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published
2004
by Ballantine Books
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Hardcover, 384 pages
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0345453433
(isbn13: 9780345453433)
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If you sense someone’s watching you from afar, or if you feel a shadow other than your own at your back, I might as well pack it up and call it a day....more
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This was really a rather wretched book. I read another book by this author that I actually enjoyed, so when I was able to pick this one up, I did so. Now I wish I'd left it where I found it. Sigh.
There was a little bit of interest regarding how to alter one's appearance and how to try and leave no trace of yourself in travel. But those spots of interest did not make up for the weak plot.
There was a little bit of interest regarding how to alter one's appearance and how to try and leave no trace of yourself in travel. But those spots of interest did not make up for the weak plot.
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Read in January, 2008
recommended to Lorraine by:
BPL Book Psychicrecommends it for: adult mystery-lovers
I liked this book for its varying POV narrations, its intricate plot, the extensiveness of plot (how the plot had several sections to it) and its epilogue. (Epilogues can be cheesy, but this one was very necessary!) Okay, sometimes the details given were too much (like what how they discarded papers they didn't need), and especially overly detailed sex-scenes that took the book from mystery/suspense to literary voyeurism (another word might work better here).(Aside: why don't books have rating...more
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Novel thriller yang mengasyikkan, menegangkan dan banyak intrik!
Gimana rasanya hidup seorang wanita sebagai pembunuh bayaran, agen kontrak CIA ? Masa remaja Lily direnggut hanya karena dia mampu dan mahir menembak. Di usia 18, dia sudah membunuh, meskipun setelahnya dia muntah-muntah, stress kepikiran terus dengan perbuatannya. Tapi atasannya bilang, bahwa dia sudah membela negara!
Bertahun-tahun hidupnya hanya untuk yang disebut mengabdi pada negara, hingga menjauhkan dirinya dari...more
Gimana rasanya hidup seorang wanita sebagai pembunuh bayaran, agen kontrak CIA ? Masa remaja Lily direnggut hanya karena dia mampu dan mahir menembak. Di usia 18, dia sudah membunuh, meskipun setelahnya dia muntah-muntah, stress kepikiran terus dengan perbuatannya. Tapi atasannya bilang, bahwa dia sudah membela negara!
Bertahun-tahun hidupnya hanya untuk yang disebut mengabdi pada negara, hingga menjauhkan dirinya dari...more
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Read in December, 2008
Audio version of this book is great. As usual Dick Hill and Joyce Bean both give brilliant performances portraying the characters.
Overall, I liked the story. I absolutely loved McCain. He was funny, somewhat sensitive, and very sexy. Lilly was also a very strong character and I loved that about her.
The storyline was very good with a few plot twists, but not over the top suspenseful. I have to say, I would have rated this as a 3 or a 3.5 if it weren't for the ending. It w...more
Overall, I liked the story. I absolutely loved McCain. He was funny, somewhat sensitive, and very sexy. Lilly was also a very strong character and I loved that about her.
The storyline was very good with a few plot twists, but not over the top suspenseful. I have to say, I would have rated this as a 3 or a 3.5 if it weren't for the ending. It w...more
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Read in January, 2009
Sometimes it's ok to say no to books. Even when they are free. Because when you have them, and they are then taking up space on your bookshelves (or closet space in a box, as it is) you feel compelled to read them before you give them away to the next unsuspecting person.
Maybe that's just me. But I have got to quit saying "Sure Grandma!" when she gives me boxes of paperbacks.
Maybe that's just me. But I have got to quit saying "Sure Grandma!" when she gives me boxes of paperbacks.
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Read in July, 2008
Lilly is a hired assassin for the CIA, and has “gone off the reservation” (do secret agents really say things like that?) Now she has the CIA and some very-very bad guys out to get her. So, what does she do?? She trusts a total stranger who shows up in the middle of a shoot-out, lets him in on all her secrets, has sex with him, and falls in love.
Maybe I’m just tired of stories that portray women who are so starved for affection they act completely stupid.
And in spi...more
Maybe I’m just tired of stories that portray women who are so starved for affection they act completely stupid.
And in spi...more
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Read in June, 2009
This book was reported to be best seller, and I can't understand how that happened. I thought it was very simplistic with a very corny love story. I didn't dislike it enough to quit reading it, but I sure didn't feel it was best-seller material!
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Read in April, 2009
2 mercenaries fall in love, though it seems as though one is charged with killing the other, and set off on a mission to stop an organization from capitalizing on spreading the Avian flu and it's vaccination.
mostly in France, also England, Greece
mostly in France, also England, Greece
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Love how it's a perfect mix of romance and suspense. Perfect! My first book by Linda Howard and it got the ball rolling. One of my favourite books now. 5/5 stars.
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Read in August, 2007
Another light read with too much emphasis on sex and not enough on the cloak-and-dagger I had hoped to find.
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Read in February, 2009
This was s really good book, but then again, I really enjoy reading all of Linda Howard's books so far. In "Kiss me while I sleep", it's about a girl named Lilly, who is a hired assassin. I wasn't sure how I would like reading a book about assassination, but the way Linda Howard writes it was really good. There was a lot of mystery in it, and of course, some romance. Good read.
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Another emotional read. The ending had me in knots. Where is the sequel PLEASE Ms. Howard!!!!
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Read in May, 2009
this was a great book! I love the spy games and the strong Heroine and the great guy!
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Read in April, 2009
An entertaining mindless read. Or, listen, in my case.
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I had the CD's for this book. Linda Howard is great. The book is exciting and then there is usually an unexpected twist at the end. This book was no exception. Give this author a try if you have not read her before. If I could change anything in her books it would be to shorten the sex scenes that she writes. Too much for me, thanks!
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Read in September, 2008
This is the last book (so far) in the Medina series....but I don't know how she can call it part of the Medina series when he is only mention in one line on page 20. It was an okay book....but far from Linda Howard's normal high standard. I didn't love it but I can't say that is horrible either. it was just - Okay.
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Read in November, 2008
I was really surprised by this book. The hero and heroine weren't the typical Linda Howard characters, and I really appreciated it. I loved seeing the plans unfold during the course of the book, and the ending genuinely surprised me. It made me gasp aloud and tickled me pink because it was such a great ending.
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Read in March, 2008
recommended to Xanmarknayden by:
a woman at Bordersrecommends it for: Older gals
This is a sexy book with a couple of nice twists. I would recommend it to older women none of my young friends. There are to many steamy details for young girls!But I enjoyed this story. It is about a women who is a hired asassin for the CIA and it out for revenge.
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