P.I. I LOVE YOU
Miss
Demeanor P.I. Book 1
Miss
Demeanor P.I. Book 1
by
Joanne Jaytanie
Joanne Jaytanie
Genre:
Romantic Suspense, Mystery, Adventure
Romantic Suspense, Mystery, Adventure
Rivers don’t let rocks hold them back. River Nightingale has decided to blow past the rocky men in her life.
She’s played by the rules for too long—especially when it came to her career as a cop. She was the top closer of cases for years, but promotions in her small town cop shop went to her less productive male counterparts. River decides it’s time to change careers. She leaves her small town to purchase a Seattle private detective agency and become her own boss.
Homicide Detective Gage Hamlin takes pride in his job; he closes cases and fosters justice. All that changed the day River Nightingale sauntered into his office. River has him questioning his pride, his cases, and his aversion to private detectives, especially beautiful private detectives.
River’s client thinks Gage got it wrong, and River is forced to prove Gage missed a murder. Will River and Gage find a way to play nice, or will River be forced to leave Gage behind?
My review: River
Nightingale may not have it going on in the Hot Dates department, but at lease
she had her chat room (Lady Cops.) Rather than live out their days in front of
a computer, the gals take a vacation together to Seattle. Five months later,
their new private investigation company, Miss Demeanor, was open!
“I thrive on
hard work. I worked hard for ten years and closed more cases than all my
colleagues combined. What I do have a problem with is being passed over for
promotions while some yahoo, with half the closed cases and experience, gets
the job. And why? Merely because he has a d#ck and I don’t.” (25)
The first
case involved proving an accident was actually and finding a long-lost
half-sister.
I liked
these women. They were smart, spunky, and strong-willed. Although I felt the
bulk of the story focused mostly on River and Gage (the homicide detective)
working together and getting too chummy very quickly, I thought this was a
well-rounded mystery with good investigative skills. The revelations can get a little puzzling and
complex, but this was, overall, a quick and easy read.
My rating: 3.5 stars
TWICE AS BAD
Miss
Demeanor, P.I. Book 2
Demeanor, P.I. Book 2
River has already lost a partner to a better job, and now a truck has mowed down another partner and a key informant. Her surviving crew is reeling and dead set on finding the killer. Working with them is a Seattle PD homicide detective, Gage Hamlin.
Gage
and River have been a volatile combination since day one, but now it’s twice as
tense, as they both seek the killer and Gage struggles to keep River alive.
On
the waterfront, Seattle is known for slinging fish, but River’s stakeout of a
seafood plant reveals that fish aren’t the only thing being sold on the docks.
And if River isn’t careful, fish aren’t the only thing that will end up dead on
the docks.
Looming
dangers lurk closer with every clue River uncovers. River’s business, her
relationship, her friends, and her life are all in jeopardy. And the cost of
solving the case is at least twice as bad as usual.
Joanne
was born and raised in Sherburne, New York, a quaint village surrounded by
dairy farms and rolling hills. From the moment she could read she wanted to
explore the world. During her college years, she slowly crept across
the country, stopping along the way in Oklahoma, California, and
finally Washington State, which she now proudly calls home. She lives
with her husband and Dobermans, in their home located on the Olympic
Peninsula with a panoramic view of the Olympic Mountains.
explore the world. During her college years, she slowly crept across
the country, stopping along the way in Oklahoma, California, and
finally Washington State, which she now proudly calls home. She lives
with her husband and Dobermans, in their home located on the Olympic
Peninsula with a panoramic view of the Olympic Mountains.
Joanne
writes romantic suspense, paranormal, mystery-thriller, supernatural
suspense, and contemporary romance. She loves to submerge herself in
the world of her characters, to live and breathe their lives and
marvel at their decisions and predicaments. She enjoys a wide variety
of books including paranormal, suspense, thriller, and of course
romance.
suspense, and contemporary romance. She loves to submerge herself in
the world of her characters, to live and breathe their lives and
marvel at their decisions and predicaments. She enjoys a wide variety
of books including paranormal, suspense, thriller, and of course
romance.
Joanne
is a PAN member of Romance Writers of America, (RWA), Kiss of Death, (KOD), Greater
Seattle Romance Writers Chapter, (GSRWA), Sisters In Crime (SIC), and Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal, (FFPRWA). She served as President of Peninsula Romance Writers, which was Debbie Macomber’s home chapter.
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