LUCKY BREAK IBD

Sinopsis

&ldquo,Evanovich&hellip,with a dash of CSI.&rdquo, &ndash, Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)Some People Never Catch a BreakFor Lucky O&rsquo,Toole it&rsquo,s a break from murder.As the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas&rsquo,s most over-the-top destination, Lucky is used to cracking heads and cracking jokes. áBesides, it&rsquo,s Christmas.But even Santa can&rsquo,t give Lucky what she wishes for.LUCKY BREAKHolt Box, a beloved country singer on the comeback trail is killed in Lucky&rsquo,s lover, Jean-Charles&rsquo,s, kitchen.Mr. Box dies in Lucky&rsquo,s father&rsquo,s arms.Her former lover, Teddie, is accused of the murder.A heavy-hitter in the Macanese underworld is working over Lucky&rsquo,s father.An old nemesis salivating for revenge gets out of jail on a technicality.Lucky&rsquo,s mother is ramping up an ill-advised political campaign.áAnd the holidays are racing to a crescendo.And then things get really messy&hellip,A light, funny, romantic mystery providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh. Get this can&rsquo,t-put-it-down romp today!áAN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTSWhy did you decide to write humor?áI&rsquo,m not sure I decided to add snark to the Luckyábooks, specifically to Lucky&rsquo,s own voice, it just happened that way. When I was a kid, my mouth always got me into trouble. Finally, I&rsquo,ve found a way to harness the sarcasm for the Forces of Good&mdash,or at least in a way not to anger my grandmother. And when Lucky started talking to me, she had a strong dose of sass in her.The Lucky O',Toole Vegas Adventure series is hard to categorize. Is that by design?áWhen I set out to write Wanna Get Lucky?, I knew I wanted to write a romp through Las Vegas. I had the characters and the setting but no real understanding of narrative drive. So, I threw a young woman out of a tour helicopter into the middle of the Pirate Show and let the story unfold. A bit of murder to keep the plot moving, some wisecracking and Vegas mischief to make you laugh, and some romance to keep it interesting. A bit of a mash up, but it works.áPRAISE FOR THE LUCKY O&rsquo,TOOLE VEGAS ADVENTURE SERIESá&ldquo,Lucky&rsquo,s story is funny, fast-paced, exuberant and brilliantly realized.&rdquo, - Susan Wiggs,á#1 New YorkáTimesábestselling author&ldquo,Get ready to win big--with a novel that will keep you glued to the pages all the way to the end.&rdquo, - Brenda Novak, New York Times & USA Today bestselling authorMore fun than a winning streak in Vegas. Lucky O&rsquo,Toole isáa character with brains, beauty, and a wry sense ofáhumor. Readers will want to meet her again&mdash,and soon. - Diane Mott Davidson, New YorkáTimesábestselling authorDeborah Coonts...entrusts the sleuthing to a brainy beauty who sees the lighter side of human folly. - New York Times Book ReviewLas Vegas is the perfect setting for this witty tale of misdirection and larger-than-life characters. Fans of J. A. Konrath',s Jack Daniels