This mystery novel, an earlier effort by writer Linda Howard, whose Cover of Night was just released in June, is a "hard-to-put-down" thriller, set in Paris. The reader meets the book's protagonist, Lily Mansfield, a "for-hire" assassin and frequent contract agent for the CIA. In this plot, however, she's working on her own, in a dangerous game spawned from her need to avenge her close friends' murder.
Lily cleverly seduces and poisons her friends' murderer, a sauve but ruthless international criminal, even putting herself at risk by tasting the poison. She escapes his family's initial dragnet, but how long will she be able to hide?
When the CIA learns that she's "off the reservations," they send their best hunter, a handsome agent named Luke Swain with a singular Texas charm, to find her. Inevitably Lily and Swain find themselves drawn towards one another, but will that keep Swain from completing his mission? Of course, Swain's not the only one hunting Lily. As clever as she is, how can she possibly escape both searches?
The fast-moving plot takes the reader throughout Paris, from the luxurious Bristol Hotel to the seemingly peaceful Ile de France countryside.
Kiss Me While I Sleep is an enjoyable easy-to-read novel, one that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
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