{"product_id":"lucky-stiff-9780996571203","title":"Lucky Stiff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Evanovich...with a dash of CSI.\" - Publishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone Has a Hidden Talent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Lucky O'Toole it's murder...solving it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurviving in Sin City takes cunning, a pair of five-inch heels, and a wiseass attitude. Lucky has mastered them all and has a pair of legs she uses to kick butt and turn heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas's most over-the-top destination, mischief is in her job description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's good at her job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's less good at life. But who has time for a life when there's a killer on the loose?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLUCKY STIFF\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone fed Numbers Neidermeyer to the tiger shark in the tank at Mandalay Bay resort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucky's friend, the Beautiful Jeremy Whitlock, is suspect Numero Uno.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss P, Jeremy's squeeze and Lucky's partner in crime, is in a tailspin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tractor-trailer full of honeybees jackknifes on the Strip in front of the Babylon, spilling its load.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe district attorney--apparently the odd man out in a threesome--is hiding in the buff in a laundry room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Lucky's mother decides to auction a young woman's virginity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Lucky get Jeremy out of the hot seat, handle the new hot French chef and her mother...and restore order in her life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA light, funny, romantic mystery providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh. Join the fun  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 \u003cem\u003eLucky Stiff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eLively, funny, scary \u003c\/strong\u003e The pages will singe your fingers, and \u003cstrong\u003eyou'll laugh yourself stiff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" - \u003cem\u003eBarbara D'Amato, Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eThe pages turn so fast they give off blue fire\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" - \u003cem\u003eCarol McCleary, author and CrimeFest Award finalist\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. Konrath's Jack Daniels series will love this.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" - \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal, starred review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fast-paced, witty, and full of colorful characters, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLucky Stiff\u003c\/em\u003e is a sure bet to be a readers' favorite\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A prize fight, a pop star and a virginity auction. Could we be anywhere else but Las Vegas?...\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLucky Stiff\u003c\/em\u003e] is as lively and endearingly wacky as \u003cem\u003eWanna Get Lucky?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\" - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Coonts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chestnut Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996571203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoonts, Deborah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Deborah Coonts' mother tells her she was born in Texas a very long time ago. Deborah isn't so sure-her mother can't be trusted. These things we are fairly certain of though: Deborah was raised in Texas on barbeque, Mexican food and beer. She is the author of WANNA GET LUCKY? a humorous romantic mystery set amid the glitz, glamor and gaudy of Las Vegas. WANNA GET LUCKY? was a NY Times Notable Crime Novel and double RITA(TM) Finalist and received several starred reviews as have the five sequels. Currently Deborah is stretching her writer muscles working on a women's fiction\/contemporary romance series set in Napa-the first novel, CRUSHED, is out March 8th, 2016. To follow will be a dark thriller, a romantic suspense series featuring a female helicopter pilot, as well as the next Lucky adventure-all very different projects. So, if you see Deborah with a glass of Champagne in hand, you'll understand. 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