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Lady Rogue [Mass Market Paperback]

Carole Nelson Douglas (Author)
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July 12, 1983
Determined to destroy the good name of her cruel father, Rue Moran blazes through London society, stopping only when she meets the dashing Varian Temple. By the author of Good Night, Mr. Holmes. Reissue. PW.
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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 406 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 12, 1983)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0451221494
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345311368
  • ASIN: 0345311361
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,927,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With her home office a Twilight Zone landscape of mannequins in vintage dress, no wonder award-winning ex-journalist and novelist Carole Nelson Douglas's 55 novels range from historical and contemporary mystery and romance to science fiction thrillers to high and urban fantasy. They include two Las Vegas-set series: the Midnight Louie, feline PI, mysteries partially narrated by a "Sam Spade with hairballs" and the Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator, noir urban fantasies of werewolf mobsters and Silver Screen zombies in a paranormal Vegas.

Douglas was the first author of a Sherlockian series with a female protagonist, diva-detective Irene Alder, the only woman to outwit Holmes, debuting with the New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Good Night, Mr. Holmes. Rachel McAdams plays Irene in the Dec. 25 film with Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock. Douglas says if she has a literary muse, it's definitely feline: mysterious, wise, playful, and packing sharp shivs in velvet gloves.

 

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2.0 out of 5 stars Ugly storyline... sex as payback., September 27, 2008
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This review is from: Lady Rogue (Paperback)
Ugh! Yuck!
I did not enjoy this re-issued 1980's bodice buster.
Innocent Rue despises her hypocritical father. In an adolescent attempt to shame him, she intends to seduce a sophisticated, wordly rake. She hopes to convince the rake to ruin her dastardly father in exchange for her sexual favors.
Varian, the rake du jour, is more than happy to out manipulate this manipulative spoiled miss. He takes what she offers and goes on his merry way. So who's ruined?
I found all of the characters to be unappealing and unredeemable. The story was fast paced and well written but ultimately unpleasant.
Not recommended.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Revenge is a dish best served cold, August 3, 2010
This review is from: Lady Rogue (Paperback)
I know you are suppose to suspend a certain amount of belief while reading fiction, but who would strip themselves of all respectability to enact revenge on a parent that has shown repeatedly they do not care for them. Rue decides to publically embarrass her father for taking away everything she holds dear, even if it means becoming an actress and taking a lover. Her father takes great pleasure in hurting Rue, and it's obvious why. All of Rue's schemes hurt her more than her father. I wanted to tap her forehead and ask if anyone was home. After a couple of failed attempts she decides to list the aid of a group of men that also were victims of her father's evil doings. They lead her to the Earl o Argyle who has his own agenda regarding her father's downfall.

Rue was not a likable person I could not buy into her actions. She was willful and only cared about her own feelings. More than one person was hurt because of her, it wasn't until near the end of the book she showed remorse. Argyle was a typical rake he took what Rue offered and dropped her when he was done. A warning for readers that don't like their H/h cheating, Rue lives with her lover and sleeps with Argyle. It was interesting how she maneuvered one to sleep with the other while in the same house. What I did enjoy about the book was that it also was set on Barbados, and the author briefly discussed Britain's role in the salve trade. Was there a HEA, you be the judge.

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