A fugitive’s innocence wasn’t her concern. Until Now.Months after a series of bombings shattered the city of Phoenix, bounty hunter Jinx Ballou still struggles to rebuild her life, haunted by the people she’s lost.When a new job offer comes her way, she is forced to choose between returning a fellow transgender woman to custody or taking on a legal system that provides justice only to those … provides justice only to those society deems worthy.
In the third book of her highly acclaimed and groundbreaking Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter series, author Dharma Kelleher once again takes readers on a thrill-a-minute ride through the sun-scorched streets of Phoenix, Arizona.
Fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, and Sara Paretsky won’t want to skip this white-knuckle roller coaster of a novel.
“Dharma Kelleher’s A Broken Woman delivers a high-octane, blood-pumping story of justice, any way it can be had. Jinx Ballou is three parts ticking explosive, one part tender protector of friends and all those who deserve better than what they’ve been handed.”
– Lori Rader-Day, Anthony Award-winning author of The Day I Died
“I love a book where crisis after crisis are thrown at the hero and you’ve got that in spades with the latest Jinx Ballou thriller, A Broken Woman.”
– Simon Wood, USA TODAY Bestselling Author of The One That Got Away
“Dharma Kelleher delivers bad-ass blue-collar crime fiction with a snappy sense of humor and a lot of heart. The struggles of Jinx Ballou as she works the periphery of the imperfect criminal justice system make for compelling reading and top-notch entertainment.”
– Thomas Pluck, Anthony-finalist author of Bad Boy Boogie
“ A Broken Woman comes swinging out the gates and Kelleher delivers in spades. Engrossing, taut, and kick-your-teeth-in exciting, A Broken Woman needs to be on top of your to-read pile.”
– Angel Luis Colon author of Hell Chose Me
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Jinx Ballou is a bounty hunter and also has a PI license. She is mourning the apparent death of her fiance, Conor. Jinx is drinking heavily and not eating. She gets fired from the only bounty hunter company that will hire her. But she gets an offer to hunt a transgender female that was locked up in an all male prison for a murder she did not commit. She was raped several times. Out on bail and in hiding. Many have tried to bring her in, but failed. Jinx finds her, but is out numbered by a female biker gang that is hiding her. Jinx makes a deal to find the real killer. There is a lot of action in this page turner. All of the books in this series are great reads.
Action, drama, suspense, twists and turns…
If you haven’t yet read a Jinx Ballou story, you are missing out on some exceptional action-packed crime fiction. The stories are dark and gritty as would be expected when following the exploits of a bounty hunter. The main character, Jinx, is a hardcore bail enforcement agent who is not afraid to accept the significant dangers of the job as she hunts down those folks who foolishly chose not to appear for their appointed court date. This installment of the series finds Jinx in a dark place in her life since losing her fiancée. Despite the fact that she is struggling on a personal level, however, she still has a job to do and so she soldiers on with a new assignment to find an accused murderer, a transgender woman, who jumped bail. Jinx, being transgender, herself, understands the prejudice and injustice that plagues the marginalized members of our society and which fuel the determination of this fugitive to elude capture. The reader will be taken on a gripping journey filled with colorful characters, daring exploits, and numerous twists and turns as Jinx attempts to track down and bring in the accused woman. Numerous and diverse socially relevant issues are incorporated into the story giving this book a distinctive voice that is both entertaining and enlightening. I can’t wait to see what trouble Jinx will find in the next story.
NOTE: This book contains unsavory subject matter such as human trafficking, rape, and murder but surely that is not outside the scope of reason in a series about a bounty hunter. There is frequent use of coarse language but it is not overdone as in some crime fiction. There are sexually suggestive scenes but they do not venture into the realm of erotica. I find this to be a well-written and compelling series incorporating a certain amount of grit and violence as told from the perspective of a strong woman with a less “mainstream” life experience.
I received an advance copy of this book from the author and I am voluntarily offering this honest and unbiased review.
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