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Whiskey Rebellion: An Addison Holmes Mystery (Addison Holmes Mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Liliana Hart (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 10,263 ratings
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Addison Holmes is a diamond in the rough, though she’s feeling more like a big lump of coal. Teaching history in Whiskey Bayou, Georgia isn’t exactly the most exciting job. Until she finds her principal dead in the parking lot of the seedy gentleman’s club.

When Addison finds herself out of a job, she turns to her best friend, Kate, who owns the McClean Detective Agency. Addison is a natural at the job. Living in a small town has given her all the skills she needs to spy on other people and pass silent judgment. Sometimes being nosy has its advantages.

When her principal’s murder reveals more Whiskey Bayou secrets than people are comfortable with, the suspect list grows longer than Addison’s arm. Fortunately, the detective in charge seems more than capable of finding the killer and driving her crazy at the same time.

"Fans of Stephanie Plum are going to love Addison Holmes."
“An entertaining, fun read.”
“This book is hysterical. It’s a true comedy of errors…A perfect summer read… lighthearted and funny”
”I haven’t read a book this funny since the first few Janet Evanovich books… A definite recommendation for everyone.”

The Addison Holmes Series Reading Order
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Sour
Whiskey For Breakfast
Whiskey, You're the Devil
Whiskey on the Rocks
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey and Gunpowder
Whiskey Lullaby
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  1. Book 1 of 8
    Addison Holmes Mysteries
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    December 27, 2013
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Dear Readers,
Thanks for joining me and Addison Holmes on the journey. This was such a fun series to write, and believe it or not, a lot of the stories in these books were taken from real life. I won't tell you which ones, but real life is definitely stranger than fiction. 
If you're new to this series, Addison is written in first person. She's got so much of my personality in her, which is why she's so easy to write. She and J.J. Graves (which is my other first person series), and both me, but two different sides of me. Addison took on a life of her own once she hit the page, and I never looked back. 
This series is fun and funny, and as the cast of characters grew, the potential for the trouble they could get into was limitless. 
I hope you enjoy and keep coming back for more!

Love Always,
Liliana

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0053HWAWQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 7th Press (December 27, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 27, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2213 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 310 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 10,263 ratings

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Liliana Hart is a New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly Bestselling Author of more than 60 titles. After starting her first novel her freshman year of college, she immediately became addicted to writing and knew she'd found what she was meant to do with her life. She has no idea why she majored in music.

Since publishing in June of 2011, Liliana has appeared at #1 on lists all over the world and all three of her series have appeared on the New York Times list. Liliana is a sought after speaker, and she's given keynote speeches and workshops to standing-room-only crowds from Hawaii to New York to London.

Liliana can almost always be found at her computer writing or hanging out with her husband (her real life hero). They call a suburb of Dallas home and have five children and a French bulldog named Bacon.

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I found myself laughing out loud all the way through this hilarious book
I found myself laughing out loud all the way through this hilarious book about a history teacher who has no luck at all. Luckily her BFF owns a PI agency and hires her. Oh--she manages to get all the jobs done--but she ends up bruised and some other minor catastrophes as well. It kind of reminded me of the Stephanie Plum series--which I also laughed my way through!! I will surely be reading more of this series!!
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Fancy Nancy
5.0 out of 5 stars Addison Holmes is my new best friend!
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2014
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Liliana Hart’s Addison Holmes mystery series is fabulous! I cannot recommend it highly enough. This review refers to book one in the set, Whiskey Rebellion, but applies to all of the books in the series.

Hart is a very good writer and story teller and, while no one’s perfect at anything, you’d be hard-pressed to find any significant problem with these books. If you like a good story, with a lot of humor, romance, steamy sex, wonderful dialogue, great characterization, and a flawless sense of place, along with a mystery that will keep you guessing right up to the end, then this series is for you.

Addison Holmes is a financially strapped school teacher who stumbles into her first mystery, and a new career, when she becomes an ecdysiast as a means of earning extra money. Removing her clothing for money doesn’t really work out for her, but it turns out she’s a pretty good detective. Of course, she also draws trouble, danger, and hot cops like a magnet, but it’s not like she intends any of that.

Hart evokes the setting – Savannah, Georgia – in both dialogue, description, and characterization and the details are all just perfect. At the same time, we all know the hypocrites, judgmental gossips, and busybodies you’ll meet in these books. And the people you don’t recognize are an awful lot of fun to get to know.

Hart isn’t out to solve the world’s problems with these books; she’s out to entertain and spin a yarn you can love, laugh at, and enjoy. In that endeavor, she succeeds and then some. I love Addison’s determined outlook, her willingness to do what she has to, and her internal dialogue; this girl is the kind of character a writer hopes to create sometime in their career and Hart has done it with aplomb.

