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Faking It (2002)

by Jennifer Crusie

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Series: Dempsey (2)

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Publishers Weekly (starred review) raves "Crusie charms with her brisk, edgy style...." Kirkus (starred review) of Crusie's latest, New York Times bestsellingFast Women states "Move over, Susan Isaacs. Crusie is just as smart and sassy about the things a woman has to do to make love work, and a lot funnier to boot." Reformed art forger Tilda Goodnight reluctantly joins forces with semi-reformed con man Davy Dempsey to steal a dubious painting and several million embezzled dollars from a lethal widow named Clea who has targeted a mild-mannered art collector as her next dearly departed. Complications include her sister, the female impersonator; his best friend, the reformed cat burglar; a recidivist embezzler named Rabbit; a hit man, some lousy sex, and a juke box. Trouble ensues....… (more)
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This is a companion book to Welcome to Temptation, which I’d never read, so I read both books one after the other. Faking It is Davy’s story (brother to Sophie) from the first novel. While the plot may be as perfectly told and wild, it didn’t quite match my love of the first book, although it came close. One of the best things about Crusie’s books, are her wonderfully off the wall characters and there is a wealth of them here, even down to Steve, the dog. Yes, everyone here is deceitful in their way, but worth loving for the hysterical ending where everyone seems to have a thing for hiding out in the closet. A cute, fun story. I’m glad to have spent time with this. ( )
  SharonMariaBidwell | Jun 13, 2023 |
Funny as always but a lot of characters to keep straight. ( )
  bjsikes | Jan 30, 2023 |
Not much for me to compare to, since I hardly read romance, but it was fast-paced and fun with quite a number of eccentric characters. I would read more in this series. (Recommended to me by a romance writer friend of mine.) ( )
  quantum.alex | May 31, 2021 |
It took me a while (4 books?) to completely "get" Crusie's writing style, but I really enjoy it! The humor is dry and for a couple of books, I felt like I couldn't tell when people were being sarcastic, funny, witty, serious, frustrated, angry, etc. I've learned to just assume the characters are being at least a little sarcastic, a little serious, and a little funny. In other words, Crusie takes banter to a new level, and I like it.

I also like that her characters are good people, but morally interesting--affiliated with the mob, or grifters, thieves, con artists, etc.

Faking it was just such a novel. I loved having Davey as the main character (He was a minor character in Welcome to Temptation). Crusie does such a great job of plotlines and characters with moral gray areas. For instance, Davey is a some-time thief (but mostly Robin Hood-like) and former con-artist. In contrast, his ex-girlfriend, and former porn star, Celia, is a thief, con-artist, manipulator, etc. And I can think she's gross and evil, and still root for Davey (who does a lot of the same things!). Love this line Crusie walks. ( )
  VanChocStrawberry | Apr 2, 2018 |
Another must read by Jennifer Crusie. I loved the story line and the different character names. I think I smiled through half of the book. ( )
  tiffsaddictiontobook | Jul 18, 2017 |
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Vibesaa, AasneReadermain authorsome editionsconfirmed
Malsch, EvaÜbersetzersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Matilda Goodnight stepped back from her latest mural and realized that of all the crimes she'd committed in her thirty-four years, painting the floor-to-ceiling reproduction of van Gogh's sunflowers on Clarissa Donnelly's dining room wall was the one that going to send her to hell.
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Publishers Weekly (starred review) raves "Crusie charms with her brisk, edgy style...." Kirkus (starred review) of Crusie's latest, New York Times bestsellingFast Women states "Move over, Susan Isaacs. Crusie is just as smart and sassy about the things a woman has to do to make love work, and a lot funnier to boot." Reformed art forger Tilda Goodnight reluctantly joins forces with semi-reformed con man Davy Dempsey to steal a dubious painting and several million embezzled dollars from a lethal widow named Clea who has targeted a mild-mannered art collector as her next dearly departed. Complications include her sister, the female impersonator; his best friend, the reformed cat burglar; a recidivist embezzler named Rabbit; a hit man, some lousy sex, and a juke box. Trouble ensues....

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LOVE AND DECEPTION HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.Meet the Goodnights, a respectable family who run a respectable art gallery-and have for generations. There's Gwen, the matriarch who likes to escape reality, Eve the oldest daughter who has a slight identity problem (she has two), Nadine, the granddaughter who's ready to follow in the family footsteps as soon as she can find a set that isn't leading off a cliff. And lastly, Matilda, the youngest daughter, has inherited the secret locked down in the basement of the Goodnight Gallery, the secret she's willing to do almost anything to keep, even break into a house in the dead of night to steal back her past. THE RISKS ARE INTOXICATING.Meet the Dempseys, or at least meet Davy, a reformed con man who's just been ripped off for a cool three million by his financial manager, who then gallantly turned it over to Clea Lewis, the most beautiful sociopath Davy ever slept with. Davy wants the money back, but more than that he'll do anything to keep Clea from winning, including break into her house in the dead of night to steal back his future. AND IF YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THEM, THEY BOTH PAY OFF.One collision in a closet later, Tilda and Davy reluctantly join forces to combat Clea, suspicious art collectors, a disgruntled heir, and an exasperated hitman, all the while coping with a mutant dachshund, a juke box stuck in the sixties, questionable sex, and the growing realization that they can't turn their backs on the people they were meant to be....or the people they were born to love
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