{"title":"Best sellers","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-jacq-of-spades-ebook","title":"The Jacq of Spades [Ebook]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... this is one of my favorite reads this summer ...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I was completely hooked from the moment I started reading this ...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"THIS BOOK WAS BRILLIANT!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This one kept me guessing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book was absolutely interesting.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This has to be the most amazing book I have read in a while.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook ONE in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver 25,000 copies sold worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this ebook:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades - all formats\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for the original cover? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/pages\/contact-me\"\u003eContact me\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA boy vanishes. But not just any boy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1899 years after the Catastrophe, Bridges is owned by the Mob. As the city's steam-driven infrastructure fails, a new faction rises: the Red Dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqueline Spadros is haunted by her best friend Air's death, killed as he tried to stop her sale to the Spadros crime syndicate ten years ago. Now in an unwilling marriage to the city's biggest drug lord, she secretly runs a small-time private eye business to earn enough money to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAir's little brother disappears from his back porch. And now someone is following Jacqui.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDark, gritty, psychological, multi-layered Victorian-inspired far future detective noir that keeps the reader guessing to the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning\u003c\/strong\u003e: with child abduction, a corrupt government, domestic violence, suicide, and murder, The Jacq of Spades is not for the faint of heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE JACQ OF SPADES is the explosive beginning\u003c\/strong\u003e to New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey (The Expanse), Richard K, Morgan (Altered Carbon), and Michael Connelly (Bosch).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades is part 1 of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades \u0026lt;- you are here\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Death Card releases October 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 13 scheduled for March 2028\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Get your copy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook#top\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop of page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/best_seller_lists_600x600.png?v=1628183044\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Leslie_Conzatti_480x480.jpg?v=1628183611\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cscript language=\"javascript\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\ncontent = new Array(35);\ncontent[0] = 'In The Jacq of Spades Patricia Loofbourrow manages to spin a tale that keeps you guessing right up until the very end. There was always just enough uncertainty about clues to keep you slightly off-balance and make you doubt your conclusions. Add in the fact that the main character is an intelligent, strong woman who could drink more than a few men under the table, and you have a story that is almost irresistible.  - ScifiandScary';\ncontent[1] = 'The Jacq of Spades is very well written. I love the well thought out descriptions of people and places that weaved their way through the story line. The plot is intriguing and kept me interested until the end.';\ncontent[2] = 'I Love a good mystery and this one does not disappoint. I also love strong female characters and she fits the bill perfectly. - AEM';\ncontent[3] = 'The Jacq of Spades took me a little by surprise. It was a pleasant surprise. The story was very well told and really fun to read. I loved Jacqueline as a character. - Ben';\ncontent[4] = 'This book kept me intrigued the entire time. Once I got into it, it was very tough to put it down. - Shelby';\ncontent[5] = 'A fantastic book that kept me guessing until the very end. Great characters as well that all fascinated me in different ways. I definitely would recommend this book to everyone! - Jocelyn';\ncontent[6] = 'The story is engaging, as are the main characters as we follow their emotional growth. The story takes place against a backdrop of failed governance, powerful criminal enterprises, social and class divisions, and underlying social discontent with the status quo. As a former student of a sociologically-based criminal justice program, I found some of the social, legal, and criminal discussions interesting and mostly on-target. Ultimately, though, the story is an engaging mystery. I looked forward to reading it in the evening, and I still sometimes think about the characters, which means the author did crafted a compelling story. - Kristin';\ncontent[7] = 'Congratulations Patricia for a novel well worth every second of the read! - Diana';\ncontent[8] = 'I love a great mystery and this one will not disappoint. Jacqueline Spadros the main character is wonderful and strong, she narrates the story of an extraordinary life. This book will keep you guessing till the end.Looking forward to more of this story. Loved it!! - Willow';\ncontent[9] = 'I was extremely impressed by this book for many different reasons. Excellence from start to finish!';\ncontent[10] = 'Steampunk meets Philip Marlowe in this creative offering from Patricia Loofbourrow. The world of The Jacq of Spades is immersive and fun to explore. Ms. Loofbourrow presents a very creative writing style that is unique. It is a quick read and full of steampunk elements that enthusiasts will find quite enjoyable.';\ncontent[11] = 'Jacqueline Spadros is a detective — a female Sherlock Holmes in Bridges, a post-apocalyptic world reminiscent of a Victorian era city, but one that is run by four mysogynistic and brutal crime families.The mystery, thick with tension and backstory, unfolds descriptively from the first page and does not let up until the end. - Lynn Reads';\ncontent[12] = 'Strong characters, a Steampunk setting, suspense, and terrific writing made this a really entertaining read. - Melody';\ncontent[13] = 'The perfect book if you love a good mystery, but hate predictability. This one kept me guessing. - Marena';\ncontent[14] = 'Right out of the gate, I enjoyed being kept in suspense and anxious to learn how the twists and turns all came together! The detailed descriptions pulled me into the story and kept me there throughout the book. - Lydia';\ncontent[15] = 'A great mystery-thriller novel. Patricia Loofbourrow does it so well, in my opinion! I was stuck in suspense until the ending of the book. The great characters in the book fascinated me in many different ways. I definitely would recommend this book for all! - Scott';\ncontent[16] = 'The storyline is amazing as there are a lot of twist and turns I was hooked right from the first chapter. - Sophie';\ncontent[17] = 'I love a story with a big mystery with strong and defined characters, action, suspense and intrigue and definitely this book had all of them. - Dora';\ncontent[18] = 'Not only do you have a strong lead character, you also have others who complement her. This story takes us to a place divided into families and run by an iron fist. Finding a young boy is what it starts out as and ends up being so much more. - Laura';\ncontent[19] = 'This book was absolutely interesting, oh man, I really enjoyed this fast-paced conspiracy story. - Sairaika';\ncontent[20] = 'I enjoyed this book and found it to be intriguing in the many plot twists. Rival gangs, dishonest wealthy, and the grubby poor - all trying to make a living amidst a life-style that has fallen into ruins. - Marilyn';\ncontent[21] = 'A truly fun reading adventure. A world expertly crafted with engaging characters. Combines a great mystery in a steampunk setting. This one always keeps you guessing. - L.G.';\ncontent[22] = 'I was completely hooked from the moment I started reading this one and am very much looking forward to reading the next book in the series. The author did a great job writing characters that were both conflicted and believable. They grew and matured as the novel progressed and I particularly enjoyed reading how the relationship between Jacq and her husband matured. - Tiffany';\ncontent[23] = 'This is a very well written dystopian steampunk mixture with politics, backstabbing, crime and mystery, all fine in a way that actually works. - Judith';\ncontent[24] = 'I liked that a woman was the main character, and that she led a double life. I was fascinated by the undercurrants that permeates the whole book. - Eirlys';\ncontent[25] = 'Loved it unusual story line kept me reading well into the night';\ncontent[26] = 'The story is very interesting as well as well written with detail that is so rich you can picture to scenes in crystal clear detail that you feel as if you are there. - Alexander';\ncontent[27] = 'This book grabs your attention right away with an intriguing story of a woman attempting to make a difference in a patriarchal society. - Susan C.';\ncontent[28] = 'Wow. Had some gangs of new york flavor and city setup, danger, suspense, and angst, Great heroine well developed and interesting. Gender issues, crime, rich and poor, sons wanting things different than fathers. Many plots, well written, engaging and flows smooth. - slb';\ncontent[29] = 'This story has drama, compassion, some mild violence, intreague, and passion. There is an air of excitement in the story and lots of tension, with oodles of drama thrown in the mix. Absolutely brilliant writing with believable characters and wonderful imagery of a world where little is as it seems. - Rita';\ncontent[30] = 'A very ugly world after a divestating war. Mafia type rule. Jacqueline is a very beautiful woman who is smart, clever, and has a caring heart. She is a undercover investigator looking for a missing boy. A well thought out story that once you start you have to see how it ends. - Sandy';\ncontent[31] = 'Jacqueline is a likable character and her story is sad. There has been so much tragedy and death in her young life. Sold to a sadistic Mafia-type gangster and forced to marry his son, Jacqi must tread carefully to live. Now she has to unravel the mystery of why her family is targeted for death and try to save her loved ones from danger. - Jan';\ncontent[32] = 'Interesting action filled story of post-catastrophe society ruled by crime boss families. Government as we know it does not exist nor does the modern technology which we know. Life in the 1800s after catastrophe is much like life in the 1800s of which we have read, horse drawn carriages, mansions, estates, poverty, wide division of classes. The plot of the story is resolved, but there are so many sub-plots developed that we must read the entire series to see how the story really turns out. - Larry';\ncontent[33] = 'Wonderful writing and unique plot. The characters are well developed and so is the setting. Took me a bit of time to read through the entire book but it was worth it in the end! - Kat';\ncontent[34] = 'What an original spin on a story, meshing Victoriana with a female detective and four feuding families. Such a clever plot, with the four waging families - Spadros, Diamond. 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Over 25,000 copies sold worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this signed paperback novel:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA boy vanishes. But not just any boy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1899 years after the Catastrophe, Bridges is owned by the Mob. As the city's steam-driven infrastructure fails, a new faction rises: the Red Dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqueline Spadros is haunted by her best friend Air's death, killed as he tried to stop her sale to the Spadros crime syndicate ten years ago. Now in an unwilling marriage to the city's biggest drug lord, she secretly runs a small-time private eye business to earn enough money to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAir's little brother disappears from his back porch. And now someone is following Jacqui.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDark, gritty, psychological, multi-layered Victorian-inspired far future detective noir that keeps the reader guessing to the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades is part 1 of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades \u0026lt;- you are here\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds (coming October 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 12 releases March 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 13 scheduled for March 2028\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning\u003c\/strong\u003e: with child abduction, a corrupt government, domestic violence, suicide, and murder, The Jacq of Spades is not for the faint of heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e243-page paperback from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" title=\"Viabox\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. Been shipping this way since 2015, with not one damaged book reported.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #830202;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Leslie_Conzatti_480x480.jpg?v=1628183611\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Jacq of Spades:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003eA domed city, split by four rivers, an island at its center. In the southeast quadrant, a taxi-carriage pulled up to a shop on 2nd Street. In the gutter lay a card:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.06in;\" align=\"center\"\u003eBRIDGES: 500 YEARS OF CULTURE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.06in;\" align=\"center\"\u003eTHE JEWEL OF THE GREAT PLAINS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe postcard depicting an elegant couple crossing a golden bridge lay in horse manure. A carriage-track ran through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI stepped over the scene as I climbed from the taxi-carriage, my borrowed boots grating on the rough concrete sidewalk. Trash flew past in the wind. The air smelled of rain, clouds hanging dark in the afternoon sky. “How much to wait?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe clocks chimed half past two. The driver, in his sixties, pushed his goggles up on his forehead. His horse tossed its head and shifted. “Here? Penny now, penny when you done,” he paused, leering, “cause I like you.” He made no attempt to hide his survey of my person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eUnimpressed, I handed him the penny, entering the white wooden storefront as large drops fell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe floorboards squeaked. The front room, lit by a bulb hanging from the ceiling, smelled of mildew. Grayish-green paint flaked off the walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe woman behind the counter, pale with graying brown hair, wore widow’s brown. “Welcome to Bryce Fabrics. How can I help you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eEleanora. When I last saw her ten years ago, she screamed curses and wept. How could she be here? What would she do? I felt an urge to run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI took a deep breath. A child changed more in ten years than a woman. Her face held no recognition. “You sent for assistance?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Oh! Yes!” She grabbed my hand, her relief plain. “I’m Eleanora Bryce. I’m so glad you came.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eShe led me behind the counter and into their back room. Three beds and a rickety desk lined the walls. A small table with two stools sat in the center. A rusty hat-rack stood in the corner close by: three thin, battered coats hung there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA tall, thin adolescent with dark hair sat on a stool in the far left corner. He pointed when I entered the room. “That’s her!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eHe was six when last I saw him. How did he recognize me?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eHe held up the newspaper with my portrait (among others) on the front page. Emblazoned across the top, it read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.06in;\" align=\"center\"\u003eGRAND BALL EXTRAVAGANZA!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.06in;\" align=\"center\"\u003eBridges Family Meeting Countdown!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce grabbed the paper from his hand, then peered at me. “Herbert, you’re right, it is her!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce appeared astonished to see me in my disguise: a shop maid’s uniform, black with a white apron. “Mrs. Spadros herself!” She curtsied. “I would never have called if I would have known such a fine lady would answer!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI felt sad. Would she be glad to see me if she learned my true identity? Would she curtsy then, or would she strike me?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eRain beat against the windows and lightning flashed, the rumbling of thunder close behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eHerbert didn’t bow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThose same eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe same pale serious face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0.2in;\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eJacqui, don’t go.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0.2in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe moon hung high overhead. The frigid air smelled of dirt and sweat. Thirty children trained at knife-fighting by lamp-light a few yards up the narrow alley.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0.2in;\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003ePlease don’t go. This feels bad. Men don’t want little kids for nothing good.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce said, “My boy’s gone missing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eStartled at her words, I jolted out of the memory. “What?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“My son. He’s missing. It’s why I called you.” Several portraits sat upon a tiny dresser in the corner across the room to the right. Mrs. Bryce went to it and handed me a tintype photo: a boy. Light skin, dark hair, dark eyes, round face. She claimed he was twelve; he looked closer to ten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0.2in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSitting with Ma at her trestle table in the cathedral, eating warm bread with butter. The sounds of moaning and panting down the hall behind the tan linen curtains. Telling Ma our story and laughing at escaping the police. The smells of sex and baking in the air. His big dark eyes happy, his pale face flushed with the liquor he tasted and the candle-lit warmth. His little legs kicked under the stool …\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI shook my head, trying to clear the memories of that terrible night. “This is a recent picture?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce nodded. “Yes, mum, taken before Yuletide. Maybe three weeks ago? Right after we moved here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“And you’re sure he didn’t run off?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce’s brown eyes filled with tears. “No, mum, I swear. David was a good boy, in the midst of his chore-work. ‘Off to sweep the stair,’ he said, ‘I’ll be right back.’ He never came in.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThunder pealed. Harsh light illuminated the barren room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI called myself an investigator, but I investigated minor matters: a missing dog, renters who moved without paying. So this case violated rules I laid for myself. I avoided police affairs …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“I can’t pay you …” Mrs. Bryce said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e… and I didn’t do a case without payment in advance. Not even this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“… but I’ll do whatever you like, anything, if you’ll help me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI never liked Eleanora. She never liked me. When she realized who I was ….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Please, mum, I know how it looks. The police said he run off, but I know he was taken and they all ignore me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThis woman lived most of her life a dozen blocks from this very point, well on the other side of that spiked wrought-iron fence encircling the Pot. Why would she expect the police to help an out-of-town widow with no Family connections and no bribe money? Had she really forgotten?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMy borrowed corset pinched at the hips; it chafed with every move. I wanted to change into my own clothes, get away from this room full of bad memories and guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI regarded the portrait, feeling melancholy: David looked just like him. “Show me where you last saw the boy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe Bryce’s back stair appeared much like any two blocks from the Pot: rickety wooden steps with rusty metal banisters leading down to a rat-infested alley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eClouds loomed dark across the sky. The only real light came from an oil lamp far down the alley to our right. We took refuge from the downpour under the eaves, out of the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA dark figure moved in the shadows twenty yards to our left. Something about him frightened me. I hoped the rain would hide our words and send him away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“When your boy disappeared, did you find anything amiss?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Nothing at all. Everything was as it should be, except I found his little broom on the ground,” her voice broke, “and him gone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI surveyed the alley. It appeared normal … except …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI crossed towards a red spot on the far wall, near waist level. “Was this here before he went missing?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“No, mum, at least, I don’t think so.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI leaned over to examine the spot, Tenni’s corset stabbing at my midsection. A solid red silhouette of a dog, ink-stamped onto the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe tower clock chimed three. The man began walking towards us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“I must go.” I might be Jacqueline Spadros, but that would hardly stop a scoundrel from committing robbery or worse before he learned of it. We hurried back inside, and I breathed a sigh of relief when the door locked behind me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThen I remembered I carried weapons, and felt silly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce said, “You’re going to find him … right?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI shook my head and kept walking through the room. The situation frightened me. “This is a police matter, and I can’t be involved. No quadrant-lady can, but especially not me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“But—”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI turned to her. “Do you realize who my father-in-law is? What he would do to all three of us (I gestured at Herbert) if he learned I came here?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eShe turned even paler than she was, and nodded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Don’t ever contact me at my home again. It’s much too dangerous. If you wish to hire me in the future, send a note to Madame Biltcliffe. Address it to my maid Amelia Dewey.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce stared at me, mouth open. “I — I never sent anything to your home, mum! I swear!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI put my hand in my pocket, touched the letter hidden there. “I’m curious. Why did you contact Madame Biltcliffe?” My dressmaker Marie Biltcliffe owned a shop in downtown Spadros quadrant; she sent me cases from time to time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“When I went to the police station, mum,” she said, “a couple sat nearby. They must have heard me talk to the constable. The lady told me I might find help there.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA couple so certain of Madame Biltcliffe’s association with an investigator that they told others of it? “Did they give any names?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“I didn’t ask,” Mrs. Bryce said. “I was so upset …”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“I understand. What did the couple look like?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce smiled like a young girl. “Nice looking, especially the man!” She fanned herself with her left hand. “They were about your age, and the lady had red hair.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThis didn’t help much. “If you meet them again, please let me know.” I felt like a traitor. “I’m sorry, I really am. But I can’t help you. Leave this to the police.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eWalking through the front room of this shop, I knew the right thing to do, even then. 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Over 25,000 copies sold worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this case laminate hardcover novel:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA boy vanishes. But not just any boy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1899 years after the Catastrophe, Bridges is owned by the Mob. As the city's steam-driven infrastructure fails, a new faction rises: the Red Dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqueline Spadros is haunted by her best friend Air's death, killed as he tried to stop her sale to the Spadros crime syndicate ten years ago. Now in an unwilling marriage to the city's biggest drug lord, she secretly runs a small-time private eye business to earn enough money to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAir's little brother disappears from his back porch. And now someone is following Jacqui.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDark, gritty, psychological, multi-layered Victorian-inspired far future detective noir that keeps the reader guessing to the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades is part 1 of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades \u0026lt;- you are here\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds (coming October 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 12 releases March 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 13 scheduled for March 2028\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning\u003c\/strong\u003e: with child abduction, a corrupt government, domestic violence, suicide, and murder, The Jacq of Spades is not for the faint of heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e243-page case laminate hardcover from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003eFree shipping to all US addresses!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a premium hardcover novel produced by the finest publishing house in the industry and printed in the USA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. 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In the southeast quadrant, a taxi-carriage pulled up to a shop on 2nd Street. In the gutter lay a card:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.06in;\" align=\"center\"\u003eBRIDGES: 500 YEARS OF CULTURE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.06in;\" align=\"center\"\u003eTHE JEWEL OF THE GREAT PLAINS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe postcard depicting an elegant couple crossing a golden bridge lay in horse manure. A carriage-track ran through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI stepped over the scene as I climbed from the taxi-carriage, my borrowed boots grating on the rough concrete sidewalk. Trash flew past in the wind. The air smelled of rain, clouds hanging dark in the afternoon sky. “How much to wait?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe clocks chimed half past two. The driver, in his sixties, pushed his goggles up on his forehead. His horse tossed its head and shifted. “Here? Penny now, penny when you done,” he paused, leering, “cause I like you.” He made no attempt to hide his survey of my person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eUnimpressed, I handed him the penny, entering the white wooden storefront as large drops fell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe floorboards squeaked. The front room, lit by a bulb hanging from the ceiling, smelled of mildew. Grayish-green paint flaked off the walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe woman behind the counter, pale with graying brown hair, wore widow’s brown. “Welcome to Bryce Fabrics. How can I help you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eEleanora. When I last saw her ten years ago, she screamed curses and wept. How could she be here? What would she do? I felt an urge to run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI took a deep breath. A child changed more in ten years than a woman. Her face held no recognition. “You sent for assistance?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Oh! Yes!” She grabbed my hand, her relief plain. “I’m Eleanora Bryce. I’m so glad you came.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eShe led me behind the counter and into their back room. Three beds and a rickety desk lined the walls. A small table with two stools sat in the center. A rusty hat-rack stood in the corner close by: three thin, battered coats hung there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA tall, thin adolescent with dark hair sat on a stool in the far left corner. He pointed when I entered the room. “That’s her!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eHe was six when last I saw him. How did he recognize me?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eHe held up the newspaper with my portrait (among others) on the front page. Emblazoned across the top, it read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.06in;\" align=\"center\"\u003eGRAND BALL EXTRAVAGANZA!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.06in;\" align=\"center\"\u003eBridges Family Meeting Countdown!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce grabbed the paper from his hand, then peered at me. “Herbert, you’re right, it is her!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce appeared astonished to see me in my disguise: a shop maid’s uniform, black with a white apron. “Mrs. Spadros herself!” She curtsied. “I would never have called if I would have known such a fine lady would answer!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI felt sad. Would she be glad to see me if she learned my true identity? Would she curtsy then, or would she strike me?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eRain beat against the windows and lightning flashed, the rumbling of thunder close behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eHerbert didn’t bow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThose same eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe same pale serious face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0.2in;\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eJacqui, don’t go.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0.2in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe moon hung high overhead. The frigid air smelled of dirt and sweat. Thirty children trained at knife-fighting by lamp-light a few yards up the narrow alley.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0.2in;\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003ePlease don’t go. This feels bad. Men don’t want little kids for nothing good.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce said, “My boy’s gone missing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eStartled at her words, I jolted out of the memory. “What?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“My son. He’s missing. It’s why I called you.” Several portraits sat upon a tiny dresser in the corner across the room to the right. Mrs. Bryce went to it and handed me a tintype photo: a boy. Light skin, dark hair, dark eyes, round face. She claimed he was twelve; he looked closer to ten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: 0.2in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSitting with Ma at her trestle table in the cathedral, eating warm bread with butter. The sounds of moaning and panting down the hall behind the tan linen curtains. Telling Ma our story and laughing at escaping the police. The smells of sex and baking in the air. His big dark eyes happy, his pale face flushed with the liquor he tasted and the candle-lit warmth. His little legs kicked under the stool …\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI shook my head, trying to clear the memories of that terrible night. “This is a recent picture?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce nodded. “Yes, mum, taken before Yuletide. Maybe three weeks ago? Right after we moved here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“And you’re sure he didn’t run off?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce’s brown eyes filled with tears. “No, mum, I swear. David was a good boy, in the midst of his chore-work. ‘Off to sweep the stair,’ he said, ‘I’ll be right back.’ He never came in.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThunder pealed. Harsh light illuminated the barren room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI called myself an investigator, but I investigated minor matters: a missing dog, renters who moved without paying. So this case violated rules I laid for myself. I avoided police affairs …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“I can’t pay you …” Mrs. Bryce said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e… and I didn’t do a case without payment in advance. Not even this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“… but I’ll do whatever you like, anything, if you’ll help me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI never liked Eleanora. She never liked me. When she realized who I was ….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Please, mum, I know how it looks. The police said he run off, but I know he was taken and they all ignore me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThis woman lived most of her life a dozen blocks from this very point, well on the other side of that spiked wrought-iron fence encircling the Pot. Why would she expect the police to help an out-of-town widow with no Family connections and no bribe money? Had she really forgotten?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMy borrowed corset pinched at the hips; it chafed with every move. I wanted to change into my own clothes, get away from this room full of bad memories and guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI regarded the portrait, feeling melancholy: David looked just like him. “Show me where you last saw the boy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe Bryce’s back stair appeared much like any two blocks from the Pot: rickety wooden steps with rusty metal banisters leading down to a rat-infested alley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eClouds loomed dark across the sky. The only real light came from an oil lamp far down the alley to our right. We took refuge from the downpour under the eaves, out of the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA dark figure moved in the shadows twenty yards to our left. Something about him frightened me. I hoped the rain would hide our words and send him away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“When your boy disappeared, did you find anything amiss?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Nothing at all. Everything was as it should be, except I found his little broom on the ground,” her voice broke, “and him gone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI surveyed the alley. It appeared normal … except …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI crossed towards a red spot on the far wall, near waist level. “Was this here before he went missing?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“No, mum, at least, I don’t think so.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI leaned over to examine the spot, Tenni’s corset stabbing at my midsection. A solid red silhouette of a dog, ink-stamped onto the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe tower clock chimed three. The man began walking towards us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“I must go.” I might be Jacqueline Spadros, but that would hardly stop a scoundrel from committing robbery or worse before he learned of it. We hurried back inside, and I breathed a sigh of relief when the door locked behind me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThen I remembered I carried weapons, and felt silly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce said, “You’re going to find him … right?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI shook my head and kept walking through the room. The situation frightened me. “This is a police matter, and I can’t be involved. No quadrant-lady can, but especially not me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“But—”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI turned to her. “Do you realize who my father-in-law is? What he would do to all three of us (I gestured at Herbert) if he learned I came here?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eShe turned even paler than she was, and nodded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Don’t ever contact me at my home again. It’s much too dangerous. If you wish to hire me in the future, send a note to Madame Biltcliffe. Address it to my maid Amelia Dewey.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce stared at me, mouth open. “I — I never sent anything to your home, mum! I swear!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI put my hand in my pocket, touched the letter hidden there. “I’m curious. Why did you contact Madame Biltcliffe?” My dressmaker Marie Biltcliffe owned a shop in downtown Spadros quadrant; she sent me cases from time to time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“When I went to the police station, mum,” she said, “a couple sat nearby. They must have heard me talk to the constable. The lady told me I might find help there.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA couple so certain of Madame Biltcliffe’s association with an investigator that they told others of it? “Did they give any names?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“I didn’t ask,” Mrs. Bryce said. “I was so upset …”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“I understand. What did the couple look like?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMrs. Bryce smiled like a young girl. “Nice looking, especially the man!” She fanned herself with her left hand. “They were about your age, and the lady had red hair.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThis didn’t help much. “If you meet them again, please let me know.” I felt like a traitor. “I’m sorry, I really am. But I can’t help you. Leave this to the police.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eWalking through the front room of this shop, I knew the right thing to do, even then. But I felt too afraid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Signed hardcovers\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-hardcovers\"\u003eBack To Hardcovers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/prequels\" title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy Prequels\"\u003e\u0026lt; \u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrequels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"next-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"next-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-queen-of-diamonds-part-2-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Queen of Diamonds: Part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds \u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40986211123369,"sku":"JOSHC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-signed-hardcover-315517.jpg?v=1762528692"},{"product_id":"the-queen-of-diamonds-kindle-and-epub","title":"The Queen of Diamonds [Kindle and ePUB]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Surprises for even the seasoned reader.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one was better than the first.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I could not put this book down.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Holy moly! The plot thickens, and it is GLORIOUS!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"... a stellar, thrilling mystery.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"... blackmail, murder plots and seemingly everyone with a secret!