Jackal: A Jessica James Mystery Paperback - 2018

From the publisher

In Vegas, the stakes are high and everyone's an illusionist.

Sent off to Las Vegas in search of her biological father - a washed-up magician called The Mesmerizer - Jessica arrives in town penniless and with nowhere to turn. She ends up crashing on an old school friend's couch and getting a job as a hotel maid.

Her first night on the job, she finds a naked guy in the bathtub with a note to call 911, and Jessica suspects her old friend McKenzie might be involved.

The guy in the tub is Leo Spencer and he's on his own mission - to solve one of Vegas's coldest cases, the murder of his parents.

JACKAL features award-winning author Kelly Oliver's trademark humor and quirky characters. Join Jessica and her posse for a fast-paced thrill ride in this AMAZON BESTSELLER.

Is The Mesmerizer really Jessica's dad?

Will Leo find out who killed his parents?

And what exactly is McKenzie mixed up in?

This is a trip to Vegas you will never forget.

Crackles with energy... Jessica remains an instantly likable protagonist...fast-paced and engaging.

---Kirkus Reviews

Nobody tops Kelly Oliver for delivering fast-paced narrative, quirky characters, and a plot as twisty as a bucking bronco--all of this leavened with Oliver's trademark wry humor.
--Caroline Taylor, author of Loose Ends and The Typist

Oliver knows how to keep ratcheting up the stakes until the reader feels like they have their own mortgage riding on the roulette wheel.

--Cate Holahan, USA Today best selling author of The Widower's Wife.

Great cast of characters. A smart and sexy high stakes trip to Las Vegas.
---Tracee de Hahn, author of Swiss Vendetta

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What readers are saying on Goodreads:

I love the characters in these books... I loved the mystery involved in this story and recommend it to the YA crowd.

High level of mystery and suspense that was gripping. The added humor really makes the book a hit novel for me.

This book was a ton of fun to read. Filled with murder and Mayhem and a bit of hilarity, this book is a keeper. It kept me turning the pages from beginning to end.

Jessica James and her friend Lolita are hilarious!!! Definitely enjoyed this read.