A Lady Never Trifles with Thieves

Suzann Ledbetter brings her unparalleled storytelling talents to a new mystery series in which one engaging heroine sets out to tame the Wild West with a womans touch... The simple truth is I was born clever.... So says spirited young Denver City detective Joby (Josephine Beckworth) Sawyer -- and she isnt bragging. With a whip-sharp mind self-taught expertise in biology herbology chemistry criminality and legal action Joby can pretty much get her man. But theres one still hanging on the line: her devoted policeman beau Jack OShaughnessy. In Jobys line of work murder and mayhem come before matrimony. And with two new cases to crack her wedding gown can wait. For now Joby has to get the goods on a no-good abusive husband so a wealthy wife can get out with her fortune and her features intact. Then a high-class jewel thief goes from larceny to murder as a woman is found strangled with her pearl necklace. Against Jacks wishes Joby takes a crack at the case with the help of her mentor Won Li. Determined to prove shes as good an investigator as any man Joby must use both her brains and her beauty to catch a thief -- before he kills again.