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I am thoroughly enjoying this series ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook TWO in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades ebook\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Queen of Diamonds - all formats\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-queen-of-diamonds-part-2-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for the original cover? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/pages\/contact-me\"\u003eContact me\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(warning: spoilers for book 1!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe just wanted an easy case ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrivate eye Jacqueline Spadros, recovering from her harrowing experiences the week prior, wants nothing more than a simple, straightforward case - preferably one the Spadros Family won't find out about. Aristocratic jewel merchant Dame Anastasia Louis, aka \"The Queen of Diamonds,\" seems to be offering the perfect arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Jacqui can't leave the madman \"Black Jack\" Diamond's crimes unpunished. And the more she learns, the more she begins to believe that this particular job wasn't such a good idea after all...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003egraphic descriptions of blood and gore, foul language, smoking, alcohol abuse ... about the same as the first book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is chapter 2 of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds \u0026lt;- you are here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Two of Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Death Card releases October 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook 13 scheduled for March 2028\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease read \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e before venturing forth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Capture3_480x480.jpg?v=1685040617\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cscript language=\"javascript\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\ncontent = new Array(32);\ncontent[0] = 'The second book was as good as the first and a good continuation. - Alexander';\ncontent[1] = 'The atmosphere is full of distrust and intrigue, but she may have allies of which she is currently unaware and are hinted at in her interactions with them even so she, herself, does not see it. It will be interesting to see how correct...or not so...I am as the story unfolds.';\ncontent[2] = 'I really like Jacqui and her inner strength that is unwritten but told to the audience and fellow characters by her actions. Love it! - Amys Bookshelf Reviews';\ncontent[3] = 'If you like dystopian stories, steam punk, or just a great read, grab this book! - Avid reader';\ncontent[4] = 'This one was better than the first. A lot more explanations and more action and information with the family and the rest of the story. - Becky R';\ncontent[5] = 'An exciting and interesting book. Ending is even more exciting. It is a worthwhile read. - Carol';\ncontent[6] = 'I found myself reading into the wee hours of the morning. I am looking forward to the next book. - Charly';\ncontent[7] = 'I would definitely recommend it for someone looking for a good suspenseful story – but be prepared to wait for the full mystery to be revealed slowly over the process of the series. - Cheystar';\ncontent[8] = 'The Queen of Diamonds is the continuation of Jacq of Spades (read the first book first as there is a lot to keep track of). While the book expects much of the reader, I enjoyed this book more than the first as I was involved in the storyline and invested in the characters. The book combines a fictional mob tale with a detective mystery for a darkly entertaining adventure. - Holly';\ncontent[9] = 'Another great in the series. Kept you intrigued once again. If possible, even better than the first. - Jackie';\ncontent[10] = 'I could not put this book down. - Jacob Posey';\ncontent[11] = 'Queen of Diamonds pulls us farther into the world of Jacqueline Spadros. The mystery deepens and Jacqi must work to uncover the killer who always seems to be one step ahead. Loofbourrow weaves a tangled web of intrigue and suspense. Her heroine has to be quick and smart to stay alive. I like the way the author ties in the four suits of cards and references to playing hands and games. It follows the action in the book very well. This is part of a series, so beware there are unanswered questions at the end. - Jan';\ncontent[12] = 'Another great book by Patricia! This is part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy series. As with the first part, it is fast paced and exciting. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading part 3! - Kat L';\ncontent[13] = 'Stunning continuation in the Red Dog Conspiracy, wonderful flow and interesting character perspectives and growth cannot wait to see where the story Grows next highly recommend - Katie';\ncontent[14] = 'I enjoyed this second book in the series. I wanted to find out more about Jacq who is a strong woman surrounded by people who wear many masks. It was interesting trying to work out who she could trust, or who was really someone controlled by her enemies.';\ncontent[15] = 'Mystery fans, you will thoroughly enjoy the rich world of the Red Dog Conspiracy and the multi-faceted, always surprising characters. - Kort P';\ncontent[16] = 'I liked this book even more then the first one! - LaGina';\ncontent[17] = 'The second book in the Red Dog conspiracy series is awesome. It has action, conspiracies, mystery and danger to keep you holding your breath to see what happens next! In some ways I am at a loss for words. When reading time does seem to fly by. The characters are all fascinating as well as the world in which they live and in some cases die in. The families and their conflicts are part of the theme as well as the story of Jacqui and those who she loves and fights for. I highly recommend this book and suggest to read the first one as well. - Laura';\ncontent[18] = 'I deeply admire the way Loofbourrow sets up her mystery. We get to know the characters on a deeper, more personal level. They are not just names for different archetypes in a play - they are real people, swept into real conflict. - Leslie';\ncontent[19] = 'Loved both books. They take more than a little thought and a great imagination, but well worth the time. Good job. - Lynda';\ncontent[20] = 'Instead of delving deeply into the gears beneath the Bridges, this book is all about court politics, though in a more modern fashion than high fantasy. Conspiracy hobbyists should love the Bridges because everyone is plotting against everyone. This is definitely noir, including the traditional breaking of the narrative timeline. - Margaret';\ncontent[21] = 'I always fall in love when I feel, when reading, that I can be inside the scenes and plots, this author gave me the pleasure. The different ways of the plots are excellent and the characters in this murder town are a great ones (not good guys but bad as they could be). - MASTERI';\ncontent[22] = 'I believe that I may actually like this installment better than the first one—which is saying a lot since I loved it! - Melissa';\ncontent[23] = 'These books are a unique mixture of Mafia-type families, steampunk and Sherlock Holmes. Never boring and always full of surprises ...';\ncontent[24] = 'This was a great mystery with lots of suspense. I was pulled in from beginning to end. I definitely recommend this book and this series. - reviewsbyang';\ncontent[25] = 'You will find that Patricia is a gifted author, creating a rich and imaginative future filled with many complex characters. But do yourself a favor and get both books in the series. - Richard B';\ncontent[26] = 'I am really liking this story. The twists and turns are often on a knifes edge which is thrilling. All in all a really great read. - RWheeler';\ncontent[27] = 'Friends are deceiving. Servants are spying. And a old flame comes clean with his love. You are always rooting for the heroine who comes to life with a believable character. - Sandy L';\ncontent[28] = 'Mysteries, suspense, and relationships weave through this tale. Oh my gosh, The ending left me shocked. More danger ahead. - slb';\ncontent[29] = 'A remarkable written \u0026 developed novel with no plot holes. With compelling \u0026 quick-witted characters that are realistic. The premise of the novel is captivating. A spellbinding novel that is full of mystery, twists, suspense, blackmail, finding ailment cures, murder plotting, \u0026 plenty of secrets. - Sophie K';\ncontent[30] = 'Jacqui is an interesting character, trying to combine her life in the Pot with her life in the Bridges – she reflects a society where those with power and money are ignorant and dismissive of the poor. Her character and values are being further developed in this installment. I do worry about her husband though – will he be able to keep the balance in values, or not? We shall have to see. - Tango With Text';\ncontent[31] = 'This author has quickly become one of my all time favorites. Her characters are well developed and interesting. The books are full of plot twists and surprises that will catch even a seasoned reader off guard. Cannot wait for the next books in the series! - Tess';\nindex = Math.floor(Math.random() * content.length);\ndocument.write(content[index]);\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Want to see more reviews? 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Aristocratic jewel merchant Dame Anastasia Louis, aka \"The Queen of Diamonds,\" seems to be offering the perfect arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut Jacqui can't leave the madman \"Black Jack\" Diamond's crimes unpunished. And the more she learns, the more she begins to believe that this particular job wasn't such a good idea after all...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is the second chapter of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds (coming October 2024)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 12 releases March 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 13 scheduled for March 2028\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRed Dog Conspiracy\u003c\/strong\u003e is one very big story, and each book is a chapter in it. 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It will be interesting to see how correct...or not so...I am as the story unfolds.';\ncontent[2] = 'I really like Jacqui and her inner strength that is unwritten but told to the audience and fellow characters by her actions. Love it! - Amys Bookshelf Reviews';\ncontent[3] = 'If you like dystopian stories, steam punk, or just a great read, grab this book! - Avid reader';\ncontent[4] = 'This one was better than the first. A lot more explanations and more action and information with the family and the rest of the story. - Becky R';\ncontent[5] = 'An exciting and interesting book. Ending is even more exciting. It is a worthwhile read. - Carol';\ncontent[6] = 'I found myself reading into the wee hours of the morning. I am looking forward to the next book. - Charly';\ncontent[7] = 'I would definitely recommend it for someone looking for a good suspenseful story – but be prepared to wait for the full mystery to be revealed slowly over the process of the series. - Cheystar';\ncontent[8] = 'The Queen of Diamonds is the continuation of Jacq of Spades (read the first book first as there is a lot to keep track of). While the book expects much of the reader, I enjoyed this book more than the first as I was involved in the storyline and invested in the characters. The book combines a fictional mob tale with a detective mystery for a darkly entertaining adventure. - Holly';\ncontent[9] = 'Another great in the series. Kept you intrigued once again. If possible, even better than the first. - Jackie';\ncontent[10] = 'I could not put this book down. - Jacob Posey';\ncontent[11] = 'Queen of Diamonds pulls us farther into the world of Jacqueline Spadros. The mystery deepens and Jacqi must work to uncover the killer who always seems to be one step ahead. Loofbourrow weaves a tangled web of intrigue and suspense. Her heroine has to be quick and smart to stay alive. I like the way the author ties in the four suits of cards and references to playing hands and games. It follows the action in the book very well. This is part of a series, so beware there are unanswered questions at the end. - Jan';\ncontent[12] = 'Another great book by Patricia! This is part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy series. As with the first part, it is fast paced and exciting. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading part 3! - Kat L';\ncontent[13] = 'Stunning continuation in the Red Dog Conspiracy, wonderful flow and interesting character perspectives and growth cannot wait to see where the story Grows next highly recommend - Katie';\ncontent[14] = 'I enjoyed this second book in the series. I wanted to find out more about Jacq who is a strong woman surrounded by people who wear many masks. It was interesting trying to work out who she could trust, or who was really someone controlled by her enemies.';\ncontent[15] = 'Mystery fans, you will thoroughly enjoy the rich world of the Red Dog Conspiracy and the multi-faceted, always surprising characters. - Kort P';\ncontent[16] = 'I liked this book even more then the first one! - LaGina';\ncontent[17] = 'The second book in the Red Dog conspiracy series is awesome. It has action, conspiracies, mystery and danger to keep you holding your breath to see what happens next! In some ways I am at a loss for words. When reading time does seem to fly by. The characters are all fascinating as well as the world in which they live and in some cases die in. The families and their conflicts are part of the theme as well as the story of Jacqui and those who she loves and fights for. I highly recommend this book and suggest to read the first one as well. - Laura';\ncontent[18] = 'I deeply admire the way Loofbourrow sets up her mystery. We get to know the characters on a deeper, more personal level. They are not just names for different archetypes in a play - they are real people, swept into real conflict. - Leslie';\ncontent[19] = 'Loved both books. They take more than a little thought and a great imagination, but well worth the time. Good job. - Lynda';\ncontent[20] = 'Instead of delving deeply into the gears beneath the Bridges, this book is all about court politics, though in a more modern fashion than high fantasy. Conspiracy hobbyists should love the Bridges because everyone is plotting against everyone. This is definitely noir, including the traditional breaking of the narrative timeline. - Margaret';\ncontent[21] = 'I always fall in love when I feel, when reading, that I can be inside the scenes and plots, this author gave me the pleasure. The different ways of the plots are excellent and the characters in this murder town are a great ones (not good guys but bad as they could be). - MASTERI';\ncontent[22] = 'I believe that I may actually like this installment better than the first one—which is saying a lot since I loved it! - Melissa';\ncontent[23] = 'These books are a unique mixture of Mafia-type families, steampunk and Sherlock Holmes. Never boring and always full of surprises ...';\ncontent[24] = 'This was a great mystery with lots of suspense. I was pulled in from beginning to end. I definitely recommend this book and this series. - reviewsbyang';\ncontent[25] = 'You will find that Patricia is a gifted author, creating a rich and imaginative future filled with many complex characters. But do yourself a favor and get both books in the series. - Richard B';\ncontent[26] = 'I am really liking this story. The twists and turns are often on a knifes edge which is thrilling. All in all a really great read. - RWheeler';\ncontent[27] = 'Friends are deceiving. Servants are spying. And a old flame comes clean with his love. You are always rooting for the heroine who comes to life with a believable character. - Sandy L';\ncontent[28] = 'Mysteries, suspense, and relationships weave through this tale. Oh my gosh, The ending left me shocked. More danger ahead. - slb';\ncontent[29] = 'A remarkable written \u0026 developed novel with no plot holes. With compelling \u0026 quick-witted characters that are realistic. The premise of the novel is captivating. A spellbinding novel that is full of mystery, twists, suspense, blackmail, finding ailment cures, murder plotting, \u0026 plenty of secrets. - Sophie K';\ncontent[30] = 'Jacqui is an interesting character, trying to combine her life in the Pot with her life in the Bridges – she reflects a society where those with power and money are ignorant and dismissive of the poor. Her character and values are being further developed in this installment. I do worry about her husband though – will he be able to keep the balance in values, or not? We shall have to see. - Tango With Text';\ncontent[31] = 'This author has quickly become one of my all time favorites. Her characters are well developed and interesting. The books are full of plot twists and surprises that will catch even a seasoned reader off guard. Cannot wait for the next books in the series! - Tess';\nindex = Math.floor(Math.random() * content.length);\ndocument.write(content[index]);\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Want to see more reviews? Refresh the page!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Queen of Diamonds:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eA domed city split by four rivers, an island at its center. In the southeast quadrant, a white mansion stood on 192nd street in a heavy downpour. On the second story, a folded newspaper lay atop a tea-table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eI sat at the tea-table gazing at the curtain of water formed by the rain as it passed over the eaves. Thunder cracked, whip-like, as lightning flashed. Black clouds hung in the early morning sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eSeven days ago, the gentleman investigator Blaze Rainbow and I rescued twelve-year-old David Bryce from his kidnappers. Could I ever forget the sound of blood dripping, the gore splattered on white walls, the screams and moans of dying men?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eThis past week in my sickbed, I had ample time to consider this matter. The men I killed had friends, families, people who loved them. Could I have found another way to escape that basement and avoid whatever horrors Frank Pagliacci and Jack Diamond planned for us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eA coughing fit struck, and when it passed, I drew my robe around me, exhausted. I had been ill ever since I was caught in the storm after delivering little David to his mother. Between sickness and my more womanly troubles of a monthly nature, the past week had been miserable. I lit a cigarette, gulped down honey-lemon tea, and unfolded the newspaper, hoping to find something more pleasant. Then I saw the headline:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eAlcatraz Coup 100th Anniversary Celebration Planned\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eClubbs Host Zeppelin Station Spectacular\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eBack home in the Pot, March 1st was a day of mourning. Here, they celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eThe Pot was once the most beautiful part of the city of Bridges. A hundred years ago, Xavier Alcatraz betrayed his king, Polansky Kerr. With the help of the first Acevedo Spadros, he slaughtered my people. Today the Pot lay in ruins, its inhabitants despised. The idea of celebrating their treachery almost made me throw the paper away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eBut then I discovered this article:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003e'Miracle Gem' Health Benefits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eA Breakthrough in Modern Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eThe esteemed physician Dr. Overs Gocow of London presented a report at the Royal Academy of Science General Conference Tuesday with the results of his research into the spinel gemstone. According to his studies, this jewel provides benefit in various illnesses and a general health improvement to those without malady.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eDr. Gocow produced a document specifying illnesses treated with each gem color, with recipes for various tonics and elixirs. His document was received with acclaim from the physicians at the conference, who were interested in conducting their own research on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eSpinel is a naturally appearing gem, dug from the earth near the tonic spring near Agree, at the outpost located in Old Montana. It is thought that the gem's proximity to the tonic spring may contribute to its beneficial properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eBeing ill myself (and weary of it), I found this article fascinating. If I obtained a gem, perhaps I might avoid illness in the future. Where might I purchase one? I searched for more about these gems, and found this article in the financial section:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eGemstone Merchants Posting Record Sales\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eTrade in the so-called 'miracle' gemstone spinel has been brisk over the past two weeks, with the price of the gems going up weekly. The Bridges Daily editor, Mr. Acol Durak, interviewed the noted Market Center financier Tenace Mitchell:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eAD: What are the future prospects for spinel sales?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eTM: This is the best investment in decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eAD: How did you come to this conclusion?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eTM: Any time you have a new product combined with a scientific breakthrough, the opportunity for profit is good. In this case, where the product brings clear health benefits, the price can only go up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eWe in Bridges are fortunate to have leading gemologist Dame Anastasia Louis with us. She obtained license to produce the tonics and elixirs according to Dr. Gocow's specifications to be shipped for sale to the rest of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eAD: So this discovery will bring jobs and commerce to Bridges as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eCould this be true? I didn't recall the name Tenace Mitchell, but I had no knowledge of finance. I searched the paper further. In the classifieds, a large advertisement read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eLouis Gemstones And Fine Jewelry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eCut, Polished, And Set By\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003e\"The Queen of Diamonds\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eDame Anastasia Louis, Expert Gemologist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eFeaturing \"The Miracle Gem\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003e15116 Snow, Spadros\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eThis sounded terribly exciting. 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Oh My Stars \u0026amp; Garter!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI heartily recommend the entire series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Red Dog Conspiracy series draws you in more and more with each installment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCaptivating, spine-tingling read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI thoroughly enjoyed the book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery addicting cannot get enough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you've not read the earlier books - you are in for a treat and I urge you to do so. Now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook THREE in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades ebook\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ace-of-clubs-part-3-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Ace of Clubs - all formats\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ace-of-clubs-part-3-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e(warning: spoilers for books 1 and 2)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe one secret which could destroy everything ...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter financial disaster and the zeppelin bombing, the far future domed neo-Victorian city of Bridges is reeling. Three of the four Families are implicated, and an inquest is called to investigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut private eye and mobster's moll Jacqueline Spadros has had enough. While she and her former lover Joseph Kerr try to learn who killed their family friend, they also begin making plans to leave the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer tormentors, however, are just getting started. As their web of lies and forgery draws ever tighter, Jacqui begins to see how deep the conspiracy against her and the Spadros Family really goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen she's called as a witness in the inquest, the secrets Jacqui has kept over the years come back to cause her serious trouble. Will she be able to escape Bridges? Or will she be forced to face the terrible consequences of her lies and trickery once and for all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning:\u003c\/strong\u003e language, alcohol\/smoking, sexual content, infidelity, and attempted rape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE ACE OF CLUBS is the explosive third chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_600x600.jpg?v=1630858381\" data-mce-style=\"float: none;\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_600x600.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cscript language=\"javascript\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\ncontent = new Array(22);\ncontent[0] = 'Of the books that I have read so far in this series this is the best. The intrigue, the clues and the plot line grow smoothly and marvelously. There are some unexpected twists and some tiny clues to the future. I was challenged to read slowly to get everything and to speed through to get to the end...for me, this is the sign of a good read. And, the final chapter? Be prepared to be surprised and leave with a slightly clenched feeling in your gut. Ace of Clubs is worth every cent and every minute spent to read it.';\ncontent[1] = 'If you like books with plot twists that keep you guessing, a great cast of characters and enjoy steampunk type worlds...this series will be one to add to your reading list! - Alexander D';\ncontent[2] = 'As Mrs. Spadros looks for answers, she finds the conspiracy goes farther than she guessed. Trying to find out who all the players are may cost her more than she wants to pay. - Avid Reader';\ncontent[3] = 'In my opinion, The Ace of Clubs is a better book than its predecessors. The Red Dog Conspiracy gets a bit deeper with each book as does the social pit in which Jacqui finds herself. Overall, this is an excellent read for action, conspiracy, steam-punk and mystery buffs of all ages. - Clabe';\ncontent[4] = 'Fast paced with a well woven intricate plot this futuristic steampunk story has fab characters, action \u0026 is well worth a read! - Debbie';\ncontent[5] = 'All I can say is that you need to read this book...another well written book from Patricia Loofbourrow, Looking forward to more from her. - Derek W';\ncontent[6] = 'The Ace of Clubs is the third part of the series that began with the Jacq of Spades, and I would strongly recommend reading the first two books before reading this one. This intricately crafted complex story is one in which the layers build on themselves making a complex web of questions which lead to more questions as the story progresses. The story is part noir and part mob story taking place in a dystopian future. The lead character, Jacqui, is not always likable and the diverse supporting characters are complex and often not who they seem. The ending left me anxious for the next book in the series which I hope the author will write fast. - Holly L';\ncontent[7] = 'What another superb book in this totally mind blowing series. - Jackie';\ncontent[8] = 'A thoroughly recommeded book - what is even better is this is not the last volume of a trilogy but just another in a longer series. This author is fast becoming one of my favourites - Julian White';\ncontent[9] = 'The book is well written and fleshes out the heroine nicely. I enjoyed this series so far and will be excited to see the next book. I heartily recommend the entire series. - Jan';\ncontent[10] = 'There are lots of twists that keeps the reader guessing, but this increases the enjoyment. I like the characters who have facets that reveal themselves as the story unfolds. A very special story.';\ncontent[11] = 'Fascinating story structure, involving a dying city and bids for power that revolve around an ever more mysteriously important young lady who only wishes to live her life as she chooses, a possibility denied to her for all her life. - LC';\ncontent[12] = 'The Ace of Clubs is the third book in the Red Dog Conspiracy and a very complicated novel for oh so many reasons... This is a story of betrayals, both those known and unknown. It raises questions of duty when the target of that duty is innocent';\ncontent[13] = 'There was an album long ago entitled Everything You Know Is Wrong...and that is how I felt after the delicious twists turns and revelations concerning our by now beloved characters. An outstanding read and a cliff hanger that makes us impatient after leaving us surprised and uncertain as this wonderful spellbinding story unfolds. Another great read - Kort P';\ncontent[14] = 'In The Ace of Clubs, Jacqui Spadros must deal with the fallout from the events at the end of The Queen of Diamonds. Not only does it look like she will have to serve as a witness, but some mysteries and secrets begin to unravel around her. Patricia Loufbourrow does not disappoint with this third installment of The Red Dog Conspiracy. As much as I loved parts 1 and 2, this one roped me in even more. Her development of her main character, Jacqui, is phenomenal. While definitely a strong woman, her vulnerability shows in this novel, making her more rounded than your average kick-ass heroine. I also like that Loufbourrow unveils some pieces of the mysteries while giving us new ones to consider for later works. - Melissa W';\ncontent[15] = 'Book 3 reveals some answers from book 1 \u0026 2. And as well add a lot more questions to everyrhing why is it going on like that. Be prepared for shocking news! And to read when no one would disturb you. - Ola A';\ncontent[16] = 'Captivating, spine-tingling read, will be reading more from this author and I look forward to the next book in this series. - Jean F';\ncontent[17] = 'The suspense escalates and the story moves fast and villains become more clear. Who will survive and what choices will be made? HEA does not end this book but causes anxiousness for book 4. - SLB';\ncontent[18] = 'A steampunk noir novel that is exclusive, flawlessly written, well crafted, complex \u0026 intricately detailed world building descriptions \u0026 settings. Characters are complex, well seasoned \u0026 leap off of the pages \u0026 into your heart strings. A perfect addition to the series that ends with a What The Frick! ... A must read - Sophie K';\ncontent[19] = 'This third installment of the Red Dog Conspiracy continues the suspense, eye for detail and excellent character development evident in the first two books ... waiting for the next book to come out feels rather close to torture, but the next one is always worth waiting on! - Teresa C';\ncontent[20] = 'Patricia Loofbourrow had done it again. Just when you think you know where Jacqui is going, the plot twists yet again and sucks you in. Very addicting cannot get enough action, intrigue and plot twists. LOVE IT! - Tess';\ncontent[21] = 'Jacqueline Spadros is a wonderfully flawed, talented, fantastic heroine and the cast of supporting characters in this serial is superb.';\nindex = Math.floor(Math.random() * content.length);\ndocument.write(content[index]);\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWant more reviews? 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What have you gotten yourself into now?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis was by far my favorite of The Red Dog Conspiracy series to date!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI'll be reading more from this author ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The author continues to surprise me at every turn ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Absolutely loved the fourth novel in this captivating series.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It’s breathtakingly wonderful. I cannot recommend it strongly enough ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook FOUR in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-king-of-hearts-part-4-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The King of Hearts - all formats\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(spoilers for the first three books)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat if the person who hated you most was the only one who could save you?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThousands of gentlemen have gone bankrupt in Bridges and trouble brews between the Diamond and Spadros crime families. Yet the city is united in its desire to exact vengeance for those murdered in the zeppelin disaster.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePenniless and alone, private eye Jacqueline Spadros confronts the lowest point of her life. Seen as an accomplice in the financial crisis and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Jacqui faces trial in front of a hostile jury - and could receive the death penalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui knows she's been framed by the illusive Red Dog Gang. But will the jury believe her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning: alcoholism, smoking, language, discussion of infidelity, suicidal ideation, animal injury, animal death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE KING OF HEARTS is the explosive fourth chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach book builds on the information presented in the book before it. Because of this, I strongly urge you to read the first three books in this series before reading \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The King of Hearts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(warning - major spoilers for books 1 - 3!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA cold shock!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI sat up, dripping wet. “What the hell?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly stood in front of me, pitcher in hand. “You’re due at the courthouse on Market Center in an hour for your arraignment hearing. Yet here you are in bed! What’s wrong with you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy lady’s maid Amelia cowered in the corner, hands to her mouth, fear in her eyes. “You wouldn’t wake up, mum.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly grabbed my right arm, and I cried out as the numb tingling nausea returned full force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe room wavered. How many bottles did I drink last night?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly snapped at Amelia, “You, get over here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey stripped off the clothes Regina Clubb gave me at her hotel two days earlier as fast as they could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, wait, I thought, that couldn’t be right. I left the hotel on Thursday. Wasn’t this Saturday? Why would we go to the courthouse today? “A hearing? How was I supposed to —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly glared at me. “The notice.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA sealed envelope sat on my dresser. Was it there when I arrived? I couldn’t remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat day was this?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClubb Hotel had been a nightmare all its own. The way that woman laughed …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI felt sick to my stomach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly pulled me naked towards the tub. “This is going to be the fastest bath ever. Gods, you stink of booze.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe water was cold!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHands forced me under, pulled me out, water spraying across the room. They threw towels around me, rushed me into clothes, shoved me into a chair by my mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDripping thick curls, standing every which way, makeup smeared. Combs pulled my head this way and that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly got out scissors. “These tangles must go.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI clasped my head, horrified. “No!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe began snipping. “It’s just the ends, dear.” She set the scissors down, dipped a soft cloth in cold cream, wiped my face. “We’ll do your hair in the carriage.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia winced as she knelt before me, tying my right boot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmpty bottles littered the floor. A crow cawed in the middle of the empty street. Panicked dread hit me. “My bird!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePushing past Amelia, I rushed to its cage. My poor clawed bird lay bound in its bandages, eyes closed, panting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA flood of relieved gratitude: it was alive! “Bring water, Amelia.” I dribbled some into its mouth, and it drank greedily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemorse struck. How had it survived?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia took something from her pocket and put it into mine. “Your tenants’ money. I collected it whilst you were gone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI’d never considered it. “That was kind of you, Amelia.” Especially after the way I’d treated her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly let out a snort of derision, grabbed my arm, dragged me out to the navy blue carriage, and thrust me inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJust like Ma did when she sent me away\u003c\/i\u003e …. I blinked away tears as I pictured Ma pulling me from my bed. Shoving me into that carriage. The disgust on her face as she turned away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia had followed. Molly snapped, “Get the room in order.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia curtsied low. “Yes, mum, right away.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“And give my bird more water, please,” I called out as we drove away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis wasn’t my carriage. Where was my carriage? The thin black curtains were pulled, which left us sitting in dim light as the carriage barreled along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly snapped, “\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy\u003c\/b\u003e did you tell him?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Tell who what?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy head yanked backwards. Molly hissed in my ear. “How dare you tell my son his marriage was a sham! And in a letter from the hand of a servant! What has he ever done for you to hurt him so?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of Page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\" title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy ebooks\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Ebooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-ace-of-clubs-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Ace of Clubs: Part 3 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Ace of Clubs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-ten-of-spades-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Ten of Spades: Part 5 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/38gzYV\" title=\"The King of Hearts Books2Read Universal Link\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41229403062441,"sku":"KOHEB","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-king-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub-659914.jpg?v=1762529222"},{"product_id":"the-ten-of-spades-kindle-and-epub","title":"The Ten of Spades [Kindle and ePUB]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"26\" width=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Another winner.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui…Jacqui…you just can’t stay out of trouble!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis one definitely intrigued me with its plot twists and characterization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eO my goodness! What I just read, or rather devoured almost in one sit!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI highly recommend this series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI love the detective elements of the story, particularly the gritty feel to the novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Conspiracy, murder, and revenge!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Magnificent Ride!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book is quite simply superb.