The Lady Killer (Berkley Sensation)

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The Lady Killer (Berkley Sensation)
Samantha Saxon
Manufacturer: Berkley
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ASIN: 0425207323

Book Description

The tumultuous era of the Napoleonic Wars provides the thrilling backdrop for a female spy who discovers the consequences of desire.

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I tried to like this book, I really did..........2007-04-15

Samantha Saxon is a very good writer. She's so talented with the English language and her prose is so clean and clear. What's more, she's imaginative - she knows how to use that talent to tell an original story and tell it in a way that the reader is carried along.

This is why I'm so very disappointed with "The Lady Killer". Simply put, the heroine's abilities as shown do not match what the writer is telling us. She is shown as being too incompetent, too weak for her supposed background. And I think the reason is that in much of romance fiction, the female protagonist is not allowed to be more competent or intelligent than, or even an equal to, the hero.

In this book, although the background of the story demands that Nicole be a seasoned assassin, the plot demands that she be in fact unable to perform her job without the help of a man who in reality should himself be the neophyte.

Those looking for a good read might be better off buying one of Saxon's other books. This one I can recommend for the quality of the prose, but for the plot - I'm afraid I can't recommend it.

My favorite author .......2006-11-15

The Lady Killer by Samantha Saxon was another magnificent book by this author. The main story is of English female assassin based in Paris during the Napoleon war. England sends a Viscount to get the assassin out the Paris and back to England. Of course he does not think the assassin could be a women and then feels he should stay in Paris to keep her safe. The two main characters are very strong and respect each other. It was a great read - check out all her book The Lady Lies, The Lady Killer and The Lady's Code.

Almost as good as the first..........2006-09-21

I LOVED the first of the Lady series, but this one was also very good. I love seeing a different side of the regency women. I enjoy a good governess plot or heiress who tries to find true love in the midst of fortune-hunters typical romance novel, but this was more action, more daring, more sensual. These women are so much more in a time when they were nothing more than ornaments. I loving reading about characters with substance and inner struggles while surrounded by intrigue and adventure. I highly recommend Samantha Saxon as an author and encourage everyone to read this series!

Excellent!! Bravo!!.......2006-06-05

I absolutely LOVED this story! Ms Saxon's first "spy" novel, The Lady Lies, was very good, but this next effort, The Lady Killer, is excellent. I found myself gripping my chair in anticipation of what was to come next; how in the world will our H/H get out of the "fix" they were in. I highly recommend this novel.

A Unique Romance!.......2006-01-30

Ms. Saxon has created a very entertaining read with her second effort. Travel to Napoleon's Paris and get swept up into the time period with larger then life characters and a unique storyline.

Nicole Beauvoire has many talents and one of those talents is being an assassin. She has just taken care of one target when a late night visitor comes bearing a note from her contact. Should she trust the hastily scrawled note or take her chances on the streets of Paris? Nicole is not a stranger to hardship and it is easy to loose her messenger...or at least she thinks it's easy until he shows up while she is busy creating her new life to take care of her last target.

Daniel McCurren finds himself in Paris trying to pull an agent to crown back to England. It is not safe for the Scorpion to be working now. The French are on to him and it's Daniel's job to get him out. Well, Daniel is about to get a shock. First he is a she, Nicole, and two, Nicole is strong willed and not willing to back down. She is also the first person to awaken his dormant feelings. He is not going to leave Paris without Nicole, and Nicole is about to find out she won't be able to do this job without the help of Daniel. Will these two wounded souls find a happy ending with each other or will an enemy finally get too close?

Nicole is a very strong heroine for the time period. Daniel is not your normal hero and as a result these two characters blend very well. Napoleon's Paris is a wonderful backdrop for the this story of love, trust, and war.

Lady Killer/Secret Admirer (2 Books in One)

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Elizabethan??
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A Great Renaissance Romantic Mystery!
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Lady Killer/Secret Admirer (2 Books in One)
Michele Jaffe
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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ASIN: 0345455622
Release Date: 2002-04-30

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TWO SENSATIONAL NOVELS FOR ONE GREAT PRICE!

Two murderers stalk their prey throughout England—from the glittering ballrooms of London to the loneliest country lanes—and two romances blossom in their dark shadows . . .

LADY KILLER
Three years ago Miles Loredan believed he had killed the bloodthirsty fiend known as the Vampire of London. When a beautiful sleuth named Clio Thornton stumbles upon what can only be the Vampire’s latest victim, Miles is drawn into a terrifying race against the clock. Captivated at once by intelligent, lovely Clio, his first impulse is to protect her. Because every clue points to the Vampire’s next victim: Clio.

