Ellen Mansoor Collier with
Gold Diggers, Gamblers and Guns,
Book #3 in the Jazz Age Mysteries
Review Tour August 23-30
About the book:
During Prohibition in 1920s Galveston, the Island was called the "Free State of Galveston" due to its lax laws and laissez faire attitude toward gambling, girls and bootlegging. Young society reporter Jasmine (Jazz) Cross longs to cover hard news, but she's stuck between two clashing cultures: the world of gossip and glamour vs. gangsters and gamblers.After Downtown Gang leader Johnny Jack Nounes is released from jail, all hell breaks loose: Prohibition Agent James Burton’s life is threatened and he must go into hiding for his own safety. But when he’s framed for murder, he and Jazz must work together to prove his innocence. Johnny Jack blames Jasmine’s half-brother Sammy Cook, owner of the Oasis speakeasy, for his arrest and forces him to work overtime in a variety of dangerous mob jobs as punishment.
When a bookie is murdered, Jazz looks for clues linking the two murders and delves deeper into the underworld of gambling: poker games, slot machines and horse-racing. Meanwhile, Jazz tries to keep both Burton and her brother safe, and alive, while they face off against a common enemy.
Book Details:
Book Title: Gold Diggers, Gamblers and GunsCategory: mystery, 268 pages
Genre: cozy mystery/NA/historical
Publisher: DecoDame Press
Published: May 18, 2014
Available in: mobi, epub, PDF
Tour dates: Book Blitz: June 30-July 5 Review Tour: August 24-30
Content Rating: PG*
About the author:
Ellen Mansoor Collier is a Houston-based freelance magazine writer and
editor whose articles, essays and short stories have been published in a variety
of national magazines. During college summers, she worked as a reporter (intern)
for a Houston community newspaper and as a cocktail waitress, both jobs
providing background experience for her Jazz Age mysteries.
A flapper at heart, she's worked as a magazine editor/writer, and in
advertising and public relations (plus endured a hectic semester as a substitute
teacher). She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in
Magazine Journalism and served on UTmost, the college magazine, and was active
in WICI (Women in Communications), acting as president her senior year.
Flappers, Flasks and Foul Play is her first novel, published in 2012,
followed by the sequel, Bathing Beauties, Booze and Bullets, released in May
2013. Gold Diggers, Gamblers and Guns is the last novel in her Jazz Age Mystery
series, published in May, 2014. She lives in Houston with her husband and Chow
mutts, and visits Galveston whenever possible.
Social media links: Website | Facebook | Goodreads
Buy the book: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Book Blitz Tour
June 30-July 5
Storeybook Reviews July 1
Paul Anthony's Blogspot July 2
Christoph Fischer Books July 3
Tales of a Book Addict July 3
Socrates' Book Reviews July 4
Christoph Fischer Books July 3
Tales of a Book Addict July 3
Socrates' Book Reviews July 4
Review Tour
August 26-30
BestChickLit.com August 23
Writer Christoph Fischer August 24
Lilac Reviews August 26
Storeybook Reviews August 27
The Reading Café August 29
So excited about my tour--thanks, Amy!
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