Título: An Affair to Dismember
Autor: Elise Sax
Sinopse: Certain to appeal to fans of Janet Evanovich, Jennifer Crusie, and Katie MacAlister, Elise Saxs hilarious series debut introduces matchmaker-in-training Gladie Burger, who stumbles into a dangerous quagmire of murder and red-hot romance. Three months has been Gladie Burgers limit when it comes to staying in one place. Thats why Gladie is more than a little skeptical when her eccentric Grandma Zelda recruits her to the familys matchmaking business in the quaint small town of Cannes, California. Whats more, Gladie is also highly unqualified, having a terrible track record with romance. Still, Zelda is convinced that her granddaughter has the gift. But when the going gets tough, Gladie wonders if this gift has a return policy. When Zeldas neighbor drops dead in his kitchen, Gladie is swept into his bizarre familys drama. Despite warnings from the (distractingly gorgeous) chief of police to steer clear of his investigation, Gladie is out to prove that her neighbors death was murder. Its not too long before shes in way over her headwith the hunky police chief, a dysfunctional family full of possible killers, and yet another mysterious and handsome man, whose attentions shes unable to ignore. Gladie is clearly being pursuedeither by true love or by a murderer. Who will catch her first? Praise for An Affair to Dismember Elise Saxs new Matchmaker series is off to a rousing start! . . . Sax gives the comic mystery genre a new spin. . . . A fun read sure to entertain.RT Book Reviews Fans of laugh-out-loud romantic suspense will enjoy this new author as she joins the ranks of Janet Evanovich, Katie MacAllister, and Jennifer Crusie.Booklist Elise Sax will win your heart.New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis In the tradition of Janet Evanovichs Stephanie Plum series, Elise Saxs new novel is a funny, sexy ride.Valerie Frankel, author of Four of a Kind What a fun book! It will leave readers begging for more.Kim Gruenenfelder, author of Theres Cake in My Future From the Paperback edition.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “An Affair to Dismember”, de Elise Sax, publicado pela editora Ballantine Books, em 2013 e com 322 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Ballantine Books
Páginas: 322
Ano: 2013
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0345532236
ISBN13: 9780345532237
Sobre a editora
A leitura dos livros da editora Ballantine Books revela uma preferência por narrativas que exploram intensamente relações humanas complexas, muitas vezes em contextos marcados por mistério, conflito ou transformação pessoal. O catálogo apresenta histórias que transitam entre o suspense policial, dramas familiares e romances com toques de realismo mágico ou sobrenatural, criando um ritmo que alterna entre tensão e momentos de introspecção. As sinopses sugerem também um interesse por personagens em situações-limite, como investigações criminais em ambientes isolados, jornadas de autoconhecimento e confrontos com o passado, sempre com uma linguagem acessível e envolvente.
