Sweet Revenge

Princess Adrianne is the captivating darling of the international jet set. The daughter of a fabulously wealthy Arab playboy prince and a glamorous Hollywood movie star who gave up her career for love, she flits around the world in a glittering social whirl under the full glare of the paparazzi.

Nobody suspects the double life she has led since the age of sixteen, motivated first by sheer desperation but later by the need to exact a very special kind of revenge for the heartbreak and cruelty her mother endured at the hands of her father years ago.

Philip Chamberlain, once the most brilliant and daring jewel thief of them all and now turned advisor to Interpol, is sent to bring to justice a thief known only as the Shadow. This thief, whose robberies are executed with such audacity and panache that they rival even his legendary exploits, arouses the hunter in him and he is determined to find out who is cutting a swathe through the cream of society without leaving a single clue.

As Adrianne moves towards the culmination of her goals so Philip moves relentlessly ever closer to exposing the identity of the Shadow and threatens to bring her plans to nothing.

Time is of the essence and she will not allow herself to be diverted from the path that she has set herself but passion, like danger, has an allure all of its own...


Very good but . . .   October 28, 2000
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Adrianne, daughter of a fabled Hollywood beauty and an equally fabled Arab King, leads a remarkable double life. The gossip columnists know her as a modern princess. No one knows her as The Shadow, the most extraordinary jewel thief of the decade. She has a secret ambition to carry out the ultimate robbery - a spectacular plan to even a bitter score. The Shadow is intent on justice and sweet revenge. Her secret was her own . . . until Philip, once a renowned thief himself, now the smartest, toughest cop on Interpol's team, closes in for the kill. His only mistake is to fall under Adrianne's seductive spell.

I could not give this book 5 stars, though I thoroughly enjoyed it, because a know a great deal about Muslim life and their culture and, although I allow for the fact that the book was written 10 years ago, Roberts portrayed the Islamic way of life with many inaccuracies. In short it was a completely western way of looking at their culture. However, the relationships between Addy and Philip, and Addy and her mother, were very touching and the storyline was brill. Roberts once again showed her wonderful ability to see and understand her characters souls.


A very good book! Highly recommended!   October 6, 1999
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

It's one of the books i can ever forgetten. I wouldn't mind reading it over and over again. Well done Nora


Romance and revenge!!!!!   April 14, 1999
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

When i first read it in 1995 i didn`t liked the book, but it was very boring on the train so i finished it and in the end i liked it very much and i have read it many times since then.