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The Delilah Complex (Butterfield Institute #2)
by
M.J. Rose (Goodreads Author)
Twelve sexually adventurous women form a secret club that becomes the center of investigation when several men they've recruited to dominate are murdered. Turning to sex therapist Dr. Morgan Snow for grief counseling, the group may be harboring a murderer. Original.
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
February 17th 2006
by Mira
(first published 2006)
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"when you dance with the devil..."
"....the Devil don't change...you do"--one of my favorite quotes from the movie 8mm...I think that's pretty fitting of how the character of Dr. Morgan Snow is being developed in this series. But that's only one part of the story.
The main story of this novel centers around the Scarlet Society, an ultra secret sect of powerful and rich NYC women who attend meetings which is more or less a sex club. This club is different though in that the men that are there to se...more
"....the Devil don't change...you do"--one of my favorite quotes from the movie 8mm...I think that's pretty fitting of how the character of Dr. Morgan Snow is being developed in this series. But that's only one part of the story.
The main story of this novel centers around the Scarlet Society, an ultra secret sect of powerful and rich NYC women who attend meetings which is more or less a sex club. This club is different though in that the men that are there to se...more
Figured out who the criminal was early on. It was quite simple, very formulaic for these suspense stories. Author throws in a lot of red herrings but there are sections of this book while on the surface appear related yet random is what gives it away. I was also able to figure out what was exactly going on with the victims but I actually enjoyed that little tidbit. It was an interesting twist to an old scenario. The main character (Morgan Snow) to be such a strong woman; therapist, mother, intel...more
C2006: Another enjoyable aspect of Kindle books is that no-one can see the cover of the book you are reading and make a character judgement based on it. I am very glad that I read this via Kindle 1) it was free 2) no-one knew I was reading it. I have had a bit of a torrid time with the freebies from Kindle lately but this one was at least readable and I managed to finish it. I did not guess who it was and I am not quite sure whether the earlier plotting had not left something out. I do think tha...more
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This is the first book by M.J. Rose that I have read and I was impressed. When I read a book, I want to connect with the characters quickly and I think this is one of the strengths of M.J. Rose's novel The Delilah Complex. It is easy to start rooting for Dr. Morgan Shaw as she gets drawn into a a series of "murders" that rock New York and leave the police baffled. Even though Snow is a sex-therapist, she is portrayed as a real human being, with real emotions, struggling with the same challenges...more
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It's a suspense thriller and though it's got a psycho killer baddie, (just tired of that old plot line), I consider it a good read. If Law and Order SVU's BD Wong character is played by a woman (the heroine) and her "love interest" would be Hartigay's character- only a man( the hero cop)- you would have this book. It's told mostly in first person, from the heroine's pov but when the psycho is on the scene it's third person. I liked this one because Morgan Snow, the...more
I have mixed feelings about these books. I enjoy the premise, the mystery elements, and the psychological elements. I'm less keen on the heroine, unfortunately. Morgan Snow is a woman of contrasts - a good, intelligent, intuitive sex therapist who turns into a neurotic mess every time she leaves her office. I liked the scenes that focused on her work as a therapist and grew irritated with her personal life. Her preoccupation with her daughter bordered on over-the-top. Yes, I get it, she's a sing...more
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Another free Kindle read from Amazon, The Delilah Complex is a good, simple read with lots of interesting twists. This is the first book that I've read of M. J. Rose's, and I enjoyed it enough that I would certainly read the other books in this series.
Morgan Snow is a sex therapist at the prestigious Butterfield Institute in New York City. When the first of a series of gruesome murders starts happening, Snow is approached by a group of twelve women in need of grief counseling. The women belong...more
Morgan Snow is a sex therapist at the prestigious Butterfield Institute in New York City. When the first of a series of gruesome murders starts happening, Snow is approached by a group of twelve women in need of grief counseling. The women belong...more
Feb 07, 2012
Tea Time with Marce
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I have read Halo Effect, the first in the trilogy and gave it a 3 but no review, this one I enjoyed even more. There are story lines that continue from one to the other but both can be read as stand alone's.
It started off with a great bondage crime scene, what a way to capture your attention immediately.
I really enjoy stories with counseling sessions, to be a fly on the wall, so real and energised. Dr. Snow is a sex therapist which her daughter calls Dr. Sin as a cute joke between th...more
I have read Halo Effect, the first in the trilogy and gave it a 3 but no review, this one I enjoyed even more. There are story lines that continue from one to the other but both can be read as stand alone's.
It started off with a great bondage crime scene, what a way to capture your attention immediately.
