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The provocative title got my attention and the author tries hard to be controversial but this book reads like a Jackie Collins or Judith Krantz imitation. Take away the race angle and all you have left is a spicy, shallow little trifle. I enjoyed it but I'll forget it in two weeks. This is a beach book.

There's so much to like about this smart book: the so-real-you-feel-you're-there settings, the snappy pacing, the colorful supporting cast. So it's a shame that ultimately the book left me feeling left down. The problem, I think, is the character of the narrator, Julia--quite simply, she doesn't seem to have much of one. She's a cipher around which the more complex and intriguing characters circle. Now, if her alcoholic brother, Corky, had been the narrator, that might have been a more moving and memorable tale.

of race, sex, and politics; as a backdrop to murder(s)
interesting characters and story make for an enjoyable read.

Book manuscripts, a mayoral race, a married man and a murder mystery - this is a smart sexy read. I love Julia Moran, a heroine vulnerable to bad men and even worse ulcers, whisking me through the kaleidoscope of NYC's cultural scene. Never thought that Gladys Knight and the Pips would come in handy for a great escape. Besides all this, I could not resist a book with such a great title!