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook FIVE in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Ten of Spades - all formats\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ten-of-spades-part-5-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe careful what you wish for …\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut her problems are only beginning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacqui 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one she's offered may put her in the most danger of all …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE TEN OF SPADES is the fifth chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach book builds on the information presented in the book before it. Because of this, I strongly urge you to read the first four books in this series before reading \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Ten of Spades:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(warning - major spoilers for books 1 - 4!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe door slammed in my face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA cold breeze flapped the corners of my overcoat, and I quickly reached up to keep my hat atop my head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy lady’s maid Amelia Dewey sighed. “I’m sorry, mum.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarriages and horses, women and men passed by, never giving me a glance. The wooden banister snagged my glove as I descended the cracked steps. The midmorning light was weak, thin, pale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia glanced around. “Do we go on?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDid I have any choice? “We go on.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut it was much the same on 24th Street as on all the rest. The response varied from fearful curtsies to angry curses. The answer still was no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, they didn’t need an investigator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, they knew no one who might.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, I couldn’t come in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Fucking Pot rag” was the most blunt way it’d been expressed, but their eyes all said it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe worst was on West 4th, when an old widow woman offered me charity. Even in the Pot I wasn’t a beggar, nor — as some put it — a new way for the Spadros Family to gouge their quadrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI wasn’t so far gone as to take their pity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe returned home for luncheon. My butler, Blitz Spadros, opened the door for us. “Any luck?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI sighed, shook my head, went past him into our home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was a good place, those few apartments. Now that I think of it, the place was built to be a boarding house. An entry, a small parlor through a door to the right. My two rooms lay to the left: the front one my bedroom, the next my office, each with their own bath and toilet. Another unoccupied room lay beyond that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStraight ahead, stairs rose to a large room which had picture windows overlooking the street. Behind the parlor, a door led to our kitchen. The hall beside the stairs passed first the kitchen (accessible through a door to the right). Then the hall passed our empty room and turned behind the kitchen to the rooms Blitz and his wife Mary shared. A closet nestled under the stair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe building was a duplex: our half faced onto 33 1\/3 Street. It had a side door from the kitchen, which opened onto an alley barely wide enough to walk down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis was all I owned in the world, and if something didn’t happen soon, I’d lose it too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI went through the parlor into the kitchen. My housekeeper Mary stirred a pot of soup. We often had soup these days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Spadros was a pretty woman of one and twenty, with pale skin and straight light brown hair. She smiled when she saw me. “Almost ready.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI slumped into a chair. “It smells wonderful.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia came in. She now wore her maid’s uniform, black with white hat and apron. “Mum, you need out of these clothes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI let out a snort of amusement. “Always wanting to change me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“You’ll feel better once you’re into something comfortable.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI did feel better, especially once my corset came off. I hated the thing. Even as a child, I hated anything which tried to constrain me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe sat around the small kitchen table, Amelia bustling about to serve our soup and bread. A bit of graying black hair had fallen from its bundle under her hat to lie damp along her pale doughy cheek. While she placed my food precisely, she was more careless with Blitz and Mary’s items. A bit of soup slopped over the side of Mary’s bowl onto the white lace tablecloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary rolled her eyes, but not so Amelia might see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI said, “Won’t you have a cup, Amelia?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I may.” She ladled the steaming liquid into a wide mug. “I’ll sit on the back stair.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia would seldom join us — sitting at the table with your “betters” was apparently forbidden to servants in Bridges. But this didn’t bother me today. Amelia had made it quite clear that her first loyalty was to my husband, Anthony Spadros.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd Tony didn’t need to know about this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnce she’d closed the door, I asked, “What’s our situation?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlitz put his elbows on the table. “We have this month’s Family fees. We have enough to pay for your medication. And for food, if we’re careful. The main problem is the property tax.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Dame Anastasia Louis left me the deed to the building after her murder, it was about to be sold for back taxes. So his words disturbed me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Fortunately, it isn’t due for a few months yet.” He glanced aside. “Sawbuck should be here today with your allotment.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony sent money each month by way of his first cousin Ten Hogan (who everyone called Sawbuck), supposedly for “all I needed” — the minimum required by law for a woman “of my station.” But it was much less than the Court had provided during my trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe’d had to replace the parlor windows several times after rocks and bricks were thrown in. A fine metal mesh placed outside the lower windows, held up two feet away by rods of iron thrust deep into the earth, stopped that. But we were still making payments for the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd I owed Mr. Doyle Pike — the lawyer who’d saved my life — a great deal. Aside from a few cases which were little more than messenger service, I’d earned nothing. I had no idea how to pay the thousands of dollars I still owed him. It was more money than I’d ever seen in my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter the trial, Mr. Pike immediately filed a lawsuit against the city for everything he could think of: false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, libel, failure to protect me whilst in custody. That last one almost got me killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe did everything the judge asked, yet one day Mr. Pike brought bad news. “The Four Families want no more scandal. The court has been instructed to delay until we give up.” Mr. Pike had patted my hand, yet I could see his disappointment. “My dear, I can pursue this further if you wish. But it’ll be less costly, both to your pocketbook and reputation, if we stop now.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI had no money to pay what I already owed him, much less continue on. But he’d shown no inclination to forgive the debt. Each time Mr. Pike had come calling since then, I’d told Blitz to inform him I was not at home. And I hadn’t answered any of his letters. But I knew how this worked: eventually, he’d tire of being polite and hire enforcers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnyone Mr. Pike hired would hesitate to attack me, if only out of fear of the Spadros syndicate. But there were many ways to make my life miserable which didn’t involve physical violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlitz and Mary looked glum. They were living on the little they’d been able to save before they married and left Spadros Manor. I’d forbidden them to spend any of that on me, or if they did, to keep an accounting. But I knew they’d spent their money anyway — we still had meat in our soup, after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlitz — also Tony’s cousin — had been his night footman. Mary — the daughter of Tony’s butler — had been Tony’s maid. But since Blitz and Mary left Spadros Manor to become my staff, Tony seemed not to care if they starved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs one of Spadros Manor’s servants, Amelia had plenty. And I wondered if this was deliberate, a way for Tony to show what I could have — if I would only return to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWas he truly that petty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary rested her hand upon mine. “You’ll find someone who needs your help, mum. I know you will.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeople were always telling me to “go back to the Pot.” It was times like this that made me wonder if they weren’t right to say that after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop of page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\" title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy ebooks\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Ebooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" 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Diamonds [Kindle and ePUB]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"26\" width=\"122\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"This book was an exhilarating read ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Jacqui is back and trust me you need to be fresh with the series 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data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... the story takes a unexpected new aspect, and dabbles in betrayal, loyalty and romance.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... a surprise bombshell ending ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... wonderfully complex and amazingly enjoyable ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"An ongoing epic in the making.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook SIX in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog 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storm is coming ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne year has passed since the unpopular second Diamond Purge began. When the trains in Bridges mysteriously stop running, tensions among the populace rise to the point that the other three Families decide something must be done.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrivate investigator Jacqueline Spadros gets an unusual request: mediate with Cesare Diamond so that Inventors from all Four Families may meet to find a solution to the crisis.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut Jacqui has more pressing problems. Her best friend is dying, she has a missing-persons case that she can't seem to solve, and her teenage sister-in-law is out of control. When her lawyer blackmails her for the enormous amount she owes him, Jacqui does something no one would ever have expected.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning\u003c\/b\u003e: marital strife, discussion of past infidelity, smoking, language, on-screen violence, on-screen threats to the main character, intense situations, animal injury, animal death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the sixth chapter of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds (releases Oct. 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou can do what you want, but starting with \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e would be like walking in seventy minutes into a three hour movie. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon't be that guy. Start with \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and read the books in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a premium ebook, compatible with any modern digital app and device:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindle or Kindle App for phones\/tablets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApple Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Play Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKobo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative e-readers on Apple and Android products\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMicrosoft Surface and Tablets of all kinds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eiPads, iPods, iPhones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndroid phones and devices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Five of Diamonds:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDarkness lay in the opulent bedroom, save for a beam of moonlight which streamed from the open window to display the wide dressing-table and the contents there. Perfumes, makeup, all the trappings of a wealthy woman — including a decorative tall box of fine jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI crouched in shadow beside this table, waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe’d been hired to solve a string of burglaries in this fine set of apartments: a collective in Spadros quadrant, 177th Street East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe members met together every Wednesday. Over the past few weeks, a different woman returned to her rooms after each meeting to find her jewels missing. Guards had been set in the hallways, yet the thefts continued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA puzzle, and I so loved to solve them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePale bluish light ruffled the edges of sheer curtains billowing in the faint summer breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI glanced back to the doorway: all was quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI never asked why these people didn’t first go to the Spadros Family for help. Yet I did understand turning next to an investigator. Going to the police in a city ruled by the Four Families would have been their last option. Life could become most unpleasant should Roy Spadros learn they’d crossed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA grating noise at the window startled me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA hand appeared, gloved in black leather. A form clothed in black perched upon the windowsill briefly, then entered, one stealthy motion at a time. Then the figure approached, falling into and out of shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe way this person moved seemed familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy heart pounded so loudly I feared the thief might hear it. I dared not even breathe. I also was clothed in black, but any motion would bring notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike some moth reversed, the shape moved away from the moonlight’s glow to what it illuminated. More to the point, the jewelry box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA dark hand reached for the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat was far enough. I grabbed the wrist. “Got you!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\" title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy ebooks\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Ebooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ten-of-spades-part-5-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Ten 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#870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook SEVEN in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format? \u003ca title=\"The Two of Hearts - all formats\" 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her.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the truth is stranger than she ever imagined.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd what she learns changes everything.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning:\u003c\/b\u003e shooting, blood, a depiction of illness, abduction, betrayal, peril, sensuality, language, smoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE TWO OF HEARTS is the seventh chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. 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But he claimed that under the circumstances, they were quite well. “Is there anything I might have Mary get you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eJon grinned over his shoulder at me with a small shrug. “I’m wonderfully well-fed, warm, and dry, sitting next to the most beautiful woman in the world. What more might I need?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMy cheeks grew hot. “Since when have you become a flatterer?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eHe reached over to take my hand, and I loved the way his dark, dark skin looked against mine. “Never.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eWe usually went out to luncheon, Jon and I, but I’d felt unwell — not ill, mind you, but that bleeding malady which strikes women monthly, like clockwork. And even so, he’d dared brave scandal and defy quadrant-folk custom to call on me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA baby’s wail came from far beyond the kitchen. Squeezing Jon’s hand, I scooted up to press it to my cheek, eyes burning. “I don’t deserve such regard, Jon.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eHe smiled warmly. “Of course you do.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMy butler Blitz Spadros came in through the door to the kitchen wearing house clothes, carrying a tea-tray. “Care for some more?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eOur temporary housekeeper Mrs. Crawford must still have been at luncheon. It was the first of the month, and I’d given my lady’s maid Amelia the day off, just as her husband and children back at Spadros Manor had. “I’ll have some.” I swung myself around to sit up, slipping my feet into my house shoes, which sat upon the floor. My back hurt, and my innards ached, but the doctor had said tea was good for my health. And I was a bit thirsty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“No more for me,” Jon said. “I’ve used my allotment for today.” He grinned. “Have to leave room for my tonics.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eJon had a heart condition, which seemed to have worsened of late. The doctors had told him nothing more might be done, and even last week published a treatise upon his remarkable longevity. Yet despite his duties as Keeper of the Court, Jonathan took life in great ease and merriment those days, as if his ailment was merely an inconvenience. “Is your daughter well, sir?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eBlitz let out a laugh. “Being a newly-born babe must be a difficult matter, judging by the heart-rending nature of her cries. Yet the doctor claims she’s perfectly well.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eAriana Spadros was only dealt in six weeks before, and seldom slept. I turned to Jon. “Your mother was an Apprentice and your grandfather an Inventor. Are you very good at fixing things?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eBlitz said, “What is it you need fixed?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI unhooked the key to my dresser from my waistband and handed it to him. “There’s what looks like a small hatbox in my top dresser drawer. Would you bring it to me?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eBlitz gave me a wry grin. “As you command.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eJon and I both burst out laughing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eBlitz left through the door to the front hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eJon said, “Did you see the special edition news? A copy arrived just before I left to come here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI shook my head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eJon shifted to face me. “You won’t believe what Mayor Freezout said in his speech before the City Council today. He proposed that the Four Families should be sent to the Prison!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Good gods,” I said. “Has he lost his mind?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“There were several editorials asking the same thing. And that fool bill of Pike’s is back —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“Wait,” I said. “Doyle Pike’s writing bills now?” At one time, Mr. Pike had been my lawyer, until he tried blackmailing me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“No, the young one. Thrace, I believe? The one with the District Attorney’s office. He wants to make refusing to speak with the police a felony offense, rather than a fined misdemeanor.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI scoffed. “No one should be forced to speak with anyone, least of all one of those scoundrels.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eJon leaned back. “At least the Council’s got some sense.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe City Council had kept Freezout from going to outsiders for help about the train crisis. The trains seemed to be in perfect order once again, which was reassuring. But there’d been rumors that Freezout still wanted outside laborers in to help with the continual power outages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI never understood why Mayor Freezout would want outsiders involved with the city’s repair. The only thing I might imagine was that bringing those people in would shame the Families somehow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eBut with the Feds looking for any excuse to take the city, his actions endangered us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eBlitz returned with my magnification spyglass case in his hand, peering at it. “What’s this?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eI rose, taking it from him, then sat, taking out the spyglass. “It opens up, you see? Then when you look through it, small items are magnified.” But it wobbled loosely these days, rather than opening straight. I’d paid a great deal for it, and it seemed more prudent to have it repaired rather than try to find another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe sound of a carriage came clattering through the rain, which seemed odd. Our street was really too narrow to drive fast like that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eIn the midst of handing my spyglass back to Blitz, he looked past me, eyes wide. “Get down!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy ebooks\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"backto\"\u003eBack To Ebooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" 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class=\"backto\"\u003eThe Three of Spades \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Two of Hearts Books2Read Universal Link\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/mdnvGy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41245721886889,"sku":"2OHEB","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-two-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub-451259.jpg?v=1762529241"},{"product_id":"the-three-of-spades-kindle-and-epub","title":"The Three of Spades [Kindle and ePUB]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"26\" width=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is a rare mystery series that can fool me\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI am amazed and flabbergasted\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are many plot twists and turns that are completely unexpected\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui starts getting answers to some of her many questions\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI like the analogy of the dealers deal you a hand for a birth and you turn your cards in for your death\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea masterfully told story of intrigue, memories, and a plot that will keep the most tenacious detectives guessing\u003c\/span\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook EIGHT in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-three-of-spades-part-8-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Three of Spades - all formats\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003eWant 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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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut just when Jacqui thinks she's found what she's after, she finds herself instead in a much bigger - and deadlier - situation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe's getting closer to discovering what mechanisms really lie beneath the city.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd the Red Dog Gang isn't the only one who wants her stopped.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning\u003c\/strong\u003e: on-screen death, captivity, child murder, terror, blood, bad language, smoking.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE THREE OF HEARTS is the eighth chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are strongly urged to read this series in order! The \u003cstrong\u003eRed Dog Conspiracy\u003c\/strong\u003e is one big book, and if you skip around or read out of order you will not understand what's going on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a premium ebook, compatible with any modern digital app and device:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindle or Kindle App for phones\/tablets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApple Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Play Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKobo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative e-readers on Apple and Android products\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMicrosoft Surface and Tablets of all kinds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eiPads, iPods, iPhones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndroid phones and devices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Three of Spades \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Warning! Major spoilers for books 1-7):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"line-height: 100%;\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%;\"\u003eI stepped upon the sidewalk in front of Madame Biltcliffe’s Dress Shop, the golden sandstone of Clubb quadrant fine and smooth beneath my boots. The day was blustery and cool, the sky threatening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMoving my recently purchased forest green and gold paisley carpetbag to my other arm, I rubbed my right palm. It was times like this that I regretted hitting Charles Hart: the cast was off, but my hand still ached at times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs usual, the glass window-front to Madame’s former shop was engraved in gold. But the words, “Miss Tenni Mitchell, Proprietress” had been added underneath the shop’s name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInside, the shop gleamed: polished oak paneling, shiny brass fixtures, elegant mannequins displaying gowns of the finest fabric. Two very well-dressed women conferred near the back corner to my right, where the fashion books were kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the glass counter to my left, Tenni’s younger sister Oma stood behind the counter dressed in a shop maid’s uniform. She beamed, curtsying when she saw me. “Mrs. Spadros! Oh, it’s good to see you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI went to the girl — now almost a woman — and took her hand. “It’s good to see you too. Is all well?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOma went into a long description of the plans for her upcoming wedding to some police detective back in Spadros quadrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola, if I recall correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs she spoke, her cheeks bloomed, her eyes grew bright. Whatever Tenni might have thought about Oma’s feelings for the man, the girl was at the very least excited for the wedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI envied her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe suddenly stopped. “You didn’t come here to listen to this; how might I help you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou might say I had an ever-growing problem. None of my charcoal dresses fit anymore: one was too tight in the bodice, another too tight in the waist, the third wouldn’t button at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey couldn’t be mended and patched much further, and did I really need to stay in mourning?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI didn’t want to accept new dresses from Tony: I’d be returning to my apartments soon. So I had my lady’s maid Amelia Dewey take in Anna Goren’s purple dresses, then as time passed, let them out again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut I couldn’t put this off any longer. After numerous entreaties from my husband Tony and his mother Molly over the past few weeks to pick someone, anyone, as dressmaker, I decided Tenni was someone I could trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony assured me that I might have anything I wanted. It seemed such a waste. “Is your sister available?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe turned to the office behind her and knocked. “Tenni,” she called out, “Mrs. Spadros is here to see you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTenni Mitchell came forth, a woman of one and twenty. Curly red-brown hair, light brown skin; for many a day I’d used her as my double when going to my cases. Of course, now she was too tall to fool anyone who actually knew me. “Mrs. Spadros! Come in.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe ushered me into her office. The oak wood had been painted white, with black trimming around the door and windows. The cabinets were black with iron fixtures. “You’ve redecorated! Very nice.” White was my least favorite color, but it pleased me that Tenni had made the place her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTenni smiled. “I suppose it’s my Spadros quadrant upbringing: I grow tired of looking at brass and golden-brown all day.” She gestured to a chair beside her desk, black leather and gun-metal gray. “Please, sit down.” Tenni crossed one leg over her knee and folded her hands upon it. “How might I help?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“What I tell you must not be shared with anyone,” I said quietly. “Not even your sisters.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" align=\"left\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTenni nodded. “You have my word.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Ebooks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-two-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Two of Hearts: Part 7 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Two of Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/preorder-the-knave-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Knave of Hearts: Part 9 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/brPONw\" title=\"The Three of Spades Books2Read Universal Link\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41455038234793,"sku":"3OSEB","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-three-of-spades-kindle-and-epub-574807.jpg?v=1762529521"},{"product_id":"drawing-thin-kindle-and-epub","title":"Drawing Thin [Kindle and ePUB]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SIDE BOOK of the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca title=\"Drawing Thin - all formats\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/drawing-thin\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do you do when playing by the rules means a child may die?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a city owned by the Four Families, Constable Paix Hanger has advanced as far as he can. A hard-working twenty-year veteran relegated to walking a beat in the worst neighborhood of the worst precinct of the city, he resents the crime family which rules his quadrant, chafing at the restrictions placed on him by his superiors \"for his own good\". \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA boy who's a reminder of the son he might never have disappears. When one boy after another are found dead and the incompetent and corrupt detectives assigned to the case are unable to act, Constable Hanger takes matters into his own hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDRAWING THIN is the other side of The Jacq of Spades, \u003c\/strong\u003efrom the point of view of the policeman assigned to David Bryce's abduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is a COMPANION to the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eYou DO NOT have to read this book before reading the Red Dog Conspiracy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eAlthough it takes place during the series, it's recommended you read this one after reading \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ebook 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series is loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. 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No blood splattered the empty alley, no bodies adorned the back rooms of this sad little fabric shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat was the problem, he decided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe boy was just ‒ gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe closed his notebook, putting it and his pencil into his pocket. The room was odd. He'd seen similar rooms before, this close to the Pot ‒ minimal battered furnishings, nothing on the walls ‒ but this room held an emptiness that pulled at his heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo smell of food. No personal items lying about. Not even a toy or doll on the boy's thin mattress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix considered himself at that age. The boy was twelve, even if he looked ten, perhaps too old for dolls. But not even a book?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForensics men dusted the open back door frame and back stair railing for fingerprints while others photographed the barren room and the child's portrait. The family peered in from the doorway to their storefront, following the officers' every move. The mother ‒ in her middle forties with dark eyes and hair ‒ and a young man of sixteen, who looked like her. Their clothes were well-made, too fine for a 2nd Street address.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProbationary Constable Leone Briscola stood in front of them, arms on the door-posts, blocking the way. \"You think he ran off?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix flinched at the outrage which flashed through the mother's eyes. This would make things more difficult. He gave Briscola a sharp stare. \"We don't have enough evidence to say anything yet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola's swarthy cheeks reddened, his dark eyes dropping at the rebuke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix strode to the open back door. Clouds covered the late December sky, yet Lady Luck had smiled upon them ‒ it was mid-morning, with little chance of rain. Cases like these at night in a thunderstorm were much more difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the narrow steps, Paix had a clear view of the entire alley. A team photographed the alley, while another collected every item in it ‒ trash, half-eaten rats, bits of wood ‒ each placed into its own brown paper sack, the top folded and sealed. Labelled. Catalogued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf this were any other precinct, a detective or three would be ordering them around. But Precinct 1 was stretched too thin for that luxury. Their job was to do the preliminaries. Whatever detective was assigned would follow up on the case tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe alley wall across the way looked like any other. Paix moved close to inspect it: graffiti, but no hairs, no fibers, nothing to speak of what happened here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey should have cordoned off the entire alley, and examined the back stair first. Dozens of officers had walked these stairs, and others had trailed through the alley while they spoke with the family inside. \"Photograph every shoe-print of every man here. And the family's.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Yes, sir.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was routine, but he didn't want to leave anything to chance. Those eyes in the boy's tintype portrait haunted him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix pointed to a fresh mark ‒ a dog, stamped in red on the grimy brick wall. \"Did you photograph this?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Yes, Constable, but it won't help much.\" The photographer, a slender, curly-haired man dark as a Diamond, shook his head regretfully. \"Colors don't show with this film. I called for an artist.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix continued down the alleyway. No signs of a struggle suggested the boy knew his kidnapper ‒ or was lured away. He turned to face his team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola stood facing him. \"They're done with the room.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Don't ever make a determination in front of the family.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola's cheeks reddened, and he stared past. \"Sorry, Constable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix kept his voice low. \"Sorry won't mend this. It's bad enough most of the force is on the take, or shaking down people for crossing the street wrong, or playing target practice in the Pot. You know how rare it is for someone to actually call us the day of a crime?\" He turned away, trying to keep his anger under control. Then he faced his partner. \"You're a good cop. But you have to keep your mouth shut. Understand?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola's head drooped. \"Yes, sir.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix clapped Briscola's shoulder. \"What do you see?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe young man's face steadied, his shoulders straightened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was encouraging. He hoped Briscola would survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"No signs of a struggle, sir. Nothing of his left at the scene. The family heard no noise ‒\" Briscola turned to Paix, astonished. \"The boy didn't cry out.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Notice anything else?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Last night was Yuletide Center. Where are the decorations? The food? The gifts?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix nodded. And the rest of her family. Where were they?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGood thing I was assigned this case, he thought. This woman was barely surviving. To have to choose between bribes and food .... \"What else?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe watched as Briscola struggled to find something, anything to say. Finally, Briscola shook his head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The mother. She's hasn't given her children a Yuletide, yet still wears a wedding ring.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola's eyes unfocused, blinked several times. Then he frowned, his mouth twisting. \"She loves her children. It's not that.\" He hesitated. \"Recently widowed?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe took off her mourning garb, yet she kept her ring.\u003c\/i\u003e \"Yes, and by the look of things, newly arrived to Bridges.\" The answer came to him in a flash. \"They're running from something.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of Page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy ebooks\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Ebooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"next-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy Companion and Side Books\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/companions\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSee more Companions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy Main Series Books\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/main-series\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead the Red Dog Conspiracy main series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u0026lt; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy Prequels\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/prequels\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead the Prequels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Drawing Thin Books2Read Universal Link\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/bPZRV7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41610441785513,"sku":"DTEB","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/drawing-thin-kindle-and-epub-840939.jpg?v=1762896216"},{"product_id":"jacq-of-spades-12x12-poster","title":"Jacq of Spades 12\"x12\" matte poster","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eThe official licensed poster for The Jacq of Spades by concept artist Rebekah Marie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print version is 12″x12″ on premium matte paper. 