Perfect
By Marne Davis Kellogg
(St. Martin's Griffin, Paperback, 9780312337339, 352pp.)
Publication Date: February 20, 2007
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover
Categories: Mystery & Detective - General
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Despite her best intentions, Kick Keswick--international jewel thief, fabulous dresser, gourmet cook, and woman-about-town--finds herself drawn into the glamorous, dangerous world of jewels (and the people who covet them)....
It should have been the start of a perfect sojourn in Provence. Kick Keswick had just settled down to warm chocolate soufflé with a decadently rich Grand Marnier sauce and a small glass of Armagnac when she receives startling news: the personal jewels of the Queen of England herself have gone missing, and she wants Kick to get them back. Most of the world knows Kick as an expert in jewels and antiquities, having been the right hand at Ballantine & Company Auctioneers in London, but others know Kick as the world's finest jewel thief, a woman who can stand out in a crowd at will, but who can also blend in when she wants to. So the chase is on, in a race that takes her from Provence to Paris, London, St. Moritz, and Milan--and puts all her wiles and talents to the test as she faces a thief whose skills match her own. And with Kick Keswick on the case, there will be trouble afoot--of the multifaceted kind.
With sophistication, wit, and insider details, Perfect is a madcap adventure that takes you on a quest for the things that make life worth living…or at least worth talking about.
Marne Davis Kellogg is the author of Brilliant, Priceless, and the forthcoming Friends in High Places, all featuring Kick Keswick. She is Executive Vice President of The Kellogg Organization, Inc., a national fund-raising counseling firm. She and her husband, Peter, the president and CEO of The Kellogg Organization, live in Denver and on their Colorado ranch.
"Filled with an addictive La Dolce Vita buzz." --Hollywood Reporter
"Kick is a delightful protagonist…Kellogg's burnished prose deftly immerses readers in a deeply pleasurable world of shameless wealth." --Kirkus Reviews
"[Kick is] a well-developed and charismatic character.... Perfect is just that." --The Denver Post
"Everything Kick wears, eats, does, and says is if the highest class and absolutely delicious.... An adventure as airy and delightful as a chocolate soufflé." --Booklist











