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One Dangerous Lady (Jo Slater #2)
Jo Slater, once the grandest of New York's grandes dames, has made a miraculous comeback from the brink of social obscurity—and is living the good life again.
While in Barbados, as a guest at the most lavish high-society wedding of the year, Jo is contemplating a romance with a dashing British aristocrat when her old friend Russell Cole, a fabulously wealthy art collector,...more
While in Barbados, as a guest at the most lavish high-society wedding of the year, Jo is contemplating a romance with a dashing British aristocrat when her old friend Russell Cole, a fabulously wealthy art collector,...more
ebook, 100 pages
Published
June 26th 2012
by Harper Paperbacks
(first published 1990)
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Jane Stanton Hitchcock's saucy, snarky society novels are light and lethal like a glass (or three) of nice champagne.
Prospective readers should accept this book for what it is---good, nasty fun. NOT contemporary literature, but a great read. As Hitchcock's characters hop from one over-the-top party to the next, the reader looking for "more" can contemplate the frailty of friendship, the brutality of boardrooms (non-profit, of course), and the determination of dames to climb the social ladder. Y...more
Prospective readers should accept this book for what it is---good, nasty fun. NOT contemporary literature, but a great read. As Hitchcock's characters hop from one over-the-top party to the next, the reader looking for "more" can contemplate the frailty of friendship, the brutality of boardrooms (non-profit, of course), and the determination of dames to climb the social ladder. Y...more
ONE DANGEROUS LADY by Jane Stanton Hitchcock is 406 pages in trade paperback form. This is a stand alone as far as I could tell about the book.
Brief Description:
THE HIGHER THE SOCIETY, THE LOWER THE FALL...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a widow in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband. Being such a widow, I'm a little more skeptical Just as I'm skeptical of those who say that doing something once makes it easier to do a second time, such as skydiving or buying a...more
Brief Description:
THE HIGHER THE SOCIETY, THE LOWER THE FALL...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a widow in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband. Being such a widow, I'm a little more skeptical Just as I'm skeptical of those who say that doing something once makes it easier to do a second time, such as skydiving or buying a...more
This story starts out with 2 filthy rich 50-something women nursing hangovers on the balcony of a villa in Barbados. The BFF's daughter is getting married and we hear the friend griping about the pain of destination weddings, visiting other filthy stinking rich people in their mansions, etc. Kind of an annoying story and I almost quit reading it.
Instead I flipped open to a random page where a woman was confiding to a journalist-friend of her past involvement in someone's death, details of black...more
Instead I flipped open to a random page where a woman was confiding to a journalist-friend of her past involvement in someone's death, details of black...more
"Read it" as an audiobook. Great narrator. Not only was I looking forward to my daily work commute so that I can listen to this "page turner" but I even finished it.
Suspenseful and great writing. Not predictable like many books out there. Portrays a realistic picture of the upper-class Manhattan society.
(Book Checked out on 6-17-12)
Suspenseful and great writing. Not predictable like many books out there. Portrays a realistic picture of the upper-class Manhattan society.
(Book Checked out on 6-17-12)
I really enjoyed this "easy read" book. Since I liked the authors writing style, I looked for others by the same author. I discovered that this book was actually a sequel to the next I read entitltled "Social Crimes". Still enjoyed it but I knew the outcome before I finished it so read this book AFTER reading "Social Crimes"
I thought this was a fun book to read...a perfect book for summer vacation...It's about upper-class women with a murder mystery tossed in....I recommend this book....
I enjoyed the writing and the setting.
I was slightly disappointed with her 'non' reaction to whom the 'puppeteer' actually was.
Overall a pleasant escape.
I was slightly disappointed with her 'non' reaction to whom the 'puppeteer' actually was.
Overall a pleasant escape.
Almost to the end of this book. Loving the life of the elite in New York City. A good mystery. Reads like a made for TV movie.
sequel to Social Crimes, not quite as good as it's predecessor but I had to know more about what happens to Jo.
The return of Jo Slater to New York and life with her upper crust NYC pals. As funny as the first one
Any novel that starts with two hungover ladies is good in my book. At times, the novel seemed to get bogged down talking about NYC society but overall it was a great read. I loved the snark!
I loved this book because it kept my interest to the end. Pure fluff though.
for mystery lovers this is a good read. Many characters to keep track of!
Love it! There's something so delicious about high society scandal!
Transferred from my spreadsheet to Goodreads
Ei huono... (suom. Vaarallisia naisia)
fun escapist summer beach read
Just as much fun as the first
Sequel to Social Crimes.....
It was good for a day at waterworld...
Fun easy murder mystery for entertainment. The beginning and end are strong - she loses a little in the middle, but it's worth continuing to read.
Another page turning book by Hitchcock. This book combines the upper-class life--the yachts, the parties, the clothes, the customs--with tremendous suspense and one of the greatest women characters, Jo Slater.
Make sure to read the prequel Social Crimes.
Make sure to read the prequel Social Crimes.
I know it is always a risk to judge a book by its cover but Laura and I were willing to take this risk when we saw the hot lady on the cover of the book. She was so enticing we could not wait until she appeared on softcover. And it was worth the risk. This book was a cross between chick lit and Agatha Christie and I thoroughly enjoyed this modern mystery.
I really liked this because it had a who-dunnit kind of vibe to it. Not to mention that St. Lucia played a small role as well!
This book was not good. It didn't keep my attention and it wasn't entertaining at all. Plus the author isn't good, she apparently doesn't have capable editors because I found a lot of mistakes. I figured the story out from the beginning and wasn't shocked by any of it.
Not as as good as Social Crimes, but quite entertaining. This book picked up for me toward the end.
Really good follow up to Social Crimes. It's not necessary to read the first before this one. There are a few mentions of the previous novel, but this is a stand alone novel. Very good - and well worth the read.
This book was an easy read and kept me wanting more. If you like books about swanky, extreme upper-class, snooty, gossiping women, then this book is for you. I highly recommend it as a book to read while on vacation.
This is the sequel to social crimes and i thought it was great, maybe not as good as the first (but they never are) but it still kept me interested, full of high society scandal!
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New York Times bestselling author and native New Yorker Jane Stanton Hitchcock started her career as a playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include Grace; Bhutan; The Custom of the Country, an adaptation of Edith Wharton's great novel which was first produced at The Mount (Mrs. Wharton's house in Lenox, Massachusetts), then moved to off-Broadway in New York City; and Vanilla, a modern restoratio...more
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