I love Nick Dempsey, the cop that Addison falls for (or not…?) and I love the chemistry Hart creates between our protagonists. I adore Addison’s relationship with her best friend, Kate. There is almost nothing about these books (yes, I read the four available books in this series in four days, and am waiting with bated breath for the next one, due this fall) that I didn’t like and frankly, whatever those small things were, they’re not worth mentioning here. Nothing and on one is perfect, but what I find to be a flaw or annoyance you might find entertaining or endearing.

I also need to say that I very rarely laugh out loud while reading, and that there are very, very few writers who can make laugh so hard that I have to stop reading to collect myself. The fact that Hart makes me do exactly that several times in each book puts her in a very small class of very funny writers. Dave Barry, for example. Really, some of this is so funny you’ll catch yourself snorting with laughter.

Read these books. Read these books because they are fun, smart, well-written, and entertaining as hell! Read these books because you’re looking for a series you can commit to. Read these books because you love a good story. Read these books if for no other reason than to take a lesson in how to create a fantastic mystery/romance/suspense/comedy story that is well done and worth the time to read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice read
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
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I really enjoyed this book. I was surprised giving there is not a sexual scene involved. The characters were funny, protective and friendly. A real murder mystery to keep you on your toes. Very well written but could have had a better epilogue.
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Rikles
5.0 out of 5 stars Rollicking, Funny, Engaging,
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018
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Addison Holmes is a teacher who needs a second job to support her lifestyle. She tries being a stripper with disastrous results. Addison trips over a dead body. Addison is a disaster looking for a place to happen. The writing is excellent and the story is told from the first person. The characters are alive and work their way into your consciousness. You cheer for the good guys and want the bad guys punished. The plot is very interesting and it has crazy moments plus twists and turns. If you enjoy a story dealing with the consequences of other's mistakes, this is the book for you. I laughed my way through this one. This is a great read, don't miss it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Don't take my word for it.
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016
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I definitely have mixed feelings about this book. It was somewhat amusing and reasonably interesting however the heroine,, Addison was not particularly likable. She did many just stupid things and spent a lot of time explaining why she was not wearing underwear at a particular moment, which was often. The plot was okay and the twist at the end was one I did not see coming although it was not a total surprise. The tupperware party scene seemed to have just been thrown in so the author could get in some provocative language for whatever reason. There was a lot of that where the author just threw in references to private parts for no other reason than to get them into the story. Other than the regular use of sexual references, I thought the story was pretty good and I intend to read the next entry in this series (Whiskey Sour I think). This is a perfect example of what I think a three star book is all about: Good - Not great. Okay read, but could have been much better.
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Robert T. Borremans
4.0 out of 5 stars More Romantic Comedy Than Murder Investigation
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2023
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Whiskey Rebellion: An Addison Holmes Mystery, written by Liliana Hart, starts out very intriguing. A young teacher who needs additional money to buy a new house, unsuccessfully tries her hand as a stripper. Following her rejected audition she finds her school principal dead in the club’s parking lot. Following her stripping failure, she is hired by a friend who owns a private investigation agency to do a little investigative work.

From here, the story becomes more romantic comedy rather than murder investigation. In fact, there is no murder investigation except for vague references throughout the remainder of the book. Addison Holmes, our heroine, develops a crush on Nick the primary police detective investigating her principal’s murder. There are also chapters of pointless interactions between Addison and her friend Kate, owner of the PI agency, and her mother. These chapters do little to advance the story. In the end, the murder is solved in a pretty ridiculous and comical fashion, but more importantly Addison’s relationship with Nick is saved and will continue in future books.

Addison is basically a “dumb blonde” stereotype (not sure that she is blonde though). She finds herself getting into one halfwitted situation after another; like running over her former fiancé with her car. There is nothing particularly interesting or likable about her. The reader is left a self-centered, clueless character. A character that I really did not care about.

I obvious misunderstood the premise of the book, expecting a murder investigation story. Not being a particularly romantic guy, I found this story sort of boring and superficial. Obviously, I am not the kind of person that this book was written for.
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5.0 out of 5 stars gut geschrieben
Reviewed in Germany on April 3, 2021
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5.0 out of 5 stars Whiskey rebellion
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2020
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You have to love a story that causes waves of mirth and lots of action. Then there is the whole Spanx episode!
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Ryan J.
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in France on February 6, 2020
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Enjoyable storyline featuring the accident prone Addison Holmes. Well written, good characters, good police work and good on laughs too. Will be reading more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
Reviewed in Australia on July 26, 2023
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Lots of fun and hard to put down, a lovely enjoyable story. With a happy ending l hope.... Ms Holmes has a great way of telling a tale . Cheers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars loved the quirkiness of the characters and how the entire ...
Reviewed in India on November 21, 2016
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loved the quirkiness of the characters and how the entire story pans out wonderfully
Lilliana has set the bar very high on mysteries with a feel good effect
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