Murder in the Cards (Psychic Poker Pro Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Self Published (July 1, 2018)
Print Length – 252 Pages

Synopsis

Tiffany Swanson is finally living the dream when she quits her stressful job to become a poker pro. Except her dream job doesn’t turn out to be so perfect when she picks up the troubling vision of a murdered man from one of her opponents. Even more disturbing, Tiffany didn’t know she was telepathic.

Before long she finds herself spending more time investigating a homicide than playing cards. But with an entire wedding party to suspect and only one weekend to pinpoint the guilty party, how will Tiffany ever figure out “whodunit” in time?

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Review

The pages of this book just flew by and before I knew it the killer was being revealed and the story was ending.

This is a creative profession for a cozy. There are books that have psychics or other paranormal aspects, but this is the first time it is paired with someone that is also trying her hand at being a professional poker player. I see so many possibilities for this in future books!

Tiffany may be 38, but her parents, or at least her mom, sees her as much younger and that she needs to have a “real” job and provide her with grandchildren. But as Tiffany has left her stressful job for trying her hand at playing poker for a living, she discovers that she may be more like her Aunt Tuna than she ever realized. The interactions between Tiffany and her family are probably ones we encounter in our own lives.

Tiffany has a lot to accept with this new gift and she also has to figure out how to harness the gift of psychic sight. She doesn’t do a great job in this book using it to her advantage, but at the same time, she is still trying to figure out how to utilize the gift.

I enjoyed this book and think that this series has some good potential. This particular book is short – 129 pages per Amazon, but a lot happens within those pages.

We give this 4 paws up.

About the Author

Paige Sleuth is a pseudonym for mystery author Marla Bradeen. She plots murder during the day and fights for mattress space with her two rescue cats at night. When not attending to her cats’ demands, she writes. She loves to hear from readers so feel free to Email Paige.

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