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| Title: |
To Die For |
| Author: |
Linda Howard |
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$4.95 |
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$2.48 |
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PLEASE NOTE: This book may have an alternate cover. The following description is provided as a guide only and may contain text that doesn't specifically relate to this item. ...Howard brings her usual high level of intelligence and flair to her latest tale of romantic suspense (after Kiss Me While I Sleep). Successful health club owner Blair Mallory is the only witness when a troublemaking member gets shot behind her North Carolina gym. Since the killer may not realize that Blair hasn't seen his face, she needs police protection--but her difficulties only escalate when Lt. Wyatt Bloodworth, with whom she had a short but intense relationship several years earlier, is assigned to the case. Still smarting from Wyatt's unexplained rejection, Blair resists his macho self-confidence; Wyatt in turn is irritated by her refusal to follow orders, even as he succumbs to her feisty charm and potent sexuality. Their investigations promptly reveal a major suspect, but the attacks on Blair continue even after the alleged killer is apprehended. As they consider a new array of possible murderers, the pair (aided and abetted by their colorful families) conduct a spirited battle of the sexes. Blair's chirpy asides on everything from underwear to men will wear on readers by the middle of the book, when the plot's momentum stalls. Still, Blair's surface fluffiness and underlying savvy make her an engaging narrator, and the book's witty Southern ‘take’ on womanhood will amuse readers in the region and beyond. ... © . ......From AudioFile...Blair Mallory owns Great Bods, a successful gym in North Carolina. When a client who is imitating her ‘style’ is murdered in the parking lot, Blair realizes she was the intended victim. Franette Liebow delivers an accurate portrait of a 30-year-old bobble-head doll. The ex-cheerleader's observations run to the color of her underwear, home furnishings, and commentary on why she can't resist the Neanderthal moves of macho cop Wyatt Bloodsworth. Liebow does a creditable performance of all characters, but when Blair becomes excited, Liebow's voice reaches beyond shrill. One can only hope Linda Howard hasn't permanently departed from her usually engrossing mysteries for something this fluffy, frivolous, and flawed. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. |
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