It was a hell of a long shot…. CIA assassin Fortune Redding is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever—in Sinful, Louisiana. With a leak at the CIA and a price placed on her head by one of the world’s largest arms dealers, Fortune has to go off-grid, but she never expected to be this far out of her element. Posing as a former beauty queen turned librarian in a small bayou town seems … town seems worse than death to Fortune, but she’s determined to fly below the radar until her boss finds the leak and puts the arms dealer out of play. Unfortunately, she hasn’t even unpacked a suitcase before her newly inherited dog digs up a human bone in her backyard.
Thrust into the middle of a bayou murder mystery, Fortune teams up with a couple of seemingly sweet old ladies whose looks completely belie their hold on the little town. To top things off, the handsome local deputy is asking her too many questions. If she’s not careful, this investigation might blow her cover and get her killed. Armed with her considerable skills and a group of elderly ladies the locals dub The Geritol Mafia, Fortune has no choice but to solve the murder before it’s too late.
What authors are saying:
“Southern wit at its best!” – NYT Bestselling author Gemma Halliday
“Sinfully funny!” – NYT Bestselling author CC Hunter/Christie Craig
What readers are saying:
“If you like Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, you’ll love Miss Fortune.”
“This was a hoot!!! If you like mysteries and Southern eccentrics, this is the book for you. More twists and turns than the Louisiana bayou.”
“It has a flavor of Miss Congeniality, but it is much more than that.”
“I read this book in one night, unable to put it down because I couldn’t wait to see what happened next.”
“I’ve rarely thanked writers for the entertainment they provide. Nevertheless, I feel strangely compelled not only to thank this author, but to recommend this book to everybody and anybody – I give it five laugh out loud stars!”
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One of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors! This series is a winner!
Jana DeLong’s Louisiana Longshot was a most enjoyable read with a number of laugh-out-loud scenes. Just for starters, government assassin, Fortune Redding, is laying low in Sinful, Louisianna, supposedly a quiet little bayou town. But, no one counted on involvement with Ida Belle or Gertie, senior Sinful residents who like to meddle. I strongly …
This is the first in the Miss Fortune series by Jana DeLeon. It seems a CIA assassin has a price on her head by a Middle Eastern arms dealter. Where to hide? In Sinful Louisiana, where she assumes the identity of a librarian and former beauty queen.
Two older ladies in town discover her real identity, and they were special ops in Vietnam Nam, so …
Laugh out loud story, set in Louisiana. Good mystery too.
This was an awesome read, and got me back into reading after a long dry spell! Love the characters, love the story! LOVE it’s the start to a series I’m laughing my way through!
This book is fun, it will.have you laughing with ever turn of the page. This is a great cozy mystery that takes place in small town Louisiana. The story is eell thought out and the conclusion had all the twists you expect in a good mystety.
This series of books is absolutely fabulous!!! I have the whole series in both the kindle version and the audio version. I have read them all at least twice and am now listening to the whole series again as #9 just came out. Love it!!! Jana DeLeon brings out the comedy that is Southern Women. There are times when I was reading in bed and got …
This book is really great it has both humor and mystery. The main character, Fortune Redding, is a total tomboy assassin, mercenary, and soldier of fortune forced to hide in a small southern town, Sinful, Louisiana and as Sandy Sue, a former beauty queen and library: a hard mission for her. All thoughts she had of the town being as boring and …
The book that introduces us to Fortune Redding, the woman who can kill terrorists with a Tic-Tac. She’s smart. She’s funny. She’s brave. And, she’s loyal. What’s not to love?
If you like laugh out loud cosy mysteries try Jana Deleon’s Miss Fortune mysteries. Louisiana Longshot is the firstof the series. It will leave you wanting more.
The characters were hysterical, a real enjoyable read!
I laughed until I cried while reading this book! One of my favorites of the year.
So much fun! It has been a while since I have read a novel that could keep me laughing and in suspense at the same time . From beginning to end one of the funniest mysteries I have read . Love Ida and Gerti , those two and their antics . Fortune is a perfect blend of strong, sassy and trouble . As for our dear deputy – Louisiana heat has nothing …
This is a funny series. What kind of trouble can a CIA operative in hiding find in the middle of nowhere? Funny adventures and a whole lot of laughs.
If you are a fan of the Stephanie Plum mysteries you’ll love this first book in the series. It has just right mix of humor and mystery.
You can see from my book reading list that i love cozy mysteries and this is another one. I got some of the books later in the series on an Audible special and i decided i should read book 1 just to have the backstory. Hooked! What a great premise of a CIA assassin who has to hide out in a tiny town in Louisiana to stay hidden from a contract on …
I didn’t realize how much I’d love this! Great protagonist who is building friendships in her new “temporary” bayou town while solving a murder mystery. The best part, though, was the seniors. I LOVE the strong senior women instead of this illusion that we all become one amorphous “grandma type” at a certain age. This book made me miss my …
Fortune Reading, a CIA assassin, is hiding out in Sinful, Louisiana when she discovers a human bone in her backyard. She teams up with a couple of eccentric elderly ladies to investigate.
Deleon gives us a delightfully humorous mystery with an engaging protagonist and intriguing secondary characters. Her world building is outstanding. This is a …
Hilariously funny – great characters – love the whole series!
I fell in love with this hysterical series from the first page! Love the characters and the mayhem they cause and the mystery was excellently put together.