SECRET ADMIRER
Lady Tuesday Arlington seeks refuge from the horrible nightmares that invade her sleep by doing what she does best—she paints them. But when her husband is found dead in a setting identical to one she has painted, she becomes the prime suspect. Lawrence Pickering, special investigator to Her Majesty, the Queen, takes over the inquiry and cannot help but fall for the beautiful and talented Tuesday. But a cruelly sinister presence waits to turn their picture-perfect love into a masterpiece of murder.

Customer Reviews:

Elizabethan??.......2004-11-23

While I did enjoy the mystery of these two books, I was simply unable to get a hold of the time period in which they were set. If Jaffe hadn't initially put the time period in 1590, and occasionally mentioned the Spanish War and the fact that Elizabeth was the queen, I would have assumed that this book was set either loosely in the Regency period or in the Victorian period. There were none of the little historical details which place a book in one period over another, and many that jarred.

Interesting and Exhilarating.......2002-08-09

I have enjoyed Michele Jaffe's writing style in her first two books. By far The Water Nymph is still my favorite book by her, but these two lived up to my expectations of them. They were suspenseful and spinetingling. While spinetingling is not a word that is usually associated with romance Michele Jaffe makes it so by her masterful descriptions of the ofthen bloody crimes that her characters thwart or solve.

A Great Renaissance Romantic Mystery!.......2002-07-26

I picked this book up without knowing anything about the author and needless to say I am so glad that I did. These two books are great and I read both books in only a few days - the pages just fly by! I can't wait to read the rest of Jaffe's books. Jaffe transports you into another time and place and gets you hooked on the characters and the mystery as well. I am so pleased to have found a fresh, new, interesting author in Michele Jaffe.

Well-crafted murder plots with sensual romance.......2002-06-16

Michele Jaffe's ambitious offering is nothing short of a killer treat for fans who craves paranormal romances with a criminal twist. The two stories set in London in 1500s, Secret Admirer and Lady Killer may be overly sprawling in its plot and numerous twists but the efforts are atmospheric in its surrealistic realm to propel chills and surprises. Secret Admirer tells of Lady Tuesday Airlington who is haunted by dreams of The Lion obsessed with the word W - a murderer who kills her husband and sets out to frame her when Lawrence Pickering, an official to assist the Queen to counter smuggling rings gets caught in the murderer's intricate plot to ultimately destroy him. Lady Killer features a lady sleuth Clio Thornton and her simian partner Toast on the trails of a vampire fiend where innocent females from Devonshire seemed to be the target. Viscount Miles Loredon has supposedly slain off the villain three years ago and when Clio approaches him to solve the mystery together, he finds himself facing his demons yet again. Their blossoming romance is threatened by the prospects of his impending marriage to Clio's cousin and suspected identity of Clio as the vampire itself....

Both romances are sensual and poignant and the murder plots are staged intricately and intelligently - albeit many clues may be too much of a coincidence. Nonetheless, Michele Jaffe has proven her a talent to watch with her crafted crime plots full of shenanigans and delicious red herrings. In the tradition of Gaelen Foley, her narration is clear and focused - and it is double happiness when readers are treated to this hefty but enjoyable read.

Historical Romance with a Mystery Twist.......2002-05-26

Ms. Jaffe presents a new voice in the sub genre of historical romance with her latest duo of sixteenth century mysteries. In the first, a vampire novel, Miles Loredan, Viscount Dearbourn is averse to complying with his betrothal contract to marry Lady Mariana Nonesuch. When Miles meets the beautiful sleuth, Clio Thornton, cousin of Mariana, he employs Clio as a ruse to keep her in his protection. For the Vampire of London has returned, though Miles thought he had killed him three years prior.

The love scenes are very sensual amidst the backdrop of the wealthy splendor of sixteenth century English nobility. And the mystery of the bodies left behind by the vampire adds a unique twist to the traditional historical romance.

On the flip side of this book is another sixteenth century mystery in which Lady Tuesday Arlington is considered the prime suspect in her husband's murder. Lawrence Pickering, earl of Arden, and England's primary investigator of smuggling begins to follow Tuesday's every move, as she has painted the murder scene where her husband was found. When Tuesday continues to paint more murder scenes, Lawrence starts to become involved with her romantically, though he is bemused by her knowledge of the crime scenes. Is the real murderer stalking Tuesday, possibly using her paintings to stage the backdrop for murder?

