| The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy Contributor(s): Loofbourrow, Patricia (Author), Carroll, Anita B. |
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ISBN: 1944223045 ISBN-13: 9781944223045 Publisher: Red Dog Press, LLC OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Noir - Fiction | Science Fiction - Steampunk |
| Series: Red Dog Conspiracy |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Patricia Loofbourrow brings you ... "... a story that is almost irresistible." SciFi and Scary A private eye. Four crime families. A scoundrel wants to destroy them. 1899 years after the Catastrophe, Bridges is run by the Mob. As the city's steam-driven infrastructure fails, a new faction rises: the Red Dogs. 22 year old Jacqueline Spadros was kidnapped from her mother's brothel and sold to the Spadros syndicate ten years ago. The murder of her best friend Air that night as he tried to save her from them haunts her nightmares. Now trapped in an unwilling marriage to the city's biggest drug lord, she finds moments of freedom in a small-time private eye business, which she hides in fear of her sadistic father-in-law. Air's little brother disappears off his back porch and the Red Dogs are framed for it. With the help of a gentleman investigator hired by the Red Dogs to learn the truth, Jacqui pushes her abilities to their limits in hope of rescuing the child before the kidnapper disposes of him. Dark, gritty, multi-layered Victorian-inspired detective noir that keeps the reader guessing to the very end. What readers say about The Jacq of Spades: "... a world of family intrigue combined with feuding households across the four quadrants of Bridges..." June Lorraine Roberts, Murder In Common "This was the first steampunk book that I've read that I actually really loved." Gabby's Honest Book Reviews "... an intriguing and compelling read ..." Diana Johnson "... a first-rate mystery." Clabe Polk Mystery & Adventure "For rich pageantry and a complex culture navigated by a character who feels she's balanced on the edge between the slums of the Pot and the extravagance of the families, The Jacq of Spades is a hands-down success." Margaret Fisk, Tales To Tide You Over "Mobsters, corrupt police and a novice private detective. This story was amazing." Allie's Opinions "... good read for anyone who likes mystery and suspense mixed with science fiction." The Beautyful Word Lovers of Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Phillip Marlowe, or the Sherlock Holmes mysteries will enjoy this debut novel of the Red Dog Conspiracy series. This is part 1 of a 13-part serial novel:
The Jacq of Spades was part of the first edition of the Dark Humanity science fiction and fantasy box set, which made #8 on the USA Today bestseller list for February 5, 2017, and #5 on the NY Times bestseller list for February 12, 2017. Over 20,000 copies of The Jacq of Spades have been sold Scroll up, buy your copy, and begin the adventure. Welcome to the Family. |
Contributor Bio(s): Loofbourrow, Patricia: - Patricia Loofbourrow was born in southern California and currently lives in Oklahoma. Learning to read at the age of three, she grew up on Heinlein, Bradbury, and Asimov, and found at an early age that she loved science. Earning a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry from Cal Poly Pomona then an MD from Rush University, Dr. Loofbourrow practiced family medicine for ten years before becoming a stay at home mom in 2000. After leaving medicine, Patricia Loofbourrow ran one of the first "ask a doctor" patient education websites from 2000-2004. Patty wrote her first novel during the 2005 National Novel Writing Month, going on to write eight novels, four novellas, and well over 100 short stories, mostly speculative fiction. Her debut novel, The Jacq of Spades, was published in 2015. She has been a long-time member of the Forward Motion Forums, and was the founder of Fifty Word Fiction on DeviantArt. She has also worked as a freelance non-fiction writer and editor since 2000, and currently runs an educational website on edible landscaping. |