{"product_id":"lucky-catch-deborah-coonts-9780985792596","title":"Lucky Catch","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\u003eEven a Blind Dog Finds a Bone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Lucky O'Toole, she finds killers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas's most over-the-top destination, murder is a bit outside of her normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, armed with a wicked wit and an even more wicked right-cross, Lucky takes it all in stride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut tonight taxes even Lucky's formidable skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLUCKY CATCH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucky's former lover, Teddie, shows up, hat in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gaggle of egomaniacal chefs appear for a televised cook-off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Lucky's current lover, Jean-Charles, stops answering his phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince trouble comes in threes, Lucky is sure this is the extent of tonight's trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs usual, she's a tad optimistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prized Alba truffle disappears from Jean-Charles's restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young chef is murdered in Jean-Charles's food truck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Charles still isn't answering his phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when Lucky's path crosses the killer's will her goose be cooked?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou want to know...I know you do.\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. A bit of a mash up, but it works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR THE LUCKY O'TOOLE VEGAS ADVENTURE SERIES \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lucky's story is \u003cstrong\u003efunny, fast-paced, exuberant and brilliantly realized\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" - \u003cem\u003eSusan Wiggs, #1 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times bestselling author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Get ready to \u003cstrong\u003ewin big--with a novel that will keep you glued to the pages\u003c\/strong\u003e all the way to the end.\" - \u003cem\u003eBrenda Novak, New York Times \u0026amp; USA Today bestselling author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eMore fun than a winning streak in Vegas\u003c\/strong\u003e. Lucky O'Toole is a character with brains, beauty, and a wry sense of humor. Readers will want to meet her again--and soon.\" - \u003cem\u003eDiane Mott Davidson, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deborah Coonts...\u003cstrong\u003eentrusts the sleuthing to a brainy beauty who sees the lighter side of human folly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Las Vegas is the perfect setting for this witty tale of misdirection and larger-than-life characters. \u003cstrong\u003eFans of J. A. 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