Books 1-3 of the Jamie Quinn Mystery Series! Including:
“Death by Didgeridoo”-Winner of the Indie Book of the Day award. Reluctant lawyer, Jamie Quinn, still reeling from the death of her mother, is pulled into a game of deception, jealousy, and vengeance when her cousin, Adam, is wrongfully accused of murder. It’s up to Jamie to find the real murderer before it’s too late. It doesn’t help that … help that the victim is a former rock star with more enemies than friends, or that Adam confessed to a murder he didn’t commit.
“The Case of the Killer Divorce”-Reluctant lawyer, Jamie Quinn, has returned to her family law practice after a hiatus due to the death of her mother. It’s business as usual until a bitter divorce case turns into a murder investigation, and Jamie’s client becomes the prime suspect. When she can’t untangle truth from lies, Jamie enlists the help of Duke Broussard, her favorite private investigator, to try to clear her client’s name. And she’s hoping that, in his spare time, he can help her find her long-lost father.
“Peril in the Park”-There’s big trouble in the park system. Someone is making life difficult for Jamie Quinn’s boyfriend, Kip Simons, the new director of Broward County parks. Was it the angry supervisor passed over for promotion? The disgruntled employee Kip recently fired? Or someone with a bigger ax to grind? If Jamie can’t figure it out soon, she may be looking for a new boyfriend because there’s a dead guy in the park and Kip has gone missing! With the help of her favorite P.I., Duke Broussard, Jamie must race the clock to find Kip before it’s too late.
A preview of the next Jamie Quinn Mystery, “Engaged in Danger,” can be found at the end of the book.
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You know, I read the complete set of 3 mysteries (Books 1-3) of this series titled “Jamie Quinn Cozy Mystery” and although each could easily stand on its own, they also flowed really well; almost like a mini-series. And…I just really like this Jamie Quinn. She’s a lawyer and I love her smart aleck, sarcastic sense of humor that we only hear inside her head, of course. After all, you can’t keep clients if you really say what you think out loud, can you? I think Jamie’s boyfriend Kip is cute and well-defined but it’s her pal the private eye, Duke, that wins the prize. What a funny character, tough but sweet all rolled into one person.
One thing Venkataraman did was to make you know the side characters as well as the main characters. It painted a much better picture for the story and helped give you an overall picture of the action. While I’ve said each story flows from one to the other, it’s like each story is a case of its own. No differently than if you had a practice and took cases. Of course, though, Jamie sort of gets cases she never planned on getting. Wouldn’t be much of a story otherwise would it? They are all different and all good stories. Well-written and fun.
Unless I’m not up to date there are 5 books in this series, and all have good reviews. Hope Barbara Venkataraman is working on Book 6.
P.S. I am not about to tell you what a digeridoo is. Read the book 🙂