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Danger Zones
"Danger Zones is compulsively readable and utterly engrossing--one of those books which hooks you from page one until you reluctantly surrender it in the small hours of Saturday morning."
--The Times (London)
The danger zones--where sex, secrets, and sin collide--are the places that New York Times bestselling author Sally Beauman knows best . . . and explores with gripping, brilliant intensity in her new novel.
In the picture-perfect English Cotswolds, two teenage girls dressed in punk finery attend a wild midnight party. Music, drugs, and dancing are promised by the enigmatic young man known only as Star. Charismatic and cunning, a conjurer who procures heaven for a price, Star sells seduction for a living. Now he's got a pill--a White Dove--that delivers the ultimate high. And he has a plan. By dawn, one girl will be dead, the other will have vanished--swept by Star into the danger zone.
At the heart of that perilous place stands the gifted and reclusive Maria Cazarès, a couturier of originality and passion, a woman who shuns her own fame, a legend shrouded in mystery. Around her swirls rumor and counterrumor, whispers of shocking secrets and taboos broken. Fiercely shielded from celebrity's glare by Jean Lazare, her iron-willed partner--some say lover--Cazarès is surrounded only by a carefully selected few.
And the most dangerous among them is Star.
Now, as the glitterati assemble in Paris for the new collections, a fatal triangle established three decades before in sultry New Orleans is about to fulfill its tragic destiny. Two journalists, firebrand editor Rowland McGuire and investigative reporter Gini Hunter, pick up the heady scent of an unfolding scandal. And as they clash over how to cover it, their hostility ignites a sudden desperate flame of desire--a desire that, if quenched, will tilt their universe.
Against the pounding beat and dazzling colors on the runway as the world waits breathless for the new Cazarès collection, the search for a missing innocent will reach its pulsingly suspenseful climax. At last, blood red truths will be revealed . . . as the author of Destiny sweeps us into the Danger Zones, where no heart is safe.
--The Times (London)
The danger zones--where sex, secrets, and sin collide--are the places that New York Times bestselling author Sally Beauman knows best . . . and explores with gripping, brilliant intensity in her new novel.
In the picture-perfect English Cotswolds, two teenage girls dressed in punk finery attend a wild midnight party. Music, drugs, and dancing are promised by the enigmatic young man known only as Star. Charismatic and cunning, a conjurer who procures heaven for a price, Star sells seduction for a living. Now he's got a pill--a White Dove--that delivers the ultimate high. And he has a plan. By dawn, one girl will be dead, the other will have vanished--swept by Star into the danger zone.
At the heart of that perilous place stands the gifted and reclusive Maria Cazarès, a couturier of originality and passion, a woman who shuns her own fame, a legend shrouded in mystery. Around her swirls rumor and counterrumor, whispers of shocking secrets and taboos broken. Fiercely shielded from celebrity's glare by Jean Lazare, her iron-willed partner--some say lover--Cazarès is surrounded only by a carefully selected few.
And the most dangerous among them is Star.
Now, as the glitterati assemble in Paris for the new collections, a fatal triangle established three decades before in sultry New Orleans is about to fulfill its tragic destiny. Two journalists, firebrand editor Rowland McGuire and investigative reporter Gini Hunter, pick up the heady scent of an unfolding scandal. And as they clash over how to cover it, their hostility ignites a sudden desperate flame of desire--a desire that, if quenched, will tilt their universe.
Against the pounding beat and dazzling colors on the runway as the world waits breathless for the new Cazarès collection, the search for a missing innocent will reach its pulsingly suspenseful climax. At last, blood red truths will be revealed . . . as the author of Destiny sweeps us into the Danger Zones, where no heart is safe.
424 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
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About the author
Sally Beauman
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Sally Kinsey-Miles graduated from Girton College, Cambridge (MA in English Literature) She married Christopher Beauman an economist. After graduating, she moved with her husband to the USA, where she lived for three years, first in Washington DC, then New York, and travelled extensively. She began her career as a journalist in America, joining the staff of the newly launched New York magazine, of which she became associate editor, and continued to write for it after her return to England. Interviewed Alan Howard for the Telegraph Magazine in 1970 in an article called 'A Fellow of Most Excellent Fancy'. (Daily Telegraph Supplement, May 29th.) Apparently a very long interview. The following year they met again, and the rest is history. After a long partnership Sally and Alan married in 2004. She has one son, James, and one grandchild.
Sally had a distinguished career as a journalist and critic, winning the Catherine Pakenham Award for her writing, and becoming the youngest-ever editor of Queen magazine (now Harper’s & Queen). She has contributed to many leading newspapers and magazines in both the UK and the USA, including the Daily Telegraph ( from 1970-73 and 1976-8 she was Arts Editor of the Sunday Telegraph Magazine), the Sunday Times, Observer, Vogue, the New York Times and the New Yorker. She also wrote nine Mills & Boon romances under the pseudonym Vanessa James, before publishing her block-buster novel Destiny in 1987 under her real name. It was her article about Daphne du Maurier, commissioned by Tina Brown, and published in The New Yorker in November 1993, which first gave her the idea for writing Rebecca de Winter’s version of events at Manderley – an idea that subsequently became the novel, Rebecca’s Tale. In 2000 she was one of the Whitbread Prize judges for the best novel category.
