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“If they didn’t scream, you wouldn’t know they have enough brain cells to be scared.”įinn couldn’t help but agree. “That’s half the fun,” Mandy replied, the cold seemingly serving as nothing but a minor aggravation as her unzipped hoodie flapped behind her in the wind. Grady moved her dark waves away from her face, dropping a kiss on her temple to soothe her as she snuggled in closer to him in an attempt to ward off the chilly night air. “Fake blood,” Mandy countered, continuing her balancing act as she moved down the curb and jumped to the next. Grady’s girlfriend, Sophie, shuddered as she laced her fingers with those of the middle Hardy brother.

He had no idea why Grady thought she would choose something different. Mandy’s enthusiasm for horror movies was legendary. That movie is right up your alley.”įinn, the youngest of the three Hardy brothers, chuckled. “You’ve got a psycho with a knife, and a bunch of buxom girls who can’t act, but their impressive racks more than make up for it by being all bouncy and distracting. “Why do you need a plot?” Mandy countered. “What are you talking about?” Mandy shot back, her blonde hair flying as she jumped on top of the nearby curb so she could balance herself and work off excess energy. Overall, Deadly Illusions is a fun and entertaining novel that will leave the reader eagerly waiting for the next installment to see how the characters’ relationships progress.“That is the last time Mandy gets to pick out the movie,” Grady Hardy grumbled as he left the local multiplex. Though not particularly thought-provoking, the mystery subplot is interesting and fast-paced, and it provides the perfect foil to set up the interactions between the characters. However, the driving force behind this and the other novels in the series, namely the character relationships, is well-done and will definitely hold the reader’s attention. The dialogue often feels anachronistic, the main characters seem too modern, and imbuing the setting with a genuine historical feel is not Joyce’s forte.

Sparks and jealousies fly as Francesca tries to unmask the killer before he strikes again, this time at those she holds dear. Her sleuthing throws her in with her former love interest, police commissioner Rick Bragg, who also just happens to be the half-brother and implacable rival of her fiancé, semi-reformed libertine Calder Hart. The Slasher is murdering poor young Irishwomen in turn-of-the-century New York, and amateur sleuth and wealthy socialite Francesca is determined to find the killer. Deadly Illusions, the latest offering in the Francesca Cahill series, continues Joyce’s penchant for combining mystery with sensual romance.

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