I really enjoy stories with counseling sessions, to be a fly on the wall, so real and energised. Dr. Snow is a sex therapist which her daughter calls Dr. Sin as a cute joke between th...more
I loved this book, and it was even better that it was free on Amazon for Kindle! It's the second in the series, and I bought the first (though I thought for a second it was free...until I clicked and realized I'd just paid $2.99! Oh well, I think it'll be worth it).
Anyway, Rose is an excellent author who weaves together the mind of a psychopath and the complex mind of a successful therapist.
From Amazon:
"Twelve sexually adventurous women form a secret club that becomes the center of investigati...more
Anyway, Rose is an excellent author who weaves together the mind of a psychopath and the complex mind of a successful therapist.
From Amazon:
"Twelve sexually adventurous women form a secret club that becomes the center of investigati...more
This is the first of M.J. Rose's books that I have read & I have to say, I've found a new favorite to add to my list. I adored the characters simply because they are all flawed just like us regular human beings. I could connect with them, particularly Morgan Snow. I loved that she is a strong woman, confidant in her skills as a therapist, but, typical of nearly every parent, constantly unsure of her skills as a mother. Her daughter Dulcie is gorgeous too, but again she is flawed as a typical...more
I would give this a 2.5 stars - I liked it, but I also recognized that it didn't have a whole lot going on. The majority of the book was like watching a tennis match of therapy with Dr. Snow with her patients, her boss, her potential boyfriend, and her daughter. And for as smart as she is, supposedly, she also seems rather dumb.
I think the idea behind the book is interesting - the Scarlet Society, a group of women who like sex a certain way and have a private "sex club" whose members don't know...more
I think the idea behind the book is interesting - the Scarlet Society, a group of women who like sex a certain way and have a private "sex club" whose members don't know...more
I applaud M. J. Rose for her knowledge of the English language. She makes the world come alive with impressive and lush descriptions aided by linguistic obscurity. A couple times while reading I just had to stop and read a sentence again because the way it was pieced together sounded like poetry on my lips. I really felt engaged with the world and the characters while reading this book.
The glaring problem that I se with this book will not be a problem for everyone, so take this with a grain of s...more
The glaring problem that I se with this book will not be a problem for everyone, so take this with a grain of s...more
Book 2 in the Butterfield Institution series, a group of women belonging to a secret society appeals to Dr Morgan Snow for therapy sessions when one of their members is apparently killed. But can she help them when there appears to be dissension within the group itself and where the members only share first names with each other? At the same time, someone appears to be kidnapping some of the members of this society and mailing photographs of their dead bodies to a reporter at a newspaper. But wi...more
Sex therapist, Dr. Morgan Snow, who works at the Butterfield Institute is drawn into a series of murders of male submissives. Members of the Scarlet Society - a group of women who sexually dominate men come to her when the male members of their secret society start getting killed and they don't know how to deal with their grief because coming forward would expose their society - these are women who appear normal but have secret sexual habits they wanted protected. The writing is great, and while...more
The greatest part of this book are the two characters. One is an interesting sex therapist and the other is a detective. Set in New York, it is easy to get sucked into the story. The detective is from New Orleans and is a bit of a Renaissance man. I picture Harry Connick, Jr. This particular story was about murder within the membership of an exclusive sex club. I liked the book so much I ordered another by Rose right away.
A few lines struck me:
I'm too aware of how easily people break and how har...more
A few lines struck me:
I'm too aware of how easily people break and how har...more
The Delilah Complex (The Butterfield Institute)by M.J. Rose is book 2, and lives up to the first one. That is not always the case in series. As many of you reader may have discovered. With MJ Rose you will not be disappointed. This book kept me glued to my Kindle and as in the Halo Effect, Ms Rose does not hold anything back. She knows how to create a story that is both literary and hypnotic that gripped me from the first chapter to the last. As in her first novel it is a pleasure to read as she...more
I am finding this series very thrilling. I find the books to have it all suspence and intrige. High power success driven characters , who seek out Dr. Snow. Dr.Snow is a private sex therapist who helps very successful people work through their dark secrets and issues . The books also have mother daughter conflict. Dr.Snows deceased mother and her own daughter share so many traits that it causes her to keep going back to the past. There is also a on and off romance for Dr.Snow with a sexy cajun p...more
Jul 01, 2012
Danielle
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
erotica, mystery lovers
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Audibles.com
I got this book on Audibles.com, my first audible book. I was very interested in the story line and the narrators were pretty good. I didn't know that this was the second book in the series until after I started listening to it. I was still able to follow along with the characters not knowing all about there past connections. All and all this was a good entertaining read. I would recommend this as an audible book as I listened to it in less then a day. It had me hooked, as I wanted to find out w...more
I loved this book! I was so drawn into the mystery of the killings, that I felt as frustrated as the detectives who couldn't figure out who was doing it. I couldn't either. Anyone I felt did it, got eliminated as suspects.
