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Private Spies
When Jesse Morgan’s boss and best friend died, she inherited Private Spies, a private investigation firm that specializes in missing persons. Unfortunately, she knew little about the business aside from her intensive work on the computer. But if Joey thought she could handle it, she felt obligated to at least give it a try. How hard could it be, right?
So Jesse took on her first case. Very straightforward. This guy is missing, find him. Oh but wait, he also kidnapped his own daughter. Find her too. Still not that hard. Except when she ran his report, the picture she found on his drivers license is of another guy. And when she found a guy who matched the first picture, he had another name. And when she found a girl that looked like the daughter, she didn’t match anything. Not good.
Enter a retired police officer named Byron (really?) who says before Joey died, he hired him to work for them. Ok. This might be helpful. But then came a stalker, and a dead guy, a dead duck and an increasing list of incidents that all seem confusing to Jesse. Up to her eyeballs in threats and questions, Jesse’s outraged when the woman who hired her decides to fire her. Unbelievable! Unable to stop at that point, Jesse is determined to find the guy and solve the case. If only it was as easy as it sounded.
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So Jesse took on her first case. Very straightforward. This guy is missing, find him. Oh but wait, he also kidnapped his own daughter. Find her too. Still not that hard. Except when she ran his report, the picture she found on his drivers license is of another guy. And when she found a guy who matched the first picture, he had another name. And when she found a girl that looked like the daughter, she didn’t match anything. Not good.
Enter a retired police officer named Byron (really?) who says before Joey died, he hired him to work for them. Ok. This might be helpful. But then came a stalker, and a dead guy, a dead duck and an increasing list of incidents that all seem confusing to Jesse. Up to her eyeballs in threats and questions, Jesse’s outraged when the woman who hired her decides to fire her. Unbelievable! Unable to stop at that point, Jesse is determined to find the guy and solve the case. If only it was as easy as it sounded.
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213 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 7, 2013
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P.J. Nunn
3 books21 followersAs with most things, PJ Nunn's career started out as something else entirely. She started out in retail then moved to property management. That led to teaching high school, then serving as a counselor and liaison to the local police youth services division. She also spent five years as chairperson of the Coryell County Child Welfare Board and spent years counseling abuse victims and serving law enforcement as a trauma counselor and consultant (something she still does today). When she moved to Dallas, a family illness caused her to leave a job teaching psychology at Dallas County Community College District to become a freelance writer, but found that a few favors she was doing for friends—writing press releases and setting up book signings—was better suited to her talents and her drives.
In 1998, she founded BreakThrough Promotions, now a national public relations firm helping authors, mostly of mystery novels, publicize themselves and their work. The business is thriving and PJ is excited about the release of her first novel, Angel Killer. PJ lives with her husband some of their five children near Dallas, TX.
In 1998, she founded BreakThrough Promotions, now a national public relations firm helping authors, mostly of mystery novels, publicize themselves and their work. The business is thriving and PJ is excited about the release of her first novel, Angel Killer. PJ lives with her husband some of their five children near Dallas, TX.
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July 12, 2013
Private Spies: PJ Nunn
What would happen if someone hired you to find their husband but it really was someone else? What if that same person hired you to find their daughter except it wasn’t their daughter and she was never reported missing? What happens when you partner passes away and this hunk walks into your office to take his place? When all of the pieces that are scattered are placed on a table one at a time they lead to more scattered pieces that Private Investigator Jesse Morgan and her new partner Byron have to unglue, unravel and hopefully fit together to make the pieces whole. When Jesse Morgan receives a phone call from a woman named Beverly Gafford she wonders why she is hired over the phone and not in person. But, money is money and she takes the case but what follows is quite unique. Checking out the information she receives about her husband she learns that he is really someone else and that his social security number belongs to a man named Gary Greaves. The child in question is really someone else and no one is really who they say they are. Joey Catronio hired Byron Montgomery, her partner before he died and his untimely appearance is really just what she needs except she refuses to admit it. Wet behind the ears and definitely not that adept at being a private investigator it does not hurt that Byron, an ex-police officer comes to the rescue you might say. The chemistry runs high from the start but neither one wants to make the first move. Always there to protect her and cover her when things go wrong like finding a dead body in her bathtub when they come home after having dinner. Searching for clues to learn more about this man she turns up that the Subaru that followed her was the car belonging to this dead man. No matter where she seems to be trouble follows and the bodies do not stop at one. The child she is supposed to find might have been kidnapped but no one reported her missing.
