Lucky Break: 6 (Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventure)

Evanovich...with a dash of CSI. - Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)Some People Never Catch a BreakFor Lucky OToole its a break from murder.As the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon Las Vegass most over-the-top destination Lucky is used to cracking heads and cracking jokes. Besides its Christmas.But even Santa cant give Lucky what she wishes for.LUCKY BREAKHolt Box a beloved country singer on the comeback trail is killed in Luckys lover Jean-Charless kitchen.Mr. Box dies in Luckys fathers arms.Her former lover Teddie is accused of the murder.A heavy-hitter in the Macanese underworld is working over Luckys father.An old nemesis salivating for revenge gets out of jail on a technicality.Luckys mother is ramping up an ill-advised political campaign. And the holidays are racing to a crescendo.And then things get really messy...A light funny romantic mystery providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh. Get this cant-put-it-down romp today!AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTSWhy did you decide to write humor? Im not sure I decided to add snark to the Lucky books specifically to Luckys own voice it just happened that way. When I was a kid my mouth always got me into trouble. Finally Ive 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 OToole 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 OTOOLE VEGAS ADVENTURE SERIES Luckys story is funny fast-paced exuberant and brilliantly realized. - Susan Wiggs #1 New York Times bestselling authorGet 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 authorMore fun than a winning streak in Vegas. Lucky OToole 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 authorDeborah Coonts...entrusts the sleuthing to a brainy beauty who sees the lighter side of human folly. - New York Times Book ReviewLas Vegas is the perfect setting for this witty tale of misdirection and larger-than-life characters. Fans of J. A. Konraths Jack Daniels series will love this. - Library Journal starred reviewA whirlwind of a kooky crime novel and readers will enjoy every minute of it. Coonts provides the perfect solution for readers waiting for the next Stephanie Plum book. - Booklist