Swamp Sniper

Too many authors cannot write a series, half of the book was the book before. That is so not the case with Jana. Oh yes you know you are coming home to characters that you love, but you do not need a set up Jana takes you by the hand and you jump into the book with Ida Bell, Gertie, Fortune and Carter. This time some more characters jump into the fun and off and running everyone is in so many different directions. I have two favorite scenes that had me laughing so hard one is when Fortune shoots out a window for the second time and Carter tells her she should not have a gun in her hand. And the other is when someone takes to shooting Fortune and Gertie in the swamp and Fortune has had it so she knocks the guy over in his boat and that boat takes off to shore, up the shore and into Carter’s police car. Where are Gertie and Fortune well you know they don’t stick around. I had to make a fast bathroom run as I could not stop laughing. There is so much more to these scenes and I won’t give it away. But when you become a Jana Deleon fan, as you finish a book you so wonder where does this author get her imagination and Lord Almighty but it must be a fun place to live in. I finished the book and like always I want more and I don’t want to wait. I have to yes I know and I won’t beg, ok maybe a little off and on but read the book and laugh away. If you have not read the full series start at the beginning only because you will enjoy each so much that it is just a waste of your life to not read them. I love love this author and she could write a grocery list that would be a hit!

The incredible characters in Miss Fortune Mysteries are front and center in this 3rd book in the series. The story is good, it has some good twists and turns, as well as a few surprises. But, it is the characters and their interactions, dialogue, and adventures that make this series (and this book) so much fun to read. I laugh out loud reading these novels, and my wife knows it must be a Sinful Ladies adventure. She has started reading over my shoulder in bed and I hear her laugh out loud, too. She has become a dedicated reader of this series now, too. Keep them coming, Jana DeLeon!

I love this series. I cant count the times Ive bust up laughing at times. Its like the golden girls crossed with James Bond but I was a bit disappointed with this 1 because ida Bell and Gertie seee very very good in the first book and it seems they are not near as bright or mentally capable of putting things together & having back up plans as they were in the beginning and have to have fortune explain it to them as if they were just regular old ladies instead of former spys who were running the town before. For instance before they would have kept the pictures just in case they ever needed them rather than destroying them. I hope they go back to the way they were in the first book but thats the only negative thing I could say. The books are hilarious. Im going to go broke buying the entire series

I haven’t enjoyed reading a series this much in a long time. Great characters and witty dialogue. And laugh out loud funny. It probably helps that I grew up in South Louisiana and the author is spot on. So refreshing to read a book by someone who is actually from there. Not everyone is is Catholic or a “coonass”. Yes dry towns and parishes (counties) still exist. Southern Baptists abound. Nice balance of both. French last names aren’t OVERUSED. All tea is sweet (I didn’t know anything else existed until I moved away). Lots of eccentric people. The only thing I would disagree with is, swamps don’t stink to me. Yes it is a distinctive odor but it smells like home. Some people have said the characters are a stretch to believe but just visit. You’ll see!!!

Fortune is a CIA agent with a price on her head. The agency has decided that she needs to be somewhere that the people who want her dead will not be able to find her. The place that they have chosen is Sinful, LA. Fortune has made friends with two female Veterans of the Vietnam War, Ida Belle and Gertie. These two women have figured out that Fortune is not Sandra Sue their deceased friend’s niece who is also a librarian.

In this third outing, Ida Belle is accused of murdering Ted the man who is running against her in the mayoral race. Gertie and Fortune try to prove Ida Belle’s innocence. Carter, the deputy sheriff, doesn’t think that Ida Belle is the killer but is receiving lots of pressure from the prosecutor and the community to make an arrest. He is also upset that Gertie and Fortune continue their investigation after he has asked them to desist.

Jana Deleon has written a tightly crafted cozy mystery with unforgettable characters. There is a lot of humor in the books as well which makes them a delight to read.

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