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Dirty Harriet Rides Again Donated to National Museum of Dentistry
Award! Award!
Future Dirty Harriet Books
Upcoming Signings
Reader Comments
Reviews

Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007  -   42 comments


Looking for DIRTY HARRIET?

DIRTY HARRIET is now out of print. However, you can find used copies on Amazon, eBay, and other sites. You can also download an electronic version at http://ebooks.eharlequin.com (available in a variety of formats).

Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007  -   0 comments


Dirty Harriet Rides Again Donated to National Museum of Dentistry

Yes, DIRTY HARRIET RIDES AGAIN is now a museum piece! A kind reader has donated a copy of the book to the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, in honor of the character of Lawrence Williams, DDS, who appears in the book. Harriet is not quite sure what to make of this development, given her dental phobia...

Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007  -   1 comments


Award! Award!

DIRTY HARRIET has won the Romantic Times Bookclub Reviewer's Choice Award for Best First Series Romance of 2006!!

Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2007  -   1 comments


Future Dirty Harriet Books

DIRTY HARRIET'S DARKEST HOUR - 2008

When a prominent Boca developer hires Harriet to find the con artist who stole his elderly mother's heart - and identity - it's just another routine case for ScamBusters, Harriet's PI agency. That is, until her client is murdered when he's buried alive at one of his construction sites. The dead man's new Boca Babe bride asks Harriet to continue the search for the missing con man, now believed to be the killer. Harriet recruits her mother, Celeste, and the Contessa von Phul to go undercover as wealthy widows ripe for the picking. But she soon learns that the deceased had no shortage of enemies, both in his personal and professional lives. Ultimately Harriet is faced with the biggest moral dilemma of her life: just how far will she go in the pursuit of justice?

Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006  -   7 comments


Upcoming Signings

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 2:00 p.m.: Presenting workshop: "Get 'em to Grin, Giggle, & Guffaw: How to Write Humor," Delray Beach Public Library, 100 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL.

Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006  -   9 comments


Reader Comments

DIRTY HARRIET RIDES AGAIN

Loved, loved, loved it! Please let Harriet live long and prosper.

Do, please, keep her around. She's nothing short of terrific.

Enjoyed them both, your characters are great.

I figured how could I go wrong with a title like that? I didn't. I look forward to reading more about her.

Just finished reading DIRTY HARRIET and DIRTY HARRIET RIDES AGAIN for the second time ... wondering when another installment will be available.

DIRTY HARRIET

I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know I read and thoroughly enjoyed DIRTY HARRIET. You kept me laughing. Very witty.


Loved it! Your Harriet was so much fun to read & I just got lost in the storyline. Of course Chuck & Enrique were the perfect complement to Harriet's lifestyle. I hope you have another book on the way with plot with just as much intrigue as this one did.


I have just read DIRTY HARRIET and quite enjoyed it. I am an avid mystery reader (about 2-3 a week). I thought talking with Lana was a clever way for the reader to know the character's rehashing of the day's events. Good idea since she was by herself and didn't have a human to talk to. You had great characters.


I really enjoyed reading this book. Thanks for the great book.


I read your book in a couple of days. It was wonderful! You have a great sense of humor, the suspense worked for me, and the social message was there as well.



Just had the opportunity to read your novel over the weekend. I found it to be very well written, descriptive (esp. of characters and their appearance and personalities). It was exhilarating!


I love your book. You do great work. I'm impressed. Believe me, it's seldom I make that comment because it takes a lot to impress me.


Your Harriet is keeping me up nights! Enjoying her immensely. You've made me laugh out loud several times, which is a damn good sign. Your book is pretty timely with all the buzz these days about immigration.


I thoroughly enjoyed DIRTY HARRIET. It was definitely a memorable reading experience.

Loved the book! Harriet is a great character. Looking forward to more Harriet books.

Your novel was a blast. I really enjoyed it. It was very versatile in its writing and I was laughing literally out loud one minute and intenesely turning the pages with the more serious storyline.

You mastered the art of combining humor and serious issues without sacrificing sensitivity. I had to utilize all of my strength to avoid bursting out with laughter on the bus.

