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Southern Fatality: A Jersey Barnes Mystery (Jersey Barnes Mysteries) [Hardcover]

T. Lynn Ocean (Author)
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Jersey Barnes Mysteries September 18, 2007
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.

But 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.

With 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

 In Southern Fatality, T. Lynn Ocean serves up an action-packed, sun-soaked adventure set in the historic port city of Wilmington, North Carolina.
 
Advance Praise for Southern Fatality
 
"Ocean puts the D in dangerous."
---John Hart, author of The King of Lies
 
"Southern Fatality reads like a string of firecrackers---one bang after another. The action is nonstop and the tone is smart and sassy. Jersey Barnes is a character with moxie, manners, and mental acuity--a protagonist to root for!
---Carolyn Haines, author of Penumbra and Fever Moon

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Ocean (Sweet Home Carolina) reinforces her reputation for creating strong Southern heroines with this sexy, fast-paced adventure, the first in a new series to feature Jersey Barnes, a marine MP turned South Carolina private security investigator. Tough, witty Jersey has decided to retire and maybe even settle down with her boyfriend, Bill, when he asks her to help his old friend Lolly, a gorgeous blonde who wants to find out if her wealthy new husband is cheating on her. Grudgingly taking on one last case, Jersey finds not philandering but a kidnapping, plans to unleash a computer virus and a coverup that could ruin one of America's largest banks. The supporting cast includes Ox, her high school best friend and unofficial spiritual adviser; Soup, an ex-Fed computer geek and gourmand; Trish, an expert at surveillance; and Spud, Jersey's wacky, elderly dad, who drags his geriatric poker buddies along for the ride. Ocean's tightly woven, fast-moving plot keeps readers entertained right up to the explosive ending. (Sept.)
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About the Author

A freelance writer for more than ten years, T. Lynn Ocean has published in magazines nationwide. When not vacuuming pet hair, she enjoys doing absolutely nothing anywhere with a terrific view, eating out, and shooting sporting clays. She is the author of the novels Fool Me Once and Sweet Home Carolina. She lives in Little River, South Carolina.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition edition (September 18, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312373678
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312373672
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,904,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars T. Lynn Ocean will be your new favorite author, December 29, 2007
This review is from: Southern Fatality: A Jersey Barnes Mystery (Jersey Barnes Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Southern Fatality is an exciting read. It's cliché, but true; you will definitely not want to put this one down until you've finished reading it. The main character, Jersey Barnes, is sexy, intelligent and capable. The supporting cast, including father and his poker buddies, adds humor. Her interactions with her boyfriend (Bill), and her business partner (Ox), lend the romantic interest to the story. I found myself hoping that she would have more than a business partnership with Ox. The plot was interesting, and definitely not predictable. The surprise twist at the end is worth the wait. I highly recommend this one; but I warn you: you will get hooked on Jersey
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not Stephanie Plum...but that's good, October 22, 2008
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Kel "acountkel" (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Southern Fatality: A Jersey Barnes Mystery (Jersey Barnes Mysteries) (Hardcover)
First of all, I want to clear this up right now. This is not Stephanie Plum. The only similarity is the main characters are both female and they have large male friends that watch over them (Ox and Ranger). That is it. Stephanie Plum is a ditsy bailbonds person who has no criminal justice experience and doesn't even like guns. Jersey is retired military and sleeps next to a glock.

I liked this book. I thought it was funny, suspenseful and I enjoyed the characters. Jersey Barnes is asked by her boyfriend to help an old friend. The "old friend" is an ex-girlfriend of Bill's who wants Jersey to find out if her rich husband is having an affair. Jersey does Bill a favor and finds out the rich guy isn't having an affair but his co-worker has been murdered. And then his son goes missing. So the rich guy hires Jersey to help find his son. What she discovers is a tight web of extortion, fraud, murder and danger. Jersey's good friend Ox helps her try and figure out what is going on.

In the middle of this is Jersey's father, a retired cop and her roommate. He is hilarious. Trying to figure out a way to do away with his car and collect insurance because he can't get a license anymore.

This book had some bad reviews and I think it's because people were expecting it to be too much like Stephanie Plum. If you want Stephanie Plum, then read Hot Six or Seven Up. This is a series that stands on it's own.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars amusing regional investigative thriller, September 19, 2007
This review is from: Southern Fatality: A Jersey Barnes Mystery (Jersey Barnes Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Former military police officer Jersey Barnes became a private security investigator since leaving the marines. Now the South Carolina resident is considering retiring. However, while she muses about life after work with her boyfriend Bill, he asks her to take on a case. Bill's beautiful recently married friend Lolly wants to know if her wealthy spouse is already cheating on her.

Jersey wants to say no especially after seeing how lovely the blonde bombshell of a client is; but for Bill she takes on the case. Her first reaction is why a newlywed would cheat on such a lovely new wife. However, as she investigates whether the husband is a stud or a muffin Kersey instead uncovers diabolical plans to release a computer virus that would devastate a large bank and much more; she brings in her Carolina corps of pals to help her prevent a disaster.

Jersey and her eccentric crew turn SOUTHERN FATALITY into an amusing regional investigative thriller. Readers will enjoy the antics of Jersey's moralist Ox, former Federal IT guru Soup, undercover expert Trish, and the heroine's bluffing dad Spud and his greybeard poker pals. The fast-paced breezy story line is fun to follow as there is plenty of action, but it is because of the offbeat cast that fans will want more Jersey escapades in the Carolinas.

Harriet Klausner
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