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An entertaining read.......2007-08-29

This is the first novel I've read by Meryl Sawyer, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. It was an interesting twist to know who the killer is throughout the story - I usually read "whodunit" stories and have to guess. The story flowed nicely, but the ending was a bit rushed. The sex scenes were pretty good, and the tension between the main characters was mostly believable. I look forward to reading a few more of Sawyer's novels soon.

Bad Ending.......2006-10-11

Someone is killing women that are in the public eye with a telephone cord.
The story goes through the eyes of the killer and lets you know what he is thinking and ploting next.

Jessica Crawford is a journalist for the San. Francisco Herald. She and her 2 friends are called the 3 musketeers because they are always together. They work at the same place and hang out together.
After 3 women are killed, with no clue for the police to help catch him, Jessica has to write a column for one of her collegues that is in detox.
She writes that the killer has a complex with dealing with women, and that he is not smart enough to have a lasting relationship with women.

The killer reads the column and sets his sights on the one who wrote it, not knowing that Jessica didn't use her name on it. The killer has to prove a point so he goes after the author of the column. The wrong person.

Jessica goes on a vacation to get a review for a hotel.

There she meets a man that is the brother of the hotel owner, Tag Rowlings. She figures that he would be a good source to help her. She hits on him, but he doesn't give her the time of day. Then he wants to take her para sailing, he kisses her on the beach. She is taken by his forwardness, he tells her now he knows he is alive again. Not knoming what he means, she decides to stay away from him, but they go out with a group to watch his brother do Extreme surfing. Jessica decides to try it, though she is not a very good surfer.

On the boat after she surfs, Tag Rawlings go to get her a dry shirt, one thing leads to another, and they make love in the cabin with everyone else on deck.
Someone gets hurt and Tag has to go to the deck and help.
Jessica decides that the resort is so short handed that she has more than enough to write a story of the place.
She leaves without even saying goodbye to Tag.
Back home in San Francisco she is still feeling the effects that Tag had on her on the island. She tells her girlfriends that she had a one night stand.
Warren Jacobs the writer that Jessica wrote the article for while he was in the hospital ends up dead, natural death, suicide, or murder?

Since Warren has to be replaced at the Herald, a new man has been hired, everyone has to go meet him. His name is Cole Rawlings, the man that Jessica had the affair with. He acts like he doesn't know her, and she feels that it is for the best.
But then one of her friends dies and she needs protecting, 2 people from the Herald within a few days and the killer may be after another one the employees.

Since Jessica lives alone, and her father is sick, Cole invites himself to stay with her.
The story was hard to put down after you get started, but I expected a better ending than the book had.
It was like within a few pages, and everything was over, book finished.

Disappointing.

Pretty good, but glaring errors marred the storyline.......2006-05-30

Lifestyle columnists Jessica Crawford is asked to pitch hit for her newspaper's investigative reporter who is in rehab. She writes a series of articles under his byline regarding a serial killer stalking San Francisco, angering the serial killer and causing him to kill the investigative reporter.

While in Hawaii for some R&R, a little research and some extreme sports, Jessica arrives under an assumed name to do a story on an extreme surfing company on Kauai. While there, she hooks up with a sexy surfer who she assumes is an out of work musician. When she writes a scathing article on the resort, and comes face to face with her one night stand, she discovers that he is actually NY Times former reporter Cole Rawlings.

As the two work together to investigate the serial killer and find a common link between the victims, someone close to Jessica is found murdered and it's apparent that Jess is the stalker's next victim.

Sawyer combines an interesting plot and charismatic couple to come up with a romantic and suspenseful tale. Unfortunately, many inaccuracies jump out at the reader - most obvious is the big game between two California teams - the 49'ers and the Dodgers - a game many would pay good money to see (but what sport would actually be played?). I liked that she identified the killer early on - too many authors do everything to keep the identity a secret, only to cheat the reader with the most implausible person of all just to maintain the suspense.

Don't waste your time.......2004-08-18

Meryl Sawyer has written some wonderful stories. I loved "Tempting Fate" and "The Hideaway. "Lady Killer" is not in the same orbit. The story is all over the place: surfing in Hawaii, newspaper work,female bonding a la "Sex and The City", cooking, boyfriends- you name it, And a serial killer computer nerd on skates. Needed editing and Focus. Not worth the time to read.

