This is undeniably what one must call a "trashy novel" - a murder/mystery romance with a hearty dash of sex and a good deal of talk of current fashions.... but surprisingly modern and 'liberated' in its character portrayals - if not terribly realistic. A very quick read (hence the pseudonym?
Very good. Part one of a series of three. The heroine isn't my favorite character. Unusual killer.
Lavinia Lake was unhappy with Mr. Tobias March from the first minute that she met him. He told her he was trying to save her, but she didn't like it one bit when he forced her to leave her antiques shop in Rome and return to London and smashed all of her wares in the process. When she returns to London and once again encounters Mr. March, they work out an uneasy alliance so that they can keep track of each other. I like Amanda Quick's romantic heroines - they have spunk and the alliance between Lavinia and Tobias reminded me a little bit of the old TV show "Moonlighting" - very entertaining!
From the moment he burst intonher antiquities shop in Rome,Lavina Lake knew the stranger was nothing but trouble.
Murder and intrigue abouts and there are lots of twists and turns
If I didn't have two copies I wouldn't let it go. A typical Amanda Quick book - fantastic!
Joan W. (justreadingabook) reviewed Slightly Shady (Lavinia Lake and Tobias March, Bk 1) on + 1726 more book reviews 