With her trusty laptop, computer skills and her persistence she learns more about this woman who hired her. Searching her social security records she learns from one phone call the Beverly Gafford is dead. She also learns the real identity of the little girl. Running the driver’s license of another man. The man she finds matches the first picture but has a different name. The face of the girl does not match anyone or anything. So, what else could go wrong? Calling the police when the dead body was found brought her tons of notoriety. But, her trusted secretary Bernice seems to be able to handle the fall out, the bills and keep not only her but also Byron on the straight and narrow.
Not that close with her parents she decides to visit and have dinner with them. You would think that she was a guest or a visitor the way they spoke to her and paid little attention to anything she said. The father’s reaction when she tells him about the dead body in the tub is really quite startling as he does not even react or seem to really take notice. Her mother is concerned that she is overweight and even lessens her portion of potatoes. But, going home should have given her some relief so who is the wise guy that left the dead duck with a noose around its neck on her porch? Out comes Officer Barker who is none too eager to help and what happens next would definitely endear you to this great cop. Reenter Byron, right after Barker brings her home from a date and of course takes the dead duck with him. Byron seems to always be there at the right time when will they both realize that the sparks do not have to fly that high before admitting they might work well together in more ways than one? When hired at first she begins the case but gets fired before she even really gets started. Fired up and angry she goes head on to find out who is leaving her these mementos, who is behind the threats and why. So, what happened to the real Lawrence Gafford that she was hired to find? Why did he come up as Marcus Brant the same name as the child who is missing? Who is Charlotte Brant? What connects the pieces that are scattered?
Jesse can’t seem to stay out of trouble and although by Byron and Barker often have her back and try to guide her on the right path she somehow veers left. With the help of a clerk at the courthouse working in records she uncovers some information about Gafford and Brandt.
The closer she gets the more danger she is in. Who decided to blow up her truck right after they flattened her tires and shot up her car? Who wants Jesse out of the way? Hoping to find the answers herself she never quite listens to Byron or Barker when they tell her to stay put. What is the real story behind the kidnapping and the Brandt’s? Who is behind everything and just how many more bodies will turn up? When Jesse goes to meet the attorney in question she once again faces the unexpected. Someone is stalking her, someone punctured her tires, someone blew up her truck and that is not the half of what she encounters when faced with a cold-blood killer. The ending has so many twists, turns and surprises that author PJ Nunn keeps readers racing along with Jesse, Byron and Barker to catch a killer before anyone else winds up dead in her bathtub or anywhere else. So, what is the end result and will she put Candace the clerk from the courthouse on retainer? What about Geneva Brandt who else is involved? Motive: you won’t believe it and when the ending comes just who profits? Using her skills in martial arts and her trusty laptop Jesse hopes to stay alive, keep her new gun at hand and hopefully find out just who wants her dead. Told in the first person in Jesse’s own voice and at times Byron’s with scenes that are hilarious, filled with humor and certainly give Jesse much pause for thought about her career choice, author PJ Nunn has written a murder/mystery/comedy with some sidesplitting scenes that will definitely keep you readers wanting more Jesse and of course Byron.
Characters right out of a television murder/mystery and one private investigator you might say who reminds you of female Costello who tries hard but someone always fumbles but has a good heart, this book is one that readers will definitely not able to put down. Will Jesse’s skills improve or does Byron have more work cut out for him? Will she choose Barker or Byron? Barker a solid cop and great friend who she can depend on when things get tough and Byron a super hunk, great Private Detective that cannot figure out what she wants or what went wrong. The answers to these questions and more are only know to our talented author who I hope is writing the next Jesse Morgan Mystery.