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When Eleanora refuses to speak with the constable investigating the case, he suspects her of murder. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEleanora faces prison - or worse - unless she can find a way out of Dickens. But can she bear to return to the city which ruined her husband and murdered her son?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is a PREQUEL to the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eYou DO NOT have to read this book before reading the Red Dog Conspiracy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series is loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K. Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... Book Club worthy ...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereminiscent of tales from the Depression\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e I’m glad I read it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... \u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eenjoyable, captivating, detailed, well-written ...\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI'll be reading more from this author\u003c\/span\u003e.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... \u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereads like a novel and leaves you wanting more. Excellent.\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/vulnerable_480x480.jpg?v=1642105003\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/vulnerable2_480x480.jpg?v=1642105014\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from Vulnerable:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEleanora Bryce walked into her bedroom to find her husband dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe had excused himself an hour earlier, claiming he wished to read and pray in solitude before dinner. But he lay on the bed dressed in his best gray suit, the formerly full bottle of laudanum lying uncapped in his lax hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe must have taken it just after he left me, Eleanora thought. Why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLater, she would berate herself for her lack of grief at his passing. But now, it was a detached mystery, points of interest which needed to be learned, studied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA pile of papers, dry and unmarred, lay on the floor beside him. They told the story of debt, debt, and the impending ruin of his household.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe coward! For him to leave this for her to handle sent Eleanora into a fury. “May you find only Fire,” she whispered. What were they to do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eMother?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbert stood at the door, his thin face — so close to manhood — curious, concerned. “Is Father well?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEleanora let out a breath. “Your father’s dead.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor a moment, the way her son turned to the doorpost and wept moved her. His brother David rushed in, throwing himself upon his father’s body to howl in grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe empty bottle fell to the floor, rolled under the bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut no tears came.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWas she an unnatural woman, not to mourn this man?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe gazed at his lined face, his graying hair. He shared her bed these many years, gave her three children, brought her from impoverished whoredom to this comfortable home. If anyone would have asked before this moment, she would have said she loved him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYet no tears came.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePerhaps I’ll mourn him later, she thought. He was a good man. “Herbert, call for the constable.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHerbert raised reddened eyes to hers, nodded, and left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe sounds of David’s weeping filled the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEleanora’s gaze fell upon the papers beside the bed. One had fallen away from the others. She picked it up, sat on the chair to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInsurance papers. Void if death by their own hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA sudden chill came over her. Did her husband mean to leave them with nothing? Or in his anguish, did he forget what his actions would do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFootsteps: she let the paper drop to the floor, rising as several policemen came in. Their leader, a man her age with black hair, said, “I’m Constable Trey Highcard. What’s happened here?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEleanora felt as lost as Herbert looked. “I found him like this not five minutes ago.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis men trod on her husband’s papers as they handed David to her. She sat, holding her son, his sobs subsiding as they rocked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe constable said, “Dead, about an hour.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter they left, she held her sons as they wept. They’d lived through so much already. “We’ll get through this,” she told them. “Never fear. 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Men, women, children from all over Merca, nay the world, had come to celebrate the marriage of one of their own.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZeppelin pilots in their ceremonial uniforms, the Travelers' Board in full regalia. A banner at the far end: Vig And Natalia Forever.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI sat in the left corner nearest the door, staring dully at the spray of bright flowers on my table. Apparently one didn't wear full mourning to a wedding in Bridges, so instead I wore Anna Goren's deep purple dress and veil. With the crush of dignitaries in the room, no one gave me any notice.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut I was well guarded. My loyal footman Skip Honor stood behind me, dressed in his finest. The housekeeper of my apartments, Mary Spadros, sat beside me to my left. Her husband (and my apartments’ butler) Blitz beside her, their little daughter Ariana bouncing in his arms. My son Acevedo, just a month old, lay sleeping in his pram beside me to my right, his nurse Daisy sitting beside him. His guards, two men close by, two more stationed farther away, had been assigned the task by my husband Tony.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne was his first cousin and right hand man, Ten Hogan, who the men called Sawbuck. He stood looking bored. Sawbuck had wanted little to do with Acevedo, not even visiting when he was born, and only gave him a glance when assigned the duty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTony hadn't wanted me to bring the boy, but his parents insisted. \"It'd be too much for you or me to go,\" Roy had said. \"Particularly since they don't want us.\" Though he lived in our quadrant, Vígharður Vikenti had a particular dislike for the Spadros Family. \"But since the Travelers' Board will be there, we need someone to attend. And who better than our new little Heir?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI thought it a masterful move. Vig and I were old friends, and who could fault a new mother for bringing her babe?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe calculated irony of it all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI felt in a half-world between the living and the dead. My bleeding had stopped. My color had mostly returned, my strength almost what it had been. But even at the wedding of two dear friends, I felt a terrible lonely emptiness inside. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcevedo slept now, with the noise and bustle around him, but at Spadros Manor he cried day and night. Dr. Salmon called it colic, and said it should abate on its own \"in a month or two.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother two months of this and I feared I would go mad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\" title=\"Signed paperback books\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Paperbacks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-three-of-spades-part-8-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Three of Spades: Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Three of Spades \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook 10 coming soon ... \u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42120556740777,"sku":"KNOHPB","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/preorder-the-knave-of-hearts-signed-paperback-895607.jpg?v=1652918716"},{"product_id":"preorder-the-knave-of-hearts-signed-hardcover","title":"The Knave of Hearts [Signed hardcover]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook NINE in the Red Dog Conspiracy series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.ljemmerich.com\/collections\/the-incident-sam-jameson-books-one-and-two\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this case laminate hardcover novel:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca title=\"The Knave of Hearts: Part 9 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/f8gr620dpt9gukus-58755711145.shopifypreview.com\/collections\/the-knave-of-hearts-part-9-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\nAfter the devastating events of our last chapter, all private eye Jacqueline Spadros wants is to get her life back. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen a missing person she thought she'd never track down falls into her lap.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui is thrown into a series of events which not only puts her and everyone around her into danger, but changes her life forever.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning: on-screen murder, smoking, foul language, infidelity, betrayal, description of injury, gun violence, gore, on-screen suicide, child injury\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is the ninth chapter of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Knave of Hearts \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds (coming October 2024)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Dog Conspiracy is one very big story, and each book is a chapter in it. It's highly advised to read the first eight books of this series before going further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORDER this hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003ePrefer a different format? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/f8gr620dpt9gukus-58755711145.shopifypreview.com\/collections\/the-knave-of-hearts-part-9-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Knave of Hearts: Part 9 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/f8gr620dpt9gukus-58755711145.shopifypreview.com\/collections\/the-knave-of-hearts-part-9-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #830202;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #830202;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Knave of Hearts (warning, spoilers for earlier books here!):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hall burst with riotous color. Men, women, children from all over Merca, nay the world, had come to celebrate the marriage of one of their own.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZeppelin pilots in their ceremonial uniforms, the Travelers' Board in full regalia. A banner at the far end: Vig And Natalia Forever.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI sat in the left corner nearest the door, staring dully at the spray of bright flowers on my table. Apparently one didn't wear full mourning to a wedding in Bridges, so instead I wore Anna Goren's deep purple dress and veil. With the crush of dignitaries in the room, no one gave me any notice.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut I was well guarded. My loyal footman Skip Honor stood behind me, dressed in his finest. The housekeeper of my apartments, Mary Spadros, sat beside me to my left. Her husband (and my apartments’ butler) Blitz beside her, their little daughter Ariana bouncing in his arms. My son Acevedo, just a month old, lay sleeping in his pram beside me to my right, his nurse Daisy sitting beside him. His guards, two men close by, two more stationed farther away, had been assigned the task by my husband Tony.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne was his first cousin and right hand man, Ten Hogan, who the men called Sawbuck. He stood looking bored. Sawbuck had wanted little to do with Acevedo, not even visiting when he was born, and only gave him a glance when assigned the duty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTony hadn't wanted me to bring the boy, but his parents insisted. \"It'd be too much for you or me to go,\" Roy had said. \"Particularly since they don't want us.\" Though he lived in our quadrant, Vígharður Vikenti had a particular dislike for the Spadros Family. \"But since the Travelers' Board will be there, we need someone to attend. And who better than our new little Heir?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI thought it a masterful move. Vig and I were old friends, and who could fault a new mother for bringing her babe?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe calculated irony of it all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI felt in a half-world between the living and the dead. My bleeding had stopped. My color had mostly returned, my strength almost what it had been. But even at the wedding of two dear friends, I felt a terrible lonely emptiness inside. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcevedo slept now, with the noise and bustle around him, but at Spadros Manor he cried day and night. Dr. Salmon called it colic, and said it should abate on its own \"in a month or two.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother two months of this and I feared I would go mad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-hardcovers\" title=\"Signed hardcovers\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Hardcovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-three-of-spades-part-8-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Three of Spades: Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Three of Spades \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook 10 coming soon ... \u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42120598159529,"sku":"KNOHHC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/preorder-the-knave-of-hearts-signed-hardcover-733740.jpg?v=1652918715"},{"product_id":"the-queen-of-diamonds-signed-hardcover","title":"The Queen of Diamonds [Signed hardcover]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook TWO in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this case laminate hardcover novel:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca title=\"The Queen of Diamonds: Part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-queen-of-diamonds-part-2-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe just wanted an easy case ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrivate eye Jacqueline Spadros, recovering from her harrowing experiences the week prior, wants nothing more than a simple, straightforward case - preferably one the Spadros Family won't find out about. Aristocratic jewel merchant Dame Anastasia Louis, aka \"The Queen of Diamonds,\" seems to be offering the perfect arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut Jacqui can't leave the madman \"Black Jack\" Diamond's crimes unpunished. And the more she learns, the more she begins to believe that this particular job wasn't such a good idea after all...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is the second chapter of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds (coming October 2024)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 12 releases March 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 13 scheduled for March 2028\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eRed Dog Conspiracy\u003c\/strong\u003e is one very big story, and each book is a chapter in it. It's highly advised to read the first book of this series before going further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e244-page paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" title=\"Viabox\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-queen-of-diamonds-part-2-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Queen of Diamonds: Part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-queen-of-diamonds-part-2-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Capture3.jpg?v=1685040617\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Capture3.jpg?v=1685040617\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\"\u003e\ncontent = new Array(32);\ncontent[0] = 'The second book was as good as the first and a good continuation. - Alexander';\ncontent[1] = 'The atmosphere is full of distrust and intrigue, but she may have allies of which she is currently unaware and are hinted at in her interactions with them even so she, herself, does not see it. It will be interesting to see how correct...or not so...I am as the story unfolds.';\ncontent[2] = 'I really like Jacqui and her inner strength that is unwritten but told to the audience and fellow characters by her actions. Love it! - Amys Bookshelf Reviews';\ncontent[3] = 'If you like dystopian stories, steam punk, or just a great read, grab this book! - Avid reader';\ncontent[4] = 'This one was better than the first. A lot more explanations and more action and information with the family and the rest of the story. - Becky R';\ncontent[5] = 'An exciting and interesting book. Ending is even more exciting. It is a worthwhile read. - Carol';\ncontent[6] = 'I found myself reading into the wee hours of the morning. I am looking forward to the next book. - Charly';\ncontent[7] = 'I would definitely recommend it for someone looking for a good suspenseful story – but be prepared to wait for the full mystery to be revealed slowly over the process of the series. - Cheystar';\ncontent[8] = 'The Queen of Diamonds is the continuation of Jacq of Spades (read the first book first as there is a lot to keep track of). While the book expects much of the reader, I enjoyed this book more than the first as I was involved in the storyline and invested in the characters. The book combines a fictional mob tale with a detective mystery for a darkly entertaining adventure. - Holly';\ncontent[9] = 'Another great in the series. Kept you intrigued once again. If possible, even better than the first. - Jackie';\ncontent[10] = 'I could not put this book down. - Jacob Posey';\ncontent[11] = 'Queen of Diamonds pulls us farther into the world of Jacqueline Spadros. The mystery deepens and Jacqi must work to uncover the killer who always seems to be one step ahead. Loofbourrow weaves a tangled web of intrigue and suspense. Her heroine has to be quick and smart to stay alive. I like the way the author ties in the four suits of cards and references to playing hands and games. It follows the action in the book very well. This is part of a series, so beware there are unanswered questions at the end. - Jan';\ncontent[12] = 'Another great book by Patricia! This is part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy series. As with the first part, it is fast paced and exciting. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading part 3! - Kat L';\ncontent[13] = 'Stunning continuation in the Red Dog Conspiracy, wonderful flow and interesting character perspectives and growth cannot wait to see where the story Grows next highly recommend - Katie';\ncontent[14] = 'I enjoyed this second book in the series. I wanted to find out more about Jacq who is a strong woman surrounded by people who wear many masks. It was interesting trying to work out who she could trust, or who was really someone controlled by her enemies.';\ncontent[15] = 'Mystery fans, you will thoroughly enjoy the rich world of the Red Dog Conspiracy and the multi-faceted, always surprising characters. - Kort P';\ncontent[16] = 'I liked this book even more then the first one! - LaGina';\ncontent[17] = 'The second book in the Red Dog conspiracy series is awesome. It has action, conspiracies, mystery and danger to keep you holding your breath to see what happens next! In some ways I am at a loss for words. When reading time does seem to fly by. The characters are all fascinating as well as the world in which they live and in some cases die in. The families and their conflicts are part of the theme as well as the story of Jacqui and those who she loves and fights for. I highly recommend this book and suggest to read the first one as well. - Laura';\ncontent[18] = 'I deeply admire the way Loofbourrow sets up her mystery. We get to know the characters on a deeper, more personal level. They are not just names for different archetypes in a play - they are real people, swept into real conflict. - Leslie';\ncontent[19] = 'Loved both books. They take more than a little thought and a great imagination, but well worth the time. Good job. - Lynda';\ncontent[20] = 'Instead of delving deeply into the gears beneath the Bridges, this book is all about court politics, though in a more modern fashion than high fantasy. Conspiracy hobbyists should love the Bridges because everyone is plotting against everyone. This is definitely noir, including the traditional breaking of the narrative timeline. - Margaret';\ncontent[21] = 'I always fall in love when I feel, when reading, that I can be inside the scenes and plots, this author gave me the pleasure. The different ways of the plots are excellent and the characters in this murder town are a great ones (not good guys but bad as they could be). - MASTERI';\ncontent[22] = 'I believe that I may actually like this installment better than the first one—which is saying a lot since I loved it! - Melissa';\ncontent[23] = 'These books are a unique mixture of Mafia-type families, steampunk and Sherlock Holmes. Never boring and always full of surprises ...';\ncontent[24] = 'This was a great mystery with lots of suspense. I was pulled in from beginning to end. I definitely recommend this book and this series. - reviewsbyang';\ncontent[25] = 'You will find that Patricia is a gifted author, creating a rich and imaginative future filled with many complex characters. But do yourself a favor and get both books in the series. - Richard B';\ncontent[26] = 'I am really liking this story. The twists and turns are often on a knifes edge which is thrilling. All in all a really great read. - RWheeler';\ncontent[27] = 'Friends are deceiving. Servants are spying. And a old flame comes clean with his love. You are always rooting for the heroine who comes to life with a believable character. - Sandy L';\ncontent[28] = 'Mysteries, suspense, and relationships weave through this tale. Oh my gosh, The ending left me shocked. More danger ahead. - slb';\ncontent[29] = 'A remarkable written \u0026 developed novel with no plot holes. With compelling \u0026 quick-witted characters that are realistic. The premise of the novel is captivating. A spellbinding novel that is full of mystery, twists, suspense, blackmail, finding ailment cures, murder plotting, \u0026 plenty of secrets. - Sophie K';\ncontent[30] = 'Jacqui is an interesting character, trying to combine her life in the Pot with her life in the Bridges – she reflects a society where those with power and money are ignorant and dismissive of the poor. Her character and values are being further developed in this installment. I do worry about her husband though – will he be able to keep the balance in values, or not? We shall have to see. - Tango With Text';\ncontent[31] = 'This author has quickly become one of my all time favorites. Her characters are well developed and interesting. The books are full of plot twists and surprises that will catch even a seasoned reader off guard. Cannot wait for the next books in the series! - Tess';\nindex = Math.floor(Math.random() * content.length);\ndocument.write(content[index]);\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Want to see more reviews? Refresh the page!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Queen of Diamonds:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eA domed city split by four rivers, an island at its center. In the southeast quadrant, a white mansion stood on 192nd street in a heavy downpour. On the second story, a folded newspaper lay atop a tea-table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eI sat at the tea-table gazing at the curtain of water formed by the rain as it passed over the eaves. Thunder cracked, whip-like, as lightning flashed. Black clouds hung in the early morning sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eSeven days ago, the gentleman investigator Blaze Rainbow and I rescued twelve-year-old David Bryce from his kidnappers. Could I ever forget the sound of blood dripping, the gore splattered on white walls, the screams and moans of dying men?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eThis past week in my sickbed, I had ample time to consider this matter. The men I killed had friends, families, people who loved them. Could I have found another way to escape that basement and avoid whatever horrors Frank Pagliacci and Jack Diamond planned for us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eA coughing fit struck, and when it passed, I drew my robe around me, exhausted. I had been ill ever since I was caught in the storm after delivering little David to his mother. Between sickness and my more womanly troubles of a monthly nature, the past week had been miserable. I lit a cigarette, gulped down honey-lemon tea, and unfolded the newspaper, hoping to find something more pleasant. Then I saw the headline:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eAlcatraz Coup 100th Anniversary Celebration Planned\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eClubbs Host Zeppelin Station Spectacular\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eBack home in the Pot, March 1st was a day of mourning. Here, they celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eThe Pot was once the most beautiful part of the city of Bridges. A hundred years ago, Xavier Alcatraz betrayed his king, Polansky Kerr. With the help of the first Acevedo Spadros, he slaughtered my people. Today the Pot lay in ruins, its inhabitants despised. The idea of celebrating their treachery almost made me throw the paper away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eBut then I discovered this article:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003e'Miracle Gem' Health Benefits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eA Breakthrough in Modern Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eThe esteemed physician Dr. Overs Gocow of London presented a report at the Royal Academy of Science General Conference Tuesday with the results of his research into the spinel gemstone. According to his studies, this jewel provides benefit in various illnesses and a general health improvement to those without malady.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eDr. Gocow produced a document specifying illnesses treated with each gem color, with recipes for various tonics and elixirs. His document was received with acclaim from the physicians at the conference, who were interested in conducting their own research on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eSpinel is a naturally appearing gem, dug from the earth near the tonic spring near Agree, at the outpost located in Old Montana. It is thought that the gem's proximity to the tonic spring may contribute to its beneficial properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eBeing ill myself (and weary of it), I found this article fascinating. If I obtained a gem, perhaps I might avoid illness in the future. Where might I purchase one? I searched for more about these gems, and found this article in the financial section:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eGemstone Merchants Posting Record Sales\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eTrade in the so-called 'miracle' gemstone spinel has been brisk over the past two weeks, with the price of the gems going up weekly. The Bridges Daily editor, Mr. Acol Durak, interviewed the noted Market Center financier Tenace Mitchell:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eAD: What are the future prospects for spinel sales?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eTM: This is the best investment in decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eAD: How did you come to this conclusion?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eTM: Any time you have a new product combined with a scientific breakthrough, the opportunity for profit is good. In this case, where the product brings clear health benefits, the price can only go up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eWe in Bridges are fortunate to have leading gemologist Dame Anastasia Louis with us. She obtained license to produce the tonics and elixirs according to Dr. Gocow's specifications to be shipped for sale to the rest of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin: 0.04in 0.5in 0.04in 0.5in;\"\u003eAD: So this discovery will bring jobs and commerce to Bridges as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eCould this be true? I didn't recall the name Tenace Mitchell, but I had no knowledge of finance. I searched the paper further. In the classifieds, a large advertisement read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eLouis Gemstones And Fine Jewelry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eCut, Polished, And Set By\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003e\"The Queen of Diamonds\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eDame Anastasia Louis, Expert Gemologist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003eFeaturing \"The Miracle Gem\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-indent: 0.01in; margin-top: 0.04in; margin-bottom: 0.02in;\"\u003e15116 Snow, Spadros\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003eThis sounded terribly exciting. Dame Anastasia had been one of my informants for years. Not only that, she lived on our very street. Why had she not once told me of it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Signed paperbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Paperbacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Jacq of Spades \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Ace of Clubs: Part 3 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ace-of-clubs-part-3-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs \u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42120730017961,"sku":"QODHC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-queen-of-diamonds-signed-hardcover-676216.jpg?v=1652918767"},{"product_id":"preorder-brothers-signed-hardcover","title":"Brothers [Signed hardcover]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA PREQUEL to the Red Dog Conspiracy series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this case laminate hardcover novel:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/brothers-a-prequel-to-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"Brothers: A Prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA young man sold into servitude has his loyalties tested in ways he never imagined.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaised in an orphanage in Dickens, Daniel doesn't know who his parents were, where he comes from, or even his last name. Like all orphans, on his 16th birthday, he's sold to the highest bidder. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot knowing where he's going, who's bought him, or what they even want with him, Daniel embarks on an adventure he never thought he'd take. He finds love, a family, and a secure future - yet in a split second, makes a decision he ends up regretting the rest of his life.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrothers begins fourteen years before the Red Dog Conspiracy series.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning\u003c\/strong\u003e: Language, smoking, use of alcohol and drugs, attempted suicide by hanging, M\/M underage sexuality with serious consent issues, forced servitude, blood, gun violence, a man being beaten by a horsewhip, murder, discussion of child prostitution, underage M\/F sexuality with age gap (female older). \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is a PREQUEL to the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eYou DO NOT have to read this book before reading the Red Dog Conspiracy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eAlthough it takes place before the series, it's recommended you read this one after reading \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-three-of-spades-part-8-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ebook 8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORDER this hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? 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They want you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“Oh!” Daniel felt so ... surprised ... that he didn’t know what else to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eYou went to the viewing the month you turned sixteen. Everyone did. An old, brown-skinned man with round spectacles had come to Daniel’s viewing a few months back and talked to him for some time. That had been it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eFrom what Daniel was told, some were bought at their viewing; a few left that same day. But he’d also been told that it could take a while to find out whether your buyer wanted you, or if they’d changed their mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe figured the man had changed his mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel peered at Miz Lisbet sitting behind her desk. He was one of the lucky ones. Yet it meant leaving. “What happens now?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eMiz Lisbet smiled like she thought he’d lost half the cards in his hand. “You’ll need new clothes for the training in Nitivali. It’s a rush order, so you’ll leave tonight.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel gaped at her. \u003cem\u003eTonight?\u003c\/em\u003e “Yes, mum,” was all he could muster. He felt stunned, unable to move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eShe glanced up at him. “You’re dismissed.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHer voice startled him. “Oh! Yes, mum, sorry, mum.” He bowed and hurried out, carefully closing the door behind him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe was supposed to go directly to the big room where the boys lived, but he turned beside her door, hands to his face, and leaned his forehead against the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-indent-italics-western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s what I always wanted. But it’s so soon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel didn’t remember anything before the Home. From the women who ran the place and the men who came to fix things or administer beatings, Daniel learned to be sociable, to be observant, to glean any skill or insight he could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBut the other boys were his real family. They were his brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel had realized long before this that even though he’d never seen it, there was more to this world than inside the Home. 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\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca title=\"The Knave of Hearts - all formats\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-knave-of-hearts-part-9-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the devastating events of our last chapter, all private eye Jacqueline Spadros wants is to get her life back. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen a missing person she thought she'd never track down falls into her lap.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui is thrown into a series of events which not only puts her and everyone around her into danger, but changes her life forever.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning: on-screen murder, smoking, foul language, infidelity, betrayal, description of injury, gun violence, gore, on-screen suicide, child injury\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is the ninth chapter of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Knave of Hearts \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Death Card - releases March 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 13 releases March 2028\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed Dog Conspiracy\u003c\/strong\u003e is one very big story, and each book is a chapter in it. Please read the first eight books of this series before going further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Knave of Hearts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(WARNING: there are spoilers for previous books here!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hall burst with riotous color. Men, women, children from all over Merca, nay the world, had come to celebrate the marriage of one of their own.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZeppelin pilots in their ceremonial uniforms, the Travelers' Board in full regalia. A banner at the far end: Vig And Natalia Forever.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI sat in the left corner nearest the door, staring dully at the spray of bright flowers on my table. Apparently one didn't wear full mourning to a wedding in Bridges, so instead I wore Anna Goren's deep purple dress and veil. With the crush of dignitaries in the room, no one gave me any notice.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut I was well guarded. My loyal footman Skip Honor stood behind me, dressed in his finest. The housekeeper of my apartments, Mary Spadros, sat beside me to my left. Her husband (and my apartments’ butler) Blitz beside her, their little daughter Ariana bouncing in his arms. My son Acevedo, just a month old, lay sleeping in his pram beside me to my right, his nurse Daisy sitting beside him. His guards, two men close by, two more stationed farther away, had been assigned the task by my husband Tony.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne was his first cousin and right hand man, Ten Hogan, who the men called Sawbuck. He stood looking bored. Sawbuck had wanted little to do with Acevedo, not even visiting when he was born, and only gave him a glance when assigned the duty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTony hadn't wanted me to bring the boy, but his parents insisted. \"It'd be too much for you or me to go,\" Roy had said. \"Particularly since they don't want us.\" Though he lived in our quadrant, Vígharður Vikenti had a particular dislike for the Spadros Family. \"But since the Travelers' Board will be there, we need someone to attend. And who better than our new little Heir?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI thought it a masterful move. Vig and I were old friends, and who could fault a new mother for bringing her babe?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe calculated irony of it all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI felt in a half-world between the living and the dead. My bleeding had stopped. My color had mostly returned, my strength almost what it had been. But even at the wedding of two dear friends, I felt a terrible lonely emptiness inside. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcevedo slept now, with the noise and bustle around him, but at Spadros Manor he cried day and night. Dr. Salmon called it colic, and said it should abate on its own \"in a month or two.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother two months of this and I feared I would go mad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of Page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"backto\"\u003eBack To Ebooks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"backto\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"backto\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-three-of-spades-part-8-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Three of Spades: Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"prev-prod\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Three of Spades \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook 10 coming soon ... \u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Knave of Hearts Books2Read Universal Link\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/bp80Y6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42214978322601,"sku":"KNOHEB","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/preorder-the-knave-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub-418241.jpg?v=1652918715"},{"product_id":"brothers-kindle-and-epub","title":"Brothers [Kindle and ePUB]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA PREQUEL to the Red Dog Conspiracy series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/brothers-a-prequel-to-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"Brothers: A Prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA young man sold into servitude has his loyalties tested in ways he never imagined.