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    The Black Lyon

    By Jude Deveraux

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    A Classic Love Story of a Fearless Lordand the Woman Who Tamed Him

    Darkly handsome and rich beyond imagining, the boldEnglish conqueror was called “the Black Lyon” for hislionlike ferocity. He had no match among enemies,or women . . . until he met Lyonene, the green-eyedbeauty whose fiery spirit equaled his own.

    Through a whirlwind romance andstormy marriage, she endured every perilto be by his side, until vicious lies andjealousy drove her into danger. Now only the fierce Black Lyon cansave her—for he alone has thecourage to destroy the ruthlessplot threatening to shatterthe bond of love theLyon and his ladyvowed would neverbe broken . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateNov 29, 2011
    ISBN9780062135773
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    The Black Lyon
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    Jude Deveraux

    Jude Deveraux is the author of forty-three New York Times bestsellers, including For All Time, Moonlight in the Morning, and A Knight in Shining Armor. She was honored with a Romantic Times Pioneer Award in 2013 for her distinguished career. To date, there are more than sixty million copies of her books in print worldwide.

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    • 2/5
      The basic storyline would have been decent but the two main characters frequently came across as simply idiotic - especially the female. I like strong, resourceful female leads and she was written as both helpless &, frankly, stupid. I also did not like that their first two intimate encounters were essentially rape and the story continued as though it were no big deal by either of them.
      Will probably not be reading more by this author.
    • 5/5
      I just couldn't stop reading, I loved it till the end
    • 4/5
      Block's burglar books are always good light-hearted value. Sort of Wodehouse meets Connelly with the burglar as the (anti)hero.
    • 4/5
      funny crime story told by a burglar
    • 4/5
      Bernie's back in the wrong place at the wrong time. In order to clear his name, Bernie has to find the real murderer who is doing a great job of creating convincing circumstantial evidence. Aside from some canned explanations that sounded like they were lifted right out of the first book (who Bernie is and what his philosophy is), the story was interesting and certainly stands on its own - no need to read the first novel in order to understand what's going on here.
    • 4/5
      More or less mindless entertainment, but a bit more clever than that. I do enjoy Mr. Rhodenbarr's exploits. The plot was decent, the auxiliary characters were entertaining and, overall, it was a nice diversion.
    • 5/5
      awesome reading
    • 3/5
      I love this series. All sneaky in and out of people's homes and apartments.
    • 3/5
      A funny fast paced mystery, my favorite scene in the book is when Bernie calls Denise Raphaelson on the phone and their back forth dialogue, she appears to have impressed Bernie with her wit also. I don't usually go to much for crime novels but Bernie makes an excellent detective and Block really knows how to write. You may need to be a bit older to solve this mystery written in 1978 with it's tent cent payphones and late night TV.
    • 3/5
      In this second episode of the series, Bernie Rhodenbarr gets roped into stealing from his dentist’s ex-wife. It seems like an easy score, and he’s scoped out the lady’s apartment building and her habits, so he feels confident. But when she returns before he has left, he slips into the closet only to be locked into it by the resident. When he hears an altercation and realizes something is very wrong, he works his way out of the closet and finds the body of the lady of the house. What he does NOT find, is the attache case (filled with the lady’s jewelry) which he’d left outside the closet. What the hell?There are plenty of suspects, including the World’s Greatest Dentist, but Bernie really needs to solve the case before the police turn on him as the most likely suspect. The detectives assigned to the case seem easy to fool, but beat cop Ray Kirschmann is harder to shake. Bernie gets some help from a lovely dental hygienist with divided loyalties. Could there be a romantic relationship in Bernie and Jillian’s future?Gosh but I love Bernie! He’s a gentleman burglar and has standards and ethics. I cannot help but picture Cary Grant; IMHO, he would have been perfect as Bernie.
    • 5/5
      Block first published “Burglar in the Closet” in 1978 as the second of what eventually became an eleven-book series featuring the gentleman-burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. This is clearly one of the best of the series and is a terrific read. In the series, Bernie is not your typical gritty, dirty criminal. He is actually, despite his predilection for burgling, an ordinary guy. He tries to live an ordinary life. At night, he burglarizes places and hopefully unoccupied places. The book is smoothly written and quick reading and quite hilarious, particularly when this professional burglar gets locked in the closet among the ex-wife’s gowns and shoes. This series tends to be more humorous than Block’s Scudder series and less gritty. Nevertheless, for those of you familiar with Scudder, there are echoes of Scudder here with Bernie working on the barest of clues and wandering through lower Manhattan. Bernie, however, has no problem with drinking and genuinely enjoys getting plastered.
      Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      Bernie Rhodenbarr, snarky, punny, humor, murder, amateur sleuth, law enforcement Only Bernie could get into such fixes! There's lots of situational and verbal humor. The publisher's blurb gives hints and there is no need for spoilers, but Bernie gets tagged for murders but has never physically hurt anyone. Unless you consider readers spewing coffee. Enjoy the fun and mayhem! Richard Ferrone is truly remarkable as Bernie and friends.
    • 1/5
      I tried to love it and stay with it. I really tried to disregard how much I hated the actions of both lead characters. I felt that it was worth it to find out what happens to them and how they'll work things out. But I'm halfway through now and I cannot tolerate -I barely understand it - both lead's actions. The lady's character is so inconsistently built I can't decide if she's brave, strong, stupid, foolish or crazy. At some point in the story, you have to gain a unique grasp of a person's character and what I have learned from Lyonene has not endeared me to her. So, I'm leaving this book.
    • 2/5
      Well read again by Adams Morgan, whose voice fits Bernie Rhodenbarr perfectly & captures the other New Yorkers well, too. (I love Mrs. Hesch. Reminds me of my Aunt Anna.) Bernie is again suspected of murder & must find the real killer before the cops find him. There were so many similarities to the first in the overall plot that I just couldn't give this another star, although it wasn't bad. The end worked out about how I expected, but there was a bit of twist that I thought was over the top. Bernie thinking that Craig the dentist was the one making love to his ex-wife while he was hiding in the closet. Other than that, it was another fun romp, but I'm hoping the next book will break the mold a bit more.
    • 2/5
      This is the first Jude Deveraux I've read, and I was not impressed. The heroine's stupidity/gullibility gave me the urge to bang my head on the table. I think I'd like back the day and a half it took me to read it.
    • 3/5
      It's easy to tell that this was written during the time period when it was expected that men would be extremely manly and significantly older than their blushing brides. But setting aside that somewhat dated, if historically accurate supposition, this is a sweet, somewhat suspenseful story of jealousy, suspected betrayal, love and ultimately trust.
    • 1/5
      Reading this book was the first time I was actually angered by the characters' stupidity and nonsensical behavior. It's a horrid story, even compared to the rest of Deveraux's books.
    • 3/5
      Bernie Rhodenbarr is framed once again for murder in the apartment he gets trapped in the midst of a jewel burglary.The plot is complicated with no true clues as to who did it but neatly wrapped-up in the last 1-2 pages. Lot of poorly developed characters and snarky quips. I think I am finished with this series.
    • 5/5
      This has to be my favorite Jude Deveraux book. It is an amazing love story full of intrigue and adventure. The characters are so very well written that you wish you could really know them. The main male character is a dream man for any woman. If you like Historical Romance this book is for you.
    • 3/5
      This was my second attempt at reading this book. The first time, about 12 years ago, I thought it was very clumsy, long, and boring. I enjoyed it more the second time, I think mostly because my knowledge of the historical era it is set in has grown, but also because it has more story and less steamy parts. That is a way my reading tastes have changed in the last decade. Overall, however, this is your average romance story. Misunderstandings abound, heroine is feisty, hero is a rogue who must be tamed, heroine is kidnapped and must be rescued by the hero, heroine is poor, hero is rich, etc. The clothing, activities and settings of the medieval era are well researched and well depicted in the story, so that is encouraging. Both villains made me want to puke, which I suppose means they were accurately portrayed. I guess I was just left with an overall 'ho-hum' feeling after reading this book. Wasn't great, didn't suck.
    • 5/5
      A very fun book. Bernie is perky, literate, and has his own twisted set of morals. He reminds me of a Cockney bartender. The pacing is good and fast. Not many of the characters come across with any sort of personality other than Bernie, and I'm not sure that the crucial clue to solving the puzzle was given before the denouement or not. But the excitement and fun of the book more than make up for any weaknesses.
    • 5/5
      A humorous, very readable mystery about a burglar (Bernie Rhodenbarr) who finds himself framed for murder and needs to find the real killer. Of course, it is all tied off perfectly neatly in the last chapter.
    • 3/5
      Another perfectly entertaining Bernie Rhodenbarr story. These are the perfect treat when you just want a couple of hours of witty, lighthearted reading. I'm sure I'll continue to read books in this series when I need a break from the heavy stuff.Oh, and it was nice to see that my comparison of Block's dialogue to that of The Thin Man was vindicated in this book. There's actually a quote in the book that goes something like this:"She decided we would be Nick and Nora Charles, or possibly Mr. and Mrs. North, two pairs of sleuths she had a tendency to confuse."