The Controversial Countess [Paperback]

Mary Jo Putney (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Signet (January 3, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451157567
• ISBN-13: 978-0451157560
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,292,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USAToday bestselling author, Mary Jo Putney was born in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. Her entire romance writing career is an accidental byproduct of buying a computer for other purposes.

Her novels are known for psychological depth and intensity and include historical and contemporary romance, fantasy, and young adult fantasy. Winner of numerous writing awards, including two RITAs and two Romantic Times Career Achievement awards, she has five times had books listed among the Library Journal's top five romances of the year, and three times had books among the top ten romances of Booklist, the magazine of the American Library Association.

Her favorite reading is great stories, but in a pinch she'll settle for the backs of cereal boxes. She's delighted that e-publishing can now make available books that have been out of print.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NOTE: this is an alternate version of another MJP book, October 9, 2009

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J. M. Rauschenberg (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Controversial Countess (Paperback)

Buyers should know that this book was later revised and re-released as Petals in the Storm (also found at Petals in the Storm)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Regency lord deals with intrigue at Paris peace conference, September 18, 2005

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Bookivore "The Bookivore" (Oklahoma, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Controversial Countess (Paperback)

The Duke of Candover has been asked to go to Paris to persuade beautiful and mysterious spy Countess Magda Janos to continue spying for England, at least long enough to look into [...] rumors and a possible traitor. The duke is charming, at loose ends, and has an unknown advantage - or liability. Magda, it turns out, was once Margot Ashton, who was his fiance until she returned his ring in a painful scene they both remember.

Maggie is ready to return to England after 13 years away, but she agrees to stay on. Of course she intends to continue doing things her way and continues to work with her long-time ally Robert Anderson despite the warning about a potential traitor - and the duke soon becomes aware of this third member of the triangle.

There are plenty of suspects, intrigue, mayhem, and people working at cross-purposes both the main characters and the plethora of supporting characters. I have always enjoyed this book and continue to recommend it to those who like their Regency mixed with suspense.

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