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What The Lady Wants
What The Lady Wants
Author: Jennifer Crusie
ISBN-13: 9781551669519
ISBN-10: 155166951X
Publication Date: 11/1/2002
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 276 ratings
Publisher: Mira
Book Type: Paperback
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48 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 70 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Cute and quirky...read it all in one sitting
YvetteM avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on
Helpful Score: 4
This book was entertaining and a very quick read. I finished it in one sitting.
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Helpful Score: 3
Mitch Peabody was learning pretty fast that the life of a private detetive was not all it was cracked up to be. Cheating husbands, suspicious wives, unsuspecting mistresses--case after case left him cynical and disillusioned. This was nothing like the world of tough-talking detectives and smart-mouthed, stunning dames he'd envisioned....until she walked through the door.

Right down to her stilettos, Mae Sullivan was a knockout with a lethal body--and a lethal family to go with it. There was something not quite on the up-and-up about her, but she came with a case he couldn't afford to refuse...and left him with a case of lust like he hadn't had since hight school. It didn't take long for him to fall for her, hook, line and sinker. But was Mae only interested in catching the double-crossing crooks who murdered her uncle...or did the lady want to catch him.
polkadotz avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
The characters were charming, the dialogue witty, and the ending satisfying.
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Helpful Score: 2
Fresh, funny, tender, outrageous...Crusie is one of a kind...
reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 809 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great story, not just romance but a lot of laugh out louds too. Keeps you reading to see how hero & heroine connect.
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Helpful Score: 1
This book follows Crusie's successful formula. However, like all her books, the dialogue and surrounding plot (other than the man and woman meet, decide they'd never get together with each other, then wind up doing just that), make it an enjoyable read. Although I could do without the detailed sex scenes, I like that she always mentions using condoms.
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Helpful Score: 1
As usual with her books, Crusie wrote a funny, sexy novel. Great characters and lots of fun.
Readnmachine avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 1472 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Fun, quick read about a missing diary, a stockbroker-turned-P.I., and Crusie's usual gang of quirky supporting characters.
shaz avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent. Witty and chaotic.
owiesmom avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
LOVED this book. I can't get enough of Jennifer Cruise. It was a fast and easy read. I laughed most of the way.
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Helpful Score: 1
Crusie never fails to make me laugh. This is a small book and a fast read.
steen avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book was a fun read, kept me wanting to read more and more. The author has written an interesting and different sort of plot and the story features characters like a dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks pet dog and relatives with mafia type personalities and behavior. The women are gorgeous regardless of age or I.Q. The hero is a stockbroker acting as a private detective (as a result of a bet with buddies) Maybe not completely plausible, but hey, it's fiction.
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Easy beach read. Not one of my favorites though.
reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 38 more book reviews
Funny. Very enjoyable.
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Cute, easy read.
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This adventure romance from the great Jennifer Cruise is a pleaser.
IndulgeYourself avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 100 more book reviews
I didn't enjoy this one as much as some of the others by this author. It's still a fun, easy read, but I was a bit bored.
reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 38 more book reviews
More bubblegum for the brain!
DameEdna avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 149 more book reviews
Typical and enjoyable Cruisie - a little romance, a little murder mystery. Sexy and funny with likeable characters.
redhatter avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 577 more book reviews
A fun read!
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Funny but liked some of her other books better
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loved this book. good read> wish it was longer!
reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 64 more book reviews
Very witty and fast paced!
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This book was good
shorty04 avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on
Fun story!
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Crusie is great!
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Another fun Jennifer Cruise book, a romance mystery type. Her books are easy to read, fast paced, and full of interesting twists. I read this book in 2 days! Love it!
reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 30 more book reviews
Quick read. Entertaining and lighthearted romance.
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Jennifer Crusie tells a great story full of oddball characters and lots of twists and turns.
grannyc avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 160 more book reviews
Very good, funny book by Jennifer Crusie.
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Typical cute, entertaining Crusie book!
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Fun story as always from this author. A light read with intruiging characters and funny dialogue.
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A fun, quick read.
reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 52 more book reviews
Another delightful book by Jennifer Crusie...
The1stStarrIC2Nite avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 34 more book reviews
Nothin' like a dame . . .

Mitch Peabody was learning pretty fast that the life of a private detective was not all it was cracked up to be. Cheating husbands, suspicious wives, unsuspecting mistresss case after case left him cynical and disillusioned. This was nothing like the world of tough-talking detectives and smart-mouthed, stunning dames he'd envisioned . . . until she walked through the door.

Right down to her stilettos, Mae Sullivan was a knockout with a lethal body and a lethal family to go with it. There was something not quite on the up-and-up about her, but she came with a case he couldn't afford to refuse . . . and left him with a case of lust like he hadn't had since high school. It didn't take long for him to fall for her, hook, line and sinker. But was Mae only interested in catching the double-crossing crooks who murdered her uncle . . . or did the lady want to catch him?
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One of her earlier works
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Quick Read and always suspenseful and hot.
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Excellent story!! Couldn't put it down!!
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funny tale of a private detective and a dame
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Mitch Peabody was learning pretty fast that the life of a private eye was not all it was cracked up to be.
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You can't go wrong with Crusie! Laugh out loud funny!
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It was a cute book by Jennifer Crusie. It would be a good beach read.
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This is one of Crusie's series romances, which were my favorites. Lots of humor and a quick read.
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Smart mouthed Mae hires Mitch as a private detective to find out who murdered her uncle.
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Sexy and funny, with unexpected twists and turns.
tracey avatar reviewed What The Lady Wants on + 41 more book reviews
Worth the read.
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Cute book of how a lady gets what she wants in life and love.