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Hot Laundry
When a meeting of a potential client goes terribly wrong, sensitive information passes to Jackie Blue and her ex-beau/bounty hunter friend Hugh Barclay. This information points to a Mexican cartel led money laundering operation inside of Hollywood’s most elite money management firm. Jackie’s personal life (kooky family, dating and neighbors) intertwines with the dangerous investigation.
THIS BOOK HAS BEEN RE-WRITTEN TO A MORE COZY MYSTERY FEEL
Reviews from Readers Favorite; Reviewed by Trudi LoPreto for Readers Favorite
Hot Laundry, the second mystery in the Jackie Blue series, offers the reader wild twists, turns and surprises. TG Davis has created an interesting female investigator. Fans of Stephanie Plum will find themselves liking Jackie Blue just as much. She is witty, daring and very likable. TG Davis captures your attention from the start and pulls you right into the fast paced story. It is impossible not to cheer Jackie, Rocky and Hugh as they solve the case. You cannot help but wait anxiously for her next investigation. If you are a mystery/sleuth fan, young or old, man or woman, you will want to check out Hot Laundry.
THIS BOOK HAS BEEN RE-WRITTEN TO A MORE COZY MYSTERY FEEL
Reviews from Readers Favorite; Reviewed by Trudi LoPreto for Readers Favorite
Hot Laundry, the second mystery in the Jackie Blue series, offers the reader wild twists, turns and surprises. TG Davis has created an interesting female investigator. Fans of Stephanie Plum will find themselves liking Jackie Blue just as much. She is witty, daring and very likable. TG Davis captures your attention from the start and pulls you right into the fast paced story. It is impossible not to cheer Jackie, Rocky and Hugh as they solve the case. You cannot help but wait anxiously for her next investigation. If you are a mystery/sleuth fan, young or old, man or woman, you will want to check out Hot Laundry.
- GenresMystery
250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 5, 2013
10 people want to read
About the author
T.G. Davis
9 books5 followersTG Davis lives in the Midwest with his wife and four children. The next Jackie Blue novel should be out by the holidays. In the meantime, he will also publish several more of the Annie Banner, Wedding Planner novellas by year end. Follow TG Davis on Twitter at @TGDAVISAUTHOR
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June 25, 2013
Jackie Blue is at it again. T.G. Davis brings her back in another humor filled mystery. Jackie and her ex-boyfriend Hugh meet up with a client who insists he needs to speak with her in person. The simple meeting goes wrong when the man is shot in the head, but not before he hands over a folder with bank account numbers filled with laundered drug money.
Obviously, the Mexican Cartel is not at all happy when they realize the account numbers are missing. Jackie and Hugh go on quite the adventure, trying to outsmart the mob and stay a step ahead of them. Who comes out on top? You need to pick up your copy and find out!
A fun and enjoyable read.
Obviously, the Mexican Cartel is not at all happy when they realize the account numbers are missing. Jackie and Hugh go on quite the adventure, trying to outsmart the mob and stay a step ahead of them. Who comes out on top? You need to pick up your copy and find out!
A fun and enjoyable read.
June 9, 2013
I enjoyed this 12 chapter book. It was told through Jackie’s first person point-of-view. I liked that she was in her mid-20′s but had seen a lot of crazy stuff due to her job. For this assignment, it was supposed to be simple: meet a client’s son. Things took a wild turn when he got shot in the head, in plain daylight, out in a public location. It was a crazy rollercoaster ride till the very end of the book. I was scared for Jackie and Hugh’s safety.
I loved how the characters interacted with each other. Each sarcastic and witty in their own right. It was funny that throughout the night Jackie’s best friend, Rocky, and her mom kept nagging her about how she needed to find a man. Even though the story was suspenseful, it had it’s funny moments, especially involving Jackie’s granddad.
My favorite lines: 1) The funny thing about the police presence for those four nights…Teresita never asked me about it. Not a phone call, tap on the door…nothing. Strange. 2) Hugh sprinted back to the truck. “There’s someone in the trunk of that sedan.” 3) There wasn’t a drag line of blood that we could follow to the victim, which was probably Mr. Monroe. Just an enormous stain. Like he was left to bleed out and then moved from the scene. Sadistic bastards.
