Killing Ruby Rose, Jessie Humphries
Killing Ruby Rose, Jessie Humphries
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Killing Ruby Rose

Author: Jessie Humphries

Narrator: Jessie Humphries

Unabridged: 8 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/01/2014

Synopsis

In sunny Southern California, seventeen-year-old Ruby Rose is known for her killer looks and her killer SAT scores. But ever since her dad, an LAPD SWAT sergeant, died, she’s also got a few killer secrets.To cope, Ruby has been trying to stay focused on school (the top spot in her class is on the line) and spending time with friends (her Jimmy Choos and Manolo Blahniks are nothing if not loyal). But after six months of therapy and pathetic parenting by her mom, the District Attorney, Ruby decides to pick up where her dad left off and starts going after the bad guys herself.When Ruby ends up killing a murderer to save his intended victim, she discovers that she’s gone from being the huntress to the hunted. There’s a sick mastermind at play, and he has Ruby in his sights. Ruby must discover who’s using her to implement twisted justice before she ends up swapping Valentino red for prison orange.With a gun named Smith, a talent for martial arts, and a boyfriend with eyes to die for, Ruby is ready to face the worst. And if a girl’s forced to kill, won’t the guilt sit more easily in a pair of Prada peep-toe pumps?

About Jessie Humphries

Jessie Humphries was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She received a BA from San Diego State University, where she cultivated her love of the beach; then lived in France, where she cultivated her weakness for shoes; and finally earned a law degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she cultivated her interest in justice. Appropriately, her debut novel, Killing Ruby Rose, is a thriller about vigilante justice set in sunny Southern California with a shoe-obsessed protagonist. Jessie currently writes and practices law in Las Vegas, where she lives with her husband and children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on December 16, 2014

If I'd stopped after three chapters Killing Ruby Rose might have been one of the better guilty pleasure books I'd read in a long time. For those first few chapters Jessie Humphries channels Veronica Mars at its best -- with a smart, drive heroine who isn't intimidated and refuses to back down from a......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on April 07, 2014

WHAT I LIKED: *The super compelling first three chapters, which I couldn't put down and fell in love with right away (had to drop everything I was doing and read). *The fast-paced suspense and mystery that kept me reading throughout (even when motivations/events started to get a tad convoluted in the......more

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps on April 05, 2014

Seventeen-year-old Ruby Rose decides to avenge her father's murder by going after the rapists, murderers, and other scum who he wasn't able to put away, even if that means killing the dirtbags in self defense. Among the cast of supporting characters in this YA novel: the love interest, the best frie......more

Goodreads review by Bèbè ✦ RANT ✦ on October 17, 2014

Killing Ruby Rose could have been explained as a YA mystery thriller. But we all know that YA means teenagers which equals high school, kissing boys, and curfew. So imagine the clash of all of these things plus bad guys that are cold hearted killers. This made me very very skeptical. Story begins wh......more

Goodreads review by Ron on April 08, 2014

There aren’t a lot of YA mystery novels out there and those that I find never seem to cut it for older readers. This one hooked me with a comparison to Veronica Mars in an Amazon review—not a bad thing, IMO. (VM died long before its time.) KRR did seem a bit Veronica Marsy in the opening pages. Like......more

Quotes

“With a fierce and witty heroine, this dark and twisty mystery is everything I love in a book. Killing Ruby Rose is an all-around thrilling debut that kept me riveted from beginning to end!” —Megan Miranda, author of Fracture, Hysteria, and Vengeance

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