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaised in an orphanage in Dickens, Daniel doesn't know who his parents were, where he comes from, or even his last name. 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Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a premium ebook, compatible with any modern digital app and device:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindle or Kindle App for phones\/tablets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApple Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Play Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKobo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative e-readers on Apple and Android products\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMicrosoft Surface and Tablets of all kinds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eiPads, iPods, iPhones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndroid phones and devices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003ePrefer a different format? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/brothers-a-prequel-to-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"Brothers: A Prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #830202;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #830202;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I very much enjoyed the look at the society from the ‘downstairs’ side rather than the Family ‘upstairs’ view.\" - Julian White\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"Really like that Daniel is confused about the order of Bridges and the way you introduce new readers to the world through his eyes, as he learns about The FAMILIES so does the reader.\" - Tess L.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy an early sample from Brothers:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%;\" align=\"left\"\u003e“Congratulations. They want you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“Oh!” Daniel felt so ... surprised ... that he didn’t know what else to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eYou went to the viewing the month you turned sixteen. Everyone did. An old, brown-skinned man with round spectacles had come to Daniel’s viewing a few months back and talked to him for some time. That had been it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eFrom what Daniel was told, some were bought at their viewing; a few left that same day. But he’d also been told that it could take a while to find out whether your buyer wanted you, or if they’d changed their mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe figured the man had changed his mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel peered at Miz Lisbet sitting behind her desk. He was one of the lucky ones. Yet it meant leaving. “What happens now?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eMiz Lisbet smiled like she thought he’d lost half the cards in his hand. “You’ll need new clothes for the training in Nitivali. It’s a rush order, so you’ll leave tonight.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel gaped at her. \u003cem\u003eTonight?\u003c\/em\u003e “Yes, mum,” was all he could muster. He felt stunned, unable to move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eShe glanced up at him. “You’re dismissed.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHer voice startled him. “Oh! Yes, mum, sorry, mum.” He bowed and hurried out, carefully closing the door behind him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe was supposed to go directly to the big room where the boys lived, but he turned beside her door, hands to his face, and leaned his forehead against the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-indent-italics-western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s what I always wanted. But it’s so soon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel didn’t remember anything before the Home. From the women who ran the place and the men who came to fix things or administer beatings, Daniel learned to be sociable, to be observant, to glean any skill or insight he could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBut the other boys were his real family. They were his brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel had realized long before this that even though he’d never seen it, there was more to this world than inside the Home. 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Like all orphans, on his 16th birthday, he's sold to the highest bidder. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot knowing where he's going, who's bought him, or what they even want with him, Daniel embarks on an adventure he never thought he'd take. He finds love, a family, and a secure future - yet in a split second, makes a decision he ends up regretting the rest of his life.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrothers begins fourteen years before the Red Dog Conspiracy series.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning\u003c\/strong\u003e: Language, smoking, use of alcohol and drugs, attempted suicide by hanging, M\/M underage sexuality with serious consent issues, forced servitude, blood, gun violence, a man being beaten by a horsewhip, murder, discussion of child prostitution, underage M\/F sexuality with age gap (female older). \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is a PREQUEL to the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eYou DO NOT have to read this book before reading the Red Dog Conspiracy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eAlthough it takes place before the series, it's recommended you read this one after reading \u003ca title=\"The Three of Spades: Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-three-of-spades-part-8-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ebook 8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORDER this paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? 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They want you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“Oh!” Daniel felt so ... surprised ... that he didn’t know what else to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eYou went to the viewing the month you turned sixteen. Everyone did. An old, brown-skinned man with round spectacles had come to Daniel’s viewing a few months back and talked to him for some time. That had been it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eFrom what Daniel was told, some were bought at their viewing; a few left that same day. But he’d also been told that it could take a while to find out whether your buyer wanted you, or if they’d changed their mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe figured the man had changed his mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel peered at Miz Lisbet sitting behind her desk. He was one of the lucky ones. Yet it meant leaving. “What happens now?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eMiz Lisbet smiled like she thought he’d lost half the cards in his hand. “You’ll need new clothes for the training in Nitivali. It’s a rush order, so you’ll leave tonight.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel gaped at her. \u003cem\u003eTonight?\u003c\/em\u003e “Yes, mum,” was all he could muster. He felt stunned, unable to move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eShe glanced up at him. “You’re dismissed.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHer voice startled him. “Oh! Yes, mum, sorry, mum.” He bowed and hurried out, carefully closing the door behind him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe was supposed to go directly to the big room where the boys lived, but he turned beside her door, hands to his face, and leaned his forehead against the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-indent-italics-western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s what I always wanted. But it’s so soon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel didn’t remember anything before the Home. From the women who ran the place and the men who came to fix things or administer beatings, Daniel learned to be sociable, to be observant, to glean any skill or insight he could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBut the other boys were his real family. They were his brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eDaniel had realized long before this that even though he’d never seen it, there was more to this world than inside the Home. 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Ball\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"I would recommend this to anyone who likes apocalyptic\/survival fiction. It can definitely be read as a standalone novella, but there are definitely interesting tidbits that would be especially appreciated by those already reading the main series.\" - Melissa Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from Gutshot:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"page-break-before: always;\" class=\"text-centered-bold-western\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVegas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eThe smell of sulfur was what woke me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eMy nightmare about bombs and earthquakes turned real. Pieces of concrete fell around me. Billy about pulled me out of my sleeping bag as he dragged me up against the culvert wall with the rest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eFucking lava!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eBilly wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but this time I agreed with him. Half the thirty-foot wide culvert was blocked with rubble, but the way the rocks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003edissolved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003e in the bright orange seeping under the pile forty yards away got to me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eWhen faced with extreme danger, some men run, others fight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eI freeze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eI stared at the glowing blob. I couldn’t move.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eWait, I thought. I fell asleep by the wall. How did I get in the middle there?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eGuys had blood on their faces, huge bruises, broken arms. A man lay in the dirt down the tunnel, unmoving. Gabe’s mattress — he had it standing up across the culvert to dry out — was flopped over on the ground. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eGabe crawled out from under it, pulled his leg on, and started throwing his crap into a three-wheeled shopping cart, which now had a huge dent in its side. “Come on men, move out!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eAcrid smoke stung my eyes. The way Gabe barked orders reminded me of my old drill sergeant. I couldn’t move.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eOther men screamed in terror, grabbing anything they could, running up the culvert past me into the blackness beyond. Billy pulled at my jacket. “Come on, Donnie, we gotta go!” His Raiders football helmet had a huge crack in it, and his neck brace was gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eI hated being called Donnie, but something in Billy’s voice got me moving. I patted my shirt pocket, which held the one photo I had of my family, zipped up safe in its baggie, then retrieved my pack. I found my pillows — sewed together on their ends, eye pillow and head pillow all in one — nearby. 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It’s one of people doing what they can when all seems lost. It’s about one man trying to make peace with his past even as it comes roaring back to threaten everything that he has left. It’s about finding hope ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e- Daryl J. Ball\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"I would recommend this to anyone who likes apocalyptic\/survival fiction. It can definitely be read as a standalone novella, but there are definitely interesting tidbits that would be especially appreciated by those already reading the main series.\" - Melissa Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from Gutshot:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"page-break-before: always;\" class=\"text-centered-bold-western\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVegas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eThe smell of sulfur was what woke me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eMy nightmare about bombs and earthquakes turned real. Pieces of concrete fell around me. Billy about pulled me out of my sleeping bag as he dragged me up against the culvert wall with the rest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e“\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eFucking lava!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eBilly wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but this time I agreed with him. Half the thirty-foot wide culvert was blocked with rubble, but the way the rocks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003edissolved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003e in the bright orange seeping under the pile forty yards away got to me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eWhen faced with extreme danger, some men run, others fight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eI freeze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eI stared at the glowing blob. I couldn’t move.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eWait, I thought. I fell asleep by the wall. How did I get in the middle there?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eGuys had blood on their faces, huge bruises, broken arms. A man lay in the dirt down the tunnel, unmoving. Gabe’s mattress — he had it standing up across the culvert to dry out — was flopped over on the ground. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eGabe crawled out from under it, pulled his leg on, and started throwing his crap into a three-wheeled shopping cart, which now had a huge dent in its side. “Come on men, move out!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eAcrid smoke stung my eyes. The way Gabe barked orders reminded me of my old drill sergeant. I couldn’t move.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eOther men screamed in terror, grabbing anything they could, running up the culvert past me into the blackness beyond. Billy pulled at my jacket. “Come on, Donnie, we gotta go!” His Raiders football helmet had a huge crack in it, and his neck brace was gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eI hated being called Donnie, but something in Billy’s voice got me moving. I patted my shirt pocket, which held the one photo I had of my family, zipped up safe in its baggie, then retrieved my pack. I found my pillows — sewed together on their ends, eye pillow and head pillow all in one — nearby. A guy in Chicago taught me that trick.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eI rolled up my sleeping bag, all the while glancing over at the blob inching closer. 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King Taylor Kerr is elderly, the economy is struggling, and corruption is rampant.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForty years ago, a fence was built outside of the \"Pot of Gold\" — the city proper — to keep out the growing numbers of homeless. This number has increased to over a hundred thousand, whole generations knowing nothing else but life in the tent camps.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcevedo Spadros is a high school Bridges history teacher. His former student Xavier Alcatraz is head of the Palace Guard. When King Taylor is assassinated by his son Polansky Kerr, who then plans to slaughter everyone outside the fence, Acevedo and Xavier plan the unthinkable: to bring down the Mad King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet 100 years before the Red Dog Conspiracy series, this dark, violent story brings you a collision of science fiction, steampunk, and war fiction with a story reminiscent of Black Hawk Down, set in a city gone mad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent warning:\u003c\/strong\u003e this book contains a fictional depiction of urban warfare, including on-screen mayhem and major character death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is a PREQUEL to the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eYou DO NOT have to read this book before reading the Red Dog Conspiracy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe training the the officer's did in the book to prepare for the battle was extremely similar to my real life experiences doing SWAT Training as a deputy sheriff. Very realistic descriptions of the battles and rioting (I worked a couple of riots over my years in law enforcement). The espionage from the families to take control of the city kept me on the edge of my seat ... I can recommend this book as a great escape that really bites you hard with the realistic portrayals ...\" - Tess L.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Not required reading, but definitely WORTH reading of you are enjoying this world!!\" - Luna M.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Anyone who has read The Jacq of Spades would love this prequel. It details how the crime families were formed and the changing of their names. I am hooked on The Red Dog story line!\" - Doug\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Alcatraz Coup is a prequel to the author's book The Jacq of Spades, but it is also an interesting stand alone novel about men forced to act when their new king plans to do the unthinkable. The story moves quickly, but like all of the author's books, you best pay close attention as there is a lot beneath the surface. - Holly L.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Alcatraz Coup:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"page-break-before: always;\" class=\"centered-bold-western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"page-break-before: always;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeptember 17th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcevedo Spadros stood before his Bridges History class, chalk in hand, bemused at his students' fidgeting. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe last bit of the hour on the last hour of the day must feel interminable.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"We've talked about the geo-political situation which led to the formation of the Kerr Alliance long enough.\" He grinned. \"Now let's discuss something you care about: the founding of the city. In 1500, Inventor Benjamin Kerr completed the dome and chartered Bridges as an independent city-state with the North American Federal Oversight Committee.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe class murmured, some in confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcevedo smiled. They hadn't read the chapter. \"That was the original name of the Merca Federal Union.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe ones who had read the chapter leaned back smugly, the rest had \"oh\" faces, recognition dawning as to the vast span of time and how it changed things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcevedo loved seeing that look on a child's face; it was the best part of being a teacher. \"Those of you who \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eread\u003c\/b\u003e chapter four: any questions?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA dozen hands shot up.Acevedo pointed to Jack Alcatraz, a boy of seventeen with curly brown hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"How did they build the dome?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcevedo chuckled. \"Best ask your chemistry or physics teacher that. It's made of graphene, I think.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe class laughed, but it was a good laughter, fond and relaxed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcevedo walked to the map of Bridges: a circle, cut into four equal Quadrants by their four rivers, a relatively small island at the meeting of the rivers in the center. \"The Inventor King was a deeply devout man. He laid the city out like a bridge board —\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe class murmured in confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"— to him, the rivers represented the Holy Cards. He felt the rivers were the real beauty and wealth of the city, the knowledge and life they held flowing to its center. He laid out the city focused on the rivers, not the land.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA chorus of \"oh.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcevedo smiled. \"When Inventor Kerr built Bridges, the only inhabited part was Market Center.\" Acevedo pointed to the island in the center of the map. \"But he made it defensible. When they were building the city in the 1400's, they faced attacks by the surrounding tribesmen until they could raise the dome. In time of need, they were able to retreat to the island.\" He pointed to the four bridges in turn. \"The island's only accessible by the bridges from each quadrant. With the way it's elevated,\" thirty-foot sheer cliffs above the water, \"plus the Suction, it's an effective defense.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Like a moat!\" Jack said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcevedo preferred for children to wait to be called on. \"Yes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJack didn't seem finished with his questions. \"Why is the Suction there?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy doesn't he know this already?\u003c\/i\u003e Acevedo glanced around. Every eye was on him. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey're really interested.\u003c\/i\u003e \"The water is sucked down from around the island's base and pumped under the rivers. 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Or will she be forced to face the terrible consequences of her lies and trickery once and for all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning:\u003c\/strong\u003e language, alcohol\/smoking, sexual content, infidelity, and attempted rape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE ACE OF CLUBS is the explosive third chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. 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Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA perfect addition to the series that ends with a What The Frick! Oh My Gosh! Oh My Stars \u0026amp; Garter!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI heartily recommend the entire series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Red Dog Conspiracy series draws you in more and more with each installment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCaptivating, spine-tingling read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI thoroughly enjoyed the book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery addicting cannot get enough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you've not read the earlier books - you are in for a treat and I urge you to do so. Now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Ace of Clubs (warning - spoilers for books 1 and 2!):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe headline on the front page of Tony’s paper read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"text-centered\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCORONER’S INQUEST\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"text-centered\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZeppelin Explosion Investigation:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"text-centered\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClubbs Refuse Federal Oversight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe headline made perfect sense. I could see no reason to let the Feds into Bridges. This inquest seemed merely a way to placate the city — and the Traveler’s Federation — until the Clubb Family disposed of the culprits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI peered at the newspaper, but with the breeze moving the page, I couldn’t read the date. “What day is it?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The fifteenth of April,” Sawbuck said, in a morose tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Tuesday,” Morton said, at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony seemed not to notice my question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Mr. Spadros, what news interests you so?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony turned his head towards me slowly, his eyes fixed on the page, then looked at me. “It lists who must appear as witnesses before the inquest.” He glanced at the newspaper. “It lists half the city!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMorton said, “A public examination of gentlemen?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony nodded. “The District Attorney demanded it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMorton frowned. “It’s unseemly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony pursed his lips. “I agree.” He peered at the paper. “The affair looks to go on for some time.” He shook the paper, folded it to present one page. “This article mentions Dame Anastasia —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDame Anastasia Louis had been one of my closest friends amongst the quadrant-folk of Bridges. Now she was dead. Murdered, I suspected, by Frank Pagliacci and his Red Dog Gang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“— and her swindle of the city, but also, her accomplices.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI leaned forward. “Accomplices?” Perhaps I might learn who gave her the bomb which killed her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Well, her ‘appraisers’,” Tony said. “She coached these men to claim her jewels were worth much more than their actual value in return for a cut of the profits. Every one of them has vanished. Their families are understandably distraught.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVanished? “This is incredible. How many were there?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony examined the paper. “Over twenty.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI chuckled in spite of myself. “An Oh-one for certain.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSawbuck snickered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony and Morton stared at us both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I don’t understand,” Tony said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf course he wouldn’t! “It’s something we did in the Pot. When I was a child. A saying.” I glanced at Morton, then Tony. “I’m sure it wouldn’t interest you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Not at all,” Morton said. “The Pot’s of special interest.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony’s eyes widened. “Is that so?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Indeed,” Morton said to Tony, “I’ve studied it for many years. The Pot was wealthy and beautiful before the Coup.” He shook his head. “A pity.” He said to me, “What is this ‘Oh-one’?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSawbuck said, “Mum, that’s not something —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony said, “Hush, Ten, let her talk.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSawbuck frowned, but said nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI stuck out my hand, the index and thumb together, the middle extended, the rest curled under. “Oh-one. You see? It means ...” Absolutely fucked is what it meant, but Sawbuck was right: I probably shouldn’t say that in front of fine gentlemen. “... real trouble: everyone for himself. It means run, and no one stop for anyone else, because otherwise we might all die.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop of Page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\" title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed paperbacks\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Signed Paperbacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Queen of Diamonds: Part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-queen-of-diamonds-kindle-and-epub\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The King of Hearts: Part 4 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-king-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Ace of Clubs Books2Read Universal Link\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/mdK81Z\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46978923626665,"sku":"AOCPB-1","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Original","offer_id":46978923659433,"sku":"AOCPB-2","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/the-ace-of-clubs-signed-hardcover-6202214.jpg?v=1776100735"},{"product_id":"the-king-of-hearts-signed-paperback","title":"The King of Hearts [Signed paperback]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook FOUR in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades ebook\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this paperback book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-king-of-hearts-part-4-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The King of Hearts - all formats\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat if the person who hated you most was the only one who could save you?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThousands of gentlemen have gone bankrupt in Bridges and trouble brews between the Diamond and Spadros crime families. Yet the city is united in its desire to exact vengeance for those murdered in the zeppelin disaster.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePenniless and alone, private eye Jacqueline Spadros confronts the lowest point of her life. Seen as an accomplice in the financial crisis and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Jacqui faces trial in front of a hostile jury - and could receive the death penalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui knows she's been framed by the illusive Red Dog Gang. But will the jury believe her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning: alcoholism, smoking, language, discussion of infidelity, suicidal ideation, animal injury, animal death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE KING OF HEARTS is the explosive fourth chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach book builds on the information presented in the book before it. Because of this, I strongly urge you to read the first three books in this series before reading \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e244-page paperback from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e It is even better than those modern day setting crime dramas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOh my goodness, Jacqui! What have you gotten yourself into now?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis was by far my favorite of The Red Dog Conspiracy series to date!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI'll be reading more from this author ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The author continues to surprise me at every turn ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Absolutely loved the fourth novel in this captivating series.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It’s breathtakingly wonderful. I cannot recommend it strongly enough ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The King of Hearts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(warning - major spoilers for books 1 - 3!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA cold shock!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI sat up, dripping wet. “What the hell?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly stood in front of me, pitcher in hand. “You’re due at the courthouse on Market Center in an hour for your arraignment hearing. Yet here you are in bed! What’s wrong with you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy lady’s maid Amelia cowered in the corner, hands to her mouth, fear in her eyes. “You wouldn’t wake up, mum.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly grabbed my right arm, and I cried out as the numb tingling nausea returned full force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe room wavered. How many bottles did I drink last night?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly snapped at Amelia, “You, get over here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey stripped off the clothes Regina Clubb gave me at her hotel two days earlier as fast as they could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, wait, I thought, that couldn’t be right. I left the hotel on Thursday. Wasn’t this Saturday? Why would we go to the courthouse today? “A hearing? How was I supposed to —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly glared at me. “The notice.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA sealed envelope sat on my dresser. Was it there when I arrived? I couldn’t remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat day was this?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClubb Hotel had been a nightmare all its own. The way that woman laughed …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI felt sick to my stomach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly pulled me naked towards the tub. “This is going to be the fastest bath ever. Gods, you stink of booze.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe water was cold!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHands forced me under, pulled me out, water spraying across the room. They threw towels around me, rushed me into clothes, shoved me into a chair by my mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDripping thick curls, standing every which way, makeup smeared. Combs pulled my head this way and that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly got out scissors. “These tangles must go.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI clasped my head, horrified. “No!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe began snipping. “It’s just the ends, dear.” She set the scissors down, dipped a soft cloth in cold cream, wiped my face. “We’ll do your hair in the carriage.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia winced as she knelt before me, tying my right boot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmpty bottles littered the floor. A crow cawed in the middle of the empty street. Panicked dread hit me. “My bird!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePushing past Amelia, I rushed to its cage. My poor clawed bird lay bound in its bandages, eyes closed, panting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA flood of relieved gratitude: it was alive! “Bring water, Amelia.” I dribbled some into its mouth, and it drank greedily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemorse struck. How had it survived?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia took something from her pocket and put it into mine. “Your tenants’ money. I collected it whilst you were gone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI’d never considered it. “That was kind of you, Amelia.” Especially after the way I’d treated her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly let out a snort of derision, grabbed my arm, dragged me out to the navy blue carriage, and thrust me inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJust like Ma did when she sent me away\u003c\/i\u003e …. I blinked away tears as I pictured Ma pulling me from my bed. Shoving me into that carriage. The disgust on her face as she turned away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia had followed. Molly snapped, “Get the room in order.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia curtsied low. “Yes, mum, right away.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“And give my bird more water, please,” I called out as we drove away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis wasn’t my carriage. Where was my carriage? The thin black curtains were pulled, which left us sitting in dim light as the carriage barreled along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly snapped, “\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy\u003c\/b\u003e did you tell him?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Tell who what?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy head yanked backwards. Molly hissed in my ear. “How dare you tell my son his marriage was a sham! And in a letter from the hand of a servant! 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Three of the four Families are implicated, and an inquest is called to investigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut private eye and mobster's moll Jacqueline Spadros has had enough. While she and her former lover Joseph Kerr try to learn who killed their family friend, they also begin making plans to leave the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer tormentors, however, are just getting started. As their web of lies and forgery draws ever tighter, Jacqui begins to see how deep the conspiracy against her and the Spadros Family really goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen she's called as a witness in the inquest, the secrets Jacqui has kept over the years come back to cause her serious trouble. Will she be able to escape Bridges? Or will she be forced to face the terrible consequences of her lies and trickery once and for all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning:\u003c\/strong\u003e language, alcohol\/smoking, sexual content, infidelity, and attempted rape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE ACE OF CLUBS is the explosive third chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. 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Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA perfect addition to the series that ends with a What The Frick! Oh My Gosh! Oh My Stars \u0026amp; Garter!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI heartily recommend the entire series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Red Dog Conspiracy series draws you in more and more with each installment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCaptivating, spine-tingling read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI thoroughly enjoyed the book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery addicting cannot get enough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you've not read the earlier books - you are in for a treat and I urge you to do so. Now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Ace of Clubs (warning - spoilers for books 1 and 2!):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe headline on the front page of Tony’s paper read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"text-centered\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCORONER’S INQUEST\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"text-centered\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZeppelin Explosion Investigation:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"text-centered\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClubbs Refuse Federal Oversight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe headline made perfect sense. I could see no reason to let the Feds into Bridges. This inquest seemed merely a way to placate the city — and the Traveler’s Federation — until the Clubb Family disposed of the culprits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI peered at the newspaper, but with the breeze moving the page, I couldn’t read the date. “What day is it?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The fifteenth of April,” Sawbuck said, in a morose tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Tuesday,” Morton said, at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony seemed not to notice my question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Mr. Spadros, what news interests you so?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony turned his head towards me slowly, his eyes fixed on the page, then looked at me. “It lists who must appear as witnesses before the inquest.” He glanced at the newspaper. “It lists half the city!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMorton said, “A public examination of gentlemen?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony nodded. “The District Attorney demanded it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMorton frowned. “It’s unseemly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony pursed his lips. “I agree.” He peered at the paper. “The affair looks to go on for some time.” He shook the paper, folded it to present one page. “This article mentions Dame Anastasia —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDame Anastasia Louis had been one of my closest friends amongst the quadrant-folk of Bridges. Now she was dead. Murdered, I suspected, by Frank Pagliacci and his Red Dog Gang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“— and her swindle of the city, but also, her accomplices.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI leaned forward. “Accomplices?” Perhaps I might learn who gave her the bomb which killed her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Well, her ‘appraisers’,” Tony said. “She coached these men to claim her jewels were worth much more than their actual value in return for a cut of the profits. Every one of them has vanished. Their families are understandably distraught.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVanished? “This is incredible. How many were there?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony examined the paper. “Over twenty.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI chuckled in spite of myself. “An Oh-one for certain.