Wilmington, North Carolina, has never been the same since
gorgeous, sexy Jersey Barnes moved to town and purchased
The Barter's Block -- a historic building that houses a pub
on the ground floor with apartments for her and her dad
upstairs. Located overlooking the Cape Fear River, it's a
perfect place for Jersey to retire to now that she's given
up her high-risk job as a private security specialist. Her
plans to relax and spend more time with good-looking
boyfriend Bill don't quite go as anticipated when Bill asks
Jersey to help out an old friend with a little problem.
Jersey knew better than to think this favor would be a
small one, and she soon realizes that the "retired" part of
her life is going to have to be put on hold. What starts
out as a routine investigation of a supposedly philandering
husband soon involves kidnapping and a high-stakes scheme
to bilk taxpayers out of millions of dollars using a nasty
computer virus. And then it turns out that no one is really
who or what they seem. Is Jersey up to the task of solving
the case and staying alive? You better believe it!
With a great cast of characters and a vivid feel for the
locale, T. Lynn Ocean has kicked off a promising new
mystery series with a smart and sassy heroine you can't
help but like. Fast-paced narrative and cleverly written
dialogue grab you from the first page and keep your
attention to the end, providing quite a few surprises along
the way.
Jersey Barnes thinks she has retired from a risk-filled
career as a private security specialist. A sexy, hard-
hitting brunette, she’s ready to enjoy her newfound free
time and is looking forward to leaving home without a
weapon.
nBut when her boyfriend asks her for a simple
favor, she can’t turn him down. What should be a routine
surveillance job lands Jersey smack-dab in the middle of a
high-stakes cover-up, a double kidnapping, and a scheme
that may steal millions of dollars from hard-working
Americans.
nWith input from her business partner, Ox (a
Lumbee Indian whose savory looks she can’t quite ignore),
a comedic group of her aging father’s poker buddies, a
computer hacker named Soup, and a faithful dog, Jersey
sets out to prevent what might be the cyber crime of the
century
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