Deadly Love

by Brenda Joyce

Book Overview

In New York City in 1902, socialite Francesca Cahill teams up with the city's recently appointed police commissioner, Rick Bragg, to find out who kidnapped the youthful heir to the Burton fortune, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312977670
• ISBN13: 9780312977672
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

The "Deadly" Series Books

Brenda Joyce's "Deadly" series are wonderful. The stories are continuing from one book to the other. Thus far, I believe there have been three with a fouth due in May 2002. I love this series and love all the characters, especially Bragg and Francesca. Connie and Neil are great too and one wonders what will happen to Calder. Just keep reading.

mystery detective scores points with readers

This book was a very entertaining read. I enjoyed the characters and the fact she is building a relationship between the characters that will last. I can't wait to read the sequel to deadly love as I am waiting for the unfolding of their relationship and the problems of her family.

Waiting for More

Deadly Love is the first Brenda Joyce I've picked up, and I enjoyed it tremendously. Although the main character, Francesca, acts a bit ditsy at times, her behavior only added to the humor Ms. Joyce included throughout the book. The relationship between Fran and Rick has a lot of potential. I hope they make significant progress in the next volume of the series though -- I hate it when writers string us along for ever before allowing characters to move beyond flirtation (Of course Fran's mother Julia may have more to say about this than Ms. Joyce does!).The secondary characters will also be a force in upcoming volumes. Young Joel Kennedy adds a humorous note, and I'm anxious to learn more about future sister-in-law Sarah. I must say however, that I hope Ms. Joyce dosen't plan on portraying brother-in-law Neil as a sympathetic character. His behavior in this book was awful. In fact, I wanted him to be the bad guy this time around so we could be done with him! This feeling goes beyond a negative reaction to his infidelity -- his whole attitude is obnoxious.While some of the negative reviews seen here express valid concerns regarding genre and character shortcomings, when you consider that this is the first of what will hopefully be a long series of related novels, and that it needed to set the stage for future volumes, it is an outstanding read.

One of the best books I've ever read...

This book is definitely one of the best I've ever read! I bought it in the airport as I was leaving on a four-hour trip home ... by the time I arrived home, I had finished it! It's a compelling mystery/romance that will keep you interested from the first page. All of the great elements of an historical romance/suspense/mystery are contained between the covers of this wonderful book!! I think Brenda Joyce has found a new fan!!