Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht and she’s not afraid to use it!
After several months of cruising Mexico’s hauntingly beautiful Sea of Cortez, Hetta’s in Puerto Escondido, a place once described by author John Steinbeck as “a magic harbor.” Anchored out, swaying on the hook at the whim of breeze and tide, surrounded by magnificent views and turquoise water can be magical. Stuck … magical. Stuck at anchor alone? Not so much.
So when her best friend, Jan, gets them an invite to a party at a nearby luxury resort hosted by a Japanese businessman — all expenses paid — Hetta figures, why not? Why turn down an evening of free food and booze? And besides, what could possibly go wrong?
With Hetta involved? Plenty.
Not only are she and Jan soon up to their necks in hot sake, a succession of unsavory intruders sends Hetta scurrying for a safe harbor, but not before she reaches the conclusion that some folks just need killin’.
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Just Needs Killin’ happens to be book #6 in Jinx Schwartz’s wonderfully entertaining Hetta Coffey mystery series, but it’s the first one I got my hands on. I loved it so much I bought book #1 and dove into the series from the beginning. Hetta lives on her boat, so right away you know this is not your ordinary mystery series. The secondary …
I love all of Jinx Schwartz’ books from San Carlos, Baja California. Love her sidekicks. All great characters.
This book really had me laughing a lot at all the jams the two Texas womwe, Hetta and Jan, get themselves into. This time it was Jan who managed to get into trouble first and of course she called her BFF to come get her—and they really had to keep secrets from their boyfriends! It all starts with a dead body–who the snoops see being taken away …
Never a dull moment! From beginning to end this book provides a character with a penchant for trouble! Very entertaining and so good that you’ll find yourself wanting to read the entire series
Such wonderful female charactors. This should be titled how to get into trouble with out even trying. I laughed from beginning to end.
It was an average crime novel that was a little far-fetched at times.