Killing Me Softly a Novel of Obsession by French, Nicci - 2000

New York: Warner Vision Books. Fine 2000. Paperback. Marfree, fresh prtg; not written-in, underlined, clearance or discard. Usually mails within 12 hours. From Publishers WeeklyA critically acclaimed, bestselling British author (The Memory Game) , French makes her American debut with a stunning novel of sexual obsession. Alice Loudon has a wonderful boyfriend, Jake; a nice apartment in London; good friends; and a satisfying job as a research manager in a pharmaceutical company. On her way to work one morning, she locks eyes with a handsome man dressed in black, and cannot get him out of her mind. Later that day, she finds him waiting for her and she plunges into an affair of such intensity that she leaves Jake, neglects her friends and her health and even puts herself in great danger. ""Sex had never been like this. There had been indifferent sex, embarrassing sex, nasty sex, good sex, great sex. This was more like obliterating sex. "" Alice's new lover, Adam Tallis, is a mountain climber and a hero. Guiding an ill-fated expedition to the top of a Himalayan moun; 1.05 x 6.76 x 4.31; 400 pages .