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Amanda Quick's trademark is a bestselling combination of suspense, passion, and sparkling wit in historical tales alight with intrigue. Now she serves up the most tantalizing novel of her career as an enterprising woman allies herself with a mysterious spy, only to be caught up in a torrid brew of treachery–and temptation....
SLIGHTLY SHADY
From the moment the stranger burst into her antiquities shop in Rome, Lavinia Lake knew he was nothing but trouble. He said he was in pursuit of a killer. He swore he was only trying to save her. Yet Lavinia was convinced that Mr. Tobias March was bent instead on destroying her. When the self-described spy hustled her all the way back to England, Lavinia vowed she would find a way to repay him in full. She never dreamed that Mr. March had in fact been telling the truth, that he had been hired to track down a powerful villain. And just as his investigation was heating up, he found it complicated by the most ungovernable, exasperating–and slightly shady–woman he had ever met. Lavinia most certainly never dreamed they would meet again, forced into partnership under shocking circumstances–or that their fiery disputes would spark a sizzling desire as overwhelming as the danger they faced....
- Sales Rank: #133756 in Books
- Brand: Bantam
- Published on: 2002-03-26
- Released on: 2002-03-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.81" h x .94" w x 4.22" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 352 pages
- Great book!
Amazon.com Review
There's something Slightly Shady about Lavinia Lake. First of all, no decent woman would go into trade, even when an unscrupulous employer leaves her stranded abroad with her young niece. But the capable Lavinia has landed on her feet, peddling dubious reproductions of ancient artifacts in Rome to earn passage home. When a madman ransacks her shop, accusing her of aiding and abetting a murderous gang of thieves, Lavinia and her niece Emeline return to London, where Lavinia once more takes lemons and makes lemonade, becoming a private investigator. In the course of her first discreet inquiry for a wealthy aristocrat with secrets to hide, Lavinia runs into her madman once more, standing over the recently deceased body of a blackmailer. Not exactly your usual beginning for a relationship, but Mr. Tobias March is hardly an ordinary man. In fact, he's quite extraordinary, Lavinia very reluctantly admits to herself. When threats to Lavinia's safety force her into an unlikely partnership with the mysterious Mr. March, the fur--and a petticoat or two--flies. A heady combination of passion and the shared thrill of the hunt for a depraved murderer may lead Lavinia and Tobias to form a partnership of a more permanent kind. Lively suspense with a healthy dose of passion, Amanda Quick's Slightly Shady is truly addictive storytelling. --Alison Trinkle
From Publishers Weekly
Spirited heroines and sardonic heroes populate this sexy Regency-era thriller by the ever reliable Quick, alter ego of Jayne Ann Krentz. This time out, Quick offers the parry and thrust of danger and romance, as embodied in resourceful Lavinia Lake and roguish Tobias March. Lavinia first encounters Tobias when he bursts into her antiques shop in Rome, trashing her wares, all the while claiming to be on the trail of a murderer and warning Lavinia that she is in danger. There's also talk of treason, a criminal organization known as the Blue Chamber and an evil mastermind named Azure. Despite her skepticism, Lavinia returns with her niece, Emeline, to London, where she is caught up in more intrigue. She sets herself up as a private detective and even though stubbornness on both sides leads to an oil-and-water pairing, she soon finds herself in business with Tobias, attempting to foil a blackmail scheme, locate the culprit in a series of murders and identify the surviving member of Azure's organization. Arch humor and the expert removal of bodices are Quick's stock in trade, and the old formula still works splendidly. As usual, the novel's outcome is visible a mile off, but familiarity, after all, is golden in literary franchise land. Major ad/promo. (Apr. 10)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Adult/High School-Another humorous, romantic mystery of Regency England. To save herself and her niece from embarrassment and financial ruin, Lavinia becomes a discreet, but paid, sleuth to determine who is blackmailing her client-and her. Unhappily, she is compelled to join forces with Tobias, a professional investigator chasing a wicked villain who leaves bodies behind for the pair to discover. In typical Quick style, after much repartee they become partners in more ways than one. This easy read is sure to please the author's fans.
Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Most helpful customer reviews
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
One of my favorites!
By LindaDM
I bought this book in hardcover when it was first published and read it often, until I lost it in a move. I was delighted to find the kindle edition available. This was my first introduction to author Amanda Quick, and to Mrs. Lake and Tobias March. They've a but of Nick and Nora Charles mixed up with Holmes and Watson, mixed with gunpowder. This is the first installment in Quick's series about them, their growing relationship, and their "discreet inquiries" collaborations. The pair meet when Mr Marsh traces a gang of hardened criminals to Italy, to an antiquities shop they use as a message drop. Tobias soon determines the proprietor, Lavinia Lake, is not a co-conspirator, but an innocent (?) bystander, in some danger. They clash almost immediately, as Mrs Lake is a woman who speaks her mind and prefers to handle her own affairs. Fast- forward ... They meet again in London by chance in the course of dealing with fallout from the affair in Italy, and the game is on.
The book is fast_paced, clever, and holds one's attention. Lavinia Lake puts me in mind of Conan-Doyle's Irene Adler at times, a woman of brains, passion, and grit. Mr. March seems a much earthier Sherlock, someone who understands and joyfully embraces his own humanity, foibles, and place in the world. He's a man of action as well as intellect who has more than met his match -and equal - in Mrs.Lake, and is mightily intrigued by it.
It's a good read, especially if you're traveling, and be sure to read the sequels.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Not the Best, Nor the Worst
By paula_k_98
Lavinia Lake needs Tobias March likes she needs bad luck. Not only did Tobias destroy her shop in Rome (trying to save her life, or so he claims), now he continues to plague her back in England. Someone is trying to blackmail Lavinia by claiming he has a journal with details about her shop in Rome-that it was a place of criminal activity. This won't do because Lavinia is trying to give her niece a season to find a rich husband and can't possibly afford to have any hint of scandal attached to her name. When she arrives to confront the blackmailer and claim the journal she finds him dead. Frantically searching the blackmailer's quarters she soon discovers she can't find the journal but unexpectedly find Tobias March. Together they form an uneasy partnership and set out to find the journal.
As stated by other reviewers, the characters were never fully developed in this story. I don't think I ever knew Lavinia. The character of Tobias was better developed and I could picture him as a confirmed bachelor with little time for society and its pretentious manners. Both characters spent a lot of time bickering back and forth. While others found this irritating, I thought it was funny. This may have been due to the fact I didn't have time to read the book straight through and read it over a two week period.
Ms. Quick did introduce a different type of plot development that captured my interest. I don't think I've ever read anything quite like it before. I don't know where Ms. Quick intends to go with these two characters. It's my understanding they will appear in her next two books, sort of like a series. All I can say is I'll give the next one a try in hopes they are more fully developed and have Ms. Quick's trademark dialogue and plot.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
UNLIKELY, BUT WELL-MATCHED DUO
By Mary Allen
Englishwoman, Lavinia Lake, is left widowed, poor, and the guardian of an intelligent, marriage-aged niece. Having no money, but a lot of determination, Lavinia goes from one job to the next, each ending under somewhat disasterous circumstances. First, she's a companion to a countess who runs away one night and leaves Lavinia and her niece stranded in Rome. Then she opens a shop in Rome and sells antique reproductions. The shop is unexpectedly destroyed by a seemingly madman.
Finally, she returns to England and sets herself up as a private detective, making discreet and SLIGHTLY SHADY inquiries for those who can afford her services. Once settled in this business, she encounters none other than the madman who destroyed her shop in Rome. He is Tobias March, also a detective. They find they are working on the same case, and after a series of misadventures, reluctantly agree to work together.
What comes out of their partnership is a deep mystery and an unforeseen love affair.
Amanda Quick promises that SLIGHTLY SHADY is Book One in a series starring Lavinia Lake and Tobias March. I look forward to Book Two.
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