Fool Me Once

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After taking over the White Magic Five Dime, Alanis McLachlan is trying to make up for her mother s con jobs by tracking down old customers and making amends When Martha, one of the most loyal clients, comes looking for a way out of her abusive marriage, Alanis does everything she can to help.But helping Martha leads to unforeseen consequences including murder When Martha s husband is found dead, the police show up at Alanis s door And things only get complicated as she tries to clear her name from the top of the suspect list With her growing mastery of the tarot and the Fool card to guide her, can Alanis find her way to the truth before the killer gets to her first New Read Books Fool Me Once by Steve Hockensmith – kino-fada.fr Alanis McLachlan is back in the second Tarot Mystery series In the first book, The White Magic Five Dime, she inherited her estranged mother s tarot shop in Berdache, Arizona Her mother had been a well known con artist who made a career out of swindling her clients of their money Alanis may know nothing about reading tarot cards, but she intends to make up for all the bad things her mother did and perhaps even learnabout tarot cards.One of her mother s clients, Marsha Riggs, Alanis McLachlan is back in the second Tarot Mystery series In the first book, The White Magic Five Dime, she inherited her estranged mother s tarot shop in Berdache, Arizona Her mother had been a well known con artist who made a career out of swindling her clients of their money Alanis may know nothing about reading tarot cards, but she intends to make up for all the bad things her mother did and perhaps even learnabout tarot cards.One of her mother s clients, Marsha Riggs, seeks help from Alanis Her hus...This second book was just as good as the first I loooooved it4.5 Book source LibraryAfter Alanis McLachlin inherits her estranged mother s shop, the White Magic Five Dime, in Berdache, Arizona she tries to track down and make things right with old customers her mother has conned After sort of adopting an abused wife that was one of those customers, Alanis then needs to find the real killer of Martha s husband when Martha is arrested for his murder In only a few short weeks since hitting town, Alanis is once again smack in the middle of a murder 4.5 Book source LibraryAfter Alanis McLachlin inherits her estranged mother s shop, the White Magic Five Dime, in Berdache, Arizona she tries to track down and make things right with old customers her mother has conned After sort of adopting an abused wife t...A lot of fun with this sequel in what I hope will be an ongoing series with Tarot cards, independent investigators, bizarre characters and situations, and humor tinged with feminism Really enjoyed book 1 and book 2 did not disappoint.Recommend...So glad I picked the first in this series up a short while back Good stories, with enough snark to keep it interesting Great characters with lots of baggage that keep a good story rolling and interesting RecommendI loved the second book in this series eventhan the first Everything I loved in the first book is ramped up in this one.This series is like a cozy mysteryon acid Seriously, everything about this story is extra sarcastic, extra funny, and extra ridiculously awesome, and I loved every single page of it.Alanis is one of the best characters I ve ever read I love her backstory, which makes everything she says and does utterly and completely plausible, even though it all should be I loved the second book in this series eventhan the first Everything I loved in the first book is ramped up in this one.This...Yeah,Alanis McLachan and her odd life Last book, we learned all about Alanis childhood with her con artist mom, and then the aftereffects of her mom s subsequent murder Poor Alanis is still dealing with the fallout of mom s choices, and her attempts to help Marsha, one of the women her mother conned, might not be going the way that she planned Marsha is arrested for murdering her husband, and Alanis needs to prove her new friend s innocence Fool Me Once is a fun romp Not too hard Yeah,Alanis McLachan and her odd life Last book, we learned all about Alanis childhood with her con artist mom, and then the aftereffects of her mom s subsequent murder Poor Alanis is still dealing with the fallout of mom s choices, and her attempts to help Marsha, one of the women her mother conned, might not be going the way that she planned Marsha is arrested f...Still enjoying Alanis unique take on life and complex relationships The tarot content here is fun and helps move the plot forward or offers nice framing for the chapters I was a little surprised the events in this book follow so cl...Honestly, I would give this 3.5 stars except for one small thing The very end of the book bumped it up to a strong 4 stars Another fun tarot mystery, but I wasn t thrilled with many of the reversed Interpretations on the Wand cards The upright ones I liked The story was decent, and a fun read I woul...Me OnceTarot Mystery series, Book 2By Steve HockensmithISBN13 9780738742236Author s Website to you by OBS reviewer AndraSynopsis After taking over the White Magic Five Dime, Alanis McLachlan is trying to make up for her mother s con jobs by tracking down old customers and making amends When Martha, one of the most loyal clients, comes looking for a way out of her abusive marriage, Alanis does Me OnceTarot Mystery series, Book 2By Steve HockensmithISBN13 9780738742236Author s Website to you by OBS reviewer AndraSynopsis After taking over the White Magic Five Dime, Alanis McLachlan is trying to make up for her mother s con jobs by tracking down old customers and making amends When Martha, one of the most loyal clients, comes looking for a way out of her abusive marriage, Alanis does everything...

Fool Me Once
  • 19 August 2019
  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • 0738742236
  • Steve Hockensmith
  • Fool Me Once