Southern PerilSouthern Peril
a Jersey Barnes Mystery
1st ed.
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Meet Jersey Barnes, the South's most unconventional security specialist, who has finally decided to leave home without a weapon. Her early retirement is for good this time, and she's ready to stuff her government-bought boobs into a bikini top and vacation someplace tropical. But before she has a chance to choose where, a judge friend calls in a favor.
Forgetting about frozen banana drinks and hot-oil massages, Jersey agrees to figure out what secrets are putting the judge's brother, Morgan, in danger. His apartment has been burglarized and it appears as though somebody is watching his every move. Not one to overreact, Morgan dismisses the judge's concern as an overprotective big sister's paranoia. He just wants to succeed in his new business venture, Wilmington's most hip eatery, which was left to Morgan when his father died.
It's not until Morgan has a close call with death that he confides in Jersey: His father may have been murdered and Morgan thinks he knows why. But he can't divulge further details without opening the door to his own humiliating secret and risk losing the restaurant.
While trying to keep her zany father out of trouble and exploring unfamiliar territory with her business-partner-turned-lover, Jersey throws herself back in action to find some answers for the judge.
Why is it so hard for Jersey Barnes to retire? When a state supreme judge calls in a favor, she tells herself (again) that this is her last case. She must investigate the judge’s brother, Morgan, and his newly-inherited business. When Jersey realizes the DEA is checking on Morgan, too, she finds herself in the middle of a twentyyear- old mystery and a drug ring investigation. Still checking up on her geriatric father and his trouble-making friends, negotiating the steamy friendship/relationship with her bartender Ox, and dodging the flirtacious sparks flying back and forth with the cute DEA agent, Jersey begins to wonder if retirement is ever in her future. On the heels of the lauded Southern Poison, readers will welcome another hilarious, suspenseful, and sun-soaked adventure from the unforgettable Jersey Barnes.
Reluctantly agreeing to investigate a high-ranking judge's brother, Jersey Barnes finds herself embroiled in a long-standing DEA case involving a drug ring and wonders if she will ever be able to retire and settle down with one of her love interests. By the author of Southern Poison. 15,000 first printing.
Forgetting about frozen banana drinks and hot-oil massages, Jersey agrees to figure out what secrets are putting the judge's brother, Morgan, in danger. His apartment has been burglarized and it appears as though somebody is watching his every move. Not one to overreact, Morgan dismisses the judge's concern as an overprotective big sister's paranoia. He just wants to succeed in his new business venture, Wilmington's most hip eatery, which was left to Morgan when his father died.
It's not until Morgan has a close call with death that he confides in Jersey: His father may have been murdered and Morgan thinks he knows why. But he can't divulge further details without opening the door to his own humiliating secret and risk losing the restaurant.
While trying to keep her zany father out of trouble and exploring unfamiliar territory with her business-partner-turned-lover, Jersey throws herself back in action to find some answers for the judge.
Why is it so hard for Jersey Barnes to retire? When a state supreme judge calls in a favor, she tells herself (again) that this is her last case. She must investigate the judge’s brother, Morgan, and his newly-inherited business. When Jersey realizes the DEA is checking on Morgan, too, she finds herself in the middle of a twentyyear- old mystery and a drug ring investigation. Still checking up on her geriatric father and his trouble-making friends, negotiating the steamy friendship/relationship with her bartender Ox, and dodging the flirtacious sparks flying back and forth with the cute DEA agent, Jersey begins to wonder if retirement is ever in her future. On the heels of the lauded Southern Poison, readers will welcome another hilarious, suspenseful, and sun-soaked adventure from the unforgettable Jersey Barnes.
Reluctantly agreeing to investigate a high-ranking judge's brother, Jersey Barnes finds herself embroiled in a long-standing DEA case involving a drug ring and wonders if she will ever be able to retire and settle down with one of her love interests. By the author of Southern Poison. 15,000 first printing.
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