{"product_id":"lucky-break-9780996571272","title":"Lucky Break","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\u003eSome People Never Catch a Break\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Lucky O'Toole it's a break from murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas's most over-the-top destination, Lucky is used to cracking heads and cracking jokes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBesides, it's Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut even Santa can't give Lucky what she wishes for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLUCKY BREAK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolt Box, a beloved country singer on the comeback trail is killed in Lucky's lover, Jean-Charles's, kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Box dies in Lucky's father's arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer former lover, Teddie, is accused of the murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heavy-hitter in the Macanese underworld is working over Lucky's father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn old nemesis salivating for revenge gets out of jail on a technicality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucky's mother is ramping up an ill-advised political campaign. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the holidays are racing to a crescendo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then things get really messy...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA light, funny, romantic mystery providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh. Get this can't-put-it-down romp 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. Konrath's Jack Daniels series will love this.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" - \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal, starred review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA whirlwind of a kooky crime novel\u003c\/strong\u003e, and readers will enjoy every minute of it. Coonts provides \u003cstrong\u003ethe perfect solution for readers waiting for the next Stephanie Plum book\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoonts, Deborah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Deborah Coonts swears she was switched at birth. Coming from a family of homebodies, Deborah is the odd woman out, happiest with a passport, a high-limit credit card, her computer, and changing scenery outside her window. Goaded by an insatiable curiosity, she flies airplanes, rides motorcycles, travels the world, and pretends to be more of a badass than she probably is. Deborah is the author of the Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventure series, a romantic mystery romp through Sin City. Wanna Get Lucky?, the first in the series, was a New York Times Notable Crime Novel and a double RITA(TM) Award Finalist. She has also penned a few standalone novels; After Me, a medical thriller, Deep Water, a romantic suspense, and Crushed, a contemporary romance set in Napa. Although rarely there, Deborah calls Houston home. You can always track her down at www.deborahcoonts.com.","brand":"Chestnut Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50848090456338,"sku":"9780996571272","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c7d63e71-368b-4abc-bb41-8bd6f1ae8102.jpg?v=1737373239","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lucky-break-9780996571272","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}