发表于2024-11-30
Dangerous Lies 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
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AIternately raw, romantic, funny and terrifying,
is a sexy new thriller by Lisa Smith. Smith is a first-time
author with a wry wit. an unblinking eye and a fresh con-
temporary voice. Using short chapters, she captures scenes the way
a skilled news photographer uses a camera.
follows the lives of two people who grew up in
Queens when organized crime was at its height. Assistant District
Attorney Jake Stern was raised by loving grandparents after losing
his family to a fire. A tall, powerful, college athlete known for his
success with women. Jake hides a crippling fear behind a stone-
faced mask. Bettina (Tina) Berenson is a shy, bookish girl rejected by
both parents until at thirteen her father recognizes her seductive
beauty. An immature likable man who admires gangsters, he takes
Tina to the track, to prizefights, and to nightclubs, reveling in the
attention she generates. When her father dies the lonely fifteen-
year-old is easy prey for a dashing charismatic crime-lord. Banished
I by her family, 1ina becomes the mistress of several successwe
gangsters.
Jake and Tlna meet at the trial foretold in the prologue: Tina, the
key witness against a powerful vicious gangster, and Jake. an
ambitious prosecuting attorney, who envies her courage, is repelled
by her past. and is obsessed by her physical presence. But Jake must
keep her alive. Someone is trying to kill her.
A fast-paced tale liberally laced with delicious tidbits of humor.
Intriguing complex characters are Ms. Smith s forte. She has an
uncanny ear for dialogue that is both authentic and telling.
It is a rare book that portrays the many sides of sex: exploitative.
funny, detached controlling touching, erotic, brutal, and finally -
romantic, has it all!
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Dangerous Lies 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书