t was a hell of a long shot....
CIA assassin Fortune Redding is
about to undertake her most difficult mission ever—in Sinful, Louisiana.
With a leak at the CIA and a price placed on her head by one of the
world's largest arms dealers, Fortune has to go off-grid, but she never
expected to be this far out of her element. Posing as a former beauty
queen turned librarian in a small bayou town seems worse than death to
Fortune, but she's determined to fly below the radar until her boss
finds the leak and puts the arms dealer out of play. Unfortunately, she
hasn't even unpacked a suitcase before her newly inherited dog digs up a
human bone in her backyard.
Thrust into the middle of a bayou
murder mystery, Fortune teams up with a couple of seemingly sweet old
ladies whose looks completely belie their hold on the little town. To
top things off, the handsome local deputy is asking her too many
questions. If she's not careful, this investigation might blow her cover
and get her killed. Armed with her considerable skills and a group of
elderly ladies the locals dub The Geritol Mafia, Fortune has no choice
but to solve the murder before it's too late. AMAZON LINK
5+ STARS
I loved this book ! It was one unpredictable roller coaster ride that was a lot of fun. I grinned so many times as I read it. Might have even laughed out loud a time or two.Gertie and Ida Fortune started it off with her sarcastic wit and her non-girly girl ways. And it turns out that she wasn't kidding as she found out that just about everything was illegal in Sinful. Several people had said that trouble just seemed to follow her. How right they were and it just kept coming in Sinful too.
Gertie and Ida Belle were a hoot. As time went on, I absolutely adored these kooky two. They might be innocent looking but are they really?
The deputy sheriff of the town knows stuff is going on and he's focused on Fortune. He just can't connect the dots which makes for some interesting times. Deputy LeBlanc irritates Fortune so much that she dubbed him Deputy Charming.
Plenty of twists, turns and unexpected revelations bring the story to a great conclusion. For now. In this situation. Because Fortune still has a price on her head and the leak in the CIA hasn't been found yet. Still a good read for me.
I just have to add that this book did something unusual for me. I like my books with romance in it. This one didn't have one but I loved it anyway.
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