I had gotten this book as a free download for my kindle. Now i have to go find her other books and find out what happens in the next installment. No wonder they give these away for free! :)
It was interesting to the story and the mystery that Dr Snow knew things, but she couldn...more
I had gotten this book as a free download for my kindle. Now i have to go find her other books and find out what happens in the next installment. No wonder they give these away for free! :)
It was interesting to the story and the mystery that Dr Snow knew things, but she couldn...more
This is an intriguing suspense story with an erotic edge. I enjoy M.J. Rose's writing style. She isn't overly descriptive, yet she manages to engage all the senses with her words. I love when an author can make me smell something or hear something as if I'm in the room with the characters.
Like some other reviewers have mentioned, I knew who the killer was early on, though it was disguised well. The downfall for me was the ending. I don't want to give spoilers, so I'll just say I found it diffic...more
Like some other reviewers have mentioned, I knew who the killer was early on, though it was disguised well. The downfall for me was the ending. I don't want to give spoilers, so I'll just say I found it diffic...more
This second installment in Morgan's life as a sex therapist wasn't as interesting as the first one. Why? I was kind of getting tired of Morgan's overdeveloped sense of smell, how horrible she is at cooking the easiest things, and her push and pull with Noah over her fears or whatever. Plus, I figured out the guilty party pretty quickly. I didn't like how it ended in that I would have liked to know what happened with Betsy (was she exposed?) and the rest of the Scarlet Society (did they disband?)...more
Probably not as good as either the first or third of the series, but highly readable.
The premise of a sex therapist working with the SVU in NY is a little ridiculous, and remains that way throughout the series, but nonetheless the romance story works out fairly well (I'll forgive the line in the first book that literally said "he riffed inside her") and the plot is once again well executed - several threads are slowly revealed and the reader simply needs to establish which one hides the killer....more
The premise of a sex therapist working with the SVU in NY is a little ridiculous, and remains that way throughout the series, but nonetheless the romance story works out fairly well (I'll forgive the line in the first book that literally said "he riffed inside her") and the plot is once again well executed - several threads are slowly revealed and the reader simply needs to establish which one hides the killer....more
I haven't read anything by MJ Rose in the past, but I think I have to now. Her writing is gripping and visual, and her characters are vivid. This story was from the point of view of Dr. Morgan Snow, a sex therapist, and her encounters and interactions surrounding a case where men go missing and are presumed murdered. It was a fascinating story! I don't want to say more because it would be too easy to spoil it, but I will admit that I (correctly) suspected "whodunnit" by the middle of the book.
This is the second book in the Butterfield Institute series that I have read and I didn't think I would enjoy this one as much as I did the first however, I'm happy to say I was wrong. Even with many of the same characters they are fresh and feel new all over again. An excellent read that makes one feel very involved with the characters, their fears, frustrations and yearnings. Great read, highly recommend.
Another book that, from its premise, should be fascinating but....isn't. I got about 1/3 of the way in, & realized that life is short, books are many, & there really is no law mandating you must finish a book just because you started it. (Though I admit I still feel like that law may be enforced at any moment by really scary librarians, armed with icy disapproval. No, I don't mean you, Elise.)
Sex therapist Dr. Morgan Snow is once again involved in murder and mayhem with police detective Jordain. This time she is trying to help a sexual society run by agressive women whose male minions keep showing up dead. Dr. Snow has to tread a thin line because of doctor/client privilege and yet find a way to help Jordain solve these hideous crimes.
The sexual scene is a little shocking but flows very well with the story. This is a good one.
The sexual scene is a little shocking but flows very well with the story. This is a good one.
This is the second M.J.Rose book for me. I enjoyed all the different characters in this story, you were not quite sure where the story was going because of all the characters introduced. I like the fact that here is a main character that dose not know everything and questions herself, its refreshing. The story was a little predictable but still enjoyable.
This is the second book I've read by this author. The other was Book of Lost Fragrances. In both cases, I found I didn't like the books. And, in both cases, the story ideas were good, but the telling of it missed the mark for me. Regrettably, some authors and readers just don't connect.
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"Threads of past lives and malevolent spirits... combined with Rose's vivid imagination and beautiful writing make this a book to savor." —RT Top Pick 4 ½ stars
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"Threads of past lives and malevolent spirits... combined with Rose's vivid imagination and beautiful writing make this a book to savor." —RT Top Pick 4 ½ stars
"A luxurious, sensual experience for the reader. This atmospheric tale of suspense is fully engrossing." —Library Journal (starred review)
"A sophisticated book that plunges y...more
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