Fran Lewis: Reviewer: Let’s give this one: FIVE NEW NOT FLAT GOLDEN TIRES
What would happen if someone hired you to find their husband but it really was someone else? What if that same person hired you to find their daughter except it wasn’t their daughter and she was never reported missing? What happens when you partner passes away and this hunk walks into your office to take his place? When all of the pieces that are scattered are placed on a table one at a time they lead to more scattered pieces that Private Investigator Jesse Morgan and her new partner Byron have to unglue, unravel and hopefully fit together to make the pieces whole. When Jesse Morgan receives a phone call from a woman named Beverly Gafford she wonders why she is hired over the phone and not in person. But, money is money and she takes the case but what follows is quite unique. Checking out the information she receives about her husband she learns that he is really someone else and that his social security number belongs to a man named Gary Greaves. The child in question is really someone else and no one is really who they say they are. Joey Catronio hired Byron Montgomery, her partner before he died and his untimely appearance is really just what she needs except she refuses to admit it. Wet behind the ears and definitely not that adept at being a private investigator it does not hurt that Byron, an ex-police officer comes to the rescue you might say. The chemistry runs high from the start but neither one wants to make the first move. Always there to protect her and cover her when things go wrong like finding a dead body in her bathtub when they come home after having dinner. Searching for clues to learn more about this man she turns up that the Subaru that followed her was the car belonging to this dead man. No matter where she seems to be trouble follows and the bodies do not stop at one. The child she is supposed to find might have been kidnapped but no one reported her missing.
With her trusty laptop, computer skills and her persistence she learns more about this woman who hired her. Searching her social security records she learns from one phone call the Beverly Gafford is dead. She also learns the real identity of the little girl. Running the driver’s license of another man. The man she finds matches the first picture but has a different name. The face of the girl does not match anyone or anything. So, what else could go wrong? Calling the police when the dead body was found brought her tons of notoriety. But, her trusted secretary Bernice seems to be able to handle the fall out, the bills and keep not only her but also Byron on the straight and narrow.
Not that close with her parents she decides to visit and have dinner with them. You would think that she was a guest or a visitor the way they spoke to her and paid little attention to anything she said. The father’s reaction when she tells him about the dead body in the tub is really quite startling as he does not even react or seem to really take notice. Her mother is concerned that she is overweight and even lessens her portion of potatoes. But, going home should have given her some relief so who is the wise guy that left the dead duck with a noose around its neck on her porch? Out comes Officer Barker who is none too eager to help and what happens next would definitely endear you to this great cop. Reenter Byron, right after Barker brings her home from a date and of course takes the dead duck with him. Byron seems to always be there at the right time when will they both realize that the sparks do not have to fly that high before admitting they might work well together in more ways than one? When hired at first she begins the case but gets fired before she even really gets started. Fired up and angry she goes head on to find out who is leaving her these mementos, who is behind the threats and why. So, what happened to the real Lawrence Gafford that she was hired to find? Why did he come up as Marcus Brant the same name as the child who is missing? Who is Charlotte Brant? What connects the pieces that are scattered?
Jesse can’t seem to stay out of trouble and although by Byron and Barker often have her back and try to guide her on the right path she somehow veers left. With the help of a clerk at the courthouse working in records she uncovers some information about Gafford and Brandt.
The closer she gets the more danger she is in. Who decided to blow up her truck right after they flattened her tires and shot up her car? Who wants Jesse out of the way? Hoping to find the answers herself she never quite listens to Byron or Barker when they tell her to stay put. What is the real story behind the kidnapping and the Brandt’s? Who is behind everything and just how many more bodies will turn up? When Jesse goes to meet the attorney in question she once again faces the unexpected. Someone is stalking her, someone punctured her tires, someone blew up her truck and that is not the half of what she encounters when faced with a cold-blood killer. The ending has so many twists, turns and surprises that author PJ Nunn keeps readers racing along with Jesse, Byron and Barker to catch a killer before anyone else winds up dead in her bathtub or anywhere else. So, what is the end result and will she put Candace the clerk from the courthouse on retainer? What about Geneva Brandt who else is involved? Motive: you won’t believe it and when the ending comes just who profits? Using her skills in martial arts and her trusty laptop Jesse hopes to stay alive, keep her new gun at hand and hopefully find out just who wants her dead. Told in the first person in Jesse’s own voice and at times Byron’s with scenes that are hilarious, filled with humor and certainly give Jesse much pause for thought about her career choice, author PJ Nunn has written a murder/mystery/comedy with some sidesplitting scenes that will definitely keep you readers wanting more Jesse and of course Byron.
Characters right out of a television murder/mystery and one private investigator you might say who reminds you of female Costello who tries hard but someone always fumbles but has a good heart, this book is one that readers will definitely not able to put down. Will Jesse’s skills improve or does Byron have more work cut out for him? Will she choose Barker or Byron? Barker a solid cop and great friend who she can depend on when things get tough and Byron a super hunk, great Private Detective that cannot figure out what she wants or what went wrong. The answers to these questions and more are only know to our talented author who I hope is writing the next Jesse Morgan Mystery.
