Dying to Have Her [Paperback]

Heather Graham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 6, 2001

The bestselling author of Long, Lean and Lethal is back with more sizzling romantic suspense set in the high-gloss world of TV soap operas-where anything can be had for a price. Success. Fame. Money. Even murder....

Editorial Reviews

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A thrill a minute. -- Midwest Book Review

Everyone who has read a Heather Graham...novel knows they are in for a delightful reading experience. -- Under the Covers Book Reviews

One of the most versatile, prolific and popular writers in the romance world. -- Newman Times-Herald, GA

Refreshing, unique...Graham does it better than anyone. -- Publishers Weekly

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (March 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451409884
• ISBN-13: 978-0451409881
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #596,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money!, March 11, 2001

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paula_k_98 "paula_k_98" (Muskogee, OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dying to Have Her (Paperback)

Once again Ms. Graham takes us to the fictional soap opera, Valentine Valley that she wrote about in her previous novel. A new costar is mysterious murder. Clues disappear; accidents begin to happen without reason. The target seems to be Serena McCormack, the temptress everyone loves to hate on the soap opera. In order to protect their star, management hires Liam Murphy. Murphy was once a police officer, but now is a private detective. He knows how to protect Serena since they were once lovers. Everyone begins to fall under suspicion, from the stars to writers to directors, even the people who handle advertisement. I enjoyed Ms. Graham previous novel about the fictional soap opera Valentine Valley. I thought it was campy and just sounded like a soap opera. However, I did not enjoy Dying to Have Her. In fact, I almost didn't finish it and I always try to finish a book, hoping it will get better. Instead of having characters that I could like and care for, I found myself irritated with them. The characters seemed overly dramatic and just plain silly. The plot was weak and didn't keep me in suspense. As much as I like Ms. Graham's contemporaries, I do wish I had read the reviews on this one before I bought it. I could have saved myself some money.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A winner!, March 7, 2001

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dying to Have Her (Paperback)

Jane Dunne felt she finally was on her way to becoming a star. Though not quite there, Jane is a prima donna known for her temper tantrums on the set of the soap "Valentine Valley." During a fit over having the TV show hire her own personal makeup man, a huge spotlight falls from the ceiling, killing Jane. Is the incident a tragic accident or was homicide committed and if the latter, occurred, who was the intended target as other people such as the director Jim Novac and the star Serena McCormack have enemies.

To protect Serena, the show hires the best private investigator in the area, Liam Murphy. They were once a hot entry before he dropped her. As the old attraction ignites, accidents pile up with Liam doing double duty to protect the woman he loves from an unknown assailant.

DYING TO HAVE HER just substantiates what the romance world has known for years and fans of suspense thrillers should discover quickly if they want to read a taut tale. Heather Graham is one of the best at providing suspense-filled and action packed story line containing two understandable lead charcaters and a strong secondary cast. Ms. Graham does it once more with this Valentine Valley tale that never slows down for a moment. Readers who try Ms. Graham for the first time will quickly be DYING TO HAVE HER long list of fantastic romantic suspense thrillers.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really Keeps You Going Until The End!, July 15, 2002

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Ellen b (Long Island United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dying to Have Her (Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a little bit hard to get into, but definitely worth the wait. I don't know why this book has so many negative comments. I surely didn't guess who the culprit was, and just ended up reading through the night.