Slick Time

by O'Neil De Noux

When twenty-four year old twins Laurie and Joseph Ercolani inherit a bundle upon the death of their estranged father, they learn their sailing-enthusiast father also left each an identical sailing yacht. The twins have different ideas about what to do with their inheritance. Laurie sees it as an opportunity to fulfill her dream of making a movie. Joe sees it as seed-money for a get-rich-quick scheme. While one twin films a sexy movie against the backdrop of the beautiful Caribbean Sea, the other figures a felonious way of making a couple million bucks in pre-Katrina New Orleans. SLICK TIME is a sexy caper novel with a kidnapping, an extortion, the filming of an erotic movie, bungling FBI agents, a savvy NOPD detective, a private-eye known as the most dangerous man in New Orleans, as well as the Lusca - a sea monster inhabiting the Atlantis Blue Hole outside Kemps Bay, The Bahamas. There is a ruthless criminal who calls himself Hardacre, a sly mastermind who calls himself Slick, a host of pretty women and an alluring special agent with long brown hair, dark brown eyes and the intelligence to figure it all out. Too bad no one will listen to her. The story is fast-paced with wit, humor, sex and sharp dialogue.

Genres: Mystery

268 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 20, 2010

About the author

O'Neil Paul De Noux was born on 29 November 1950 in New Orleans.

Reviews

[Lydia D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely a Different De Noux
Half the story takes place on an idyllic blue-green Caribbean Sea, the other along De Noux’s familiar New Orleans streets (before Katrina, thankfully). There is a screwy kidnapping and the filming of a steamy movie, entitled STEAMY. You will laugh at some of the characters, laugh with others. Sex, humor, a touch of violence, lots of intrigue, suspense and a few surprises. I fell in love with the fraternal twins – Laurie’s brashness and Joe’s bravado. SLICK TIME is a nice escape from reality. And what a great cover!

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a sexy caper novel, and it's a lot of fun. We've got New Orleans, the Caribbean, a sexy movie in the making, and a con. We've got a fake kidnapping, and a real one. We've got beautiful people, great food, and crystal waters cluttered up by modern day pirates. We've got some edge of your seat suspense and some excellent wry humor. And there's some steamy sex thrown in.

De Noux knows his way around New Orleans and around police procedures, and his settings are spot on.

I read this in the Kindle edition but there is also a print edition. I highly recommend it.