Deadly Gamble

Name: Deadly Gamble
Brand: Books In Motion
Availability: InStock
Author: Connie Shelton
ISBN: 9781614530565

Author: Connie Shelton

Series: Charlie Parker #1

Narrator: Lynda Evans

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Books In Motion

Published: 11/15/2011

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

This series looks sharply at those who perceive themselves as the rich - the elite, and revolves around expensive cars, clothes and posh country clubs. Fans of Sue Grafton, J.A. Jance, and Sara Peretsky will find Shelton's female sleuth captivating. Devou

Reviews

Goodreads review by Connie on March 11, 2010

Disclaimer: I am the author. This was my first mystery and I had a great time writing it. I was thrilled when I got great reviews on Deadly Gamble (the Albuquerque Journal called it "an impressive debut mystery"). Those good reviews encouraged me to keep writing the Charlie Parker series.......more

Goodreads review by Janine on June 24, 2016

A lot better than many of the cozy mysteries I have read as it concentrated more on the mystery and not so much on the every day details of the life of the amateur sleuth.......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on September 15, 2017

2.5 stars - I liked it well enough but not enough for 3 stars E-book freebie Charlie Parker, age 30, works for her brother's private detective firm. Single, no kids, with only a dog to tie her down, Charlie likes her work and has few regrets that her boyfriend eloped with her best friend. That was 10......more

Goodreads review by Jammin Jenny on January 02, 2021

I really enjoyed this new cozy mystery series I found with Charlie Parker as a somewhat unofficial investigator. It's set in Albuquerqie New Mexico and an old friend of Charlie's comes by the office and asks her to help find a rolex that was stolen from her. Everything turns into a big mess, and Cha......more