A Strong Romantic Suspense...But..........2004-06-24

This was a strong romantic suspense that offers it all. Great suspense, wonderful chemistry between the two main characters but at times I felt that there was just too much information to process. Secondary character's are important to the plot but even then I think there were just too many of them.

There is a serial killer hunting in San Francisco. He's picking high profile victims and he has dubbed himself "Lady Killer." Jessica Crawford is a reporter for a local newspaper. The investigating reporter that normally would handle the serial killer case is in rehab so Jessica takes over and writes an article under a different byline and it sends the killer into a rage. Before she knows it she is center in a real life drama which will soon strike closer to home then she comfortable with.

Cole "Tag" Rawlings has finally come back to life after dealing with an emotional and personal tragedy. He meets a woman at his brother's surf resort and after an afternoon of wonderful steamy sex realizes that he's ready to get on with his life. Problem is when he was done taking care of an emergency he returns only to find her gone. He decides at that moment that he has to get back on with the business of living and that means earing a paycheck. He takes a job in San Francisco at newspaper where he will be the investigating reporter. What he doesn't expect to find is his mystery woman nor the mess that he find her in. A serial killer may just be stalking her and despite his best efforts to stay mad at her he keeps feeling things that are anything but anger, and the fact that a killer has her in his sights is unacceptable. Together they will put the pieces of the puzzle together that will lead them to a serial killer before he has a chance to kill again.

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The Punjab in India. 1935. The sub-continent under the Raj. Fresh from his English boarding school, Jack Steele is a new recruit to the Indian Imperial Police and soon begins to acquire the attitudes of old India hands towards the people under their rule. Only a few months into his posting, Jack has to conduct a murder investigation when one of the British community at his Station, the sexually rapacious widow Milly Marchbanks, is found strangled. To Jack's consternation, the only clue implicates a member of the Briton's Club. But which one? While Jack goes round and round in circles, his self-effacing Indian sergeant, Bulaki Ram, discreetly nudges him along the way he needs to go.
H. R. F. Keating is best known for his long series of Inspector Ghote mysteries set in India, but Jack, the Lady Killer is something completely different as well as completely unexpected. It is one of the rarest forms known to literature, a detective novel in verse. Inspired by Vikram Seth's brilliantly successful revival of the verse novel in The Golden Gate, Keating develops his rhyme-crime in nearly 300 fourteen-line stanzas. During a writing career spanning forty years, Keating has won many honours, most notably the award of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger in 1996 for a lifetime's achievement. Since 1985 he has been President of the Detection Club in succession to some of the greats of British crime fiction, G. K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie and Julian Symons.

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Experienced a verse novel.......2000-07-20

(H. R. F. Keating also writes the Inspector Ghote mystery series set in India.)

JACK, THE LADY KILLER is an unusual mystery because it's written in verse with illustrations. The first mystery I read in verse was Martha Grimes, SEND BYGRAVES, and I have been a fan of this unique style of story telling ever since. I am thrilled to say H.R.F. Keating's mystery in verse was just as unique and fun to read as SEND BRGRAVES.

Mr. Keating gives the author Vikram Seth credit for inspiring him after he read his verse novel THE GOLDEN GATE. He even quotes a verse of Vikram Seth's at the beginning of this mystery and I think those in the publishing business will get a kick out of it.

Mr. Keating's mystery takes place in 1935. Jack Steele, a new recruit to the Imperial Police Service in India is sent to take care of a panicked elephant. While he's gone someone murders widow Milly Marchbanks. With the District Superintendent in hospital Jack finds himself working the crime. A witness, a boy named "Little Brown Gramophone" tells Jack that just before Milly died she cried, " No, Jack, no! So searching for a member of the Briton Club named Jack should seem easy . . . but it isn't. The author takes the reader through the suspects, clues and emotions of Jack in verse.

If you haven't experienced a verse novel or mystery nows your chance. Don't miss it.

A good mystery that is in verse.......1999-12-09

In 1935, England reigns over the Indian subcontinent. Just graduating from school, Jack Stealton arrives in Punjab, India to join the Imperial Police Service. His supervisor, FHR Guthrie makes sure the new recruit understands that he represents England at all times. It is imperative that he insures the locals never forget that he is a superior being. As the months pass, Jack easily acclimates to his new home. However, while playing tennis with Jack at an exclusive club, Guthrie collapses from heatstroke on the court.