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSawbuck snickered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony and Morton stared at us both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I don’t understand,” Tony said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf course he wouldn’t! “It’s something we did in the Pot. When I was a child. A saying.” I glanced at Morton, then Tony. “I’m sure it wouldn’t interest you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Not at all,” Morton said. “The Pot’s of special interest.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony’s eyes widened. “Is that so?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Indeed,” Morton said to Tony, “I’ve studied it for many years. The Pot was wealthy and beautiful before the Coup.” He shook his head. “A pity.” He said to me, “What is this ‘Oh-one’?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSawbuck said, “Mum, that’s not something —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony said, “Hush, Ten, let her talk.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSawbuck frowned, but said nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI stuck out my hand, the index and thumb together, the middle extended, the rest curled under. “Oh-one. You see? It means ...” Absolutely fucked is what it meant, but Sawbuck was right: I probably shouldn’t say that in front of fine gentlemen. “... real trouble: everyone for himself. 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Yet the city is united in its desire to exact vengeance for those murdered in the zeppelin disaster.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePenniless and alone, private eye Jacqueline Spadros confronts the lowest point of her life. Seen as an accomplice in the financial crisis and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Jacqui faces trial in front of a hostile jury - and could receive the death penalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui knows she's been framed by the illusive Red Dog Gang. But will the jury believe her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning: alcoholism, smoking, language, discussion of infidelity, suicidal ideation, animal injury, animal death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE KING OF HEARTS is the explosive fourth chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach book builds on the information presented in the book before it. Because of this, I strongly urge you to read the first three books in this series before reading \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e244-page case laminate hardcover book from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e It is even better than those modern day setting crime dramas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOh my goodness, Jacqui! What have you gotten yourself into now?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis was by far my favorite of The Red Dog Conspiracy series to date!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI'll be reading more from this author ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The author continues to surprise me at every turn ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Absolutely loved the fourth novel in this captivating series.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It’s breathtakingly wonderful. I cannot recommend it strongly enough ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The King of Hearts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(warning - major spoilers for books 1 - 3!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA cold shock!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI sat up, dripping wet. “What the hell?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly stood in front of me, pitcher in hand. “You’re due at the courthouse on Market Center in an hour for your arraignment hearing. Yet here you are in bed! What’s wrong with you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy lady’s maid Amelia cowered in the corner, hands to her mouth, fear in her eyes. “You wouldn’t wake up, mum.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly grabbed my right arm, and I cried out as the numb tingling nausea returned full force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe room wavered. How many bottles did I drink last night?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly snapped at Amelia, “You, get over here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey stripped off the clothes Regina Clubb gave me at her hotel two days earlier as fast as they could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, wait, I thought, that couldn’t be right. I left the hotel on Thursday. Wasn’t this Saturday? Why would we go to the courthouse today? “A hearing? How was I supposed to —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly glared at me. “The notice.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA sealed envelope sat on my dresser. Was it there when I arrived? I couldn’t remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat day was this?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClubb Hotel had been a nightmare all its own. The way that woman laughed …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI felt sick to my stomach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly pulled me naked towards the tub. “This is going to be the fastest bath ever. Gods, you stink of booze.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe water was cold!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHands forced me under, pulled me out, water spraying across the room. They threw towels around me, rushed me into clothes, shoved me into a chair by my mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDripping thick curls, standing every which way, makeup smeared. Combs pulled my head this way and that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly got out scissors. “These tangles must go.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI clasped my head, horrified. “No!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe began snipping. “It’s just the ends, dear.” She set the scissors down, dipped a soft cloth in cold cream, wiped my face. “We’ll do your hair in the carriage.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia winced as she knelt before me, tying my right boot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmpty bottles littered the floor. A crow cawed in the middle of the empty street. Panicked dread hit me. “My bird!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePushing past Amelia, I rushed to its cage. My poor clawed bird lay bound in its bandages, eyes closed, panting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA flood of relieved gratitude: it was alive! “Bring water, Amelia.” I dribbled some into its mouth, and it drank greedily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemorse struck. How had it survived?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia took something from her pocket and put it into mine. “Your tenants’ money. I collected it whilst you were gone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI’d never considered it. “That was kind of you, Amelia.” Especially after the way I’d treated her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly let out a snort of derision, grabbed my arm, dragged me out to the navy blue carriage, and thrust me inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJust like Ma did when she sent me away\u003c\/i\u003e …. I blinked away tears as I pictured Ma pulling me from my bed. Shoving me into that carriage. The disgust on her face as she turned away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia had followed. Molly snapped, “Get the room in order.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia curtsied low. “Yes, mum, right away.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“And give my bird more water, please,” I called out as we drove away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis wasn’t my carriage. Where was my carriage? The thin black curtains were pulled, which left us sitting in dim light as the carriage barreled along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMolly snapped, “\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy\u003c\/b\u003e did you tell him?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Tell who what?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy head yanked backwards. Molly hissed in my ear. “How dare you tell my son his marriage was a sham! And in a letter from the hand of a servant! What has he ever done for you to hurt him so?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of Page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\" title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed paperbacks\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReturn To Signed Paperbacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-ace-of-clubs-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Ace of Clubs: Part 3 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Ace of Clubs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-ten-of-spades-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Ten of Spades: Part 5 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/38gzYV\" title=\"The King of Hearts Books2Read Universal Link\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691790733481,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-king-of-hearts-signed-hardcover-755907.jpg?v=1666639140"},{"product_id":"the-ten-of-spades-signed-paperback","title":"The Ten of Spades [signed paperback]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook FIVE in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this paperback book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ten-of-spades-part-5-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Ten of Spades - all formats\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe careful what you wish for …\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut her problems are only beginning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacqui 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one she's offered may put her in the most danger of all …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE TEN OF SPADES is the fifth chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach book builds on the information presented in the book before it. Because of this, I strongly urge you to read the first four books in this series before reading \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e243-page paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ten-of-spades-part-5-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Ten of Spades: Part 5 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Another winner.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui…Jacqui…you just can’t stay out of trouble!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis one definitely intrigued me with its plot twists and characterization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eO my goodness! What I just read, or rather devoured almost in one sit!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI highly recommend this series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI love the detective elements of the story, particularly the gritty feel to the novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Conspiracy, murder, and revenge!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Magnificent Ride!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book is quite simply superb.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Ten of Spades:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(warning - major spoilers for books 1 - 4!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe door slammed in my face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA cold breeze flapped the corners of my overcoat, and I quickly reached up to keep my hat atop my head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy lady’s maid Amelia Dewey sighed. “I’m sorry, mum.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarriages and horses, women and men passed by, never giving me a glance. The wooden banister snagged my glove as I descended the cracked steps. The midmorning light was weak, thin, pale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia glanced around. “Do we go on?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDid I have any choice? “We go on.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut it was much the same on 24th Street as on all the rest. The response varied from fearful curtsies to angry curses. The answer still was no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, they didn’t need an investigator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, they knew no one who might.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, I couldn’t come in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Fucking Pot rag” was the most blunt way it’d been expressed, but their eyes all said it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe worst was on West 4th, when an old widow woman offered me charity. Even in the Pot I wasn’t a beggar, nor — as some put it — a new way for the Spadros Family to gouge their quadrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI wasn’t so far gone as to take their pity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe returned home for luncheon. My butler, Blitz Spadros, opened the door for us. “Any luck?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI sighed, shook my head, went past him into our home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was a good place, those few apartments. Now that I think of it, the place was built to be a boarding house. An entry, a small parlor through a door to the right. My two rooms lay to the left: the front one my bedroom, the next my office, each with their own bath and toilet. Another unoccupied room lay beyond that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStraight ahead, stairs rose to a large room which had picture windows overlooking the street. Behind the parlor, a door led to our kitchen. The hall beside the stairs passed first the kitchen (accessible through a door to the right). Then the hall passed our empty room and turned behind the kitchen to the rooms Blitz and his wife Mary shared. A closet nestled under the stair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe building was a duplex: our half faced onto 33 1\/3 Street. It had a side door from the kitchen, which opened onto an alley barely wide enough to walk down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis was all I owned in the world, and if something didn’t happen soon, I’d lose it too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI went through the parlor into the kitchen. My housekeeper Mary stirred a pot of soup. We often had soup these days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Spadros was a pretty woman of one and twenty, with pale skin and straight light brown hair. She smiled when she saw me. “Almost ready.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI slumped into a chair. “It smells wonderful.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia came in. She now wore her maid’s uniform, black with white hat and apron. “Mum, you need out of these clothes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI let out a snort of amusement. “Always wanting to change me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“You’ll feel better once you’re into something comfortable.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI did feel better, especially once my corset came off. I hated the thing. Even as a child, I hated anything which tried to constrain me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe sat around the small kitchen table, Amelia bustling about to serve our soup and bread. A bit of graying black hair had fallen from its bundle under her hat to lie damp along her pale doughy cheek. While she placed my food precisely, she was more careless with Blitz and Mary’s items. A bit of soup slopped over the side of Mary’s bowl onto the white lace tablecloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary rolled her eyes, but not so Amelia might see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI said, “Won’t you have a cup, Amelia?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I may.” She ladled the steaming liquid into a wide mug. “I’ll sit on the back stair.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia would seldom join us — sitting at the table with your “betters” was apparently forbidden to servants in Bridges. But this didn’t bother me today. Amelia had made it quite clear that her first loyalty was to my husband, Anthony Spadros.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd Tony didn’t need to know about this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnce she’d closed the door, I asked, “What’s our situation?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlitz put his elbows on the table. “We have this month’s Family fees. We have enough to pay for your medication. And for food, if we’re careful. The main problem is the property tax.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Dame Anastasia Louis left me the deed to the building after her murder, it was about to be sold for back taxes. So his words disturbed me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Fortunately, it isn’t due for a few months yet.” He glanced aside. “Sawbuck should be here today with your allotment.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony sent money each month by way of his first cousin Ten Hogan (who everyone called Sawbuck), supposedly for “all I needed” — the minimum required by law for a woman “of my station.” But it was much less than the Court had provided during my trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe’d had to replace the parlor windows several times after rocks and bricks were thrown in. A fine metal mesh placed outside the lower windows, held up two feet away by rods of iron thrust deep into the earth, stopped that. But we were still making payments for the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd I owed Mr. Doyle Pike — the lawyer who’d saved my life — a great deal. Aside from a few cases which were little more than messenger service, I’d earned nothing. I had no idea how to pay the thousands of dollars I still owed him. It was more money than I’d ever seen in my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter the trial, Mr. Pike immediately filed a lawsuit against the city for everything he could think of: false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, libel, failure to protect me whilst in custody. That last one almost got me killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe did everything the judge asked, yet one day Mr. Pike brought bad news. “The Four Families want no more scandal. The court has been instructed to delay until we give up.” Mr. Pike had patted my hand, yet I could see his disappointment. “My dear, I can pursue this further if you wish. But it’ll be less costly, both to your pocketbook and reputation, if we stop now.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI had no money to pay what I already owed him, much less continue on. But he’d shown no inclination to forgive the debt. Each time Mr. Pike had come calling since then, I’d told Blitz to inform him I was not at home. And I hadn’t answered any of his letters. But I knew how this worked: eventually, he’d tire of being polite and hire enforcers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnyone Mr. Pike hired would hesitate to attack me, if only out of fear of the Spadros syndicate. But there were many ways to make my life miserable which didn’t involve physical violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlitz and Mary looked glum. They were living on the little they’d been able to save before they married and left Spadros Manor. I’d forbidden them to spend any of that on me, or if they did, to keep an accounting. But I knew they’d spent their money anyway — we still had meat in our soup, after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlitz — also Tony’s cousin — had been his night footman. Mary — the daughter of Tony’s butler — had been Tony’s maid. But since Blitz and Mary left Spadros Manor to become my staff, Tony seemed not to care if they starved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs one of Spadros Manor’s servants, Amelia had plenty. And I wondered if this was deliberate, a way for Tony to show what I could have — if I would only return to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWas he truly that petty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary rested her hand upon mine. “You’ll find someone who needs your help, mum. I know you will.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeople were always telling me to “go back to the Pot.” It was times like this that made me wonder if they weren’t right to say that after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop of page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed paperbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Signed Paperbacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-king-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The King of Hearts: Part 4 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The King of Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-five-of-diamonds-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Five of Diamonds: Part 6 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/b6xKY6\" title=\"The Ten of Spades Books2Read Universal Link\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700588056745,"sku":"TOSPB","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-ten-of-spades-signed-paperback-295902.jpg?v=1666927512"},{"product_id":"copy-of-the-ten-of-spades-signed-paperback","title":"The Ten of Spades [signed hardcover]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook FIVE in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this case laminate hardcover book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ten-of-spades-part-5-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Ten of Spades - all formats\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe careful what you wish for …\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut her problems are only beginning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacqui 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one she's offered may put her in the most danger of all …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is the fifth chapter of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ten of Spades \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds - coming in 2024!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRed Dog Conspiracy\u003c\/strong\u003e is one very big story, and each book is a chapter in it. It's highly advised to read the first four books of this series before going further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e244-page case laminate hardcover book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ten-of-spades-part-5-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Ten of Spades: Part 5 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Another winner.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui…Jacqui…you just can’t stay out of trouble!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis one definitely intrigued me with its plot twists and characterization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eO my goodness! What I just read, or rather devoured almost in one sit!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI highly recommend this series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI love the detective elements of the story, particularly the gritty feel to the novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Conspiracy, murder, and revenge!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Magnificent Ride!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book is quite simply superb.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Ten of Spades:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(warning - major spoilers for books 1 - 4!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe door slammed in my face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA cold breeze flapped the corners of my overcoat, and I quickly reached up to keep my hat atop my head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy lady’s maid Amelia Dewey sighed. “I’m sorry, mum.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarriages and horses, women and men passed by, never giving me a glance. The wooden banister snagged my glove as I descended the cracked steps. The midmorning light was weak, thin, pale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia glanced around. “Do we go on?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDid I have any choice? “We go on.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut it was much the same on 24th Street as on all the rest. The response varied from fearful curtsies to angry curses. The answer still was no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, they didn’t need an investigator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, they knew no one who might.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo, I couldn’t come in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Fucking Pot rag” was the most blunt way it’d been expressed, but their eyes all said it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe worst was on West 4th, when an old widow woman offered me charity. Even in the Pot I wasn’t a beggar, nor — as some put it — a new way for the Spadros Family to gouge their quadrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI wasn’t so far gone as to take their pity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe returned home for luncheon. My butler, Blitz Spadros, opened the door for us. “Any luck?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI sighed, shook my head, went past him into our home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was a good place, those few apartments. Now that I think of it, the place was built to be a boarding house. An entry, a small parlor through a door to the right. My two rooms lay to the left: the front one my bedroom, the next my office, each with their own bath and toilet. Another unoccupied room lay beyond that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStraight ahead, stairs rose to a large room which had picture windows overlooking the street. Behind the parlor, a door led to our kitchen. The hall beside the stairs passed first the kitchen (accessible through a door to the right). Then the hall passed our empty room and turned behind the kitchen to the rooms Blitz and his wife Mary shared. A closet nestled under the stair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe building was a duplex: our half faced onto 33 1\/3 Street. It had a side door from the kitchen, which opened onto an alley barely wide enough to walk down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis was all I owned in the world, and if something didn’t happen soon, I’d lose it too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI went through the parlor into the kitchen. My housekeeper Mary stirred a pot of soup. We often had soup these days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Spadros was a pretty woman of one and twenty, with pale skin and straight light brown hair. She smiled when she saw me. “Almost ready.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI slumped into a chair. “It smells wonderful.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia came in. She now wore her maid’s uniform, black with white hat and apron. “Mum, you need out of these clothes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI let out a snort of amusement. “Always wanting to change me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“You’ll feel better once you’re into something comfortable.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI did feel better, especially once my corset came off. I hated the thing. Even as a child, I hated anything which tried to constrain me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe sat around the small kitchen table, Amelia bustling about to serve our soup and bread. A bit of graying black hair had fallen from its bundle under her hat to lie damp along her pale doughy cheek. While she placed my food precisely, she was more careless with Blitz and Mary’s items. A bit of soup slopped over the side of Mary’s bowl onto the white lace tablecloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary rolled her eyes, but not so Amelia might see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI said, “Won’t you have a cup, Amelia?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I may.” She ladled the steaming liquid into a wide mug. “I’ll sit on the back stair.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmelia would seldom join us — sitting at the table with your “betters” was apparently forbidden to servants in Bridges. But this didn’t bother me today. Amelia had made it quite clear that her first loyalty was to my husband, Anthony Spadros.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd Tony didn’t need to know about this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnce she’d closed the door, I asked, “What’s our situation?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlitz put his elbows on the table. “We have this month’s Family fees. We have enough to pay for your medication. And for food, if we’re careful. The main problem is the property tax.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Dame Anastasia Louis left me the deed to the building after her murder, it was about to be sold for back taxes. So his words disturbed me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Fortunately, it isn’t due for a few months yet.” He glanced aside. “Sawbuck should be here today with your allotment.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony sent money each month by way of his first cousin Ten Hogan (who everyone called Sawbuck), supposedly for “all I needed” — the minimum required by law for a woman “of my station.” But it was much less than the Court had provided during my trial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe’d had to replace the parlor windows several times after rocks and bricks were thrown in. A fine metal mesh placed outside the lower windows, held up two feet away by rods of iron thrust deep into the earth, stopped that. But we were still making payments for the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd I owed Mr. Doyle Pike — the lawyer who’d saved my life — a great deal. Aside from a few cases which were little more than messenger service, I’d earned nothing. I had no idea how to pay the thousands of dollars I still owed him. It was more money than I’d ever seen in my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter the trial, Mr. Pike immediately filed a lawsuit against the city for everything he could think of: false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, libel, failure to protect me whilst in custody. That last one almost got me killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe did everything the judge asked, yet one day Mr. Pike brought bad news. “The Four Families want no more scandal. The court has been instructed to delay until we give up.” Mr. Pike had patted my hand, yet I could see his disappointment. “My dear, I can pursue this further if you wish. But it’ll be less costly, both to your pocketbook and reputation, if we stop now.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI had no money to pay what I already owed him, much less continue on. But he’d shown no inclination to forgive the debt. Each time Mr. Pike had come calling since then, I’d told Blitz to inform him I was not at home. And I hadn’t answered any of his letters. But I knew how this worked: eventually, he’d tire of being polite and hire enforcers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnyone Mr. Pike hired would hesitate to attack me, if only out of fear of the Spadros syndicate. But there were many ways to make my life miserable which didn’t involve physical violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlitz and Mary looked glum. They were living on the little they’d been able to save before they married and left Spadros Manor. I’d forbidden them to spend any of that on me, or if they did, to keep an accounting. But I knew they’d spent their money anyway — we still had meat in our soup, after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlitz — also Tony’s cousin — had been his night footman. Mary — the daughter of Tony’s butler — had been Tony’s maid. But since Blitz and Mary left Spadros Manor to become my staff, Tony seemed not to care if they starved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs one of Spadros Manor’s servants, Amelia had plenty. And I wondered if this was deliberate, a way for Tony to show what I could have — if I would only return to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWas he truly that petty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary rested her hand upon mine. “You’ll find someone who needs your help, mum. I know you will.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeople were always telling me to “go back to the Pot.” It was times like this that made me wonder if they weren’t right to say that after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop of page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed paperbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Signed Paperbacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-king-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The King of Hearts: Part 4 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The King of Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-five-of-diamonds-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Five of Diamonds: Part 6 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/b6xKY6\" title=\"The Ten of Spades Books2Read Universal Link\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700602507433,"sku":"TOSHC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-ten-of-spades-signed-hardcover-716365.jpg?v=1666927515"},{"product_id":"the-five-of-diamonds-signed-paperback","title":"The Five of Diamonds [signed paperback]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook SIX in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium paperback book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-five-of-diamonds-part-6-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Five of Diamonds - all formats\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(WARNING: this description contains major spoilers for books 1-5!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA storm is coming ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne year has passed since the unpopular second Diamond Purge began. When the trains in Bridges mysteriously stop running, tensions among the populace rise to the point that the other three Families decide something must be done.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrivate investigator Jacqueline Spadros gets an unusual request: mediate with Cesare Diamond so that Inventors from all Four Families may meet to find a solution to the crisis.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut Jacqui has more pressing problems. Her best friend is dying, she has a missing-persons case that she can't seem to solve, and her teenage sister-in-law is out of control. When her lawyer blackmails her for the enormous amount she owes him, Jacqui does something no one would ever have expected.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning\u003c\/b\u003e: marital strife, discussion of past infidelity, smoking, language, on-screen violence, on-screen threats to the main character, intense situations, animal injury, animal death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the sixth chapter of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs - coming October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou can do what you want, but starting with \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e would be like walking in seventy minutes into a three hour movie. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon't be that guy. Start with \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and read the books in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"This book was an exhilarating read ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Jacqui is back and trust me you need to be fresh with the series ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... nothing is what it seems.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... quite intriguing ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... the story takes a unexpected new aspect, and dabbles in betrayal, loyalty and romance.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... a surprise bombshell ending ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... wonderfully complex and amazingly enjoyable ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"An ongoing epic in the making.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e243-page paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Five of Diamonds:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDarkness lay in the opulent bedroom, save for a beam of moonlight which streamed from the open window to display the wide dressing-table and the contents there. Perfumes, makeup, all the trappings of a wealthy woman — including a decorative tall box of fine jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI crouched in shadow beside this table, waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe’d been hired to solve a string of burglaries in this fine set of apartments: a collective in Spadros quadrant, 177th Street East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe members met together every Wednesday. Over the past few weeks, a different woman returned to her rooms after each meeting to find her jewels missing. Guards had been set in the hallways, yet the thefts continued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA puzzle, and I so loved to solve them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePale bluish light ruffled the edges of sheer curtains billowing in the faint summer breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI glanced back to the doorway: all was quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI never asked why these people didn’t first go to the Spadros Family for help. Yet I did understand turning next to an investigator. Going to the police in a city ruled by the Four Families would have been their last option. Life could become most unpleasant should Roy Spadros learn they’d crossed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA grating noise at the window startled me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA hand appeared, gloved in black leather. A form clothed in black perched upon the windowsill briefly, then entered, one stealthy motion at a time. Then the figure approached, falling into and out of shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe way this person moved seemed familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy heart pounded so loudly I feared the thief might hear it. I dared not even breathe. I also was clothed in black, but any motion would bring notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike some moth reversed, the shape moved away from the moonlight’s glow to what it illuminated. More to the point, the jewelry box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA dark hand reached for the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat was far enough. I grabbed the wrist. “Got you!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed paperbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Signed Paperbacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr clear=\"all\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ten-of-spades-part-5-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Ten of Spades: Part 5 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Ten of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-two-of-hearts-part-7-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Two of Hearts: Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr clear=\"all\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701356138665,"sku":"FODPB","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-five-of-diamonds-signed-paperback-509960.jpg?v=1666970700"},{"product_id":"the-five-of-diamonds-signed-hardcover","title":"The Five of Diamonds [signed hardcover]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook SIX in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium case laminate hardcover book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-five-of-diamonds-part-6-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Five of Diamonds - all formats\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(WARNING: this description contains major spoilers for books 1-5!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA storm is coming ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne year has passed since the unpopular second Diamond Purge began. When the trains in Bridges mysteriously stop running, tensions among the populace rise to the point that the other three Families decide something must be done.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrivate investigator Jacqueline Spadros gets an unusual request: mediate with Cesare Diamond so that Inventors from all Four Families may meet to find a solution to the crisis.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut Jacqui has more pressing problems. Her best friend is dying, she has a missing-persons case that she can't seem to solve, and her teenage sister-in-law is out of control. When her lawyer blackmails her for the enormous amount she owes him, Jacqui does something no one would ever have expected.