Suddenly Spying

by Gin Mackey

Nora Gallagher’s never measured up to her super successful secret agent sister Giselle. Then Giselle arrives home unexpectedly—hot boytoy Jesse in tow—dangling a big bucks spy assignment and promising to help Nora learn the spy business. Nora forgets about the time Giselle gave her a bouillon cube and told her it was a caramel.

Just short of shanghaied to tropical Barlanadana Island, Nora gets her assignment. Stop a coup financed by dangerous drug dealer Tommy the Twitch. But Giselle is weirdly jumpy, and spending lots more time in local bars than helping Nora learn the ropes. Nora desperately needs information from Tommy about the planned coup, and fast, if she’s to stop it before it starts.

Nora’s on her own. She stuffs herself into a man-eater dress, speed-reads MOAN magazine for tips, and seduces Tommy. On his boat, the Greasy Palm, he’s surprisingly open about his plot to take over the island. Does he feel immune from the law? Or is he going to have sex with her and feed her to the sharks?

When Nora’s cover is blown, she finds out Giselle forgot to mention something kinda important. Tommy’s twitch? It’s in his trigger finger. And he’s shooting at her. And everything else, for that matter.

That’s just the beginning of a pell mell downward slide. Nora discovers Giselle lied like a Pinocchio-wannabe, and that she and Jesse aren’t exactly who they say they are. As a Bermuda-triangle of troubles threatens to suck Nora under, she’ll have to morph from low-achiever to agent extraordinaire, using skills she never knew she had in ways she never imagined possible if she’s to stop a coup, save her sister, and revive her own dying dreams.

With a little help from her new friend Jesse—who she hopes is falling for her the way she’s falling for him—she’ll stop the bad guys.

Or die trying.

A fast, fun caper.

“…dodging baddies and bullets…. …playful writing… …hilarious jokes…
A breezy novel that delivers an appealing, down-to-earth heroine dabbling in espionage.”
— Kirkus Reviews

280 pages, Paperback

Published May 30, 2016

About the author

Gin Mackey is the author of DISAPPEAR OUR DEAD, a midcoast Maine murder mystery, and SUDDENLY SPYING, a madcap caper. Her short stories have appeared in the anthologies Best New England Crime Stories 2016: Red Dawn and Fish or Cut Bait. Gin is a past president of the New England Chapter of Sisters in Crime and a member of Maine Authors & Publishers Alliance. She lives on the coast of Maine in the village of Owls Head, where she’s hard at work on her next novel.

Visit Gin at www.ginmackey.com

Reviews

[laura8759 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks Gin for the book , Suddenly Spying was a very good book , it had a lot of action , excitement and was unpredictable . It was funny and cute how nora got roped into being a spy by her big sister . she did an amazing job writing this book , I would recommend this book to all my friends and family KEEP UP WITH THE AMAZING WORK LAURA8759 .

[Pam Mooney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Laugh out loud funny! Especially if you have a sister. I could picture the characters and their dynamics easily and enjoyed the dramatic give and take. While the topic is spying this book read to me like a fun adventure. A good read.

[Diana Coleman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and Humorous! A riveting, clever and fast-paced read. It's a witty, action-packed mystery adventure. Very entertaining!

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won a copy of this book.

This was a quick read and entertaining. Nora gets suckered into the spy business from her super successful older sister, who is also a spy.

[Mary]

i really enjoyed this book. I got started and didnt want to stop.

[Krista Abrao · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won a copy of this book in a Good reads giveaway. The story sounded like it would be funny and adventurous and who doesn't like a good spy mystery!? There were definitely some LOL moments in this book and at its climax its hard to put down. I would say that this book was well written and I am thankful to the author for giving me a chance to review it.