Sally Kinsey-Miles graduated from Girton College, Cambridge (MA in English Literature) She married Christopher Beauman an economist. After graduating, she moved with her husband to the USA, where she lived for three years, first in Washington DC, then New York, and travelled extensively. She began her career as a journalist in America, joining the staff of the newly launched New York magazine, of which she became associate editor, and continued to write for it after her return to England. Interviewed Alan Howard for the Telegraph Magazine in 1970 in an article called 'A Fellow of Most Excellent Fancy'. (Daily Telegraph Supplement, May 29th.) Apparently a very long interview. The following year they met again, and the rest is history. After a long partnership Sally and Alan married in 2004. She has one son, James, and one grandchild.
Sally had a distinguished career as a journalist and critic, winning the Catherine Pakenham Award for her writing, and becoming the youngest-ever editor of Queen magazine (now Harper’s & Queen). She has contributed to many leading newspapers and magazines in both the UK and the USA, including the Daily Telegraph ( from 1970-73 and 1976-8 she was Arts Editor of the Sunday Telegraph Magazine), the Sunday Times, Observer, Vogue, the New York Times and the New Yorker. She also wrote nine Mills & Boon romances under the pseudonym Vanessa James, before publishing her block-buster novel Destiny in 1987 under her real name. It was her article about Daphne du Maurier, commissioned by Tina Brown, and published in The New Yorker in November 1993, which first gave her the idea for writing Rebecca de Winter’s version of events at Manderley – an idea that subsequently became the novel, Rebecca’s Tale. In 2000 she was one of the Whitbread Prize judges for the best novel category.
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September 15, 2022
Action packed mystery, I really liked the strong characters, both male and female.
July 10, 2024
📚Titolo
La colomba dalle ali spezzate
✍🏻Autore
Sally Beauman
📖Genere
Thriller, Mistero, Romanzo Rosa
🗓️Pubblicazione
Anno di pubblicazione: 1998 (edizione italiana del 2000)
👥Personaggi
Gini Hunter: Giornalista di guerra.
Pascal Lamartine: Fotografo.
Redattrice di moda: Non viene specificato il nome.
Rowland McGuire: giornalista redatto e interese amoroso di Gini
Antagonista:
Traffico di droga: La “Colomba Bianca”, una nuova droga letale che invade l’Inghilterra.
Introduzione:
Il libro inizia con una festa durante la quale una ragazza muore e un’altra scompare con un pusher. Questo evento innesca l’indagine di un insolito terzetto di investigatori: una giornalista di guerra, una redattrice di moda e un giornalista.
Sviluppo
Gini Hunter e Rowland McGuire, vengono coinvolti da un collega in una rischiosa indagine sul traffico di droga. La loro relazione si cementa attraverso pericoli inattesi e colpi di scena.
Crescente Tensione
Man mano che l’indagine procede, i protagonisti si trovano sempre più immersi in un mondo oscuro e pericoloso, con la tensione che cresce a ogni passo.
Scoperta della Verità
Attraverso una serie di colpi di scena, i protagonisti scoprono la verità dietro il traffico della “Colomba Bianca” e i legami con il mondo della moda.
Temi Principali
Droga e criminalità: L’impatto devastante della droga sulla società.
Amore e relazioni: La relazione tra Gini e Pascal.
Coraggio e determinazione: La lotta dei protagonisti contro il crimine.
Stile e Narrazione
Sally Beauman utilizza uno stile narrativo avvincente e dettagliato, con una forte attenzione ai personaggi e alle loro emozioni. La narrazione è ricca di suspense e colpi di scena, mantenendo il lettore incollato alle pagine.
Conclusione
Il libro si conclude con la risoluzione dell’indagine e la sconfitta del traffico di droga, ma non senza sacrifici e perdite per i protagonisti.
Recensione
“La colomba dalle ali spezzate” è un romanzo avvincente che mescola abilmente elementi di thriller, mistero e romanzo rosa. La trama è ben costruita e i personaggi sono profondamente sviluppati. La tensione cresce costantemente, mantenendo il lettore coinvolto fino all’ultima pagina. Consiglio vivamente questo libro a chi ama i thriller con un tocco di romanticismo.
La colomba dalle ali spezzate
✍🏻Autore
Sally Beauman
📖Genere
Thriller, Mistero, Romanzo Rosa
🗓️Pubblicazione
Anno di pubblicazione: 1998 (edizione italiana del 2000)
👥Personaggi
Gini Hunter: Giornalista di guerra.
Pascal Lamartine: Fotografo.
Redattrice di moda: Non viene specificato il nome.
