Dying To Please
by:
Linda Howard (author)
Paperback. Pub Date: 2007 Pages: 320 Publisher: Piatkus Books Sarah Stevens is a woman with many distinct qualities Skilled at running large households smoothly and Efficiently she is also the a Trained bodyguard and expert marksman - still indispensable to to her current Employer . an elderly...
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Paperback. Pub Date: 2007 Pages: 320 Publisher: Piatkus Books Sarah Stevens is a woman with many distinct qualities Skilled at running large households smoothly and Efficiently she is also the a Trained bodyguard and expert marksman - still indispensable to to her current Employer . an elderly judge who has hired her as both a companion and a protector. Then one night she thwarts a burglary in progress. a courageous act that rewards Sarah her requisite 'fifteen minutes of fame' with the local press. But the exposure is enough to catch the attention of a tortured soul who. unbeknownst to Sarah. will stop at nothing to have her for himself. Sarah's perfectly ordered life is shattered when tragedy strikes: her beloved employer is utally murdered. The detective investigating the case. assures Sarah that she is not a suspect. Until lightning strikes twice. There's a second killin...
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ISBN:
9780749937812 (0749937815)
Pages no: 410
Edition language: English
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Sarah Stevens likes her job as a butler and bodyguard to a retired Judge. As his only full-time employee she's quite close to him and really likes her job. When he dies she finds herself at a loss but then finds herself a new job. When those employers die she finds herself as a major suspect. It...
I liked this story but it was kind of slow going with too much character background, lots of mental speculation and event analysis but the ending was exciting for both romance and action. Butler Sarah catches burglars and detective Cahill comes to investigate.a
So I dunno why I didn't like this book more. I don't feel like it made an impression on me at all. No wait. I'm remembering now.The grande finale. This book went from "that's a little creepy" to "holy fucking shit, that's nasty!" All in one scene. We're just moseying along... we know something is go...