Bingo Barge Murder: Book 1 in the Shay O'Hanlon Caper Series

Madcap dangers...amusing debut with [an] attractive lesbian sleuth... Kirkus ReviewsA winner. Let me assure you that you wont be taking a gamble on reading this delightful romp. Mystery Lovers Review Jessie Chandler is literary kin to both Cotterill and West...unabashed fun but also much bolder than traditional cozies. Library JournalShay OHanlon is the co-owner of the hip quirky Rabbit Hole a popular coffee shop in Uptown Minneapolis. Police detective JT Bordeaux and her partner show up at the Hole in search of Shays best friend Coop--a chain-smoking vegetarian tree hugger--whos wanted for questioning in connection with the bludgeoning death of his less-than-respectable boss Stanley Kinky Anderson. Coops prints are all over the murder weapon--an over-sized bronzed bingo marker--and the cops have themselves a prime suspect.Suddenly Shays quiet but highly caffeinated world spins out of control faster than a ride on a fairground Tilt-A-Whirl as she tries to save her friend. Complicating matters are a couple of bumbling mobsters a missing truckload of stolen nuts an abused mutt named Dawg a kidnapping or two and a very persistent Detective Bordeaux. Will Shay and her friends succeed in their quest to clear Coop and nail the murderer or will their nutty caper wind up deadly?