Devil's Bargain (Silhouette Bombshell) [Mass Market Paperback]

Rachel Caine (Author)

Book Description

Series: Silhouette Bombshell | Publication Date: August 1, 2005

Jasmine "Jazz" Callender is on the downhill slide to ruin. Once a decorated homicide detective, she's lost it all: her former partner's been convicted of murder, she's been cashiered out, and she's drinking away what little self-respect she's got left. But Jazz has a talent for trouble, and somebody knows it. When a mysterious, sexy stranger comes looking for her with a fateful red envelope in his hand, she's about to make the deal of her life...for good or bad.

The deal requires her to enter into a partnership with a stranger and investigate cases that arrive in special red envelopes...which is odd enough, but gets weirder as she and her new partner Lucia realize that they may be working for someone with supernatural abilities.

And maybe they're not on the side of the angels anymore.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373513674
• ISBN-13: 978-0373513673
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,391,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rachel Caine is the #1 internationally bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including the bestselling Morganville Vampires series, the Weather Warden series, the Outcast Season series, and the new upcoming Revivalist series. She was born at White Sands Missile Range, which people who know her say explains a lot. She has been an accountant, a professional musician, and an insurance investigator, and until very recently continued to carry on a secret identity in the corporate world. She and her husband, fantasy artist R. Cat Conrad, live in Texas.

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Customer Reviews

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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lost a Star because it's a SERIES SETUP, August 29, 2005

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bhr "birdwoman" (Bryn Mawr, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Devil's Bargain (Silhouette Bombshell) (Mass Market Paperback)

Otherwise, 5stars all the way.

Not at all your typical romance, in fact, there was hardly any romance in this book. The book was instead a situational paranormal mystery.

Jazz, the lead character, reminds me an awful lot of Anita Blake, without the zombie raising ability. She's strong, pithy, and loyal. She has dangerous enemies and strong friends.

Supporting characters - like Lucia, Jazz's new detective partner, Ben, her jailed former partner, Manny, Pansy... are quirky but believable and likable. The love interest isn't as well formed as he should be for a romance - and the relationship takes second place to the paranormal sitch.

The thing that disappointed me most, though, was the cliffhanger ending. I hate nothing more than a book which insists I buy a bunch of other books.

This one, though, was a good read.

(*)>

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Prefer her Weather Warden series, September 23, 2005

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Circejane (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Devil's Bargain (Silhouette Bombshell) (Mass Market Paperback)

After devouring all three of Caine's Weather Warden series (if you haven't read them yet, go buy Ill Wind right now! Now!) I had high expectations for this book that weren't quite fulfilled. I'm not sure why--it was an interesting plot, interesting characters, etc. I just never really sympathized with any of them, except for one secondary character who happened to be in jail as a serial killer. Hmm. While this is definitely worth a read, and I'll check out the sequel, I can only give it three stars, because it just doesn't have the verve and hook that her other books do.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, August 22, 2005

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Lois (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Devil's Bargain (Silhouette Bombshell) (Mass Market Paperback)

I know, the phrase *I couldn't put this book down* is a cliché, but I really had a huge problem putting Devil's Bargain down. I'm a fan of Ms Caine's Weather Warden series, so I thought I'd try this one, hoping it would be just as good. To my surprise, Devil's Bargain is even better.

I've been reluctant to read the Bombshell line, for fear it would be shoddy writing under the Harlequin/Silhouette label, I am happy to say that this is not so. The imprint seems to be hiring the best. This is not what I'd consider a chic-lit book and has a reasonably good mystery attached, that even male readers might enjoy.Devil's Due, the second in the series, is out in January.