R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 7/19/2012 + 1451 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

Reminded me of the slapstick comedy we see on the big screen. Lots of running hither and yon. It was a bit tiring but an ok read yet I can't understand why it got all the hype it did. Maybe I wasn't in the mood for this one.

The basic story has India Black, a beautiful madam who operates the Lotus House, a house of prostitution, suddenly thrust into political spotlight. When a client dies of an apparent heart attack in the brothal, it is discovered that he is a government employee carrying state secrets in a black case that disappears. The excitement begins when India and her friends are caught disposing of the body by French, a British spy who needs to find the case. India is coerced into aiding French in finding the case which must not get into the hand of the Russians. Every character is likable and the only one seemingly capable of murder is India herself. It's light and funny.

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