Red Dog Conspiracy

From NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Patricia Loofbourrow ...Obsession. Blackmail. Betrayal.What if your best friend was helping your worst enemy?All is not well in Bridges. The Four Families accuse each other of spying while Red Dog attacks escalate. Aristocratic jewel merchant Dame Anastasia Louis, styling herself "The Queen of Diamonds," hires her long-time friend, private eye Jacqueline Spadros, to collect from her debtors so she can leave the city. But Jacqui can't leave David Bryce's kidnapping and the murders of her teenage informants unpunished. Convinced that her mortal enemy, the madman "Black Jack" Diamond, was complicit in the crimes, she pursues ways to prove it. The scoundrel and his crew, however, seem to be one step ahead: the terrifying man in white is seen outside David's home, forged letters are appearing across the city, and merchants in the Spadros quadrant report threats from a man who fits his description. Jacqui is warned of a plot against her life. Those who try to warn Jacqui are murdered, and evidence emerges that Jacqui's mother is next on the list. With time running out, Jacqui is forced to make a horrifying choice. Someone will surely die. Will it be Jacqui, or her mother?What readers say about The Queen of Diamonds"... blackmail, murder plots and seemingly everyone with a secret!" - Diana Johnson"... combines a fictional mob tale with a detective mystery for a darkly entertaining adventure." - Holly A. Lenz"... action, conspiracies, mystery and danger ..." - Laura Furuta"I could not put this book down." - Jacob PoseyThis is part 2 of a 13-part serial novel:The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of Diamonds <- you are hereThe Ace of ClubsThe King of Hearts (coming October 2018)Scroll up, buy your copy, and continue the adventure!

Be careful what you wish for ... After eleven years trapped in the Spadros crime syndicate, 23-year-old private eye Jacqueline Spadros is an independent woman, free to run her investigation business. But her problems are only beginning. Deeply in debt, Jacqui is in danger from both the rogue Spadros men calling themselves "The Ten of Spades" and the ruthless Red Dog Gang - who may be one and the same. Jacqui is determined to find Black Maria, the key to the identity of the Red Dog Gang's secretive leader. To survive long enough to do that, Jacqui needs a paying case. The one she's offered may put her in the most danger of all ... The Ten of Spades is part 5 of a 13-part serial novel - please begin with The Jacq of Spades or the Red Dog Conspiracy Act 1 box set.

As a private eye closes in on her city's secrets, there are those who will go to any lengths to stop her.After the horrific events of our last chapter, Jacqui's in a medical predicament. If she wants to stay free from the Spadros crime syndicate, she has to find the cure for her condition - and time's running out.But just when Jacqui thinks she's found what she's after, she finds herself instead in a much bigger - and deadlier - situation:She's getting closer to discovering what mechanisms really lie beneath the city.And the Red Dog Gang isn't the only one who wants her stopped. Warning: on-screen death, captivity, child murder, terror, blood, bad language, smoking.This is chapter 8 of a 13-part serial novel, the Red Dog Conspiracy: The Jacq of Spades The Queen of Diamonds The Ace of Clubs The King of Hearts The Ten of Spades The Five of Diamonds The Two of Hearts The Three of Spades -- you are herePlease read the books in order - otherwise you will not know what is going on.If you need to catch up, the first three books are available in the Red Dog Conspiracy Act 1 set, available in ebook and paperback editions.

500 years ago, Inventor Benjamin Kerr founded the domed neo-Victorian city of Bridges on the barren plains at the center of the former US. After the overthrow of the Kerr dynasty 100 years ago and several decades of street warfare, Bridges is now split between four crime families, who control everything from the courts to the papers. In the midst of crushing social disparity and a failing steam-driven infrastructure, a new faction rises: the Red Dog Gang. The Red Dog Conspiracy follows the story of 22-year-old small-time private eye Jacqueline Spadros beginning from her first major case: the missing little brother of her best friend, whose murder ten years before in front of her still haunts her nightmares. The only clue? A Red Dog stamp across the alley from where the boy was last seen. Dodging the man - seemingly mad - who has publicly threatened her life, placating her brutal, sadistic father-in-law, and dealing with her feelings about her ex-lover Joseph Kerr, while being married to one of the city's biggest drug lords: Jacqui is a busy woman. Her life is about to get much busier. From the very first page, Jacqui is dragged into a web of lies, secrets, and betrayals, which both endangers her life and the lives of those she loves. Dark, gritty, violent steampunk crime fiction which keeps you guessing to the very end. If you like crime fiction, noir, Victorian/historical, gritty steampunk, psychological thrillers, hardboiled mystery, hard sf, dystopian, or mafia romance you will love this set. This digital box set comprises Act 1 of a 13 part serial novel. Included in this set: The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy The Queen of Diamonds: Part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy The Ace of Clubs: Part 3 of the Red Dog Conspiracy If made into movies, this set would be rated R for bad language, graphic violence, smoking and alcohol use, child kidnapping, teenagers murdered (a serial killer is on the loose), and sexual content (Jacqui is married, after all). Scroll up, order your box set, and begin the adventure! Welcome to the Family.