Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11524.33 | Fiction literature | 25 October 2011
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Immortal in Death
In the third novel of her acclaimed "Death" series, Robb (the pseudonym for Nora Roberts) once again sets her 21st-century police detective heroine on the trail of a murderer. Set against the background of the youth-obsessed, drug-using fashion industry, this suspenseful tale sweeps from the glitzy to the seamy with all the flair and panache one has come to expect from Robb. Although the romance is not so prominent here, the sexual tension still simmers.
Private investigator Regan Reilly is back, just settling into her L.A. office routines when a weird assignment comes her way. A promising young Hollywood star has been kidnapped, and associates want Regan to solve the disappearance with as little publicity as possible. Regan's somewhat unconventional gumshoe work takes her into glitzy Tinseltown gatherings, upscale vineyards, and new age cult hangouts. Fast, funny, and very good reading.
Forget the image of maiden aunts and country fairs - cake decorating has become cutting edge! Peggy Porschen is at the front of this new trend. Her cute designs have won her a host of celebrity clients - she provided the chocolate Faberge eggs for Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball and designed the stunning cake for Stella McCartney's wedding. Her instantly recognisable designs are inspired by current trends: Bollywood mini cakes are lavishly decorated in rich pinks and glitzy golds, cookies include funky handbags, Doris Day Polka dots, candy coloured stripes and romantic sugar blossoms and butterflies
