Reel of Fortune
by Jana deLeon
Okay, I admit it, I never got around to reading what I intended to for this week. The book I reported on last week was so entertaining and enjoyable that I read another one from our library’s Overdrive catalog. There are times that we are all feeling the strain this year and it is good to just have something light to read. So, this week, I decided to share a little bit more about why I have enjoyed the books in this series so much.
This one is actually earlier in the series than the one I read last week, but not enough changes to make it difficult keeping track when you go backward. Fortune’s still dating Carter, still hanging out with Gertie and Ida Belle, but in this one, most people in Sinful, Louisiana don’t yet know that she is a former CIA agent. The information is going to get around fast though and she wants to tell the people she has become closest to before they find out from another source. They take it much better than she anticipated, and with that out of the way, she is ready to have some fun.
“I had no idea what Ida Belle and Gertie had in mind for today, but no matter what, their plans usually required running shoes and a gun.”
Turns out it’s a fishing rodeo. After the event, an entrant that few people actually seem to like turns up dead of cyanide poisoning. Some people are questioned, including Fortune’s new friend Ally. Ally is a little bit high strung and Fortune is worried about her going to jail so she takes the extreme measure of kicking the mirror off her boyfriend’s police vehicle in order to be taken into custody with Ally.
Along come Ida Belle, Gertie, and Ally’s boss, Francine, with dinner for the evening, a deck of cards, and of course Gertie has to include some dynamite.
The next morning both ladies are sprung by a lawyer Fortune knew in her days with the CIA and Carter tells them to stay out of trouble.
What do they do? Settle Ally in at Fortune’s house for some sleep then promptly go sky diving with Gertie. Of course, Gertie gets it wrong and jumps early, ending up right in the middle of a church function. That’s just the beginning of the hijinks too.
That is what I love about these books. The characters are funny and interesting, as are the situations. The dialogue is well constructed too. There couldn’t be a more perfect book for light-hearted mayhem and distraction. I highly recommend.
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