Bodyguard

by Suzanne Brockmann

Book Overview

Reissue (Original Publication Date: December 1999) Rita Award Winner Alessandra Lamont may have married into the mob, but she also thought she This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345466209
• ISBN13: 9780345466204
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Thrilling Book!

In this novel Harry O'Dell an FBI agent and Alessandra Lamont are on the run. Crime boss Michael Trotta wants Alessandra dead. Her husband Griffin Lamont had previously stolen one millnion dollars from Trotta. Griffin had divorced Alessandra. Griffin is killed by the forces of the crime lord Michael Trotta. His body is found on the shores. Trotta wants Alessandra to find the million dollars that Griffin had stolen. All would be forgiven if she will locate the stolen funds. Trotta has lied. Her house is blown up. She realizes that she is in mortal danger. O'Dell and his FBI superiors decide to use Alessandra as bait to capture Trotta. The plan backfires and she is nearly killed. O'Dell had lost his ex-wife and son to a hit from Michael Trotta. He decides to reunite with his family in Colorado. He takes Alessandra with him to hide her from Trotta. Soon a love relationship develops. O'Dell discovers to his horror that he has been betrayed. This turns the situation into a fight for his and Alessandra's life. This was a very good read. It has a strong romance spin to it as well as action galore.

Fast Pace and Great Read!

Unlike the other reader in this review, I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that the hero, Harry, was having a difficult time emotionally with the loss of his son and he felt a tremendous amount of guilt. When someone cannot identify with this type of emotion, they have not dealt with the pains of losing someone very close. I was glad to see that he finally realized he "needed" somebody. Certainly our heroine's emotional being grew also. I think Suzanne does an excellent job in not only telling a great story, but also in developing her characters along the way so that in the end you never forget them. In fact, George shows up again in Out of Control.

another great book from suzanne brockmann

I have read all of her books and they only get better. This was a book that you can laugh and as well as cry. The story is unrealistic but hey--that's why everyone reads Brockmann' books - to entertain! Just plain fun and enjoyment. This was definitely both of those.

What a terrific book!

I really enjoyed this book. In fact, I couldn't put it down. The characters are great, especially Harry. Ms. Brockmann is a terrific writer, and I'm looking forward to her next book.

View from an advance reader: Gritty and Compelling

"Body Guard", Suzanne Brockmann's newest novel from Fawcett Gold Medal, again demonstrates her mastery of the romantic adventure. The tale brings together loose-cannon FBI agent Harry O'Dell, and Alessandra Lamont, an ex-mob trophy wife with a contract on her head. When the FBI's plan to use Alessandra as bait to catch a mob boss goes wrong, she is ready to take her chances and walk away from protective custody. But Harry convinces her to stick with him, and the two set off on a dangerous, cross-country game of hide and seek. Brockmann weaves complex characterizations, tight plotting, compelling subplots, touches of wry humor, emotion and suspense into an intricate, gritty tale of love and danger. All in all, another winner from the pen of Suzanne Brockmann!