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  • Louisiana Longshot

  • A Miss Fortune Mystery, Book 1
  • By: Jana DeLeon
  • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
  • Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (342 ratings)
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Louisiana Longshot

By: Jana DeLeon
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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Summary

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 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.

©2012 Jana DeLeon (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

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don't mess with the wrinklies they're certainly not old in the head

Strong funny story from start to finish . Plenty of action and nice little story twists. The dialogue was hilarious at times and interesting enough for me to listen to the whole book in a day. Good enough for me to read more in this series . Well recommended by me as its worth its 5*rating .

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An Entertaining and Unusual Detective Story

I was looking for something light and amusing to counteract my bleak commute and this was perfect. The narration is great and the story is both entertaining and well crafted. Romance takes a definite back seat, though there is a handsome deputy in the background. This is more in of an outrageous escapades story than a romance. There are some nice twists and surprises and the characters are well crafted. I inhaled all of the books available in this series in about two weeks and pretty much enjoyed them all, but this first book is one of the strongest.

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    3 out of 5 stars

Good mystery interesting characters.

Enjoyed the characters good story and well narrated.will be looking out for more from this author.

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Fun Bayou Detective Mystery

Exciting. Perfect narrator. Laugh out loud. Great characters. Atmospheric setting. Just bought the next book in the series.....

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Definitely not a one shot wonder of a book!!!

I first read this on the kindle and JUST had to own the audio book too. I have listened to the story serval times now and have even gone on to purchase other audio books in the series.

This is a brilliant start to the series of Miss Fortune books. They are stand alone stories and the murder/crime is solved at the end of each book, however there are a lot of returning characters and I personal think it is best to read them in order so START WITH THIS ONE, you wont be disappointed if you like funny crime cappers.

Fortune is in hiding from a bad guy and the only why to stay alive is to go under cover in a town called Sinful, as an ex beauty queen turned librarian, the only problem is the name Fortune stands for 'soldier of fortune' and she has no idea how to be a girly girl. After breaking the law and getting caught by the deputy before she has even crossed over the town lines, Fortune thinks this could be her toughest mission ever and that is before she finds the dead body in her back yard.

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Absolutely great book bought it by mistake but love that

I clicked on the wrong book when I purchased this but as I had it I listen to it and it is absolutely great to listen to thoroughly recommend it and will be buying the next one in the series as soon as I finish this review

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great mystery

Great story, it has everything. Well defined characters, good descriptions, humour and interesting weather. Small towns never sounded so exciting before.

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Great characters

I hope this first book is the start of a good series. It is amusing in places with interesting characters, murder mystery, action & hints of romance.

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Saved by a decent narrator

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. It's just so inconsistent. Recently posing as armcandy but unable to do her own makeup? I know this is meant to be a fluffy read, but that does not mean the thinking must be sloppy. It reads a bit like it's aimed at a market of fifteenyearolds. "I picked the nail polish because it looked just like freshly spilled blood"? Seriously?

Would you ever listen to anything by Jana DeLeon again?

Nope.

Any additional comments?

The narrator is really much better than the book deserves. I like fluffy reads as much as the next person, but this was just bad.

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Surprisingly refreshing

A new author for me but a nice surprise, a gentle introduction to a series of stories set in a small town in Louisiana. Good characters and a credible plot!

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