Dangerous Games, Danielle Steel
Dangerous Games, Danielle Steel
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Dangerous Games

Bestseller

Author: Danielle Steel

Narrator: Alexander Cendese

Unabridged: 7 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/07/2017

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

In this timely and intriguing novel, a TV journalist and ex-Navy SEAL delve deep under the surface of political influence and power to uncover the corruption that lies beneath. Risk-taking investigative television journalist Alix Phillips dashes from hot spot to hot spot around the world in the company of her equally intrepid camerman, ex-Navy SEAL Ben Chapman. Alix and Ben put their lives-and their hearts-on the line in a perilous assignment that has them in pursuit of a corrupt Vice President linked to the revered widow of a visionary, assassinated scion of a powerful political family.

About Danielle Steel

Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel was born on August 14, 1947 in New York. Her father was a descendant of the Lowenbrau beer family and her mother was the daughter of a diplomat. She studied both literature and fashion design, first attending the Parsons School of Design and then New York University, graduating in 1967. Danielle Steel is currently the bestselling author alive today, and the fourth bestselling author of all time with over 650 million copies of her books sold. Steel has written 129 books, 93 of which were novels, primarily romance. Every one of her novels has achieved best seller status. She has been published in 69 countries and in 43 different languages. She has had 22 of her novels adapted for television movies and two of those received Golden Globe nominations. Danielle releases three new novels a year and works on multiple books at a time, often as many as five at once.

Steel has been married five times and although she is currently divorced, she is a strong believer in marriage and family. An only child, she discovered the joys of a big family as a child through one of her friends. She has nine children (seven biological and two stepsons that she has always considered her own) that are her greatest accomplishment. Her joy in life is her children and she speaks of them frequently on her website and her blog. Many of her books have been dedicated to one or more of her children. She was based in California for most of her career and now lives in both San Francisco and Paris.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on March 11, 2017

Not one of Steele's best work. A few good moments, but for such a short book, it was filled with a lot of 'nothing'. Boring ending.......more

Goodreads review by Suzzie on December 22, 2017

3.5* Quick and entertaining. I liked the fast traveling around different locations for different stories and how most of the stories were pulled together. The mother daughter relationships added a bit of depth to the characters and the heartbreak of Ben's past made his character more dimensional than......more

Goodreads review by Taanya on March 31, 2017

Corruption,ambition, power and international intrigue... Dangerous Games, a political thriller is the latest novel by the bestselling author Danielle Steel. The book was released on 9th March 2017 and is published by Pan Macmillan India. The cover page of the book is very subtle in very soothing colo......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on March 30, 2019

This is one of the least enjoyable Steele novels I’ve read in awhile. Normally she has a way of capturing your attention and keeping the pages turning but this one fell a bit short. The writing seemed stiff and incredibly formal, almost like I was reading an essay instead of a fiction novel! Which i......more

Goodreads review by Uma on March 30, 2017

(A huge thanks to Pan Macmillan India for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.) Actual Rating - 3.5 CHARACTERS Even though Alix is the main character in the story she wasn't my favourite. The characters I really enjoyed reading about were Olympia Foster and Alix's daughter. I......more