Fran Lewis: Reviewer: Let’s give this one: FIVE NEW NOT FLAT GOLDEN TIRES
July 22, 2013
34 year old Jesse Morgan Jackson is not having a good year. Her mom says that since Jesse has always done things early she is just having a mid-life crisis. Jesse would not agree, but the past month has been especially difficult with the death of her best friend and business partner, Joey Catronio.
Five years ago they formed a partnership with Joey doing the street stuff and Jesse doing the computer stuff in the office. With his sudden death, Jesse is struggling personally and professionally. She's determined to keep the business going, but she doesn't truly know what she is doing. The bills are mounting and she isn't about to go back to retail or lose their secretary Bernice her job. So, when Beverly Gafford calls looking for somebody to find her ex-husband, Lawrence James Gafford, Jesse works hard to land what clearly is going to be a difficult client.
After a lot of questions it gradually comes out that supposedly Lawrence Gafford never came back with their daughter after his visitation weekend was over. Beverly knows next to nothing about her ex these days and makes it clear that she likes it that way. Getting any information out of her is very difficult and she just expects her daughter to be found at the snap of her fingers with no effort on her part. It becomes clear that Beverly is more trouble than Jesse needs right now, but she desperately needs the money and takes the case. A case that threatens to overwhelm her from the start.
Fortunately, before his death, Joey had hired on an experienced investigator by the name of Byron Montgomery. Unfortunately, he never told Jesse about that so she is very surprised when Bryon shows up ready to begin work. The former Houston police officer brings plenty of experience and has an employment contract. He is also easy on the eyes and it has been awhile for Jesse. The attraction is definitely there on her part and she suspects the feeling might be mutual.
Not that she has time for much of any romance in or out of the office with what will happen in this confusing and complicated case. A case that will take Jesse all across North Texas and deep into Oklahoma on a trail full of dead ends and misdirection. If that wasn't enough, she still has to show up for dinner at Mom and Dad's house. At least there isn't a grandmother to shoot dinner.
Reminiscent of Janet Evanovich’s long running Stephanie Plum series, Private Spies: A Jesse Morgan Mystery is highly entertaining and occasionally laugh out loud funny. The slowness of the pace at the beginning provides the author time to develop the Jesse Morgan character for readers before the action significantly intensifies on many fronts. Published under the author's own name and though her publicity company, “Breakthrough Promotions,” this debut novel of the series is a complicated and well done effort from start to finish.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2013
Five years ago they formed a partnership with Joey doing the street stuff and Jesse doing the computer stuff in the office. With his sudden death, Jesse is struggling personally and professionally. She's determined to keep the business going, but she doesn't truly know what she is doing. The bills are mounting and she isn't about to go back to retail or lose their secretary Bernice her job. So, when Beverly Gafford calls looking for somebody to find her ex-husband, Lawrence James Gafford, Jesse works hard to land what clearly is going to be a difficult client.
After a lot of questions it gradually comes out that supposedly Lawrence Gafford never came back with their daughter after his visitation weekend was over. Beverly knows next to nothing about her ex these days and makes it clear that she likes it that way. Getting any information out of her is very difficult and she just expects her daughter to be found at the snap of her fingers with no effort on her part. It becomes clear that Beverly is more trouble than Jesse needs right now, but she desperately needs the money and takes the case. A case that threatens to overwhelm her from the start.
Fortunately, before his death, Joey had hired on an experienced investigator by the name of Byron Montgomery. Unfortunately, he never told Jesse about that so she is very surprised when Bryon shows up ready to begin work. The former Houston police officer brings plenty of experience and has an employment contract. He is also easy on the eyes and it has been awhile for Jesse. The attraction is definitely there on her part and she suspects the feeling might be mutual.
Not that she has time for much of any romance in or out of the office with what will happen in this confusing and complicated case. A case that will take Jesse all across North Texas and deep into Oklahoma on a trail full of dead ends and misdirection. If that wasn't enough, she still has to show up for dinner at Mom and Dad's house. At least there isn't a grandmother to shoot dinner.