Throughout the story, a question would be answered, then ten more questions would rise. I loved putting on my sleuth cap, trying to figure out everything. There was a cool twist at the end.
I RECOMMEND this book to read.
I loved how the characters interacted with each other. Each sarcastic and witty in their own right. It was funny that throughout the night Jackie’s best friend, Rocky, and her mom kept nagging her about how she needed to find a man. Even though the story was suspenseful, it had it’s funny moments, especially involving Jackie’s granddad.
My favorite lines: 1) The funny thing about the police presence for those four nights…Teresita never asked me about it. Not a phone call, tap on the door…nothing. Strange. 2) Hugh sprinted back to the truck. “There’s someone in the trunk of that sedan.” 3) There wasn’t a drag line of blood that we could follow to the victim, which was probably Mr. Monroe. Just an enormous stain. Like he was left to bleed out and then moved from the scene. Sadistic bastards.
Throughout the story, a question would be answered, then ten more questions would rise. I loved putting on my sleuth cap, trying to figure out everything. There was a cool twist at the end.
I RECOMMEND this book to read.
June 19, 2013
A bullet-riddled roller coaster ride
“The Ringling Brothers on crack…” that’s the prophetic first phrase of the first sentence of T.G. Davis’ second Jackie Blue mystery. Ms. Blue is a California private investigator whose stock in trade is insurance investigations—until a client she’s meeting for the first time gets shot dead by a sniper on a Santa Monica street in broad daylight as he hands her a folder containing bank account numbers..
Jackie and Hugh Barclay, her bounty hunter ex-significant other, discover that the bank accounts contain $650 million in laundered drug money belonging to a murderous Mexican cartel. All they have to do is stay alive long enough to find a way to thwart the cartel’s efforts to recover those account numbers.
As if that wasn’t enough to occupy the next two days, Jackie also has to deal with serial crises involving three generations of her colorfully dysfunctional family and a first date involving two restaurants, a car wreck and a gunfight.
Davis has an ear for blue-collar California dialogue and a knack for pell-mell plotting. Hot Laundry is classic pulp fiction—something to stave off boredom on a long plane trip ending in a lonely overnight stay in a Motel Six. And that it does very well indeed.
Quibbles? There are a few lapses in proofreading—dropped words and misspellings. And one subplot simply vanishes, unresolved.
On the other hand, Davis may be saving its resolution for Jackie Blue #3, which I await with interest.
“The Ringling Brothers on crack…” that’s the prophetic first phrase of the first sentence of T.G. Davis’ second Jackie Blue mystery. Ms. Blue is a California private investigator whose stock in trade is insurance investigations—until a client she’s meeting for the first time gets shot dead by a sniper on a Santa Monica street in broad daylight as he hands her a folder containing bank account numbers..
Jackie and Hugh Barclay, her bounty hunter ex-significant other, discover that the bank accounts contain $650 million in laundered drug money belonging to a murderous Mexican cartel. All they have to do is stay alive long enough to find a way to thwart the cartel’s efforts to recover those account numbers.
As if that wasn’t enough to occupy the next two days, Jackie also has to deal with serial crises involving three generations of her colorfully dysfunctional family and a first date involving two restaurants, a car wreck and a gunfight.
Davis has an ear for blue-collar California dialogue and a knack for pell-mell plotting. Hot Laundry is classic pulp fiction—something to stave off boredom on a long plane trip ending in a lonely overnight stay in a Motel Six. And that it does very well indeed.
Quibbles? There are a few lapses in proofreading—dropped words and misspellings. And one subplot simply vanishes, unresolved.
On the other hand, Davis may be saving its resolution for Jackie Blue #3, which I await with interest.
June 13, 2013
I received a free download of "Hot Laundry" by T.G. Davis, to read on my Kindle in exchange for an honest review.This is a mystery/woman sleuth novel with elements of humor, romance and crime.
Jackie Blue is a twenty-six year old private investigator who works in East LA. She she needs this job to pay the bills and allow her to pay her younger sister Lucy's college tuition.
