- Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; ($4.99 Value Promotion Edition) edition (Mar 30 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312531559
- ISBN-13: 978-0312531553
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #160,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mysterious and sexy, Maximillian Holt moves into Jamie Swift's life like a steamroller. She's the owner of a small town newspaper and he’s a notorious, brilliant billionaire--what could they possibly have in common? Apparently quite a lot, for besides their mutual affection for Max's airhead sister Deedee and his investment in Jamie's struggling business, they share an explosive sexual chemistry. Unfortunately, Jamie's already engaged to be married. But when someone sprays her office with gunfire, only Max can save her. Now she'll have to rely on him to sort out the tangle of embezzlement, mayhem, and attempted murder that threatens her bucolic world of Beaumont, South Carolina. But if they unravel the mysteries and manage to stay alive, is there any hope for a shared future between a cosmopolitan guy committed to tracking down evil and a small-town girl who just wants a normal life?
Authors Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes have paired up to create a fast-paced, wacky novel filled with eccentric characters and southern ambiance. In the time-honored tradition of such detective couples as Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man, After the Thin Man) the hero and heroine trade quips and parry sexual innuendos with panache while easily deciphering clues and adroitly coping with danger. Readers will thoroughly enjoy this Jamie Swift/Max Holt adventure, the first in a new series from this author duo. --Lois Faye Dyer --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.
From Publishers Weekly
What do you get when you throw together a daredevil multimillionaire, a talking car, a flaky newspaper owner, a retired wrestler turned mayoral candidate, a crazy Vietnam vet and a town full of corrupt bureaucrats? A far-fetched mystery that reads like a carnival ride spun out of control. While some readers may enjoy the ride, others will simply want to plant their feet on the ground. Playboy Max Holt, the bomb-setting boy genius from Evanovich's Full House, returns to Beaumont, S.C., to check up on his investment in the local paper, run by workaholic Jamie Swift, and to help his brother-in-law, mayoral candidate Frankie Fontana, locate the town's missing tax dollars. But when he and Jamie are shot at, it becomes clear that someone doesn't want him poking into Beaumont's financial affairs. The shooting doesn't deter Max, and neither do his subsequent encounters with dynamite, an alligator and a trigger-happy war veteran. Jamie, however, is sufficiently distraught for both of them, and her hysterics will make fans of Evanovich's more capable heroine, Stephanie Plum, cringe. Though the story is stuffed with marginally developed, oddball characters, their off-the-wall antics aren't enough to keep the suspense rising and the reader engaged.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.
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This review is from: Full Tilt (Mass Market Paperback)
Great.I don't understand why everyone is so hard on Evanovich. None of you know what it's like to write a book, she's writing a totaly different series then the Stephanie Plum novels, which yes I've read all of and love. If you wanted more Spethanie, then wait for it, don't go bad mouthing a good book just because it's not what you wanted. Get over it.
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Don't waste your time!,
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This review is from: Full Tilt (Mass Market Paperback)
It's hard to believe this dreck is written by the same brilliant author who brought us Stephanie Plum. Hughes must know where Evanovich buried the bodies -- I can't imagine any other reason Evanovich would attach her name to something so bad. Evanovich's Plum series has everything this one lacks, including a plot that holds together, humor and creativity. Take a pass on this series & invest in a Plum -- you won't be disappointed!
3.0 out of 5 stars
DECENT COMEDIC CRIME AND (MIS)ADVENTURE CAPER..,
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This review is from: Full Tilt (Mass Market Paperback)
The "Full --" series is not half as riveting as the Stephanie Plum series from Evanovich, but the writing is pacy, the characters are colorful and the confusion rampant. It's decent light-reading, I gobbled it up in 3 hours. Worthwhile for a quick popcorn in-flight read.
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