Tarot Mystery Books
A New York Times Bestselling Author Much to Alanis McLachlan's surprise, her estranged con-woman mother has left her an The White Magic Five & Dime in tiny Berdache, Arizona. Reluctantly claiming it, Alanis decides to stay and try to find out how her mother died. With help from a hunky cop and her mother's live-in teenage apprentice, Alanis begins faking her way through tarot readings. But the more she uses the deck, the more Alanis begins to find real meaning in the cards.
From bestselling author Steve Hockensmith and tarot expert Lisa Falco comes a new mystery that isn't fooling around Since taking over the White Magic Five and Dime, Alanis McLachlan has been tracking down old customers and making amends for her mother's con jobs. So when Marsha―one of the shop's most loyal clients―comes looking for a way out of her abusive marriage, Alanis does everything she can to help. But lending a hand leads to unforeseen consequences, including the murder of Marsha's husband. Now Alanis has to use her wiles to undo a mess of her own making. Her growing mastery of the tarot might help her find the truth...if the killer doesn't get to her first. Praise: "Winning."― Publishers Weekly "Delightfully quirky."― Kirkus Reviews "Smart, humorous and refreshingly offbeat."― Shelf Awareness "Savvy plotting, sharp writing, and a believable use of fortune-telling to frame the stories."― Booklist "Readers who adore the women detectives of Dorothy Cannell and Maggie King will be pleased by this quirky series."― Library Journal "A funny book in which the reader also learns something is a rare treasure indeed."― Mystery Scene
Alanis McLachlan, reformed con artist turned tarot reader, gets paid for predicting the future―too bad she didn't see all the trouble in hers. First a figure from her past tries to drag her back into the life of crime she thought she'd left behind. Then a new suitor tries to sweep Alanis off her feet, threatening her on-again, off-again romance with hunky teacher Victor Castellanos. And there's the little matter of the ominous reading she gives to a new client, which could have deadly consequences. Danger is in the cards for Alanis, and she'll need all her skills at reading both people and tarot if she's going to survive. Praise: "It's every man, woman, and teen for himself as the authors unlock their third free-wheeling adventure set in the craziest town west of Maggody, Arkansas."― Kirkus Reviews "[A] quirky series...filled with eccentric protagonists and engaging banter, insights into the art of grift, and tantalizing love interests. Apt to appeal to Jim Swain fans and lovers of Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg's Fox and Hare series."― Library Journal "[Hockensmith and Falco] keep the surprises coming while maintaining a consistently humorous tone."― Publishers Weekly "A perfect, frothy confection, swirls to an ending suitable to the entire enterprise. Hockensmith is a worthy heir to the late, lamented Donald E. Westlake."― Mystery Scene