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning\u003c\/b\u003e: marital strife, discussion of past infidelity, smoking, language, on-screen violence, on-screen threats to the main character, intense situations, animal injury, animal death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the sixth chapter of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs - coming October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou can do what you want, but starting with \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e would be like walking in seventy minutes into a three hour movie. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDon't be that guy. Start with \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and read the books in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"This book was an exhilarating read ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Jacqui is back and trust me you need to be fresh with the series ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... nothing is what it seems.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... quite intriguing ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... the story takes a unexpected new aspect, and dabbles in betrayal, loyalty and romance.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... a surprise bombshell ending ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... wonderfully complex and amazingly enjoyable ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"An ongoing epic in the making.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e243-page case laminate hardcover book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Five of Diamonds:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDarkness lay in the opulent bedroom, save for a beam of moonlight which streamed from the open window to display the wide dressing-table and the contents there. Perfumes, makeup, all the trappings of a wealthy woman — including a decorative tall box of fine jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI crouched in shadow beside this table, waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe’d been hired to solve a string of burglaries in this fine set of apartments: a collective in Spadros quadrant, 177th Street East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe members met together every Wednesday. Over the past few weeks, a different woman returned to her rooms after each meeting to find her jewels missing. Guards had been set in the hallways, yet the thefts continued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA puzzle, and I so loved to solve them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePale bluish light ruffled the edges of sheer curtains billowing in the faint summer breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI glanced back to the doorway: all was quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI never asked why these people didn’t first go to the Spadros Family for help. Yet I did understand turning next to an investigator. Going to the police in a city ruled by the Four Families would have been their last option. Life could become most unpleasant should Roy Spadros learn they’d crossed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA grating noise at the window startled me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA hand appeared, gloved in black leather. A form clothed in black perched upon the windowsill briefly, then entered, one stealthy motion at a time. Then the figure approached, falling into and out of shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe way this person moved seemed familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy heart pounded so loudly I feared the thief might hear it. I dared not even breathe. I also was clothed in black, but any motion would bring notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike some moth reversed, the shape moved away from the moonlight’s glow to what it illuminated. More to the point, the jewelry box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA dark hand reached for the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat was far enough. I grabbed the wrist. “Got you!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-hardcovers\" title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed hardcovers\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Signed Hardcovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr clear=\"all\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-ten-of-spades-part-5-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Ten of Spades: Part 5 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Ten of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-two-of-hearts-part-7-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Two of Hearts: Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr clear=\"all\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701363511465,"sku":"FODHC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-five-of-diamonds-signed-hardcover-806660.jpg?v=1666970699"},{"product_id":"the-two-of-hearts-signed-paperback","title":"The Two of Hearts [signed paperback]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook SEVEN in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this paperback book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-two-of-hearts-part-7-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Two of Hearts - all formats\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning: This description has major spoilers for books 1-6.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA drive-by shooting leaves Jacqueline Spadros with little remaining support for the life she's built apart from her estranged husband Tony.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs evidence grows that the Hart Family is behind the attacks, which up to now have been laid on the doorstep of the notorious Red Dog Gang, Tony brings formal charges against the Harts before the Commission.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui wants to stop the Red Dog Gang and learn the truth about Charles Hart's obsession with her.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the truth is stranger than she ever imagined.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd what she learns changes everything.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning:\u003c\/b\u003e shooting, blood, a depiction of illness, abduction, betrayal, peril, sensuality, language, smoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE TWO OF HEARTS is the seventh chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are strongly urged to read this series in order! The \u003cstrong\u003eRed Dog Conspiracy\u003c\/strong\u003e is one big book, and if you skip around or read out of order you will not understand what's going on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is wonderfully fun stuff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe quality of this chapter does not disappoint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Amazing!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTotally different from other books I have read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe story starts out at a run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan class=\"cr-widget-DesktopGlobalReviews\" data-hook=\"cr-widget-DesktopGlobalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"global-reviews-all\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esheer delight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Bridges continues to reveal secrets ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea bigger picture we can’t see and playing Jacqui like the card she is rather than the one she believes herself to be.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e243-page paperback book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Two of Hearts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Warning! Major spoilers for books 1-6)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%;\" align=\"left\"\u003eA hot rain battered my window-screen as thunder rolled overhead. I reclined upon the sofa in my parlor, gazing out past the screen to the narrow street beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJonathan Diamond sat in an armchair beside me, trouser-legs rolled up, his damp feet now resting upon a towel set on a chair. His boots and socks hung by the fireplace to dry. “The storm’s only supposed to last another hour.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHis hands shook, just a little. And I didn’t like the way his feet looked, discolored and swollen. But he claimed that under the circumstances, they were quite well. “Is there anything I might have Mary get you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon grinned over his shoulder at me with a small shrug. “I’m wonderfully well-fed, warm, and dry, sitting next to the most beautiful woman in the world. What more might I need?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eMy cheeks grew hot. “Since when have you become a flatterer?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe reached over to take my hand, and I loved the way his dark, dark skin looked against mine. “Never.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eWe usually went out to luncheon, Jon and I, but I’d felt unwell — not ill, mind you, but that bleeding malady which strikes women monthly, like clockwork. And even so, he’d dared brave scandal and defy quadrant-folk custom to call on me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eA baby’s wail came from far beyond the kitchen. Squeezing Jon’s hand, I scooted up to press it to my cheek, eyes burning. “I don’t deserve such regard, Jon.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe smiled warmly. “Of course you do.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eMy butler Blitz Spadros came in through the door to the kitchen wearing house clothes, carrying a tea-tray. “Care for some more?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eOur temporary housekeeper Mrs. Crawford must still have been at luncheon. It was the first of the month, and I’d given my lady’s maid Amelia the day off, just as her husband and children back at Spadros Manor had. “I’ll have some.” I swung myself around to sit up, slipping my feet into my house shoes, which sat upon the floor. My back hurt, and my innards ached, but the doctor had said tea was good for my health. And I was a bit thirsty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“No more for me,” Jon said. “I’ve used my allotment for today.” He grinned. “Have to leave room for my tonics.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon had a heart condition, which seemed to have worsened of late. The doctors had told him nothing more might be done, and even last week published a treatise upon his remarkable longevity. Yet despite his duties as Keeper of the Court, Jonathan took life in great ease and merriment those days, as if his ailment was merely an inconvenience. “Is your daughter well, sir?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz let out a laugh. “Being a newly-born babe must be a difficult matter, judging by the heart-rending nature of her cries. Yet the doctor claims she’s perfectly well.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eAriana Spadros was only dealt in six weeks before, and seldom slept. I turned to Jon. “Your mother was an Apprentice and your grandfather an Inventor. Are you very good at fixing things?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz said, “What is it you need fixed?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI unhooked the key to my dresser from my waistband and handed it to him. “There’s what looks like a small hatbox in my top dresser drawer. Would you bring it to me?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz gave me a wry grin. “As you command.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon and I both burst out laughing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz left through the door to the front hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon said, “Did you see the special edition news? A copy arrived just before I left to come here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI shook my head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon shifted to face me. “You won’t believe what Mayor Freezout said in his speech before the City Council today. He proposed that the Four Families should be sent to the Prison!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“Good gods,” I said. “Has he lost his mind?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“There were several editorials asking the same thing. And that fool bill of Pike’s is back —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“Wait,” I said. “Doyle Pike’s writing bills now?” At one time, Mr. Pike had been my lawyer, until he tried blackmailing me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“No, the young one. Thrace, I believe? The one with the District Attorney’s office. He wants to make refusing to speak with the police a felony offense, rather than a fined misdemeanor.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI scoffed. “No one should be forced to speak with anyone, least of all one of those scoundrels.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon leaned back. “At least the Council’s got some sense.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eThe City Council had kept Freezout from going to outsiders for help about the train crisis. The trains seemed to be in perfect order once again, which was reassuring. But there’d been rumors that Freezout still wanted outside laborers in to help with the continual power outages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI never understood why Mayor Freezout would want outsiders involved with the city’s repair. The only thing I might imagine was that bringing those people in would shame the Families somehow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBut with the Feds looking for any excuse to take the city, his actions endangered us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz returned with my magnification spyglass case in his hand, peering at it. “What’s this?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI rose, taking it from him, then sat, taking out the spyglass. “It opens up, you see? Then when you look through it, small items are magnified.” But it wobbled loosely these days, rather than opening straight. I’d paid a great deal for it, and it seemed more prudent to have it repaired rather than try to find another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eThe sound of a carriage came clattering through the rain, which seemed odd. Our street was really too narrow to drive fast like that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eIn the midst of handing my spyglass back to Blitz, he looked past me, eyes wide. “Get down!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"western\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed paperbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Signed Paperbacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\" title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-five-of-diamonds-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Five of Diamonds: Part 6 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Five of Diamonds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-three-of-spades-kindle-and-epub\" title=\"The Three of Spades: Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/mdnvGy\" title=\"The Two of Hearts Books2Read Universal Link\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701384712361,"sku":"2OHPB","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-two-of-hearts-signed-paperback-977366.jpg?v=1666970700"},{"product_id":"the-two-of-hearts-signed-hardcover","title":"The Two of Hearts [signed hardcover]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook SEVEN in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this case laminate hardcover book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format? \u003ca title=\"The Two of Hearts - all formats\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-two-of-hearts-part-7-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning: This description has major spoilers for books 1-6.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA drive-by shooting leaves Jacqueline Spadros with little remaining support for the life she's built apart from her estranged husband Tony.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs evidence grows that the Hart Family is behind the attacks, which up to now have been laid on the doorstep of the notorious Red Dog Gang, Tony brings formal charges against the Harts before the Commission.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui wants to stop the Red Dog Gang and learn the truth about Charles Hart's obsession with her.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut the truth is stranger than she ever imagined.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd what she learns changes everything.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning:\u003c\/b\u003e shooting, blood, a depiction of illness, abduction, betrayal, peril, sensuality, language, smoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE TWO OF HEARTS is the seventh chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series, loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are strongly urged to read this series in order! The \u003cstrong\u003eRed Dog Conspiracy\u003c\/strong\u003e is one big book, and if you skip around or read out of order you will not understand what's going on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is wonderfully fun stuff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe quality of this chapter does not disappoint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Amazing!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTotally different from other books I have read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe story starts out at a run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-DesktopGlobalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-DesktopGlobalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"global-reviews-all\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esheer delight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Bridges continues to reveal secrets ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea bigger picture we can’t see and playing Jacqui like the card she is rather than the one she believes herself to be.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e243-page case laminate hardcover book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US 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Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Two of Hearts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Warning! Major spoilers for books 1-6)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eA hot rain battered my window-screen as thunder rolled overhead. I reclined upon the sofa in my parlor, gazing out past the screen to the narrow street beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJonathan Diamond sat in an armchair beside me, trouser-legs rolled up, his damp feet now resting upon a towel set on a chair. His boots and socks hung by the fireplace to dry. “The storm’s only supposed to last another hour.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHis hands shook, just a little. And I didn’t like the way his feet looked, discolored and swollen. But he claimed that under the circumstances, they were quite well. “Is there anything I might have Mary get you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon grinned over his shoulder at me with a small shrug. “I’m wonderfully well-fed, warm, and dry, sitting next to the most beautiful woman in the world. What more might I need?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eMy cheeks grew hot. “Since when have you become a flatterer?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe reached over to take my hand, and I loved the way his dark, dark skin looked against mine. “Never.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eWe usually went out to luncheon, Jon and I, but I’d felt unwell — not ill, mind you, but that bleeding malady which strikes women monthly, like clockwork. And even so, he’d dared brave scandal and defy quadrant-folk custom to call on me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eA baby’s wail came from far beyond the kitchen. Squeezing Jon’s hand, I scooted up to press it to my cheek, eyes burning. “I don’t deserve such regard, Jon.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eHe smiled warmly. “Of course you do.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eMy butler Blitz Spadros came in through the door to the kitchen wearing house clothes, carrying a tea-tray. “Care for some more?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eOur temporary housekeeper Mrs. Crawford must still have been at luncheon. It was the first of the month, and I’d given my lady’s maid Amelia the day off, just as her husband and children back at Spadros Manor had. “I’ll have some.” I swung myself around to sit up, slipping my feet into my house shoes, which sat upon the floor. My back hurt, and my innards ached, but the doctor had said tea was good for my health. And I was a bit thirsty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“No more for me,” Jon said. “I’ve used my allotment for today.” He grinned. “Have to leave room for my tonics.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon had a heart condition, which seemed to have worsened of late. The doctors had told him nothing more might be done, and even last week published a treatise upon his remarkable longevity. Yet despite his duties as Keeper of the Court, Jonathan took life in great ease and merriment those days, as if his ailment was merely an inconvenience. “Is your daughter well, sir?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz let out a laugh. “Being a newly-born babe must be a difficult matter, judging by the heart-rending nature of her cries. Yet the doctor claims she’s perfectly well.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eAriana Spadros was only dealt in six weeks before, and seldom slept. I turned to Jon. “Your mother was an Apprentice and your grandfather an Inventor. Are you very good at fixing things?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz said, “What is it you need fixed?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI unhooked the key to my dresser from my waistband and handed it to him. “There’s what looks like a small hatbox in my top dresser drawer. Would you bring it to me?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz gave me a wry grin. “As you command.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon and I both burst out laughing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz left through the door to the front hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon said, “Did you see the special edition news? A copy arrived just before I left to come here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI shook my head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon shifted to face me. “You won’t believe what Mayor Freezout said in his speech before the City Council today. He proposed that the Four Families should be sent to the Prison!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“Good gods,” I said. “Has he lost his mind?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“There were several editorials asking the same thing. And that fool bill of Pike’s is back —”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“Wait,” I said. “Doyle Pike’s writing bills now?” At one time, Mr. Pike had been my lawyer, until he tried blackmailing me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“No, the young one. Thrace, I believe? The one with the District Attorney’s office. He wants to make refusing to speak with the police a felony offense, rather than a fined misdemeanor.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI scoffed. “No one should be forced to speak with anyone, least of all one of those scoundrels.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eJon leaned back. “At least the Council’s got some sense.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eThe City Council had kept Freezout from going to outsiders for help about the train crisis. The trains seemed to be in perfect order once again, which was reassuring. But there’d been rumors that Freezout still wanted outside laborers in to help with the continual power outages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI never understood why Mayor Freezout would want outsiders involved with the city’s repair. The only thing I might imagine was that bringing those people in would shame the Families somehow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBut with the Feds looking for any excuse to take the city, his actions endangered us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBlitz returned with my magnification spyglass case in his hand, peering at it. “What’s this?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI rose, taking it from him, then sat, taking out the spyglass. “It opens up, you see? Then when you look through it, small items are magnified.” But it wobbled loosely these days, rather than opening straight. I’d paid a great deal for it, and it seemed more prudent to have it repaired rather than try to find another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eThe sound of a carriage came clattering through the rain, which seemed odd. Our street was really too narrow to drive fast like that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eIn the midst of handing my spyglass back to Blitz, he looked past me, eyes wide. “Get down!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed hardcovers\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-hardcovers\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Signed Hardcovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Five of Diamonds: Part 6 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-five-of-diamonds-kindle-and-epub\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Five of Diamonds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Three of Spades: Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-three-of-spades-kindle-and-epub\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Two of Hearts Books2Read Universal Link\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/mdnvGy\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701395165353,"sku":"2OHHC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-two-of-hearts-signed-hardcover-414945.jpg?v=1666970700"},{"product_id":"the-three-of-spades-signed-paperback","title":"The Three of Spades [signed paperback]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook EIGHT in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades ebook\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this paperback book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Three of Spades - all formats\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-three-of-spades-part-8-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003eWant other formats?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs a private eye closes in on her city's secrets, there are those who will go to any lengths to stop her.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut just when Jacqui thinks she's found what she's after, she finds herself instead in a much bigger - and deadlier - situation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe's getting closer to discovering what mechanisms really lie beneath the city.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd the Red Dog Gang isn't the only one who wants her stopped.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning\u003c\/strong\u003e: on-screen death, captivity, child murder, terror, blood, bad language, smoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003ethe eighth chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Three of Spades \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs - coming October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are strongly urged to read this series in order! The \u003cstrong\u003eRed Dog Conspiracy\u003c\/strong\u003e is one big book, and if you skip around or read out of order you will not understand what's going on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is a rare mystery series that can fool me\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI am amazed and flabbergasted\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are many plot twists and turns that are completely unexpected\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui starts getting answers to some of her many questions\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI like the analogy of the dealers deal you a hand for a birth and you turn your cards in for your death\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea masterfully told story of intrigue, memories, and a plot that will keep the most tenacious detectives guessing\u003c\/span\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e243-page paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Three of Spades (Warning! Major spoilers for books 1-7):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI stepped upon the sidewalk in front of Madame Biltcliffe’s Dress Shop, the golden sandstone of Clubb quadrant fine and smooth beneath my boots. The day was blustery and cool, the sky threatening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eMoving my recently purchased forest green and gold paisley carpetbag to my other arm, I rubbed my right palm. It was times like this that I regretted hitting Charles Hart: the cast was off, but my hand still ached at times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eAs usual, the glass window-front to Madame’s former shop was engraved in gold. But the words, “Miss Tenni Mitchell, Proprietress” had been added underneath the shop’s name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eInside, the shop gleamed: polished oak paneling, shiny brass fixtures, elegant mannequins displaying gowns of the finest fabric. Two very well-dressed women conferred near the back corner to my right, where the fashion books were kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eAt the glass counter to my left, Tenni’s younger sister Oma stood behind the counter dressed in a shop maid’s uniform. She beamed, curtsying when she saw me. “Mrs. Spadros! Oh, it’s good to see you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI went to the girl — now almost a woman — and took her hand. “It’s good to see you too. Is all well?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eOma went into a long description of the plans for her upcoming wedding to some police detective back in Spadros quadrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBriscola, if I recall correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eAs she spoke, her cheeks bloomed, her eyes grew bright. Whatever Tenni might have thought about Oma’s feelings for the man, the girl was at the very least excited for the wedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI envied her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eShe suddenly stopped. “You didn’t come here to listen to this; how might I help you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eYou might say I had an ever-growing problem. None of my charcoal dresses fit anymore: one was too tight in the bodice, another too tight in the waist, the third wouldn’t button at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eThey couldn’t be mended and patched much further, and did I really need to stay in mourning?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI didn’t want to accept new dresses from Tony: I’d be returning to my apartments soon. So I had my lady’s maid Amelia Dewey take in Anna Goren’s purple dresses, then as time passed, let them out again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBut I couldn’t put this off any longer. After numerous entreaties from my husband Tony and his mother Molly over the past few weeks to pick someone, anyone, as dressmaker, I decided Tenni was someone I could trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eTony assured me that I might have anything I wanted. It seemed such a waste. “Is your sister available?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eShe turned to the office behind her and knocked. “Tenni,” she called out, “Mrs. Spadros is here to see you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eTenni Mitchell came forth, a woman of one and twenty. Curly red-brown hair, light brown skin; for many a day I’d used her as my double when going to my cases. Of course, now she was too tall to fool anyone who actually knew me. “Mrs. Spadros! Come in.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eShe ushered me into her office. The oak wood had been painted white, with black trimming around the door and windows. The cabinets were black with iron fixtures. “You’ve redecorated! Very nice.” White was my least favorite color, but it pleased me that Tenni had made the place her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eTenni smiled. “I suppose it’s my Spadros quadrant upbringing: I grow tired of looking at brass and golden-brown all day.” She gestured to a chair beside her desk, black leather and gun-metal gray. “Please, sit down.” Tenni crossed one leg over her knee and folded her hands upon it. “How might I help?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“What I tell you must not be shared with anyone,” I said quietly. “Not even your sisters.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eTenni nodded. “You have my word.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed paperbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Signed Paperbacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Two of Hearts: Part 7 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-two-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Two of Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Knave of Hearts: Part 9 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/preorder-the-knave-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Three of Spades Books2Read Universal Link\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/brPONw\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701396246697,"sku":"3OSPB","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-three-of-spades-signed-paperback-590426.jpg?v=1666970761"},{"product_id":"the-three-of-spades-signed-hardcover","title":"The Three of Spades [signed hardcover]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook EIGHT in the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades ebook\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this case laminate hardcover book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Three of Spades - all formats\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-three-of-spades-part-8-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003eWant other formats?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs a private eye closes in on her city's secrets, there are those who will go to any lengths to stop her.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut just when Jacqui thinks she's found what she's after, she finds herself instead in a much bigger - and deadlier - situation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe's getting closer to discovering what mechanisms really lie beneath the city.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd the Red Dog Gang isn't the only one who wants her stopped.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarning\u003c\/strong\u003e: on-screen death, captivity, child murder, terror, blood, bad language, smoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003ethe eighth chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Three of Spades \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Four of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jack of Diamonds - coming October 2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are strongly urged to read this series in order! The \u003cstrong\u003eRed Dog Conspiracy\u003c\/strong\u003e is one big book, and if you skip around or read out of order you will not understand what's going on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is a rare mystery series that can fool me\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI am amazed and flabbergasted\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are many plot twists and turns that are completely unexpected\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacqui starts getting answers to some of her many questions\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI like the analogy of the dealers deal you a hand for a birth and you turn your cards in for your death\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea masterfully told story of intrigue, memories, and a plot that will keep the most tenacious detectives guessing\u003c\/span\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e243-page case laminate hardcover book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? 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Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/AoC_mysterious_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1630858381\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/holly_lenz_480x480.jpg?v=1631026257\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Three of Spades (Warning! Major spoilers for books 1-7):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 100%;\" class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 100%;\"\u003eI stepped upon the sidewalk in front of Madame Biltcliffe’s Dress Shop, the golden sandstone of Clubb quadrant fine and smooth beneath my boots. The day was blustery and cool, the sky threatening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eMoving my recently purchased forest green and gold paisley carpetbag to my other arm, I rubbed my right palm. It was times like this that I regretted hitting Charles Hart: the cast was off, but my hand still ached at times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eAs usual, the glass window-front to Madame’s former shop was engraved in gold. But the words, “Miss Tenni Mitchell, Proprietress” had been added underneath the shop’s name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eInside, the shop gleamed: polished oak paneling, shiny brass fixtures, elegant mannequins displaying gowns of the finest fabric. Two very well-dressed women conferred near the back corner to my right, where the fashion books were kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eAt the glass counter to my left, Tenni’s younger sister Oma stood behind the counter dressed in a shop maid’s uniform. She beamed, curtsying when she saw me. “Mrs. Spadros! Oh, it’s good to see you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI went to the girl — now almost a woman — and took her hand. “It’s good to see you too. Is all well?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eOma went into a long description of the plans for her upcoming wedding to some police detective back in Spadros quadrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBriscola, if I recall correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eAs she spoke, her cheeks bloomed, her eyes grew bright. Whatever Tenni might have thought about Oma’s feelings for the man, the girl was at the very least excited for the wedding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI envied her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eShe suddenly stopped. “You didn’t come here to listen to this; how might I help you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eYou might say I had an ever-growing problem. None of my charcoal dresses fit anymore: one was too tight in the bodice, another too tight in the waist, the third wouldn’t button at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eThey couldn’t be mended and patched much further, and did I really need to stay in mourning?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eI didn’t want to accept new dresses from Tony: I’d be returning to my apartments soon. So I had my lady’s maid Amelia Dewey take in Anna Goren’s purple dresses, then as time passed, let them out again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eBut I couldn’t put this off any longer. After numerous entreaties from my husband Tony and his mother Molly over the past few weeks to pick someone, anyone, as dressmaker, I decided Tenni was someone I could trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eTony assured me that I might have anything I wanted. It seemed such a waste. “Is your sister available?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eShe turned to the office behind her and knocked. “Tenni,” she called out, “Mrs. Spadros is here to see you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eTenni Mitchell came forth, a woman of one and twenty. Curly red-brown hair, light brown skin; for many a day I’d used her as my double when going to my cases. Of course, now she was too tall to fool anyone who actually knew me. “Mrs. Spadros! Come in.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eShe ushered me into her office. The oak wood had been painted white, with black trimming around the door and windows. The cabinets were black with iron fixtures. “You’ve redecorated! Very nice.” White was my least favorite color, but it pleased me that Tenni had made the place her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eTenni smiled. “I suppose it’s my Spadros quadrant upbringing: I grow tired of looking at brass and golden-brown all day.” She gestured to a chair beside her desk, black leather and gun-metal gray. “Please, sit down.” Tenni crossed one leg over her knee and folded her hands upon it. “How might I help?