"Becky's father Graham and her best friend's husband, Tarquin, have disappeared from Los Angeles saying simply they have "something to take care of." But Tarquin's wife Suze who is Becky's best friend, and Becky's mother Jane, are convinced the two men are hiding something and are in danger--their imaginations run wild. They must track them down! Hijinks ensue as husband Luke drives Becky, daughter Minnie, Jane, Suze and other favorite Kinsella characters across country from LA to Las Vegas in search of the missing men. Becky feels deeply guilty about ignoring her father while he was in LA, in addition Becky feels her enemy Alicia is threatening her friendship with Suze."
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ISBN:9780812987706 (softcover) :
Physical Description:print 350 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.
Becky is on a major rescue mission through the American West to Las Vegas! Her father has vanished from Los Angeles on a mysterious quest with the husband of Beckyâs best friend, Suze. Beckyâs mum is hysterical; Suze is flat-out desperate. Worse, Becky must tolerate an enemy along for the ride, who sheâs convinced is up to no good.
Determined to get to the bottom of why her dad has disappeared, help Suze, contain the dreaded Alicia, and reunite her fractured family, Becky knows that she must marshal all her trademark ingenuity. The result: her most outrageous and daring plan yet! Â But just when her family needs her more than ever, can Becky pull it off?
âWill Bex and best friend Suze ever make up? Will Beckyâs old nemesis, banker Derek Smeath, finish his memoir? Why canât our beloved Shopaholic seem to spend any money, even on a $2.50 pencil? . . . This is escapism that will make you giggle out loud.ââUSA Today  âReaders canât help but be delighted. Kinsella never once loses Beckyâs voice and heart, which is one of the joys of the Shopaholic series.ââPublishers Weekly
âFull of Beckyâs outrageous ideas, including a heist à la Oceanâs Eleven, this novel does not disappoint. . . . Kinsella adds a mystery and twists and turns at every corner in this latest work while maintaining Beckyâs signature voice.ââLibrary Journal