Deuce (Jax Diamond Mysteries#3) by Gail Meath
One for sorrow, two for spice triggers a game of three blind mice.
While vacationing in New England, PI Jax Diamond and his courageous canine partner, Ace, bite off more than they can chew when two small town deaths reveal two big time killers, and the locals don’t take too kindly to strangers.
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Laura Graystone, Broadway star, auto expert, and Jax’s heartthrob, is once again front and center digging for clues while trying to ditch an old boyfriend. That is, until her brother becomes Jax’s prime suspect. Then all hell breaks loose, and Ace is left in the lurch, tracking down leads with his new sidekick, Susie.
A crazy duet of crimes sends Jax, Laura and Ace into a tailspin in small-town USA during the Roaring Twenties. Where no one is above the law, everyone is a suspect, and time is running out before the clock strikes one.
My Review
Another great book in the Jax Diamond mysteries series. I’ve read the first two and this one is just as good.
Handsome private detective Jax is back of course, with his sidekick Ace the German Shepherd, Laura ‘Songbird’ Graystone and Police Officer Tim ‘Murph’ Murphy from books one and two. This time Jax and Laura have taken some time off to visit her family in the quiet town of Millbury, where she was born and lived until moving to New York to appear on Broadway.
They are going to have a nice holiday, but no sooner have they set foot in the town when Ace discovers a dead body under a pile of leaves. Not just dead, but murdered, and Jax cannot help but get involved. It’s what he does best after all, and the local cops don’t seem as competent as his police mates back in the Big Apple. But then Millbury isn’t exactly the crime capital of America so they don’t have the experience to deal with it.
Unfortunately, Jax isn’t made welcome by some of the residents, particularly Laura’s brother Tommy, still grieving for their father after his death twelve years earlier, or by the deputy sheriff who has fancied her for years. The sheriff isn’t exactly playing ball either. Ace has a fan though – young Susie who is staying with her grandparents next door has taken a real shine to him and calls him her best friend.
Once again fast-paced, quick, easy to read, and exciting, with our favourite cast of characters. Roll on Book Four – what will our intrepid trio get up to next time.
Many thanks to @zooloo2008 for inviting me to be part of this blog tour.
About the Author
Award-winning author Gail Meath writes historical romance novels that will whisk you away to another time and place in history where you will meet fascinating characters, both fictional and real, who will capture your heart and soul. Meath loves writing about little or unknown people, places and events in history, rather than relying on the typical stories and settings.
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