{"product_id":"lucky-bastard-deborah-coonts-9780996571227","title":"Lucky Bastard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Evanovich...with a dash of CSI.\" - Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone Has a Hidden Talent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas's most over-the-top destination, solving the occasional murder is in Lucky's job description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rapier wit, her weapon of choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLUCKY BASTARD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTonight, someone turned a young woman, a Jimmy Choo embedded in her carotid, into a hood ornament for the latest Ferrari in the Babylon's dealership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd one of the big-name players in a huge poker tournament ends up dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre the two deaths related?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucky starts making connections putting her in the crosshairs of a killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer former lover, Teddie, comes back from his rock tour to deliver a bombshell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen life deals another major complication to her personal life...and it's not going to be pretty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Lucky handle the fallout and catch a killer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA light, funny, romantic mystery providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh. Get your copy today \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy did you decide to write humor? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm not sure I decided to add snark to the Lucky, books, specifically to Lucky's own voice, it just happened that way. When I was a kid, my mouth always got me into trouble. Finally, I've found a way to harness the sarcasm for the Forces of Good--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventure series is hard to categorize. Is that by design? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I set out to write \u003cem\u003eWanna Get Lucky?\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. 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