基本信息出版社：St. Martin's Paperbacks
页码：560 页
出版日期：2006年08月
ISBN：0312937083
条形码：9780312937089
装帧：简装
正文语种：英语
外文书名：爱人和游戏者
内容简介 Dangerous sex, family secrets, irresistible power, mega money, and two murders equal one reckless week in New York…
In Lovers & Players, the Diamond family rules. Red Diamond is an abusive and much-loathed billionaire. His three sons, Max, Chris, and Jett, are summoned to New York for a family meeting which rocks their world.
Diahann, a beautiful black ex-singer, works as Red’s housekeeper—a job her daughter, Liberty, does not approve of. A waitress and would-be singer herself, Liberty has dreams of her own and while she pursues them, Damon P. Donnell, married hip-hop mogul supreme, pursues her.
Young New York heiress Amy Scott-Simon is engaged to marry Max. At her bachelorette party she runs into Jett. Jett has no idea who Amy is. She also doesn’t realize who he is. A one-night fling leads to major complications.
Now the lives of these characters will intertwine, forever changing their destinies, in this highly charged love story about family relationships and deadly choices.
“A decadent concoction sure to appeal…a fast lane take on the lives of the rich and fabulous.”
–Kirkus Reviews
作者简介 JACKIE COLLINS is one of the world's top-selling writers, with more than four hundred million copies of her books sold in more than forty countries. Her twenty-three bestselling novels have never been out of print. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.
编辑推荐 From Publishers Weekly
Take one vindictive aging tycoon and three charismatic, ambitious sons; add one naïve heiress, one aspiring R&B diva, one British (titled, natch) lady of the house; throw in a dash of Russian mafia, kinky sex, a pinch of rap mogul, fabulous locations and a sprinkling of murders, and you have the ingredients for a fast-paced, glamour-heavy Collins extravaganza. Billionaire Red Diamond summons his sons from around the globe to Las Vegas to make a stunning announcement about their inheritance. Each son—Max, a real estate entrepreneur; Chris, an entertainment lawyer for the likes of Tom Cruise and Britney Spears; and Jett, a hotshot model in Italy—is battling his own private demons: a huge business deal gone sour and a bitter ex-wife; a gambling debt that's gotten out of hand; and (what else?) drug and alcohol addiction. In the midst of all the mayhem, a biracial waitress named Liberty, who aspires to be the next Mariah Carey, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when a major hip-hop record label exec comes into her life. And then there's Jett's incredible (but not consequenceless) one-night stand with a nameless pickup at a club, and Max's ex-wife Mariska's ex-Mafia life. The ever-stylin' Collins manages to tie the scattered plot lines together into another page-turning tale packed with intrigue, revenge and romance for her St. Martin's debut. 350,000 announced first printing; $500,000 ad/promo. (Feb. 7)
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From Booklist
In Collins' twenty-fourth novel, she turns yet again to detailing the tawdry lives of the rich and beautiful. Her latest yarn spans seven days in the lives of the Diamond family, who have gathered in New York at the request of their despotic, abusive, and much-loathed billionaire father. He has summoned his three sons to a meeting, with no explanation, and as they nervously wait, events unfold furiously around them. The sons are Max, a powerful real-estate tycoon who is about to be married for a second time; Jett, a fashion model and Alcoholics Anonymous member, who has recently slept with Max's fiancee; and Chris, a hot L.A. entertainment lawyer with a serious gambling problem. They are all battling their own inner demons, but things really come to a head during this week, the first time they have been together in years. Soon we find out that Max is being blackmailed, then his ex-wife turns up dead, brutally and mysteriously murdered. Meanwhile, Jett must deal with his growing infatuation with Max's fiancee, and Chris has gotten into serious trouble with shady figures over his gambling debts. Vintage Collins here: sex, love, betrayal, and deception. Her fans will certainly enjoy. Kathleen Hughes
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Review
“Take one vindictive aging tycoon and three charismatic, ambitious sons; add one naïve heiress, one aspiring R&B diva, one British (titled, natch) lady of the house; throw in a dash of Russian mafia, kinky sex and a pinch of rap mogul, fabulous locations and a sprinkling of murders, and you have the ingredients for a fast-paced, glamour-heavy Collins extravaganza…the ever-stylin’ Collins manages to tie the scattered plot lines together into another page-turning tale packed with intrigue, revenge and romance for her St. Martin’s debut.”–Publishers Weekly
“Vintage Collins here: Sex, love, betrayal, and deception. Her fans will certainly enjoy.”
--Booklist
“Power, money and sex in the lives of America’s beautiful people…bartender, pour us a dirty martini and keep them coming. This is vintage Jackie Collins and we’ll be here ‘til closing.”
–Heat magazine (UK)
“Escapism doesn’t come racier than Jackie Collins.”–YOU magazine (UK)
“[Collins] seems to know every Hollywood player and just where to find their dirty laundry basket. She is a consummate observer, an outsider with an insider’s knowledge. That’s her signature trick. She is at once both intimate and detached.”–Daily Mail (UK)
“Jackie at her very best. The plot has more twists and turns than Sunset Boulevard and is faster than a Ferrari on a Los Angeles freeway. Her style is pure escapism, her heroines strong and ambitious, and her men, well, like the book they’ll keep you up all night. In her novels Jackie’s taught women how to get their man, keep him, get to the top, and stay there.”
–Company magazine (UK)
“A smorgasbord of love, sex, power, and money.”–Elle magazine (UK)
“Settle down with Jett, Chris and Max, whose overnight stands, debts, and divorces make sizzling reading.”–Sunday Express (UK)