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e“What I tell you must not be shared with anyone,” I said quietly. “Not even your sisters.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first-line-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003eTenni nodded. “You have my word.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eTop of page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed hardcovers\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-hardcovers\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"backto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack To Signed Hardcovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStart with The Jacq of Spades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Two of Hearts: Part 7 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-two-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026lt; The Two of Hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Knave of Hearts: Part 9 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/preorder-the-knave-of-hearts-kindle-and-epub\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts \u0026gt;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Three of Spades Books2Read Universal Link\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/brPONw\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prev-prod\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701408927913,"sku":"3OSHC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-three-of-spades-signed-hardcover-826644.jpg?v=1666970761"},{"product_id":"the-alcatraz-coup-signed-paperback","title":"The Alcatraz Coup [signed paperback]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA PREQUEL to the Red Dog Conspiracy series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Red Dog Conspiracy series? 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King Taylor Kerr is elderly, the economy is struggling, and corruption is rampant.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForty years ago, a fence was built outside of the \"Pot of Gold\" — the city proper — to keep out the growing numbers of homeless. This number has increased to over a hundred thousand, whole generations knowing nothing else but life in the tent camps.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcevedo Spadros is a high school Bridges history teacher. His former student Xavier Alcatraz is head of the Palace Guard. When King Taylor is assassinated by his son Polansky Kerr, who then plans to slaughter everyone outside the fence, Acevedo and Xavier plan the unthinkable: to bring down the Mad King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet 100 years before the Red Dog Conspiracy series, this dark, violent story brings you a collision of science fiction, steampunk, and war fiction with a story reminiscent of Black Hawk Down, set in a city gone mad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent warning:\u003c\/strong\u003e this book contains a fictional depiction of urban warfare, including on-screen mayhem and major character death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is a PREQUEL to the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eYou DO NOT have to read this book before reading the Red Dog Conspiracy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series is loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e151-page paperback book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" title=\"Viabox\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #7d0202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7d0202;\"\u003ePrefer a different format? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Alcatraz Coup: A Prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-alcatraz-coup-a-prequel-to-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #9900ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #830202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #830202;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe training the the officer's did in the book to prepare for the battle was extremely similar to my real life experiences doing SWAT Training as a deputy sheriff. Very realistic descriptions of the battles and rioting (I worked a couple of riots over my years in law enforcement). The espionage from the families to take control of the city kept me on the edge of my seat ... I can recommend this book as a great escape that really bites you hard with the realistic portrayals ...\" - Tess L.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Not required reading, but definitely WORTH reading of you are enjoying this world!!\" - Luna M.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-hook=\"review-body\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Anyone who has read The Jacq of Spades would love this prequel. It details how the crime families were formed and the changing of their names. I am hooked on The Red Dog story line!\" - Doug\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\"\u003eThe Alcatraz Coup is a prequel to the author's book The Jacq of Spades, but it is also an interesting stand alone novel about men forced to act when their new king plans to do the unthinkable. The story moves quickly, but like all of the author's books, you best pay close attention as there is a lot beneath the surface. - Holly L.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from The Alcatraz Coup:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"page-break-before: always;\" class=\"centered-bold-western\" data-mce-style=\"page-break-before: always;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeptember 17th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"western\"\u003eAcevedo Spadros stood before his Bridges History class, chalk in hand, bemused at his students' fidgeting. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe last bit of the hour on the last hour of the day must feel interminable.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\"We've talked about the geo-political situation which led to the formation of the Kerr Alliance long enough.\" He grinned. \"Now let's discuss something you care about: the founding of the city. In 1500, Inventor Benjamin Kerr completed the dome and chartered Bridges as an independent city-state with the North American Federal Oversight Committee.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe class murmured, some in confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eAcevedo smiled. They hadn't read the chapter. \"That was the original name of the Merca Federal Union.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe ones who had read the chapter leaned back smugly, the rest had \"oh\" faces, recognition dawning as to the vast span of time and how it changed things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eAcevedo loved seeing that look on a child's face; it was the best part of being a teacher. \"Those of you who \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eread\u003c\/b\u003e chapter four: any questions?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA dozen hands shot up.Acevedo pointed to Jack Alcatraz, a boy of seventeen with curly brown hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\"How did they build the dome?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eAcevedo chuckled. \"Best ask your chemistry or physics teacher that. It's made of graphene, I think.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe class laughed, but it was a good laughter, fond and relaxed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eAcevedo walked to the map of Bridges: a circle, cut into four equal Quadrants by their four rivers, a relatively small island at the meeting of the rivers in the center. \"The Inventor King was a deeply devout man. He laid the city out like a bridge board —\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eThe class murmured in confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\"— to him, the rivers represented the Holy Cards. He felt the rivers were the real beauty and wealth of the city, the knowledge and life they held flowing to its center. He laid out the city focused on the rivers, not the land.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA chorus of \"oh.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eAcevedo smiled. \"When Inventor Kerr built Bridges, the only inhabited part was Market Center.\" Acevedo pointed to the island in the center of the map. \"But he made it defensible. When they were building the city in the 1400's, they faced attacks by the surrounding tribesmen until they could raise the dome. In time of need, they were able to retreat to the island.\" He pointed to the four bridges in turn. \"The island's only accessible by the bridges from each quadrant. With the way it's elevated,\" thirty-foot sheer cliffs above the water, \"plus the Suction, it's an effective defense.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\"Like a moat!\" Jack said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eAcevedo preferred for children to wait to be called on. \"Yes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eJack didn't seem finished with his questions. \"Why is the Suction there?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy doesn't he know this already?\u003c\/i\u003e Acevedo glanced around. Every eye was on him. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey're really interested.\u003c\/i\u003e \"The water is sucked down from around the island's base and pumped under the rivers. Then the water is returned to the rivers at the waterfalls around the Rim.\" He went to the board and drew a cross-section of the river pump mechanism and the path a river's water might take.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eMore \"ohs,\" and Acevedo felt surprised. \"You didn't know this?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\"No,\" several children said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eAcevedo felt uneasy. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat else haven't they been taught?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop of page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"Red Dog Conspiracy signed paperbacks\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/signed-paperbacks\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"backto\"\u003eBack To Signed Paperbacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/ebooks?sort_by=price-ascending\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"backto\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Prequels\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pattyloof.com\/collections\/prequels\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSee more Prequels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/3kZJdG\" title=\"The Alcatraz Coup: A Prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy Books2Read\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available at these stores\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"pattyloof","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701415383209,"sku":"TACPB","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/products\/the-alcatraz-coup-signed-paperback-234409.jpg?v=1666970700"},{"product_id":"drawing-thin-signed-paperback","title":"Drawing Thin [signed paperback]","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #870404;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SIDE BOOK of the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this paperback book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca title=\"Drawing Thin - all formats\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/drawing-thin\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant a different format?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do you do when playing by the rules means a child may die?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a city owned by the Four Families, Constable Paix Hanger has advanced as far as he can. A hard-working twenty-year veteran relegated to walking a beat in the worst neighborhood of the worst precinct of the city, he resents the crime family which rules his quadrant, chafing at the restrictions placed on him by his superiors \"for his own good\". \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA boy who's a reminder of the son he might never have disappears. When one boy after another are found dead and the incompetent and corrupt detectives assigned to the case are unable to act, Constable Hanger takes matters into his own hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDRAWING THIN is the other side of The Jacq of Spades, \u003c\/strong\u003efrom the point of view of the policeman assigned to David Bryce's abduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is a COMPANION to the Red Dog Conspiracy series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eYou DO NOT have to read this book before reading the Red Dog Conspiracy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eAlthough it takes place during the series, it's recommended you read this one after reading \u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-jacq-of-spades-part-1-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ebook 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Patricia Loofbourrow’s Red Dog Conspiracy series is loved by over 60,000 fans of science fiction, hard-boiled noir mystery, and psychological crime thrillers from masters such as James S.A. Corey, Richard K, Morgan, and Michael Connelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Five_Stars_Smaller_padding_480x480_14bc14ce-7dae-4e72-8e37-44e6365c2960_240x240.png?v=1628611572\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"26\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... an intriguing dystopian mystery ...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... a compelling story ...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"... a wonderful steampunk rendition of film noir detective adventures ...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This story had me gripping and turning pages until it was done.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I thoroughly enjoyed it.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Highly recommend this writer!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e174-page paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from a smoke-free, pet-free, COVID-free home (we are all vaccinated and get tested regularly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFree shipping to US addresses!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed a US address? \u003ca title=\"Viabox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.viabox.com\"\u003eI recommend Viabox\u003c\/a\u003e - I use them myself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI personally sign the book to your specifications and send it to you in a bubble-wrap mailer. Not one damaged book reported in six years of shipping them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #7a0101;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% guaranteed refund if you're not happy (you pay return shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/mysterious_amazon_customer_480x480.jpg?v=1635610792\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from Drawing Thin:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConstable Paix Hanger had attended many crime scenes, yet something about this one unnerved him. No blood splattered the empty alley, no bodies adorned the back rooms of this sad little fabric shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat was the problem, he decided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe boy was just ‒ gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe closed his notebook, putting it and his pencil into his pocket. The room was odd. He'd seen similar rooms before, this close to the Pot ‒ minimal battered furnishings, nothing on the walls ‒ but this room held an emptiness that pulled at his heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo smell of food. No personal items lying about. Not even a toy or doll on the boy's thin mattress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix considered himself at that age. The boy was twelve, even if he looked ten, perhaps too old for dolls. But not even a book?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForensics men dusted the open back door frame and back stair railing for fingerprints while others photographed the barren room and the child's portrait. The family peered in from the doorway to their storefront, following the officers' every move. The mother ‒ in her middle forties with dark eyes and hair ‒ and a young man of sixteen, who looked like her. Their clothes were well-made, too fine for a 2nd Street address.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProbationary Constable Leone Briscola stood in front of them, arms on the door-posts, blocking the way. \"You think he ran off?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix flinched at the outrage which flashed through the mother's eyes. This would make things more difficult. He gave Briscola a sharp stare. \"We don't have enough evidence to say anything yet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola's swarthy cheeks reddened, his dark eyes dropping at the rebuke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix strode to the open back door. Clouds covered the late December sky, yet Lady Luck had smiled upon them ‒ it was mid-morning, with little chance of rain. Cases like these at night in a thunderstorm were much more difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the narrow steps, Paix had a clear view of the entire alley. A team photographed the alley, while another collected every item in it ‒ trash, half-eaten rats, bits of wood ‒ each placed into its own brown paper sack, the top folded and sealed. Labelled. Catalogued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf this were any other precinct, a detective or three would be ordering them around. But Precinct 1 was stretched too thin for that luxury. Their job was to do the preliminaries. Whatever detective was assigned would follow up on the case tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe alley wall across the way looked like any other. Paix moved close to inspect it: graffiti, but no hairs, no fibers, nothing to speak of what happened here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey should have cordoned off the entire alley, and examined the back stair first. Dozens of officers had walked these stairs, and others had trailed through the alley while they spoke with the family inside. \"Photograph every shoe-print of every man here. And the family's.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Yes, sir.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was routine, but he didn't want to leave anything to chance. Those eyes in the boy's tintype portrait haunted him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix pointed to a fresh mark ‒ a dog, stamped in red on the grimy brick wall. \"Did you photograph this?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Yes, Constable, but it won't help much.\" The photographer, a slender, curly-haired man dark as a Diamond, shook his head regretfully. \"Colors don't show with this film. I called for an artist.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix continued down the alleyway. No signs of a struggle suggested the boy knew his kidnapper ‒ or was lured away. He turned to face his team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola stood facing him. \"They're done with the room.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Don't ever make a determination in front of the family.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola's cheeks reddened, and he stared past. \"Sorry, Constable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix kept his voice low. \"Sorry won't mend this. It's bad enough most of the force is on the take, or shaking down people for crossing the street wrong, or playing target practice in the Pot. You know how rare it is for someone to actually call us the day of a crime?\" He turned away, trying to keep his anger under control. Then he faced his partner. \"You're a good cop. But you have to keep your mouth shut. Understand?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola's head drooped. \"Yes, sir.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix clapped Briscola's shoulder. \"What do you see?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe young man's face steadied, his shoulders straightened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was encouraging. He hoped Briscola would survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"No signs of a struggle, sir. Nothing of his left at the scene. The family heard no noise ‒\" Briscola turned to Paix, astonished. \"The boy didn't cry out.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Notice anything else?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Last night was Yuletide Center. Where are the decorations? The food? The gifts?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaix nodded. And the rest of her family. Where were they?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGood thing I was assigned this case, he thought. This woman was barely surviving. To have to choose between bribes and food .... \"What else?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe watched as Briscola struggled to find something, anything to say. Finally, Briscola shook his head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The mother. She's hasn't given her children a Yuletide, yet still wears a wedding ring.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBriscola's eyes unfocused, blinked several times. Then he frowned, his mouth twisting. \"She loves her children. 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A woman lets one last customer into her shop. Two kids sneak away to a party.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese all sound normal. But these simple actions are on worlds that it's unlikely you've seen before.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwenty short stories bring you twenty weird worlds you won't soon forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Small Victory - they're coming for her. What should she do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlon - a young queen's visit to her vassal leads to a dilemma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBellicola and the Dragon - a child's story of the far past. Or is it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChipmunk Station - a miner is surprised when he arrives at his new job.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlames - what if one action would bring you eternal power?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKythera - can life spring from the inanimate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucky - just an ordinary job. Right?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMerry Christmas - a man deals with his crazy father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMmrra - two teens sneak off to a party. What they find on the way changes everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProof - a girl's being kidnapped! Or is she?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReady To Go - this is her last assignment. But it all goes sideways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSavita - it was just a routine mission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrawberries - a guy gets into a cab. That's when the fun begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTakashilipsi - a child goes to a funeral, and it changes everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Customer - she let in one last customer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Doors of Hell - minions of the Dark One threaten his people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fire God - a question is answered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Right Ammo - something's in the barn. He's gonna investigate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo See What Others Cannot - she can't rest until she finds what she's after.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWealth Beyond Compare - a man's future is decided in the courtroom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDefinitely different.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"... \u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003einteresting worlds and characters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-hook=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI'll be reading more from this author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy a sample from Weird Worlds:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-centered-bold-western\" style=\"page-break-before: always;\" data-mce-style=\"page-break-before: always;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Small Victory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003eOutside the marble city, war raged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eInside the shining room lay just as much turbulence, although the machines stood quietly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003e\"They've reached the inner defenses and are proceeding to ransack the building,\" the queen said.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-body-indent\"\u003eA flurry of agitated electrical thought. 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\u003ca title=\"The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\" href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/products\/the-jacq-of-spades-ebook\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eStart here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this premium ebook:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #850808;\"\u003ePrefer a different format?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pattyloof.com\/collections\/the-four-of-clubs-part-10-of-the-red-dog-conspiracy\" title=\"The Four of Clubs: Part 10 of the Red Dog Conspiracy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecovering from the tremendous losses she's suffered in our last chapter, private eye and mafia wife Jacqueline Spadros gets a new case from an unlikely source: her mobster husband.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut when a mutual friend goes missing, Jacqui and her husband must join forces on a case which quickly turns deadly.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarning: death of major characters, smoking, foul language, infidelity, betrayal, medical emergency, disability\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7a0101;\"\u003eThis is the tenth chapter of a 13-part serial novel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jacq of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Queen of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ace of Clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King of Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ten of Spades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Five of Diamonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Two of Hearts \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Three of Spades\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Knave of Hearts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Four of Clubs \u0026lt;-- you are here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook 11 coming October 2024, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Dog Conspiracy is one very big story, and each book is a chapter in it. It's highly advised to read the first nine books of this series before going further or you will not understand what is happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a 75,000 word digital ebook that you download to your device.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy an early sample from The Four of Clubs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(WARNING: there are spoilers for previous books here!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy dressmaker Tenni Mitchell and I were in my former bedroom, at my apartments on 33 1\/3 Street, Spadros quadrant, as she fitted me for my Summer gown. Apparently, for a Clubb quadrant citizen to go to Spadros Manor involved a great deal of fuss, so here we were.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI stood on a box, rather somewhat on display, like a store-front doll. But the window-screens were still up, the curtains to the front windows shut. No one might see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutside, the day was bright. Birds sang. Six of my men stood guard, encircling the building. It was safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI loved being here. And it was better than all I'd have to go through for the Queen of Spadros to visit Tenni's dress shop in Clubb quadrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni, however, was in tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"She moved out! She won't tell me what's wrong, only that she can't be with someone keeping secrets from her. Her!\" Tenni began sobbing once more. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \"her\" in question was Tenni's paramour, Cheisara Golf, with whom she'd just bought a home on 93rd Street, Clubb quadrant. From all accounts, it was a nice home, with a lovely yard where Tenni's younger sisters might play, or even receive suitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Clubbs were well-known for their secrets, their trade in them. Their vast network of spies. For the woman to leave Tenni on that account sounded ... well, different. \"What is it she thinks you've kept from her?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni wiped her eyes, her face downcast. \"We had men there moving the girls' rooms, and they asked about my sewing room.\" Tenni glanced round. \"You know.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI smiled at her. \"Yes.\" The room where she kept her illegal sewing machine. Tech forbidden by the Cultural Correctness Committee, because it ran on electrical power. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"And after they left, she asked about what lay inside, why I kept it locked, why I never let her see. I told her it was only my sewing supplies, with dresses that customers wished kept hidden. But she pressed the matter.\" She glanced at me then. \"You told me never to tell anyone, mum.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOh, dear. \"I did.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni shook her head, just a bit. \"I thought it was over, but last night, with the girls in bed and the boxes around us, she said she couldn't live with secrets. Just like that, she got up and called for a taxi.\" Tears streamed down Tenni's face. \"She went back to Clubb Manor!\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wanted to hug her, but her tears would have quite ruined the new dress I wore. So I put a hand on her arm. \"I'm sorry.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I don't know what to do! I -\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"You don't trust her. Not to tell anyone else.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni nodded, her voice filled with derision. \"Especially that grandmother of hers.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegina Clubb. The woman was insufferable.\"Tenni, I think Mrs. Clubb already knows. She must. Don't you see? When Madame Biltcliffe was murdered, the police went everywhere. They had to have seen it. But they didn't ask for bribes to keep the machine quiet. So she must have put you off-limits.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni nodded, took a breath. She was five years younger than me, but right then she seemed much younger than that. \"Okay.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I don't wish to pry.\" I hesitated. \"But surely a locked door isn't reason to leave. Is it?\" It seemed as if more had happened.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni looked despondent. \"I don't know! She's always asking about things. Things I'd rather not speak of.\" She gave me a brief glance. \"I love her, truly I do. But ...\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There's things you don't wish to speak of. Other things.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yes! Why does she need to \u003cstrong\u003eknow\u003c\/strong\u003e everything? Why won't she just let it \u003cstrong\u003ebe\u003c\/strong\u003e?\" With that, she turned away, hands to her face.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wasn't sure what counsel to give her, or even if I should. My choices in relationship matters had hardly been successful. I stepped off the box. \"Tenni, perhaps she just needs time. Just to think about what's important.\" A handkerchief lay on the tea-table, and I offered it to her. \"I recall when I bought this place, how uncertain I felt. She's made a big step.\" I struggled to find the words for her. \"Perhaps this time apart will help her see why she does these things, why she feels as she does.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni glanced over, a bit more hopeful.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI shrugged. \"How are the wedding plans?\" Tenni's sister Oma was set to marry a Detective Constable in Spadros quadrant. The man seemed a bit young, but nice enough. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni scoffed, rolling her eyes. \"His mother’s a fright! She wants to dictate every part of it. Yes, she’s helping to pay, but what Oma wants is just as important.\" She let out a laugh. \"Leone doesn't seem to care one way or the other - about any of it.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI chuckled. \"Men just want the time to be done with, so they can bed their wife.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTenni giggled. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI stepped back onto the box. \"What else needs doing today?\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst Tenni fussed at the dress, pinning it here and there, I thought about my friend Josephine Kerr's wedding. The murder of her betrothed, my half-brother Etienne Hart, had seemingly put her into melancholy. 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It's highly advised to read the first nine books of this series before going further or you will not understand what is happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e241 page paperback book\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75010e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what people are saying:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9900ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/5571\/1145\/files\/Lynda_Lafond_480x480.jpg?v=1628183659\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy an early sample from The Four of Clubs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #750202;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(WARNING: there are spoilers for previous books here!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy dressmaker Tenni Mitchell and I were in my former bedroom, at my apartments on 33 1\/3 Street, Spadros quadrant, as she fitted me for my Summer gown. Apparently, for a Clubb quadrant citizen to go to Spadros Manor involved a great deal of fuss, so here we were.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI stood on a box, rather somewhat on display, like a store-front doll. But the window-screens were still up, the curtains to the front windows shut. No one might see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutside, the day was bright. Birds sang. Six of my men stood guard, encircling the building. It was safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI loved being here. And it was better than all I'd have to go through for the Queen of Spadros to visit Tenni's dress shop in Clubb quadrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni, however, was in tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"She moved out! She won't tell me what's wrong, only that she can't be with someone keeping secrets from her. Her!\" Tenni began sobbing once more. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \"her\" in question was Tenni's paramour, Cheisara Golf, with whom she'd just bought a home on 93rd Street, Clubb quadrant. From all accounts, it was a nice home, with a lovely yard where Tenni's younger sisters might play, or even receive suitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Clubbs were well-known for their secrets, their trade in them. Their vast network of spies. For the woman to leave Tenni on that account sounded ... well, different. \"What is it she thinks you've kept from her?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni wiped her eyes, her face downcast. \"We had men there moving the girls' rooms, and they asked about my sewing room.\" Tenni glanced round. \"You know.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI smiled at her. \"Yes.\" The room where she kept her illegal sewing machine. Tech forbidden by the Cultural Correctness Committee, because it ran on electrical power. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"And after they left, she asked about what lay inside, why I kept it locked, why I never let her see. I told her it was only my sewing supplies, with dresses that customers wished kept hidden. But she pressed the matter.\" She glanced at me then. \"You told me never to tell anyone, mum.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOh, dear. \"I did.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni shook her head, just a bit. \"I thought it was over, but last night, with the girls in bed and the boxes around us, she said she couldn't live with secrets. Just like that, she got up and called for a taxi.\" Tears streamed down Tenni's face. \"She went back to Clubb Manor!\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wanted to hug her, but her tears would have quite ruined the new dress I wore. So I put a hand on her arm. \"I'm sorry.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I don't know what to do! I -\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"You don't trust her. Not to tell anyone else.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni nodded, her voice filled with derision. \"Especially that grandmother of hers.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegina Clubb. The woman was insufferable.\"Tenni, I think Mrs. Clubb already knows. She must. Don't you see? When Madame Biltcliffe was murdered, the police went everywhere. They had to have seen it. But they didn't ask for bribes to keep the machine quiet. So she must have put you off-limits.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni nodded, took a breath. She was five years younger than me, but right then she seemed much younger than that. \"Okay.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I don't wish to pry.\" I hesitated. \"But surely a locked door isn't reason to leave. Is it?\" It seemed as if more had happened.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni looked despondent. \"I don't know! She's always asking about things. Things I'd rather not speak of.\" She gave me a brief glance. \"I love her, truly I do. But ...\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There's things you don't wish to speak of. Other things.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yes! Why does she need to \u003cstrong\u003eknow\u003c\/strong\u003e everything? Why won't she just let it \u003cstrong\u003ebe\u003c\/strong\u003e?\" With that, she turned away, hands to her face.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wasn't sure what counsel to give her, or even if I should. My choices in relationship matters had hardly been successful. I stepped off the box. \"Tenni, perhaps she just needs time. Just to think about what's important.\" A handkerchief lay on the tea-table, and I offered it to her. \"I recall when I bought this place, how uncertain I felt. She's made a big step.\" I struggled to find the words for her. \"Perhaps this time apart will help her see why she does these things, why she feels as she does.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni glanced over, a bit more hopeful.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI shrugged. \"How are the wedding plans?\" Tenni's sister Oma was set to marry a Detective Constable in Spadros quadrant. The man seemed a bit young, but nice enough. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenni scoffed, rolling her eyes. \"His mother’s a fright! She wants to dictate every part of it. Yes, she’s helping to pay, but what Oma wants is just as important.\" She let out a laugh. \"Leone doesn't seem to care one way or the other - about any of it.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI chuckled. \"Men just want the time to be done with, so they can bed their wife.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTenni giggled. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI stepped back onto the box. \"What else needs doing today?\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst Tenni fussed at the dress, pinning it here and there, I thought about my friend Josephine Kerr's wedding. The murder of her betrothed, my half-brother Etienne Hart, had seemingly put her into melancholy. 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People are dying. Crops are failing. And the Inventors can't find the cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith all she's learned in our previous chapter, though, Jacqui has what she needs to unravel the conspiracy against the Four Families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plans that her old nemesis Jack Diamond has set into motion are all that stands in her way. She's ready to stop him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarning: Bad language, alcoholism, mental illness, animal abuse\/death, smoking, gun violence, rioting, infidelity, sexual situations. 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