Goodreads Mobile | see what your friends are reading

Jun 20, 2011

Judy rated it:

Naomi Grant's family owns the Joy Luck Life Spa in Sonoma, CA. She was the head massage therapist but since her dads stroke she is in charge. When Dr. Devon Knightley comes in the spa she hopes he has come to see her. The last few years she had visited with him at the Zoe International dinners but he never called her.

When Devon said he was looking for Jessica Ortiz Naomi is deflated but not surprised he would be looking for that beauty. As Naomi searches to find Jessica her whole world More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Oct 27, 2009

Nora rated it:

I received a complementary copy of this book and I’m so glad I did.
Camy Tang does an incredible job of packing so much action, suspense, humor and drama in only 212 pages. Wow!! What a different writing style than the one I read in her debut novel Sushi for One, which is a chick’lit style light hearted story. I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading Deadly Intent. Part of me wondered how this chick’lit style writer would write a murder mystery. I was pleasantly surprised and More...

1 comment like (2 people liked it)

Sep 06, 2009

Ruth rated it:

Deadly Intent marks Camy Tang’s first foray into romantic suspense fiction, and she proves to be as adept at crafting an engaging suspense story as she is at making readers laugh with her “romance with a kick of wasabi” flavored Sushi Series. In Deadly Intent, Naomi Grant, massage therapist and acting manager of the exclusive Joy Luck Life Spa, finds herself trapped in a murderous web of danger and intrigue when one of her clients ends up dead, and suddenly she's a suspect. The victim just happe More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Jul 13, 2009

Virginia rated it:

This book is Camy Tang’s first published romantic suspense, following her contemporary Sushi Series, but I certainly hope it isn’t the last. She brings her trademark snappy style to this book, and cranks up the tension in a first-rate mystery that will have you turning pages all the way to the end.

The setting is a spa in Sonoma, California, owned by the family of heroine Naomi Grant. In true suspense style, the first chapter opens the book with a bang – and ends with a scream a More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Jan 28, 2010

Katy rated it:

Deadly Intent by Camy Tang is a fun mystery and romance all rolled into one. Naomi, a massage therapist currently managing her family's spa while her father recuperates from a stroke, finds herself the main suspect in the murder of one of her clients. The other suspect is her client's ex-husband and also the man who turns out to be the love interest in this book--Dr. Devon Knightley. As Naomi tries to figure out what happened, it becomes clear that someone is trying to frame her for the murder, More...

1 comment like

Aug 21, 2011

Marji rated it:

This story is more than a suspense novel. The plot weaves in and out of the characters' lives with a master's touch.

Naomi Grant's terror from finding the body of her next massage client at an exclusive Sonoma spa leads to a desperate attempt to solve the mystery. Her very freedom depends on it. At the same time, Dr. Devon Knightley, who becomes a suspect in the death, stirs up both confusion and comfort in an odd mixture for Naomi.

Ms. Tang twists together a perfect mystery se More...

0 comments like

Jan 06, 2012

Ladette rated it:

Stalker in the Shadows by Camy Tang is a Love Inspired Suspense novel. I have read many of her novels (most recently Protection for Hire), but this is only the second of the Love Inspired novels that I've read. I didn't realize when I started the book that it was Book 3 in the Sonoma Series, but it is the third in the set. Fortunately, reading them in order is not a prerequisite.

Monica Grant is one of three daughters of Augustus Grant, owner of an upscale spa in Sonoma. Monica i More...

0 comments like

Nov 13, 2009

Becky rated it:

This book was okay. Nothing bad, nothing great. It's getting a little higher rating only because I really was interested in what was going to happen between Devon and Naomi. I wanted to know who was after them, but otherwise this book was a bit cheesy.

It's described as an inspirational romantic suspense. The religious references were scattered throughout, but weren't overdone. I actually thought they were well placed and enhanced that aspect of the story. The romantic part wasn More...

0 comments like

Feb 17, 2011

Mark rated it:

Novelist Camy Tang writes ‘with a kick of wasabi’ as her website is quick to point out. Her first suspense novel, Deadly Intent, has just such a kick. (For an explanation of ‘wasabi’ visit Camy’s website).

Her earlier novels found their niche in contemporary romance as her Asian characters sassed their way through relationships, interfamily relations, and spiritual struggles. Camy’s latest novel launches into the suspense romance genre—murder and intrigue in the picturesque town of Sono More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Nov 10, 2011

Pygmy rated it:

It was when I read Camy Tang's Sushi For One book for the third time that I figured maybe I should try to read something else of hers. I was wary of this book being of the Love Inspired line, since my previous experience with those books were not satisfactory. I hoped that Camy Tang would be able to write beyond my expectations. Unfortunately, she doesn't.

Instead of crafting an interesting, subtle, non-obvious male character, she cuts corners by using the same boring Mr. Handsome t More...

0 comments like

Jul 30, 2009

Clockstein rated it:

Deadly Intent by Camy Tang is another arrow in Tang's quiver of fantastic books. Naomi Grant has had to take over the family business, an elite spa Sonoma, after her father's stroke. It's a chore she quickly comes to hate after a murdered woman is discovered and the evidence points to Naomi as the murderer. At first, she suspects Dr. DevonKnightley , ex-husband of the victim, but as the crime spree grows, they are forced to work together to find the real murderer. In the hands of any less able w More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Nov 27, 2010

Debi rated it:

I became a big fan of Camy Tang's books with Sushi for One? and the others in her Sushi series. Deadly Intent is a mystery with murder, danger, and romance. I didn't like it quite as much as her Sushi books but it was still a good mystery.

0 comments like

Jul 15, 2010

Margaret rated it:

Deadly Intent was a very enjoyable read for me as far as mysteries go. I was amazed and completely shocked that I really had no clue as to who the culprit was until late in the game. Usually authors give it away so easily, I loved how Camy really gave you so many different factors that the surprise really is there. I recommend this read easily, and I cannot wait to share it with my mom, because I know she'll love it. The mystery is great, the romantic elements are perfectly appropriate, and the More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Jul 15, 2010

Jennifer rated it:

Loved this book. Loved that it took place in Sonoma where I visited last fall and love that it centered around a spa. We love our spas. Great beach read. Real page turner.

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Sep 18, 2009

Terri rated it:

I really enjoyed reading this book .. I can sense that we all know the lord is here with us always ..

0 comments like (3 people liked it)

Feb 22, 2012

Camy rated it:

like

Feb 21, 2012

Suzanne marked it as to-read

like

Feb 20, 2012

Sigrun marked it as to-read

like

Feb 15, 2012

Kendra marked it as to-read

like

Feb 13, 2012

Truly marked it as to-read

like

Feb 18, 2012

Cathy rated it:

like

Feb 02, 2012

Amanda marked it as to-read

like

Feb 02, 2012

Karen K. added it

like

Jan 25, 2012

Abbi marked it as to-read

like

Jan 23, 2012

Cathy marked it as to-read

like

Jan 20, 2012

Beth - ;) rated it:

like

Jan 17, 2012

Sharon marked it as to-read

like

Jan 13, 2012

Pam rated it:

like

Jan 12, 2012

Deborah rated it:

like

Jan 05, 2012

Cheryl rated it:

like

reviews