Rodeo Drive

Via his brochette of colorful characters, his well-crafted plot, not to mention his wickedly sense of humor, Barney Leason has created a wonderful roman à clé of the rich and the richer. His heroine, Belle Cooper, is an unhappy married woman who wants more out of life. One day she packs up her bags and heads off to her destiny of becoming an independent, self-worthy, happy human being. Having been at the mercy of a rich and controlling spouse, however, her chance of survival is very slim. Will she come out of her web unscathed ? With a touch of ingenuity from the author, nothing will be as easy as it seems. Just like in his second novel Scandals Barney Leason pulls out all the stops in creating challangeable situations for his fictional people, and thus succeeds in pleasing his fans. RODEO DRIVE is a fun-filled beach read that deserves all the attention.-----Martin Boucher

I actually bought this book and then waited a long time to actually start reading it because it seemed like it was going to be a tawdry, shallow piece of fluff.But I was pleasantly surprised to find it was one of the best books I've ever read! It was supremely intriguing! And while it was a touch tawdry it was in no way shallow! Some of the characters were shallow but it all added up to make a fabulous book with a fabulous perspective of the lives of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills!It also has a killer plot with alot of twists and turns and affairs and murders and all that kind of juicy stuff done masterfully!Really a super-enjoyable book! I recommend! Do not judge a book by its cover in this case!