In Deep Voodoo (Mojo, Louisiana humorous mystery series #1) [Kindle Edition]

Stephanie Bond (Author)

Book Description

IN DEEP VOODOO is a rollicking romantic mystery!

"IN DEEP VOODOO is funny and fresh. It combines a little bit of magic, romance, and mystery."  --Romance Readers Connection

 
    Start with bad mojo, add a pinprick of revenge, and watch things boil over...

A woman receives a voodoo doll of her lying cheating ex-husband as a gag gift at her divorce party, and vents her frustration by stabbing it with a pin. But later when he's found stabbed to death, she doesn't have to be told she's managed to land herself IN DEEP VOODOO!
 
Praise for IN DEEP VOODOO:

 "A satisfying tale of sex, love, and voodoo, I highly recommend this book as your guilty pleasure on the nightstand."  --FreshFiction 

 "The intertwining of voodoo is quite intriguing, and the two main characters are wonderfully drawn." --Romantic Times Book Reviews 

 "An engaging story and clever mystery, IN DEEP VOODOO is not to be missed." --Romance Reviews Today

 "Zany...a solid foundation for future books in the series." --Publishers Weekly


       If you like your mysteries brewed up with a lot of comedy and a little romance, IN DEEP VOODOO will hit the spot!


**Other laugh-out-loud romantic mysteries by best-selling author Stephanie Bond:

VOODOO OR DIE--No one believes in the quirky little doll...until people start dropping like flies.
OUR HUSBAND--Hell hath no fury as three women scorned!

GOT YOUR NUMBER--You can run, but eventually your problems will catch up with you.
WHOLE LOTTA TROUBLE--They didn't plan on getting caught....

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

When Deke Black is stabbed through the heart with a lawn stake, the secrets of Mojo, La., start bursting to the fore in this lively first of a new romantic mystery trilogy from Rita Award–winner Bond (Whole Lotta Trouble). Deke's ex, health-food store owner Penny Francisco, is the primary suspect. Not only was she found at the scene of the crime holding the murder weapon but, at her divorce celebration, she stabbed a voodoo doll bearing Deke's likeness. The police are keen to pin the crime on Penny, and only sexy, junk-food-loving PI B.J. Beaumont may be able to keep her out of jail. It's hard to sympathize with Penny, whose troubles often stem from her own stupidity, and harder still to believe that she could fall in love with B.J. while suspecting him of murder. Despite these flaws, Mojo and its zany, likable inhabitants—from a slutty, lawsuit-happy tanning-salon owner to a randy, 109-year-old woman into voodoo magic—form a solid foundation for future books in the series.
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About the Author

See Stephanie's Amazon Author Page:  amazon.com/author/stephaniebond

Product Details

• File Size: 459 KB
• Print Length: 384 pages
• Publisher: NeedtoRead Books (November 7, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0065QV4DU
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Romance > Mystery & Suspense > Mystery
  • #2 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Women Sleuths
  • #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery > Women Sleuths

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Under Its Spell May 28, 2006

By Sonja Foust

Format:Mass Market Paperback

I was under the spell of IN DEEP VOODOO by about page 5. The setting immediately drew me in, and the characters and storyline soon after. At first, I was afraid that there were too many characters to keep them all straight, but everything added up in the end in a satisfying, if darker-than-expected conclusion. The most confusing part of the book, for me, was the tone. Lots of light humor inter-mixed with some pretty dark stuff, like a murder and a grisley conclusion. Still, I enjoyed reading it very much and will probably read the next in the series too!

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT READ! Kept me smiling and guessing to the end! December 21, 2011

By momofsam

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a GREAT story with wonderful characters, fresh new story line/plot with awesome suspense, twists and turns the whole story. I will definitely be reading the next Voodoo book!

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific amateur sleuth investigative tale September 28, 2005

By Harriet Klausner #1 HALL OF FAME

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Penny Francisco came home early only to find her husband attorney Deke making love in their bed to Sheena "litigator" Linder; making it worse is that she had dirty feet. The divorce settlement left Penny with her health store, The Charm Farm, and some adjoining land that she plans to use to grow herbs; Deke got their house across the street that he paints an ugly pink, but he also hid valuable assets in the name of his now fiancée.

Penny's assistant Marie Gaston hosts a divorce celebration for her boss. One of the guests secretly gives Penny a voodoo doll of Deke; Penny stabs the doll in the heart. The next day she goes over to see Deke who had frantically called her several times, but was not answering his phone. She finds him dead with a weapon stabbed through his heart. Everyone else thinks Penny either killed Deke with voodoo or as crime of passion. Penny plans to prove otherwise by uncovering the truth with the help of a donut lusting private investigator as her only ally.

Stephanie Bond provides a terrific amateur sleuth investigative tale with a heated romantic subplot to enhance the bewildered but delightful lead female protagonist. Penny is the fabulous center to the strong story line as her antics will amuse the audience. Her efforts to prove she is innocent though everyone in Mojo, Louisiana believes otherwise while making side comments about pink houses, replacement females, mayoral ex mother-in-laws, hunks, and voodoo make for a fine time. Still the bottom line means diving IN DEEP VOODOO as she has a slight doubt that just maybe her jab with the pin killed her former spouse.

Harriet Klausner

More About the Author

Stephanie Bond was several years into a corporate computer programming career when an instructor in her night school MBA program remarked that she had a flair for writing and encouraged her to submit one of her projects to academic journals. "But," Stephanie says, "all I could think was 'I wonder if I could write a romance novel?'" Bond grew up on a farm in eastern Kentucky where the entertainment choices were few. Luckily, she had a beloved aunt who shared her passion for reading. "When she visited once a year, she brought boxes and boxes of books by Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney and lush historicals--I was in heaven! I think I learned most of what I know about world history from historical romance novels. So suddenly thinking about writing in the genre of the books I loved so much was very exciting." After writing every spare moment for two years, Stephanie sold her first romantic comedy manuscript, IRRESISTIBLE? to Harlequin books. Two years later, she walked away from her corporate career to write commercial fiction full time. To date, she's published over 60 romance and mystery projects with Random House, St. Martin's Press, HarperCollins, and Mira Books, and is most well-known for her BODY MOVERS humorous mystery series. Look for Stephanie's new mystery series TWO GUYS DETECTIVE AGENCY coming May 2013. (TWO GUYS DETECTIVE AGENCY has been optioned for TV series development!) Stephanie lives in midtown Atlanta and is probably working on a story at this very moment.

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#3 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Suspense

#4 in Books > Romance > Romantic Suspense

#8 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery

#8 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery

#10 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers