false 33735 9 Nothin' like a dame . . . <P>Mitch Peabody was learning pretty fast that the life of a private detective was not all it was cracked up to be. Cheating husbands, suspicious wives, unsuspecting mistresss -- case after case left him cynical and disillusioned. This was nothing like the world of tough-talking detectives and smart-mouthed, stunning dames he'd envisioned . . . until she walked through the door. <P>Right down to her stilettos, Mae Sullivan was a knockout with a lethal body -- and a lethal family to go with it. There was something not quite on the up-and-up about her, but she came with a case he couldn't afford to refuse . . . and left him with a case of lust like he hadn't had since high school. It didn't take long for him to fall for her, hook, line and sinker. But was Mae only interested in catching the double-crossing crooks who murdered her uncle . . . or did the lady want to catch him? 2841963 1995 What The Lady Wants total:707|5:102|4:209|3:278|2:102|1:16| 707 2400 960 35 3 2 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Dec 27 08:13:34 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 08:18:05 -0800 2008 1 ]]> 1 0 false false Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 20:06:56 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 09:42:36 -0700 2009
The two main characters were flat. The relationship between the two main characters was forced. The dialogue was repetitive. The sexual chemistry was described, but not really...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 16:54:42 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 17:18:25 -0700 2009 What the Lady Wants really feels like a rehearsal for Crusie's later private investigator novel, Fast Women which, unfortunately, I read immediately before this one. This is another early Crusi...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jun 25 23:56:40 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 23:59:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 18:27:03 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 18:36:59 -0800 2008 "Look, there's no point in getting upset about this. You can't understand because you're a woman, and women don't think like that."
"Women don't want to open the west?"
"No. Women want to stay home and keep the East looking nice."
...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 03:36:33 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 03:42:24 -0800 2009 What the Lady Wants, I would have a hard time guessing Crusie for the author if her name hadn't been on the cover. It's very standard-issue, formulaic romance, and there's a complete lack of character development. There are the bones of a good caper romp in...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 07:35:05 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 07:38:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 01:50:21 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 01:51:16 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 05 11:24:11 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 11:24:11 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 07:17:16 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 17:37:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 09:27:31 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:32:31 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 11:32:50 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 11:32:50 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 12 08:40:53 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 08:40:56 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 12:15:28 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 12:17:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Thu May 14 08:19:55 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 08:22:30 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 15:56:17 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 15:56:17 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Thu Feb 28 06:56:31 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 18 04:04:25 -0700 2008
Saya tidak tahu kenapa, apakah memang ceritanya yang tidak menarik, atau dari sisi bahasa Inggrisnya yang bertele tele sehingga terjemahan bahasa Indonesianya p...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 26 00:21:40 -0800 2008 Sat May 30 21:23:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 14:12:39 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 18:41:40 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Mar 13 18:23:27 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 18:24:40 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3983151