Reminiscent of Janet Evanovich’s long running Stephanie Plum series, Private Spies: A Jesse Morgan Mystery is highly entertaining and occasionally laugh out loud funny. The slowness of the pace at the beginning provides the author time to develop the Jesse Morgan character for readers before the action significantly intensifies on many fronts. Published under the author's own name and though her publicity company, “Breakthrough Promotions,” this debut novel of the series is a complicated and well done effort from start to finish.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2013
September 26, 2018
I was hooked from the first page of
Private Spies
, when I read about "crawdads in the creek" (because, even though most people refer to the little beasties as crayfish or crawfish, here in the Carolinas we call 'em crawdads too.) I stayed hooked through the last page of this excellent first entry of the Jesse Morgan Mystery series.
The book begins with Jesse getting her first case, for the P.I. firm she inherited from Joey, her boss and best friend. (Prior to this, she did all of her snooping on the web, and Joey did all of the legwork.) The missing-persons case quickly becomes complicated, when Jesse discovers that all of the "facts" she was told are actually fiction. While these complications are coming to light, another "complication" named Byron (a retired cop and college buddy of Joey) walks in the office door, stating that Joey hired him ― but neglected to tell Jesse. I won't reveal any more about the mysterious missing-persons case Jesse and Byron are working on (no spoilers here, remember?), so you'll have to read the book to find out what happens.
Jesse is very likable, a three-dimensional well-written character. Byron is also well-written, a tall, dark and handsome hunk-and-a-half with long dark hair, very caring and considerate of Jesse, with a wicked-good sense of humor. The only fault I can find in this book is that it lacks illustrations of Byron. (Is it just me, or has it gotten hot in here?) Bernice, the office manager, has a supporting role in the plot, but her characterization is not flat or dull by any means. The reader gets a sense of who she is and why she acts as she does; the same is true of the other supporting characters.
P.J. Nunn has written a clear winner of a book, an excellent beginning to the (long, I hope) Jesse Morgan Mystery series. If you like the Stephanie Plum series, I think you'll like Jesse Morgan also. Just think of Jesse as Stephanie's Texas cousin. I give Private Spies five stars, and highly recommend it!
Note: I received an ARC of Private Spies from the author, with no expectation of a positive review.
Originally published at Jane Reads blog.
The book begins with Jesse getting her first case, for the P.I. firm she inherited from Joey, her boss and best friend. (Prior to this, she did all of her snooping on the web, and Joey did all of the legwork.) The missing-persons case quickly becomes complicated, when Jesse discovers that all of the "facts" she was told are actually fiction. While these complications are coming to light, another "complication" named Byron (a retired cop and college buddy of Joey) walks in the office door, stating that Joey hired him ― but neglected to tell Jesse. I won't reveal any more about the mysterious missing-persons case Jesse and Byron are working on (no spoilers here, remember?), so you'll have to read the book to find out what happens.
Jesse is very likable, a three-dimensional well-written character. Byron is also well-written, a tall, dark and handsome hunk-and-a-half with long dark hair, very caring and considerate of Jesse, with a wicked-good sense of humor. The only fault I can find in this book is that it lacks illustrations of Byron. (Is it just me, or has it gotten hot in here?) Bernice, the office manager, has a supporting role in the plot, but her characterization is not flat or dull by any means. The reader gets a sense of who she is and why she acts as she does; the same is true of the other supporting characters.
P.J. Nunn has written a clear winner of a book, an excellent beginning to the (long, I hope) Jesse Morgan Mystery series. If you like the Stephanie Plum series, I think you'll like Jesse Morgan also. Just think of Jesse as Stephanie's Texas cousin. I give Private Spies five stars, and highly recommend it!
Note: I received an ARC of Private Spies from the author, with no expectation of a positive review.
Originally published at Jane Reads blog.
July 1, 2013
I like Jesse Morgan who has gained a new partner in the Private Spies Detective Agency when her partner passes away. It's fun that he's Johnny-on-the-spot when Jesse needs rescuing--which she does,with alarming regularity. Jesse is more used to detecting using Google than doing field work, but when the woman who hires them gives information that doesn't add up, stuff happens. I'd rather give this one a 3 and a half, but that's not allowed.
July 4, 2013
This seemed to be a lot like Janet Evanoviches Stephanie Plum books, which I love. I liked the main characters and the clumsy qwerty ways of Morgan. The ending seemed a little abrupt. I kind of felt cheated out of being involved in the ending but otherwise I thought this was a great read.