Not to long after that incident, someone murders Milly Marchbanks, a sex-starved man-eater. Her last words are: "No Jack! No Jack!" Seven club members allegedly were sleeping when the killing occurred. Jack believes one of them is lying and is the killer. With his mentor hospitalized and unable to guide him, Jack leads the inquiry. This investigation will either change Jack into confident law enforcement official or find him in need of a new profession.

JACK, THE LADY KILLER is an unusual historical police procedural as this tale is written in verse. Narrative poetry such as THE HIGHWAYMAN or THE RHYME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER is risky. In this case, the poetic format works with the mystery fully unfolding like any novel would have done. The talented H.R.F. Keating succeeds in providing his audience with a feel for the era and interesting characters, especially Jack and Guthrie. The English air of superiority to the natives adds depth to the overall tale. This colorful narrative poem is unique and entertaining. Anyone seeking an enjoyable but different book, should try JACK, THE LADY KILLER because no one will feel Keating is cheating them with this reading.

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Very intriging.......1997-05-07

This book kept me very much in suspense. I enjoyed it very much. I just couldn't put it down. I could not figure it out for anything

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Lady Killer

Manufacturer: New American Library
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Lady Killer
Ed McBain
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Unusual McBain Has Strong Pace, Weak Punch
LADY KILLER IS A KILLER BOOK!!!!!!

Lady Killer (87th Precinct Mystery)
Ed McBain
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Unusual McBain Has Strong Pace, Weak Punch.......2004-04-14

"Lady Killer" was written early in the history of the 87th Precinct series, during a nine-day period in the summer of 1957 while vacationing in Martha's Vineyard. As he wrote in a funny introduction to the Armchair Detective Library edition, he wanted to get it done before some house guests arrived, and almost managed to do so.

It's an unusual 87th entry for several reasons. Those expecting lots of violence and profanity will be surprised by how tame this reads compared to later editions. It's the only 87th novel I've read where Steve Carella was not the main investigator, as Cotton Hawes, a background character in other volumes, strides to the fore. Most notably, there is a very compressed time frame in this book, just over 12 hours from the time a mysterious boy hands a note to the 87th's desk sergeant that states someone's plans to kill "The Lady" to when the note says the killing will take place.

I have a hard time believing that the Isola crime lab would or could respond so quickly to what seems a likely crank note, developing prints and precisely identifying paste and paper. Also, the resolution was unsatisfactory. The would-be killer, who we get shadowy glimpses of before the full reveal, seems to be one type of person before we find out he's another. Maybe Ed just didn't like keeping his guests waiting, but a couple more days would have helped make for a better resolution.

But the pace of this book is great. It has a real kind of moment-by-moment vibrancy with assorted diverting detours like the hunt for the mysterious kid and various leads on who "The Lady" might be. While reading it, you don't want to do much of anything else. Food and bathroom breaks seem unwarranted intrusions. Maybe it's because the book is such a tight read, at well under 200 pages, but it feels like a really good episode of "Law And Order" or "24," though you'd have to call it "12" instead.

Add to that McBain's wicked sense of humor, his canny ear for dialogue, and his brilliance in observed detail, and you have a recipe for a terrific crime fiction read. Too bad he didn't finish what he started, but maybe you will find the ending more satisfying than I did.

LADY KILLER IS A KILLER BOOK!!!!!!.......2002-03-10

I don't know any one but McBain that could hold my attention in a book that last for only a one day period of time. He is so good. The 87th Precinct gets a note one morning saying The Lady will be killed that night at 8:00. What lady???? Who could the killer be and why? There are millions of people in the City, is it possible to find The Lady and the killer before the deadline? The usual bunch try their best, Bert Kling, Steve Carella, Cotton Hawes, Myer Myer and Hal Willis give it all they have. It is a very good book on the way good police procedure will win out. The book will hold your attention, you can feel like you are part of the action going on, you can see in your mind the sweat and concern as the dead line draws closer. It is not about blood, guts and gore but will be a very good fast mystery read for you. I am trying to read these in order, hard to find some of them but think it is worth the try.

4 Titles By Meryl Sawyer - Half Moon Bay - Lady Killer - Every Waking Moment - Closer Than She Thinks

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Merly Sawyer
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4 Romantic Suspense massmarket paperback Titles By Meryl Sawyer - Half Moon Bay - Lady Killer - Every Waking Moment - Closer Than She Thinks

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Lady Killer
Robert Moore
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A man with a pathological hatred of women loves only his work as an assassin-especially when the job offers an opportunity to indulge his whims.

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