It’s Release Day for HELLCAT, Book 9 of the Jax Diamond Mysteries series. I’ve read it already, and it’s the twistiest one yet! Click the image below for the Amazon link.
Book Description (Hellcat)
New York City, 1923. PI Jax Diamond and his trusted partner, Ace, are having a hell of a day. It starts with the suspicious death of a salesman and a family’s pleas to find their missing father. It ends with a murdered mob leader marked with red lipstick, proving they have a female killer on their hands.
While Jax works around the clock, Laura, his new bride and Broadway star, helps him on one of the cases. She and her friends try to find the owner of a gold locket found at the crime scene and uncover shocking evidence that points to Jax’s mother as the prime murder suspect.
Jax, Laura, and Ace frantically search for the truth, only to become trapped in a maze of misleading facts, twisted timelines, and dangerous assumptions. All the while, the body count is rising, and time is running out to stop Death Row Dotty before she delivers her final act of ‘justice’.
My Review will come later.
But I urge you to check out Hellcat at a great price right now for release day! Like all the Jax Diamond series, it can be read as a standalone. If you love historical mysteries, you’ll love this one!
FROM THE AUTHOR: The most talked-about wedding is quickly approaching, and PI Jax Diamond is on top of the world. The tuxedos are freshly pressed and hanging in their closets. His good friend is busy decorating the nightclub for a glorious reception, and the newspaper reporters are anxiously waiting to print the front-page headlines. Even Ace, his courageous canine partner and best man, is prancing around, anxious for the event to begin.
The only thing missing is the bride.
Three days before the wedding, a group of mastermind criminals pull off the biggest diamond heist the city has ever seen, but that’s not the only gem they steal. And boy, do they have their hands full.
Every police officer from Albany to Washington is summoned to work around the clock, hunting down the culprits. Will they find Laura in time to save her life, so she can take her vows
BOOK REVIEW
It’s Book 7 of the Jax Diamond Mysteries, wedding bells are ringing, and Laura and Carla have disappeared! It’s obvious that foul play is afoot. Jax and Tim are hot on the trail, but Laura knows some tricks of her own.
It’s the seventh book of this beloved series, and Jax and Laura are finally making it official…if they can get to the altar. The beginning of this book absolutely blew me away. So unexpected. And the ending is touching and joyful. Laura’s extensive mechanical knowledge would not have been considered “feminine” at that time, and I love that about her. Her ingenuity often saves the day. She is beautiful and can sing, but she has a lot of other tricks up her sleeve. Her desperate, under-pressure tactic involving a telephone was unique and inspiring. I love the main cast and their close relationship. And of course, Ace is a scene-stealer. This is a great end to the Jax Diamond Mysteries series. Or is it?
Bonnie: Is this the last book in the Jax Diamond series?
Gail: I honestly haven’t decided yet. I have an idea for book #8, and the series has gone so well, but sometimes it’s best to leave on a high note. I thought I’d leave it up to the readers, and already I have votes for at least one more book. I’ll probably write it…already, I miss the characters.
Bonnie: How do you feel Jax has changed since Book 1?
Gail: In the beginning, Jax was a loner except for his good friendship with Tim, a police officer, and his very special bond with Ace. He didn’t have a past. He never looked to the future. He held a few grudges and didn’t trust anyone else. Laura, his Broadway star sweetheart, was hugely influential in bringing him out of his shell and learning to trust again. So, too, was his renewed friendship with Orin Marino and reuniting with his parents.
Bonnie: Can you pick some of your favorite moments throughout the series?
Gail: That’s a tough question, but I think the absolute most fun I had was writing about Laura and Ace going undercover behind Jax’s back in Framed, Book 2. That’s when we discover Orin isn’t who we thought. Another favorite is Two of a Kind, The Beginning novella where Jax and Ace meet when Ace is just a puppy.
Bonnie: Besides Ace, Jax, and Laura, my favorite character is Orin Marino. Which character is your favorite outside of the big three?
Gail: It’s funny. I never intended for Orin to become a loveable ‘gangster’. It just happened, and I’ve got to agree with you. If I do write another book, I want him to have a happy ending!
Bonnie: I know you have a new series coming out soon. Can you tell us a little bit about it?
Gail: I’m currently writing the first book in a new series that takes place during the 1930s glamorous Golden Age of Hollywood. It stars Vivian Steele, a widowed fashion designer, and Preston Stone, Hollywood’s most beloved playboy, who reluctantly team up to solve some very high-profile mysteries. It’ll have a great cast of characters ranging from the rich and famous to Bella, the Boston Terrier, and a few other endearing folks.
Thanks Gail for answering my questions, as always!
A surprise question for Gail: Any chance of an Orin Marino spinoff series?
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