I loved it. Please, please write more. What a talent you have. It was funny, exciting, and kept one's attention throughout the book. Cool character. I just love mysteries and humor combined in a real-life type story. When will the next Dirty Harriet book be out?

Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006  -   1 comments


Reviews

DIRTY HARRIET RIDES AGAIN

****1/2 stars. Another can't put-down-story filled with unique characters and laugh-out-loud humor.
--Page Traynor, Romantic Times Book Reviews

Bawdy. Irreverent. Wicked. Totally hilarious.... The characters are so quirky and so much fun you wish they were real and your friends. The plot is clever and moves right along. The book is worth the cover price just for Auerbach's description of Boca Babes. This series is almost too much fun to be legal. Can you tell? I liked it.
--Prudy Taylor Board, Boca Raton News

Dirty Harriet is back! And I still love her. Auerbach's sense of humor is right on the mark. Well plotted and nicely written, this is a light, pleasant and enjoyable book that also brings across a social message.
--Joanne Sinchuk, Murder on the Beach Bookstore

***** stars. Zany and definitely over the top, readers will welcome the exploits of Dirty Harriet as she rides the Everglades and the urban jungles of Southeastern Florida. The story line is fast-paced and very amusing as Harriet's latest capers star a horde of eccentrics who make for a fun humourous jaunt.
--Harriet Klausner, Amazon.com

**** stars. A wickedly funny commentary on the lives and mores of Boca. A consistently fun read.

--Pat Bradley, bookreporter.com

***** stars. Fun characters. She's not Stephanie Plum but she is the closest I've come across. Highly recommended.

--Marilynn L., PaperBackSwap.com

DIRTY HARRIET

TOP PICK! ****1/2 stars. Dry humor, important emotional issues and interesting and moving details about the lives of field workers in Florida make DIRTY HARRIET impossible to put down. Here is a heroine I hope to see again.
--Page Traynor, Romantic Times Book Reviews

Auerbach weaves an interesting story, and has a commanding but softly humorous voice. Interspersed with side comments about the Boca lifestyle, her first person narrative manages to do justice to a contemporary political issue, while still keeping the reader entertained. I read this in one night, and chuckled most of the way through.

--Joanne Sinchuk, Murder on the Beach Bookstore


***** Stars. Besides a terrific investigative tale, DIRTY HARRIET is a deep look at the lifestyle of migrant field workers that should be mandatory reading for those in Congress who paint immigration issues as us and them. The story line is action packed from the moment her abusive spouse makes the heroine's day and never slows down as Harriet investigates the death of a "nonentity." Miriam Auerbach provides a puissant tale using dark humor and starring a fabulous champion who deserves future tales.

--Harriet Klausner, Amazon.com


**** Stars. This is a good read; the author's writing reminds me of a blend of Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich. Harriet is a likable character; her tough exterior and sassy nature kept me entertained, and I had a good laugh at her wit and sarcasm. This is a good debut novel by Miriam Auerbach and I look forward to her future releases.

--Shannon Bigham, Curled Up With a Good Book (http://www.curledup.com/)

Boca Raton author Miriam Auerbach uses broad humor and satire in her look at the upscale Palm Beach lifestyle in her debut. DIRTY HARRIET works best when Auerbach concentrates on finding humor in the superficiality of Harriet's former life. The author's attempts to highlight the plight of immigrant women add to the plot and give a needed heft to DIRTY HARRIET. Auerbach does seem to have a flair for characters, making us want to see more of creations like the gay motorcycle mechanic and his partner.

--Oline H. Cogdill, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

*** Stars. Great story line. Harriet starts acting like "Dirty Harry" and takes charge of her life. I loved her way of thinking and I want to BE her! She told things like they were. I laughed out loud at some of her observations!

Mona L., http://www.paperbackswap.com/

*****Stars. Awesome! Harriet is my heroine! What a fabulous book. Please, please put out another one and another and another. Loved it!

--P.D.H., Amazon.com

Ms. Auerbach is off to a good start. Her book moves along quickly, her secondary characters are quirky and likable, and the identity of the murderer is a surprise.

--Prudy Taylor Board, Boca News

Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2006  -   3 comments