A.R. Winters

Tiff is back still trying to build up clientele for her P.I. business. She gets a referral and is on the case looking into a suspicious murder of a stripper/actress. Investigating the murder she picks up more business from an insurance company looking into the theft of a painting. Tiffany witnessed the thief parachuting down in front of her. All she remembers are piercing, twinkling green eyes. Not much to go on she has a run in with a jerk police detective in charge of the case. Gathering information Tiff encounters the green eyed man who is a rich philanthropist. Jack has the eyes but is he the thief? He's connected to the movie that Tiffany's dead actress was in and is trying to charm Tiff into dating him. Confused and trying to muddle through information she gets help from Stone who is always willing to help and possibly more with the weird chemistry between them. To top everything off, someone is stalking Tiffany so her neighbor Ian volunteers to be her bodyguard leading to hilarious consequences… (more)

A kickoff to the Tiffany Black series. Tiff is a black jack dealer in Vegas & is working on her private investigator license. A high school acquaintance, Sophia, has asked her to look into the charges against her for the murder of her husband Ethan. He was a casino owner, philanderer, father, & has ex wives. Tiffany is reluctant but takes the case (her 1st case). Piecing together an array of people involved with Ethan & the casino sends her to all sides of Vegas hunting down other suspects and information. A physical threat on Tiffany's life has her reevaluating if she really wants the case. Enter Jonathan Stone, security specialist who helps Tiffany learn basic security measures, weapon handling, & encourages her to take self defense classes. He rides to the rescue more than once and there maybe a little spark between them. Tiffany delves deeper into the mystery, ferreting out another crime that ties to the one she's working on. The book was a fast read but had too many characters, misspelled words, & had shades of other authors who use the irritating mother & wacky grandma trope.… (more)