Deadly Gamble (A Mojo Sheepshanks Novel, 1)

Entertaining for sure! Keeps you guessing, laughing and interested.

This is a great mystery/romance read. Better than most. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

Just when you think she couldn't possibly top herself, she does. This book is fast paced, intriguing and suspensful. I thought her McKettrick Series was her best, until I read this. You can be ASSURED that it's a 5 star review.

No matter what genre Linda choses to use, she shines. She has given life to another set of beloved characters with warmth, humor, and sex appeal. This is by far one of my favorite LINDA books, and look forward to the next installment.

When Mary Joseph "Mojo" Mayhugh was five years old, she witnessed a brutal attack on her parents that left her orphaned. With Mojo's half brother, Geoff, convicted of the crimes, family neighbor Lillian kidnapped the child and raised her as her own. However, a couple of decades later, Lillian lives in Sunset Villa nursing home, where she seems to be wasting away, while Mojo resides above Bad-Ass Bert's Biker Saloon in Cave Creek, Arizona, not remembering anything before the abduction. She is now twenty eight years old and her love life is either too hot or too cold and her employment record stinks. Now her late former husband Nick decides to haunt her and she is seeing ghosts; though some are still alive as her maternal Uncle Clive Larimer claims chance enabled him to find her after twenty three years and someone is stalking her. She is attracted to undercover cop Tucker Darroch, which irritates Nick. Finally, Lillian's stepdaughter Greer hires Mojo to learn if her husband is cheating. Mojo believes she has found her calling as she ponders what Nick and the other ghosts, her politician uncle, and convict Geoff want of her, what to do about her past as a Mayhugh and her future perhaps with Tucker, and finally what about that allegedly cheating spouse; all that while someone wants the truth to remain buried. DEADLY GAMBLE is a fun zany contemporary tale that has elements from several sub-genres that mix delightfully well together into a wonderful cohesive novel. Mojo keeps the story line focused as she finds her past and present crashing on her head making her future not look too bright while the support cast enhances understanding of the pressures that converge on the beleaguered, bewildered and benign heroine. The story line is action-packed, filled with Lind Lael Miller's trademark amusing asides and barbs. Fans of paranormal romantic suspense will want to read Ms. Miller's marvelous madcap mayhem. Harriet Klausner

I read this book and just could not put it down. At times I laughed at the antics of mojo and her ghostly vistors. Othertimes I cried. In between the ghostly visits is a compelling mystery story that keeps you guessing till the end. Many twists and turns keep the story going and kept me wanting to turn the pages. Although there is kind of a love story woven into this mystery I felt that it was more a case of intense 'like'. I think there are more books planned so I hope the love story part will be developed over the next books.