Excellent, super fun cozy mystery! Every so often I get an itch for one of these. The Stephanie Plum series had always helped fulfill me, but since I'm caught up on all and always awaiting the next one - I am on the look for substitutions. I'm picky with my humor and sometimes these cozies can ...
This was a fun read. I liked the heroine,Fortune, a CIA assassin hiding in the bayou 'cause there's a price on her head. She tries to blend in, but a suspicious deputy keeps finding her doing illegal things--though not the important illegal things; however, her new friends help her, when they'r...
This is a delightful and fun series. Mischief in Mudbug could be read as a stand alone, but I think reading the first book and understanding the history between the characters enriches the story. Whereas Trouble in Mudbug centered around Maryse and her friends, this book centers around her friend...
If you don't mind a story that is far-fetched, you will laugh yourself silly for six hours reading this. Every page is stuffed with those precious one-liners and humorous set ups. I truly wished the book would have resonated with me, but I could not relate to the lead character. She is a CIA assa...
Jana Deleon has another snappy, fun to read story in "Showdown in Mudbug", which I finished last night. I've now checked out two more in the series, "Resurrection in Mudbug" and "Missing in Mudbug". Won't I have some good times over the weekend reading these cutie pies! I expect someone in the ba...
Hilarious second entry in the Miss Fortune mystery series. I found myself laughing out loud several times. Gertie and Ida Belle had me in stitches and wishing they lived down the street. Fortune is always in the thick of things and is as much off center as the rest of the denizens of Sinful, L...
Gotta say, I really, really enjoyed this one. It had some of the funniest scenes in it so far and boy, I love how Fortune feels more and more at home in this hilarious little town. Also the characters develop more depth as they progress throughout the series, especially this book. Funny, good plo...
Jana DeLeon continues to tell a great story with each book and the plot is different from all the other books. She adds interesting and funny characters with each new book. Each book I find one character I just absolutely enjoy. In this book it was Carter since she showed a little more to his ...
Resurrection in Mudbug is the fourth book in Jana DeLeon's ghost-in-law series. For the most part, it is written much better than the previous three and it is less formulaic. While some of it is still predictable, the story has some good surprises.This book has a few points-of-view, which is nice...
My love for this series just continues to grow. In Chaos in Mudbug, there are some repeated ideas (broken boat/type of criminal enterprise), yet Deleon continues to craft unique adventures that border on the thriller genre. What pulls it back is the humor brought out by Ghost-in-Law, Helena. W...
As an independent author, I read this before releasing my first book, and it helped tremendously. I can't recommend this enough to other authors who really want to make a business out of writing without having to do it traditionally, or even switching from traditional to self publishing. I origin...
Deputy Dorie Berenger knew it was going to be a rough day when the alligator she found in the town drunk's swimming pool turned out to be stoned. On heroin. Now she has some big-shot city slicker from the DEA trying to take over her turf. And Agent Richard Starke is everything she'd feared-brash...
Fortune's FollyEveryone in Royal Flush, Louisiana, knows Mallory Devereaux is a walking disaster. At least now she's found a way to take advantage of her chronic bad luck: by "cooling" cards on her uncle's casino boat. As long as the crooks invited to his special poker tournament don't win their ...
The clerk was nowhere to be seen and the sign still read “Back at 10:15.” I waved to Ida Belle and Gertie and we all hurried across the lobby to the back, where a worn set of panels with Chinese dragons on them stood. On the other side of the panels was a door stamped with the word “Maintenance.”...
She let out a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding and felt the tightness in her chest release. Then she realized that he’d just entered the room from the first floor but hadn’t used either of the stairwells to get down from the second floor. “How did you get downsta...
“Woo hoo! Rose, I told you I had paranormal gift. I see dead people!” Rose stared at her, clearly convinced the entire lot of them had lost their mind. Taylor bit her lower lip, trying to decide what to do about the monkey wrench she’d never seen coming. She’d had no intention of including the tw...
Ginny’s response was immediate and one she didn’t have to give a second’s thought to. “I’m not going back there. The place frightens me, and clearly, I’m not mentally sound when I’m there, since I heard screaming that didn’t exist.” “We don’t know for sure it didn’t happen.” “I do. If a child was...
It looked out over Santa Rosa Sound with its blue water, tons of birds, and excellent fishing. The sun was setting now, and bursts of yellow and orange glittered on top of the water like a disco ball. It was a nice view—one that usually brought out a smile from a tired, cynical old cop. But today...
The rather large potted rosebush she carried in front of her was to blame. It was so tall and full that Maryse could barely see where she was going. It would probably be a good idea to set the pot down and check the staircase before she attempted to go down it. By carefully sidestepping, she man...
He shook his head, still not believing his luck. Landing the repair job at the LeBeau estate was an opportunity he’d never even imagined existed, much less that he’d be the one to snag it. Granted, most men would choose higher-paying construction jobs near the New Orleans ...
The sun was already setting, casting a dim glow over the back lawn. She felt her lower back loosen as she saw him walk inside and realized how tense she’d been, wondering what he’d found, if anything.“I was just trying to decide on supper,” she said. “I’m afraid I don’t have much in stock, but I ...
Emmaline stood next to his bed, clutching his hand and biting her lower lip as she studied the bruises on his face. I was glad Dr. Stewart had issued a warning. The discoloration didn’t worry me, but I was used to seeing such injuries on others as well as myself. Someone who lacked exposure would...
I scrambled to grab the stacks of trays before they fell onto the floorboard. “A little warning next time,” I said. “Sorry,” Gertie said. “Sharp turn!” I leaned over the trays as if I were protecting a small child from a bear attack as Gertie wheeled the car around the corner. “Slow down, you ol...
Nelson spun around and strode across the park, yelling at one of the firemen. The four of us looked at one another and burst out laughing. Gertie clutched my arm, laughing so hard she was sobbing, and we both sank onto the ground in a delirious pile. “That couldn’t have been more perfect if we p...
But instead of looking at him, she focused on arranging the plates and adding salt to her food.“It looks good,” she said.Holt laughed and crossed the room to take a seat across from her. “You really are hungry when hotel food looks good.”Alex smiled, feeling a bit more relaxed now that there was ...
It was faint but steady. She blew out a breath. This had been a close one. More than one time while they worked on her, Clara had been afraid that Miss Melody was never going to see Netflix again. They’d all been relieved when they got a pulse. Until she was conscious, they had no way of knowing ...
The town consisted of six buildings, scattered on both sides of the highway. The swamp stretched behind the buildings and went on for thousands of acres. Max pulled up to a café and parked.“I figure we can get a bite to eat and use the time to feel out the locals. See if we can get some informati...