Darryl had used his connections with the Los Angeles police to call Jackie and request her services. Darryl worked for a money manager, Izod Capital, and had reason to suspect illegal activities at his workplace. Jackie was supposed to meet him on Tuesday, only he didn't show up, which was rescheduled for Friday. He told Jackie that something terrible had happened, and he would fill her on the details, when they met. On Friday Jackie and her associate, Hugh meet Darryl, who handed Jackie payment upfront for three days of service, as well as an envelope with details. But he never got a chance to explain because a sniper shot him in the head...
Now Jackie and Hugh begin the adventure to investigate the case, running from the mob for their lives.
This was a fast paced novel, with believable characters, that had you flipping the pages to see what would happen next.An enjoyable read.
Jackie Blue is a twenty-six year old private investigator who works in East LA. She she needs this job to pay the bills and allow her to pay her younger sister Lucy's college tuition.
Darryl had used his connections with the Los Angeles police to call Jackie and request her services. Darryl worked for a money manager, Izod Capital, and had reason to suspect illegal activities at his workplace. Jackie was supposed to meet him on Tuesday, only he didn't show up, which was rescheduled for Friday. He told Jackie that something terrible had happened, and he would fill her on the details, when they met. On Friday Jackie and her associate, Hugh meet Darryl, who handed Jackie payment upfront for three days of service, as well as an envelope with details. But he never got a chance to explain because a sniper shot him in the head...
Now Jackie and Hugh begin the adventure to investigate the case, running from the mob for their lives.
This was a fast paced novel, with believable characters, that had you flipping the pages to see what would happen next.An enjoyable read.
June 15, 2013
Hot Laundry is a fast-paced page-turner. The action never lets up, and this is a fun, engaging read. I really like the voice of the main character, Jackie Blue, who is a modern-day, female, hard-boiled detective from a trailer park "East of East LA." She's a down to earth, tell it like it is, blue collar heroine, and a refreshing change of pace from many others I've read in this genre. She's not over-educated, she doesn't over think things, but she's focussed on the job and her family. A lot of the fun of the story hinges on her relationship to her ex, and now partner in this investigation, Hugh, and also her budding relationship with a new flame. The contrast between her engagement in her romantic and personal life, with the larger-than-life stakes of the Cartel action plot made for a fun read. Also, as a Los Angeleno, I really enjoyed the realistic and specific places in the book.
The story actually ended too quickly for me, so i'm going to have to go back and check out the first book in this series! It was that fun. I'm looking forward to more stories by this author about Jackie Blue.
The story actually ended too quickly for me, so i'm going to have to go back and check out the first book in this series! It was that fun. I'm looking forward to more stories by this author about Jackie Blue.
July 12, 2013
I’m posting this review on behalf of Jennifer Moreland. She was having some technical issues with goodreads, so she forwarded me her review and star rating and asked me to post in her stead. Here’s her review:
Hot Laundry by TG Davis hooks the reader from the first sentence and then draws him in with compelling dialogue that feels real and is excellently paced. The writing was clean and professional -- something that books from both mainstream publishers and indie authors seem to be lacking these days -- so I was able to immerse myself in the story without being pulled out by misused words or awkward punctuation.
The book moves fast but not at the expense of good storytelling. I found the characters engaging -- Jackie's family is a highlight -- and the plot itself keeps the reader involved all the way through to the shocking end.
With just enough wit mixed with the right amount of suspense, I truly enjoyed this literary ride.
Hot Laundry by TG Davis hooks the reader from the first sentence and then draws him in with compelling dialogue that feels real and is excellently paced. The writing was clean and professional -- something that books from both mainstream publishers and indie authors seem to be lacking these days -- so I was able to immerse myself in the story without being pulled out by misused words or awkward punctuation.
The book moves fast but not at the expense of good storytelling. I found the characters engaging -- Jackie's family is a highlight -- and the plot itself keeps the reader involved all the way through to the shocking end.
With just enough wit mixed with the right amount of suspense, I truly enjoyed this literary ride.
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