April 15, 2014
I got this e-book from a free giveaway from the author on the Goodreads group Mysteries & Crime Thrillers. I'll put up a review when I have read it, probably after Eid.
March 15, 2025
Not a fan
This book has a few funny parts for a mystery, but the story jumps around without good transitions. The characters need more development and the mystery also needs more than the quick one paragraph wrap up.
This book has a few funny parts for a mystery, but the story jumps around without good transitions. The characters need more development and the mystery also needs more than the quick one paragraph wrap up.
March 8, 2017
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December 16, 2013
Private eye novels run the gamut from the hardboiled world of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe to the stories that are just a little too, well, cute for my taste. Actually, I can enjoy the occasional book of the latter sort but I usually don’t want to stick it out through a series. I’m happy to say Private Spies falls somewhere in the middle and is much to my liking.
When Jesse inherits Private Spies from her partner, she quickly spirals into something of a panic. Oh, sure, she’s been working there so she ought to know how to detect, right? Yeah, not so much since she could usually be found sitting at the computer while Joey did the field work. Still, it can’t be but so hard and she sure doesn’t have anyplace better to go; might as well give it a shot. When Beverly Gafford wants Jesse to find her ex-husband, the job seems like a good one to start with in her new role as a “real” investigator until searching for an errant ex turns into a parental kidnapping. From then on, life turns into one of those amusement rides that whips you back and forth and upside down and Jesse finds herself learning the business a whole lot faster than she expected. One of the first surprises is Byron, a former cop Joey hired but didn’t tell her about.
Jesse’s a girl I’d love to hang out with. She has a snarky sense of humor that won’t quit and, speaking of quitting, she won’t even though the thought crosses her mind more than once. Jesse is a more self-sufficient version of the usual “girl-who-falls-into-detecting-because-she-can’t-find-a-job-anywhere-else” and a large part of my liking her is because she’s not TSTL. Yes, she makes mistakes but she actually learns from them. Go figure!
Oh, and Jesse has this adorable cat named Elvis, the only man she wants in her bed these days, plus she recognizes that she’s sorely in need of a wife to do the sort of household things wives usually do because she’s downright awful at it. Jesse also hates mornings. All in all, Jesse is my kind of girl ;-)
PJ Nunn has created a delightful character in Jesse Morgan and, by the way, there’s a pretty good mystery or two or three here, along with a body in her bathtub. If she’s not careful, she might become a dead body herself but, since this is the first in a series, the reader can probably figure out that Jesse will survive her first case and will, like me, look forward eagerly to her future adventures. Hurry up, Ms. Nunn!
Reviewed by Lelia Taylor, December 2013.
When Jesse inherits Private Spies from her partner, she quickly spirals into something of a panic. Oh, sure, she’s been working there so she ought to know how to detect, right? Yeah, not so much since she could usually be found sitting at the computer while Joey did the field work. Still, it can’t be but so hard and she sure doesn’t have anyplace better to go; might as well give it a shot. When Beverly Gafford wants Jesse to find her ex-husband, the job seems like a good one to start with in her new role as a “real” investigator until searching for an errant ex turns into a parental kidnapping. From then on, life turns into one of those amusement rides that whips you back and forth and upside down and Jesse finds herself learning the business a whole lot faster than she expected. One of the first surprises is Byron, a former cop Joey hired but didn’t tell her about.
Jesse’s a girl I’d love to hang out with. She has a snarky sense of humor that won’t quit and, speaking of quitting, she won’t even though the thought crosses her mind more than once. Jesse is a more self-sufficient version of the usual “girl-who-falls-into-detecting-because-she-can’t-find-a-job-anywhere-else” and a large part of my liking her is because she’s not TSTL. Yes, she makes mistakes but she actually learns from them. Go figure!
Oh, and Jesse has this adorable cat named Elvis, the only man she wants in her bed these days, plus she recognizes that she’s sorely in need of a wife to do the sort of household things wives usually do because she’s downright awful at it. Jesse also hates mornings. All in all, Jesse is my kind of girl ;-)
PJ Nunn has created a delightful character in Jesse Morgan and, by the way, there’s a pretty good mystery or two or three here, along with a body in her bathtub. If she’s not careful, she might become a dead body herself but, since this is the first in a series, the reader can probably figure out that Jesse will survive her first case and will, like me, look forward eagerly to her future adventures. Hurry up, Ms. Nunn!
Reviewed by Lelia Taylor, December 2013.
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