“Evanovich…with a dash of CSI.” – Publishers Weekly (review of Lucky Stiff)Haven’t met Lucky yet? Here’s your chance!This boxset includes Book One (Wanna Get Lucky?) AND Book Two (Lucky Stiff) in the bestselling Lucky O’Toole Vegas Adventure series. With over 700 pages and 1000+ five star reviews, you don’t want to miss this bundle of Vegas highjinks, murder, romance, and laugh-out-loud moments … highjinks, murder, romance, and laugh-out-loud moments we all can relate to.
Everyone Has a Hidden Talent
For Lucky O’Toole it’s murder…solving it.
Surviving in Sin City takes cunning, a pair of five-inch heels, and a wiseass attitude. Lucky has mastered them all and has a pair of legs she uses to kick butt and turn heads.
As the Chief Problem Solver for the Babylon, Las Vegas’s most over-the-top destination, mischief is in her job description.
She’s good at her job.
She’s less good at life. But who has time for a life when there’s a killer on the loose?
Light, funny, romantic mysteries providing a Vegas escape appropriate for anyone looking for a good laugh.
AN INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH COONTS
Why did you decide to write humor?
I’m not sure I decided to add snark to the Lucky, books, specifically to Lucky’s own voice, it just happened that way. When I was a kid, my mouth always got me into trouble. Finally, I’ve found a way to harness the sarcasm for the Forces of Good—or at least in a way not to anger my grandmother. And when Lucky started talking to me, she had a strong dose of sass in her.
The Lucky O’Toole Vegas Adventure series is hard to categorize. Is that by design?
When I set out to write Wanna Get Lucky?, I knew I wanted to write a romp through Las Vegas. I had the characters and the setting but no real understanding of narrative drive. So, I threw a young woman out of a tour helicopter into the middle of the Pirate Show and let the story unfold. A bit of murder to keep the plot moving, some wisecracking and Vegas mischief to make you laugh, and some romance to keep it interesting. A bit of a mash up, but it works.
PRAISE FOR THE LUCKY O’TOOLE VEGAS ADVENTURE SERIES
“Lucky’s story is funny, fast-paced, exuberant and brilliantly realized.” – Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Get ready to win big–with a novel that will keep you glued to the pages all the way to the end.” – Brenda Novak, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author
”More fun than a winning streak in Vegas. Lucky O’Toole is a character with brains, beauty, and a wry sense of humor. Readers will want to meet her again—and soon.” – Diane Mott Davidson, New York Times bestselling author
“Deborah Coonts…entrusts the sleuthing to a brainy beauty who sees the lighter side of human folly.” – New York Times Book Review
“Las Vegas is the perfect setting for this witty tale of misdirection and larger-than-life characters. Fans of J. A. Konrath’s Jack Daniels series will love this.” – Library Journal, starred review
“A whirlwind of a kooky crime novel, and readers will enjoy every minute of it. Coonts provides the perfect solution for readers waiting for the next Stephanie Plum book.” – Booklist
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Definitely enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from this author.
Loved the characters so much I HAD to find the follow up novel…..I loved the smarts, self awareness and sassy comebacks of the lead character….. sort of like iiving in the world of “being able to say immediately the things it usually takes us a while to come up with.”
One of my favorite new characters
Grew to love all the characters.
So good!!
I did not finish this one. I think I am just tired of this genre. It was entertaining and I may go back someday and read it again when I want a light read.
I love this seried
Enjoyed this romantic mystery! Loved the characters.
Lucky, her work and life in Vegas is fast paced!
Too much sex. Too much jumping from scene to other scenes. Too much guessing what is going on.
I loved this book. I will read more by this author. She’s great.
An amusing read — look for more
Light reading. Great fun!
I cannot afford to go to casino’s, so these books make me laugh and remind me why I am lucky I am not addicted to slot machines.
Enjoyed the characters.
As entertaining as Janet Evanovich’s Stephenie Plum. Very likable heroine.
I plan on purchasing and reading all the books in this series.
Good characters, fun beach read
Love the Lucky series, fun reading.
Already read the first of the 2 books in the package. Now reading the second. Enjoyed this book thoroughly.
Way too many words about Lucky’s love life. Over and over in both books. Add zero value to the story lines.