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Indlæser... Slightly Shadyaf Amanda Quick
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Desde el momento en que irrumpió en su tienda de antigüedades en Roma, Lavinia Lake supo que aquel extraño sólo traería problemas. Dijo que perseguía a un asesino. Juró que sólo intentaba salvarla. Sin embargo, Lavinia estaba convencida de que la intención del señor Tobias March no era más que destruirla. Cuando consiguió empujarlas, a ella y a su sobrina, a abandonar la tienda y regresar a Inglaterra, Lavinia decidió que algún día el Señor March se lo pagaría... Lavinie Lakeová živila sebe i svého manžela, zneuznaného básníka, mesmerickou léčbou. Pokračovala v tom i po jeho smrti, dokud ji nepříjemný incident nedonutil, aby se poohlédla po jiném způsobu obživy. Přijala místo společnice u nechvalně známé paní Underwoodové a společně s osiřelou neteří Emelinou odcestovaly do Říma. Zde zažila mnohé horké chvilky, když se večírky začaly zvrhávat v orgie, ale ta nejnepříjemnější nastala, když jejich rozverná velitelka uprchla s krásným hrabětem neznámo kam a Lavinie zůstala opět bez místa, navíc daleko od domova. Je to však žena, která si ví rady za každé situace. Otevřela si krámek s napodobeninami antických starožitností, aniž však tušila, že se zde tajně schází zločinecká banda. Nezná se proto ohromením a zlostí, když sem jedné noci pronikne jakýsi tajuplný Tobias Marcha a nařídí oběma dámám, aby okamžitě odcestovaly zpět do Londýna. Brzy se však s Marchem setkává znovu, nad mrtvolou vyděrače. Nakonec se rozhodne přistoupit na jeho návrh a spojit síly v pátrání po deníku komorníka vůdce zločinecké bandy a společně hledat rozuzlení spletitého případu, který má kořeny v daleké minulosti. A oběma sympatickým detektivům nic nebrání v tom, aby pátrání spojili se vzájemným potěšením. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML:Amanda Quick's bestselling trademark is a combination of suspense and passion in historical tales alight with sparkling wit and brimming with dangerous intrigue. Now she serves up the most tantalizing novel of her career as an enterprising woman allies herself with a mysterious spy, only to be caught in a seething brew of treachery ?? and temptation.... From the moment he burst into her antiquities shop in Rome, Lavinia Lake knew the stranger was nothing but trouble. He said he was in pursuit of a killer. He swore he was only trying to save her. Yet no matter what he claimed, Lavinia was convinced that Mr. Tobias March was bent instead on destroying her. And when the self-described spy hustled her and her niece out of the shop and back to England, Lavinia could only hope that one day she would would find a way to repay Mr. March in full. But Lavinia never imagined the shocking circumstances under which they would meet again ... or that soon he would become more deadly ?? and more compelling ?? with each passing day. In the business of making private inquiries, Tobias March had been hired to trade down a powerful villain who even now was intent on assuming control of a vast criminal organization. Yet in his search he had found nothing but one dead end ?? and one dead body ?? after another. And then, just as his investigation was heating up once more, he found his mission and his life complicated by the most ungovernable, unpredictable, exasperating woman he had ever met. Faced with a tangled web of deceit and danger, Tobias had no choice but to form a partnership with Lavinia, a lady whose past could only be described as slightly shady. Yet when he persuaded her to become his associate, neither Tobias nor Lavinia realized that their heated disputes would spark a sizzling desire ?? or that the deeper they kept digging for the truth, the deeper they were digging th No library descriptions found. |
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3.5 Stars
This is the first in a trilogy focusing on the same sleuthing pair, Tobias March and Lavinia Lake. While this is a bit different to Quick's other works, Slighty Shady still bears all of the hallmarks of her writing namely a quirky and independent heroine together with a brooding and enigmatic hero.
In this installment, Lavinia and Tobias meet and do not hit it off at all. In fact, their bickering and banter throughout the book are very entertaining. The duo investigates the murder of a blackmailer and find themselves confronted with a disturbing and malevolent villain who enjoys playing games with their victims.
The mystery is quite straightforward and it is possible to guess the culprit. Nevertheless, the case and romance are enjoyable.
Looking forward to Lavinia and Tobias's next adventure. ( )