Evanovich…with a dash of CSI. - Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)

Even a Blind Dog Finds a Bone

For Lucky O'Toole, she finds killers.

As the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas’s most over-the-top destination, murder is a bit outside of her normal.

But, armed with a wicked wit and an even more wicked right-cross, Lucky takes it all in stride.

But tonight taxes even Lucky’s formidable skills.

LUCKY CATCH

Lucky’s former lover, Teddie, shows up, hat in hand.

A gaggle of egomaniacal chefs appear for a televised cook-off.

And Lucky’s current lover, Jean-Charles, stops answering his phone.

Since trouble comes in threes, Lucky is sure this is the extent of tonight’s trouble.

As usual, she’s a tad optimistic.

A prized Alba truffle disappears from Jean-Charles’s restaurant.

A young chef is murdered in Jean-Charles’s food truck.

Jean-Charles still isn’t answering his phone.

And when Lucky’s path crosses the killer’s will her goose be cooked?

You want to know…I know you do.

A light, funny, romantic mystery providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh. Get your copy today!

AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTS

Why did you decide to write humor?

I’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.

The Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventure series is hard to categorize. Is that by design?

When 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.

PRAISE FOR THE LUCKY O'TOOLE VEGAS ADVENTURE SERIES

Lucky’s story is funny, fast-paced, exuberant and brilliantly realized. - Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Get ready to win big–with a novel that will keep you glued to the pages all the way to the end. - Brenda Novak, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author

More fun than a winning streak in Vegas. Lucky O'Toole is a character with brains, beauty, and a wry sense of humor. Readers will want to meet her again–and soon. - Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times bestselling author

Deborah Coonts…entrusts the sleuthing to a brainy beauty who sees the lighter side of human folly. - New York Times Book Review

Las Vegas is the perfect setting for this witty tale of misdirection and larger-than-life characters. Fans of J. A. Konrath’s Jack Daniels series will love this. - Library Journal, starred review