{"product_id":"lucky-bastard-large-print-edition-paperback","title":"Lucky Bastard: Large Print Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Coonts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Evanovich...with a dash of CSI.\" - Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone Has a Hidden Talent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas's most over-the-top destination, solving the occasional murder is in Lucky's job description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rapier wit, her weapon of choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLUCKY BASTARD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTonight, someone turned a young woman, a Jimmy Choo embedded in her carotid, into a hood ornament for the latest Ferrari in the Babylon's dealership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd one of the big-name players in a huge poker tournament ends up dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre the two deaths related?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucky starts making connections putting her in the crosshairs of a killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer former lover, Teddie, comes back from his rock tour to deliver a bombshell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen life deals another major complication to her personal life...and it's not going to be pretty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Lucky handle the fallout and catch a killer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA light, funny, romantic mystery providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh. Get your copy today \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy did you decide to write humor? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm not sure I decided to add snark to the Lucky, books, specifically to Lucky's own voice, it just happened that way. When I was a kid, my mouth always got me into trouble. Finally, I've 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lucky O'Toole Vegas Adventure series is hard to categorize. Is that by design? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I set out to write \u003cem\u003eWanna Get Lucky?\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eLucky Bastard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you're entertained by sex, innuendo and a few fantasies you'd like to see played out--and who isn't?--\u003cstrong\u003eyou ought to have Lucky and her extended Vegas family (\u003cem\u003eSo Damn Lucky\u003c\/em\u003e, 2012, etc.) on speed dial\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews, starred review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eThis fast, funny, frantic Vegas-set series offers great laughs as well as compelling mystery and intriguing continuing characters.\u003c\/strong\u003e You'll want to spend more time with Lucky, the daughter of a former madam and a mobster.\" - \u003cem\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...\u003cstrong\u003ethe talented Coonts takes the reader on another wild ride through Sin City\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eLucky's sass and snark make for fun reading\u003c\/strong\u003e...\" - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 572\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52575683117363,"sku":"9781944831554","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Zqd-wbUOYF9781944831554.webp?v=1761418397","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/lucky-bastard-large-print-edition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}