A lifetime game of solitaire turns into a vicious family feud.
New York City 1923
Back in the city after a nightmare vacation, PI Jax Diamond and his courageous canine partner, Ace, just can’t catch a break when three quick and easy cases explode into a massive mess of unrelated major crimes with victims, dead and alive, piling up.
Laura Graystone’s career soars as she rehearses for her new Broadway musical. Yet, she senses something’s amiss when Jax spends more time with a new buddy aboard a steamboat than solving crimes. With the help of their friends and a mysterious stranger, Laura and Ace set out to get to the bottom of it.
It’s a whirlwind of twists and turns as Jax discovers there is far more to a family than just blood relatives. And who knows? They may just solve the biggest case of his life.
Award-winning author Gail Meath writes historical romance novels that will whisk you away to another time and place in history where you will meet fascinating characters, both fictional and real, who will capture your heart and soul. Meath loves writing about little or unknown people, places and events in history, rather than relying on the typical stories and settings.
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My thoughts: Jax has so many different cases on the go in this book, and gets distracted by the charismatic cruise ship owner Nick, so Laura and Ace do a fair bit of investigating with the help of Carla and Jeanie. They’re trying to help Jax out and they’re worried about him.
Some of the cases seem very tightly connected to Jax, and the orphanage where he grew up. Who is the mysterious woman Laura keeps running into? Will Jax finally get some answers about his parents and who he really is?
Obviously Ace does a lot of the heavy lifting again, emotional support, catching bad guys, finding evidence. He’s the hardest working dog in crime fiction. But Laura comes a close second, she should be the detective really, Jax completely fails to get much done.
I really enjoy this series, it’s a lot of fun and clearly well researched, you get a real feel for the 20s, and the friends Jax has made come to life. Really enjoyable and entertaining. With a cute dog, what more do you need!
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.
ramblingmads 
Thank you so much for your lovely review and for taking part in the tour x
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