilly Hawkins books. Sharlene Moore

Fun and Entertaining!!!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! Very entertaining with great bits of humor. It's always neat to learn something new and the detailed exposure to life in a newsroom of smaller city like Bakersfield was great. The jacket says the author also worked at CNN so I imagine it includes some experience from working with CNN's staff as well. All I can say is I got sucked into the story and stayed up late to finish "just one more chapter". I'm very much looking forward to reading the next book in the series!

a bad day's work

not your everyday murder mystery. It feel like areal slice of life. I'm looking for the next book in the series

A Bad Day's Work

This was a fun read. Since it was touted as similar to Janet Evanovich, I was expecting a quirky heroine and some humor and I was not disappointed at all. In fact, I like Lilly Hawkins better. And her Uncle Bud deserves a book of his own. He's fantastically funny. This book's pleasant surprise (except that it kept me up too late reading) was that it is a page-turner. Lilly gets herself into and out of some very sticky jams and it was hard to put it down till she finally solved the mystery. McFarland has created a series with twists, turns, action, suspense, humor and a flawed but endearing heroine that you can't help but cheer for. I will definately be reading the second Lilly Hawkins mystery.