- Bubbles Yablonsky
Bubbles Yablonsky is the
fictional protagonist of the "Bubbles" series of screwball mysteries bySarah Strohmeyer . She first appeared in "Bubbles Unbound", published in2001 ; as of2006 , she has appeared in five novels by Strohmeyer, and a sixth one is in preparation ("Bubbles All The Way")."Bubbles Unbound" got the
Agatha Award for best first novel in 2001. It has been translated in French in 2006 ("Bubbles se lâche" -Fleuve Noir - ISBN 2-265-08217-1 ).The character
Bubbles is a high-energy beautician / rookie reporter. The heroine is a divorced single mom, a
tube top -wearing, Camaro-driving, self-described as a "Polish-Lithuanian Barbie doll in Lehigh,Pennsylvania " - based loosely on Bethlehem, PA. She appears as a kind of hybrid betweenMarilyn Monroe and Columbo.She has an ex-husband, "Dan the Man", and a daughter, Jane, a rebellious teenager with her Kool-Aid colored hair and black lipstick. Bubbles has a degree in journalism and is a freelance reporter for the local newspaper.
Books in the "Bubbles" series
*"Bubbles Unbound" - 2001 - Dutton Adult, ISBN 0-525-94580-6
*"Bubbles In Trouble" - 2002 - Dutton Adult, ISBN 0-525-94649-7
*"Bubbles Ablaze" - 2003 - Dutton Adult, ISBN 0-525-94738-8
*"Bubbles a Broad" - 2004 - Dutton Adult, ISBN 0-525-94798-1
*"Bubbles Betrothed" - 2005 - Dutton Adult, ISBN 0-525-94864-3
*"Bubbles All The Way" - 2006 - Onyx, ISBN 0-451-41227-3
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