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| Don't Look Down | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (124 reviews)
Sales Rank: 438923
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0312938519
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780312938512
ASIN: 0312938519
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
Release Date: May 1, 2007
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Product Description
SHE is a director of dog food commercials who?s just been recruited to finish a four-day movie shoot. But as soon as Lucy Armstrong arrives on set, she discovers that the staff is in chaos, the make-up artist is suicidal, and the stunt director just happens to be her ex-husband. That, and the temperamental lead actor has just acquired as an advisor a Green Beret who has the aggravating habit of always being right.
HE thought that hiring on as a military consultant for a movie star was a to-die-for deal: easy work, easy money, easier starlets. But his first day on the job, Captain J.T. Wilder ends up babysitting a bumbling comedian, dodging low-flying helicopters, and trying to find out who?s taking ?shooting a movie? much too literally.
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 Good Book! November 18, 2008
As a fan of Jennifer Crusie, this book is just another good work from her, and coupled with Bob Mayer, makes it even better.
 The worst Crusie Ive ever read November 13, 2008
I read Agnes and the Hitman before, which is their second collaboration and I have to say that it was a lot better than Don't look down. Their writing styles totally clashed and you could really tell what part Crusie wrote and which part was written by Mayer. And Crusie's part wasn't even good which was a huge disappointment because I usually love her books.
It was really hard to get into the book too because you could tell who wrote what and the book just had no flow at all. I also had a hard time getting into the characters. Crusies heroes and heroines are all pretty similar but they usually have some personality and you start to like them but Lucy and J.T. were pretty cookie cutter and I couldn't care less about them. It's the same with the side characters. I like Crusies books because her side characters play a big part but in this case they were all cookie cutters as well.
The plot was alright but also pretty forgettable. Matter of fact I don't even know what to write about it. It's about Lucy, who has to shoot the last 3 days of a movie and J.T. being the stunt double for the main actor. The movie is used by some criminals to laundry money and get some art back. Alright. The only reason the book didn't suck completely was that Bob Mayer knew what he was writing about. J.T. is Special Forces and provides the action in this book and you can really tell that Mayer used to be in the Military. Because of that I would give two stars instead of only one.
 horrible October 31, 2008
thank goodness I got this from the library and didn't pay for it. It was awful.
I like Jennifer Crusie, finding her light, fun, with great characters I can believe in. This had none of those qualities. The characters were cardboard, impossible to believe in or care about, and the action/drama was really heavy. skip it.
Not Agnes, but a fun read! October 3, 2008
I enjoyed Agnes and the Hitman so much that I went back to read this, it's not Agnes but was enjoyable!
 Smart, funny, fast-paced read September 18, 2008
This book is about making a movie and partakes of the fast changing scenes typical of an action film. I love all Jennifer Crusie books. This one is excellent, too, more action-adventure than Crusie's solo books and there is ample character and plot development, although maybe a little less romance. Responding to prior reviews dissing this book, any joint authorship is bound to have a different flavor. I like this Crusie collaboration with Bob Mayer and also their next one, Agnes & the Hitman. I've have read both more than once. They make me laugh as Crusie always does. Enjoy!
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