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Best-selling romantic thriller author Adler (Now or Never; Sooner or Later) trots out a pair of lovebirds on the trail of a serial killer in her 12th novel. Hollywood Hills private investigator Al Giraud hails from New Orleans's wrong side of the tracks; a tough-talking dick, he's as much a lover as a sleuth. Marla Cwitowitz is the gorgeous 30-something lawyer who's crazy about him and, after wheedling Al to give her assistant PI status, becomes his partner both on and off the job. They are a stereotypically mismatched couple: Al asks high-class law professor Marla, "What the hell d'ya see in me? An uneducated bum, an ex-cop, a two-bit P.I.? A lovely woman like you?" But Marla adores his street smarts, dinner conversation, and lovemaking skills, and she's thrilled at the thought of working with her man investigating murders. The trouble begins when a real estate agent, California golden girl Laurie Martin, disappears. Burly detective Lionel Bulworth and his brazen assistant Pamela "Pow!" Powers believe Laurie's client Steve MallardAwhose job is forcing him to relocate his Los Angeles-based family to San DiegoAis the guilty party. None too coincidentally, Al and Marla happened to notice Laurie and Steve together before the alleged murder. As far as they could tell, Laurie and Steve were not romantically involved, which does away with the cops' theory that Steve killed Laurie in a jealous rage. Steve's wife, the level-headed Vicki, hires Al and Marla to prove her husband's guilt or innocence. Inevitably, they tangle with the killer, and everyone's melodramatic gamble is the inspiration for the title clich?. Occasionally evocative imagery counteracts irritating and incessant brand name-dropping and superficial characterizations. (Dec.)
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Private Investigator Al Giraud is not having much luck persuading his girlfriend, the brilliant and gorgeous former D.A. Marla Cwitowitz, that she doesn't want to become his partner--in part, because Al is working for Steve Mallard, a loving husband and father suspected of murder, and Al and Marla have been witnesses to the man's involvement with the victim. Maxine Howe's gravelly voice brings to mind a 1940s film star, complete with cigarette-holder. She accentuates the increasing adrenaline in the plot as it builds to several cliff-hanging moments. Al and Marla make a great team, uncovering more questions every time they think they know what's happening in a race to catch a cold-blooded and practiced killer. E.J.F. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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Best-selling romantic thriller author Adler (Now or Never; Sooner or Later) trots out a pair of lovebirds on the trail of a serial killer in her 12th novel. Hollywood Hills private investigator Al Giraud hails from New Orleans's wrong side of the tracks; a tough-talking dick, he's as much a lover as a sleuth. Marla Cwitowitz is the gorgeous 30-something lawyer who's crazy about him and, after wheedling Al to give her assistant PI status, becomes his partner both on and off the job. They are a stereotypically mismatched couple: Al asks high-class law professor Marla, "What the hell d'ya see in me? An uneducated bum, an ex-cop, a two-bit P.I.? A lovely woman like you?" But Marla adores his street smarts, dinner conversation, and lovemaking skills, and she's thrilled at the thought of working with her man investigating murders. The trouble begins when a real estate agent, California golden girl Laurie Martin, disappears. Burly detective Lionel Bulworth and his brazen assistant Pamela "Pow!" Powers believe Laurie's client Steve MallardAwhose job is forcing him to relocate his Los Angeles-based family to San DiegoAis the guilty party. None too coincidentally, Al and Marla happened to notice Laurie and Steve together before the alleged murder. As far as they could tell, Laurie and Steve were not romantically involved, which does away with the cops' theory that Steve killed Laurie in a jealous rage. Steve's wife, the level-headed Vicki, hires Al and Marla to prove her husband's guilt or innocence. Inevitably, they tangle with the killer, and everyone's melodramatic gamble is the inspiration for the title clich?. Occasionally evocative imagery counteracts irritating and incessant brand name-dropping and superficial characterizations. (Dec.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From AudioFile
Private Investigator Al Giraud is not having much luck persuading his girlfriend, the brilliant and gorgeous former D.A. Marla Cwitowitz, that she doesn't want to become his partner--in part, because Al is working for Steve Mallard, a loving husband and father suspected of murder, and Al and Marla have been witnesses to the man's involvement with the victim. Maxine Howe's gravelly voice brings to mind a 1940s film star, complete with cigarette-holder. She accentuates the increasing adrenaline in the plot as it builds to several cliff-hanging moments. Al and Marla make a great team, uncovering more questions every time they think they know what's happening in a race to catch a cold-blooded and practiced killer. E.J.F. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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