Lucky Bastard (Lucky O'Toole Las Vegas Adventures)
It’s time for another crazy casino caper when Lucky O’Toole, the beleaguered customer services manager of the Babylon Casino Resort (Wanna Get Lucky?, 2010; So Damn Lucky, 2012), has to deal with yet another corpse. In a luxury car display room, a gorgeous blonde is found stretched across a candy-apple red Ferrari, the heel of a Jimmy Choo stiletto stuck firmly in her neck. But this isn’t just any blonde. She’s the ex-wife of Lucky’s former lover, Dane, who is now the main suspect in the killing. Other murders follow, all somehow linked to the Babylon. On the home front, Lucky’s mother, Mona, a former madame, and her father, “Big Boss,” who owns the casino, have finally tied the knot, and are expecting a new baby. With her hormones running wild, the unpredictable Mona becomes even more capricious. And as if that’s not enough pressure, Lucky’s love life is on hold until she chooses between hunky French chef Jean-Charles and sexy musician Teddie. With Lucky’s third adventure, the talented Coonts takes the reader on another wild ride through Sin City. --Shelley Mosley