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| Author: Linda Howard
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  367 reviews
Sales Rank: 290432
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 0671034065
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780671034061
ASIN: 0671034065
Publication Date: August 1, 2000
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Condition: Some wear on book from reading, spine creases, wear on binding and pages.
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 Mr. Horrible January 15, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I CANNOT BELIEVE ALL OF THE 4 and 5 STAR REVIEWS! NOT EVEN WORTHY OF 1 STAR!!!!!
"Mr. Perfect" was a pathetic excuse for a novel. Horrible writing and dialogue throughout. Every other line seemed to be "he/she burst into a roar of laughter," when the previous sentence was a far-fetched grasp for humor--not witty or funny at all. And the attempt to make a brutal murder mystery packed with witt and jokes was just in bad taste if you ask me. How can anyone relate to that? Especially because none of the attempted humor was the least bit funny, just ridiculous and awkward.
Basic premise of the book: Four 30-40 something coworkers go out to dinner every Friday after work. One evening they decide to make a list of attributes of the "Perfect Man." Someone at work leaks the list and it is published in the office newsletter. For some reason, "Good Morning America," interviews the 4 friends and reports this list as headline news. A psycho finds out about the list, is enraged by it and goes on a murdering rampage. The murder mystery was so predictable, I knew who the killer was about 200 pages before Linda Howard intended.
Meanwhile during the psychotic murder mystery, the heroine Jaine and the hero Sam Donovan (the hunky next-door neighbor, who is a detective) have lusty sex once or twice,right after one of Jaine's closest friends is brutually murdered. Would you really be intersted in sex at a time like that? And to top it off he asks her to marry him and she agrees after having sex once and knowing each other for about a week. The sex scenes were rough and harsh--nothing romantic here--trash actually.
I'm sorry I finished this. Don't waste your time.
This is 3 in a row for me where Linda Howard has struck out big time. No more Howard for me, I think.
 Not as enjoyable as other works December 2, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a big Linda Howard fan, and elements of this novel were certainly entertaining. On the whole however, this is my least favorite L.H. novel to date.
It is hard to put a finger on exactly why this novel failed to jell for me. I did not find the smart-aleck heroine to be all that interesting or sympathetic. The national furor generated by "The List" also seemed thin to me. The relationship between hero & heroine felt a little flat - some of the initial dialogue struck me as far-fetched rather than sexy, and it was hard to buy their sudden profound love and commitment to each other.
It was worth reading once (or twice), but I don't think it is going to remain in my permanent Linda Howard collection.
 Mr. Perfect November 15, 2007
As the title suggests, the book is perfect. The interaction between Sam and Jaine was ingeniously clever and amusing. I've been a Linda Howard fan for awhile and this book did not disappoint me.
What qualities would the perfect man have? October 30, 2007
When four friends get to together to come up with a list of criteria for the perfect man, they have no idea the trouble that their joke will create. Jane Bright, their fearless leader, is a single woman who has just bought her own home. Marci, the seductress, is the Samantha from Sex and the City type--older than the other girls and with a much younger boyfriend to boot. Then there's Luna, the queen of political incorrectness, who is dating a philandering football player. And finally, T.J., the only member of the group who is married, though her marriage is on the rocks. The women come up with "The List," which includes such criteria as dependable, faithful, and steady job, as well as more titillating qualities like their requirements in the bedroom.
When The List becomes public knowledge, the ladies find themselves the recipients of undesired attention, both negative and positive. They also fin themselves on the receiving end of some mysterious phone calls of someone who demands to know which of them said which requirements. When the creators of The List start turning up dead, they have to accept that someone didn't think their little joke was very funny...
Mr. Perfect is my second Linda Howard book, and just as good as the first (Cry No More). Howard brings a blend of heady sensuality, undercurrents of suspense, and strong characters to her brand of fiction, all of which combine to make it difficult to put down her books. Mr. Perfect is well-written romantic suspense, with a cast of characters so varied and full of depth, there's a little bit of something for everyone. Jaine, the feisty heroine, is a strong, no-holds-barred type of gal who has a mouth like a sailor and the attitude to match. Though she's as scared as anyone when her friends start dying, Jaine is willing to put up a fight to find out who's behind it. And the hero, Sam, Jaine's police detective neighbor, is the strong, silent type of hero who I'm beginning to think is endemic to Howard's books. Read Mr. Perfect when you're in the mood for a thrilling romantic suspense book that will keep your attention.
Perfectly Thrilling! September 14, 2007
The murderer moves quick and the romance moves even quicker.
The whole idea of this Mr. Perfect is just a joke to the four friends in the book, but after lots of media coverage the Mr. Perfect list falls into the hands of the least perfect man.
The relationship between Jaine and her neighbors is comforting as well as great community watch. The four girls have a sweet co worker type friendship.
This book definately gave me chills. Tough to put down especially towards the end.
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