''French Silk'' is a
romance novel
A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pre ...
written by
Sandra Brown
Sandra Lynn Brown, née ''Cox'' (born March 12, 1948) is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire.
Ea ...
. It was published in 1992,
"French Silk"
at Fictiondb.com and made the New York Times bestseller list.[(17 May 1992)]
''The New York Times
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'' (#6 bestseller for that week) The novel is set in and revolves around the murder of a televangelist; the suspects include the female founder of the "French Silk" mail order catalog whom the preacher had targeted as sinful.[Stilley, Frank (20 June 1992)]
"French Silk' Is As Smooth As You-Know-What"
''Argus Press'' (Associated Press
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review)
It was also made into a 1994 TV movie starring Susan Lucci
Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is an American actress, television host, author and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Erica Kane on the ABC daytime drama ''All My Children'' during that show's entire network run from 1970 to ...
and R. Lee Ermey.
The book was the first of Brown's novels to be released in hardcover, and the first to be made into a movie.[Lamb, Joyce (27 October 2013)]
Interview: Sandra Brown, author of 'Deadline'
''USA Today
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'' Its first print run was 150,000 copies.[(11 May 1992)]
French Silk (review)
''Publishers Weekly
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References
External links
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French Silk at Sandra Brown.net
1992 American novels
American romance novels
American novels adapted into films
Contemporary romance novels
Novels set in New Orleans
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