Rowland McGuire: giornalista redatto e interese amoroso di Gini
Antagonista:
Traffico di droga: La “Colomba Bianca”, una nuova droga letale che invade l’Inghilterra.
Introduzione:
Il libro inizia con una festa durante la quale una ragazza muore e un’altra scompare con un pusher. Questo evento innesca l’indagine di un insolito terzetto di investigatori: una giornalista di guerra, una redattrice di moda e un giornalista.
Sviluppo
Gini Hunter e Rowland McGuire, vengono coinvolti da un collega in una rischiosa indagine sul traffico di droga. La loro relazione si cementa attraverso pericoli inattesi e colpi di scena.
Crescente Tensione
Man mano che l’indagine procede, i protagonisti si trovano sempre più immersi in un mondo oscuro e pericoloso, con la tensione che cresce a ogni passo.
Scoperta della Verità
Attraverso una serie di colpi di scena, i protagonisti scoprono la verità dietro il traffico della “Colomba Bianca” e i legami con il mondo della moda.
Temi Principali
Droga e criminalità: L’impatto devastante della droga sulla società.
Amore e relazioni: La relazione tra Gini e Pascal.
Coraggio e determinazione: La lotta dei protagonisti contro il crimine.
Stile e Narrazione
Sally Beauman utilizza uno stile narrativo avvincente e dettagliato, con una forte attenzione ai personaggi e alle loro emozioni. La narrazione è ricca di suspense e colpi di scena, mantenendo il lettore incollato alle pagine.
Conclusione
Il libro si conclude con la risoluzione dell’indagine e la sconfitta del traffico di droga, ma non senza sacrifici e perdite per i protagonisti.
Recensione
“La colomba dalle ali spezzate” è un romanzo avvincente che mescola abilmente elementi di thriller, mistero e romanzo rosa. La trama è ben costruita e i personaggi sono profondamente sviluppati. La tensione cresce costantemente, mantenendo il lettore coinvolto fino all’ultima pagina. Consiglio vivamente questo libro a chi ama i thriller con un tocco di romanticismo.
June 1, 2012
Well, I'm only half way through but and totally hooked on all the different stories going on.
Lindsay and Rowland - will they become lovers and find the mystery behind Cazares and Lazare?
Cazares and Lazare - are they sibling that became lovers and had a child?
Star and Mina - what will happen to young Mina whilst she is with dangerous Star?
Rowland and Gini - Can they find Mina before she ends up like the other drug girls?
Gini and Pascal - will he come back from Bosnia and will their relationship survive?
Cazares and Lazare and Star - What does Star want with these two people?
I have so many beliefs and ideas about this book but must read on to find out if they are true....then gonna read Lovers and Liars by Sally Beauman to find out the whole story with Gini and Pascal.
Lindsay and Rowland - will they become lovers and find the mystery behind Cazares and Lazare?
Cazares and Lazare - are they sibling that became lovers and had a child?
Star and Mina - what will happen to young Mina whilst she is with dangerous Star?
Rowland and Gini - Can they find Mina before she ends up like the other drug girls?
Gini and Pascal - will he come back from Bosnia and will their relationship survive?
Cazares and Lazare and Star - What does Star want with these two people?
I have so many beliefs and ideas about this book but must read on to find out if they are true....then gonna read Lovers and Liars by Sally Beauman to find out the whole story with Gini and Pascal.
August 7, 2012
Read on holiday, didn't fall straight into it, but it got going and then was a good read by the end. Not completely predictable and made me want to read the next one....
Characters not bad, a good holiday read, and not too sugar sweet.
Characters not bad, a good holiday read, and not too sugar sweet.
August 17, 2009
I didn't like this book at all! It focused too much on the sappy love conflicts than the actual mystery.
May 14, 2011
If you like soap, Sally Beauman is the best place to go. It had a subplot that didn't really go anywhere and detracted from the book. It also took a while to get moving, but once it did it was OK.
February 12, 2012
This book was okay, but not outstanding.
Released into the wild
Released into the wild
September 30, 2012
Took forever to get through this one. Story plot was predictable and the author was extremely long winded. Did not enjoy-forced myself to finish it.
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August 8, 2013Read 4/99
May 11, 2014
I love Sally Beauman - but I struggled with this. It's way too long - and I got awfully sick of all those meaningful looks!
January 3, 2015
I just sooo wanted Gini to end up with Rowland. Maybe in book three.Its next on my Beauman reading list.She never fails to keep me up all nite.
January 27, 2016
The action was good, but I wasn't a fan of the Ginny/Rowland/Pasqual love triangle.
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March 21, 2019Ho letto in italiano: La Colomba dalle Ali Spezzate
May 1, 2017
all the men in this book are dicks.
December 28, 2017
Pascal is off photographing war zones, leaving Gini despondent. She takes a job investigating an illusive drug dealer who leaves a trail of dead teenaged girls. Gini works with Rowland McGuire and their hostility ignites a desperate flame of desire.
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