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Review – Joke and Dagger

August 18, 2020 By The Suspense Zone

Someone has flipped the script, and chaos abounds.

Joey Darling thought she’d take a quick acting gig between filming her hit TV show, Relentless, and prepping for an upcoming movie. The peaceful island of Lantern Beach seemed like a perfect getaway, especially when her fiancé joins her on location.

But from day one on the set, things go awry. Someone alters the script, adding a mysterious death to the movie. At first, the changes seem like a joke. But when real life imitates the script, Joey realizes there’s more to the story.

Joey has no choice but to search for answers—with the help of her fiancé, Detective Jackson Sullivan, of course. Each day, more danger comes Joey’s way, and it’s clear the killer is becoming more unraveled. Joey fears there’s a traitor on the set . . . but can she figure out the killer before the final cut?

My thoughts:  JOKE AND DAGGER might be the eighth book in this series, but they do stand alone. Joey is on set for a new movie when a group of pirates stumble on the scene. One of them has a cryptic warning about death and when he’s found dead, he has a note in code for Joey. Except how are they supposed to solve it?

Other random events occur and it begins to appear that someone wants the movie to flop. But who?

This was an action-filled book that I had to keep reading.  There were plenty of humorous moments and I never did guess who-dun-it until it was revealed.

If you like cozy mysteries grab a copy of JOKE AND DAGGER or any of the other books in this series.

 

Joke and Dagger (The Worst Detective Ever Book 8)
Joke and Dagger (The Worst Detective Ever Book 8)
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Review – Joke and Dagger
Reviewed by Laura Hilton
This was an action-filled book that I had to keep reading. 
Someone has flipped the script, and chaos abounds.

Joey Darling thought she’d take a quick acting gig between filming her hit TV show, Relentless, and prepping for an upcoming movie. The peaceful island of Lantern Beach seemed like a perfect getaway, especially when her fiancé joins her on location.

But from day one on the set, things go awry. Someone alters the script, adding a mysterious death to the movie. At first, the changes seem like a joke. But when real life imitates the script, Joey realizes there’s more to the story.

Joey has no choice but to search for answers—with the help of her fiancé, Detective Jackson Sullivan, of course. Each day, more danger comes Joey’s way, and it’s clear the killer is becoming more unraveled. Joey fears there’s a traitor on the set . . . but can she figure out the killer before the final cut?

My thoughts:  JOKE AND DAGGER might be the eighth book in this series, but they do stand alone. Joey is on set for a new movie when a group of pirates stumble on the scene. One of them has a cryptic warning about death and when he’s found dead, he has a note in code for Joey. Except how are they supposed to solve it?

Other random events occur and it begins to appear that someone wants the movie to flop. But who?

This was an action-filled book that I had to keep reading.  There were plenty of humorous moments and I never did guess who-dun-it until it was revealed.

If you like cozy mysteries grab a copy of JOKE AND DAGGER or any of the other books in this series.

 

 

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Laura Hilton
Laura Hilton, her husband, Steve, and their five children make their home in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas. She is a pastor’s wife, a stay-at-home mom and home-schools her children. Laura is also a breast cancer survivor.
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