false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172242123m/152406.jpg 152406 15 The maven of guilty pleasures is back with a vengeance! Jackie Collins is at her prurient best in <I>Lethal Seduction</I>, creating a cast of characters as flawed as they can possibly be and still be likable. At the center of the whirlwind is stunning Madison Castelli, introduced previously in Collins's L.A. Connections series. Madison is a no-nonsense journalist who specializes in revealing interviews with the rich and famous. She discovers that her own life is not exactly as it seems when she hires private investigator Kimm Florian to uncover the secrets of her family's past. It turns out Maddy's beloved father didn't make his fortune in investments but rather as a mob hit man. And his targets may have included her two mothers: her real mother, who was murdered when Maddy was just an infant, and Stella, the beautiful, distant woman Maddy always believed to be her mother. Add in a pesky ex-lover who wants her back and a commitment-phobic new boyfriend in photographer Jake Sica, and Maddy's life is spinning out of control.<p> But she's hardly alone. When Madison's best friend, Grace Kelly look-alike Jamie Nova, finds out that her so-called perfect husband is cheating on her, she will do anything (and anyone) to get back at him. But the most captivating story line is that of bitch supreme Rosarita Falcon, unhappily married to a handsome but unsuccessful soap opera star whose real name is Dick Cockranger. Rosarita is perfectly willing to stoop to murder-for-hire (with her dear old dad pulling the trigger) to get rid of her husband so she can be with Joel Blaine, public sex fanatic and son of billionaire Leon Blaine. <p> The stories merge in a spectacular crescendo at a Las Vegas prizefight, when a mysterious stranger, Vincent Castle, appears to save Maddy and Jamie from an awkward situation. Fans of Jackie Collins will hope they haven't seen the last of Madison Castelli. <I>--Alison Trinkle</I> 2589773 2000 Lethal Seduction total:152|5:43|4:43|3:44|2:18|1:5| 152 559 235 0 4 0 false false Thu Dec 03 08:54:07 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 08:54:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 30 21:56:53 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 21:56:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 30 12:14:06 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 12:14:12 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 26 06:21:01 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 06:21:01 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 20 18:07:49 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 18:07:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 13:11:52 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 13:11:52 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:08:57 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 00:08:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 09:34:52 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 09:35:24 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 17:19:40 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 17:19:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 17 15:28:58 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 15:28:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 12:46:19 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 12:46:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 11 12:39:38 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 13:20:28 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 12:39:38 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 22 15:48:08 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 15:48:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 19 10:24:47 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 10:24:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 16 05:48:11 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 05:48:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 17 04:52:32 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 05:04:44 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 04:52:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 13:43:32 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 13:43:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 10:26:13 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 10:26:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Sun Sep 06 10:53:08 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 10:54:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 06:49:07 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 06:49:07 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=152406