Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Jinx Ballou thought her latest bounty would be an easy fifty grand. She was wrong. Dead wrong.
After she's outed as transgender by a local newspaper, bounty hunter Jinx Ballou is finds herself blackballed by nearly all of the bail bond agents in Phoenix. With the help of her boyfriend and fellow bounty hunter Conor Doyle, she finds a new bail bond agent with a young defendant named Holly Schwartz, who's jumped bail after being charged with murdering her own mother.
At first, Jinx and Conor think this will be an easy fifty grand. After all, Holly is teenager in a wheelchair and a local celebrity from charity telethons. How hard could she be to find?
But clues lead Jinx to believe that Holly may have been kidnapped by a human trafficking organization led by Milo Volkov, a mobster with ties to the Ukrainian mafia. An attempt to infiltrate one of Volkov's stash houses goes horribly wrong.
As Jinx chases down new leads on Holly Schwartz's whereabouts, she begins receiving creepy emails from a stalker who fetishizes her as a trans woman. Jinx ignores them as she zeroes in on Schwartz. But after her truck is vandalized and a body dumped up on her front porch, Jinx realizes her pursuit of her fugitive could cost her her life.
In this new series from the creator of IRON GODDESS and SNITCH, Dharma Kelleher becomes one of the few crime fiction authors writing from a transgender perspective. In her protagonist, Jinx Ballou, Kelleher draws on her experiences as a trans woman and transports them into the gritty, violent world of bounty hunting to create a gripping tale filled with extraordinary characters, heart-pounding excitement, surprise twists, and superb storytelling.
Synopsis
Bounty hunter Jinx Ballou is in pursuit of a missing teenage girl accused of murder.
But is the young fugitive a ruthless killer or a victim herself? Jinx Ballou is determined to learn the truth and return the girl to custody.
Jinx's investigation soon puts her in the crosshairs of a sadistic gangster. To capture the fugitive teen and get out alive, she must push her skills, her body, and her luck to the limit.
Fans of Sara Paretsky, Lee Child, and Sue Grafton will love this gritty, fast-paced thriller for its groundbreaking characters, mind-bending twists, and heart-pounding action.
Synopsis
Bounty hunter Jinx Ballou's pursuing a young murder suspect. But who's hunting her?
After a major setback, Jinx Ballou is determined to prove she's still one of the best bounty hunters in Phoenix, Arizona. To do that, she must track down Holly Schwartz, a teenage murder suspect. Should be easy, right?
But Holly's been missing for weeks and other bounty hunters have already failed to locate her. Can Jinx track her down before time runs out?
Following a series of leads, Jinx uncovers a horrific truth, leading her to question whether Holly is really a vicious murderer or another victim in a much larger case. Just when Jinx thinks she's found her young fugitive, the investigation puts her in the crosshairs of a ruthless gangster.
To survive long enough to return Holly to custody, Jinx must push her skills, her body, and her luck to the limit.
Fans of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series will love this gritty, fast-paced thriller. Its refreshingly unique characters and non-stop, heart-pounding action make it impossible to put down.
Synopsis
A Tough-As-Nails Bounty Hunter, A Teenage Murder Suspect, And A Deadly Secret
After she's outed by a newspaper and blackballed by bail bond agents, bounty hunter Jinx Ballou is determined to prove she's still one of the best in the business, even if she's transgender.
Jinx convinces a desperate agent to hire her to apprehend a young female murder, even after more seasoned bounty hunters failed. But not everything is as it seems.
Her pursuit of the young woman uncovers a horrific truth about the deadly crime that puts her in the crosshairs of a ruthless gangster. Is her fugitive really a murderer or another victim? As Jinx closes in, she's forced to push her skills, her body, and her luck to the limit.
But will she and her young fugitive survive long enough to see justice served?
Chaser is the first novel in the Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter series, although each books in the series can be read as a standalone. This white-knuckle roller coaster ride will keep you turning the pages into the wee hours. You'll cheer for this diverse cast of badass characters who sometimes cross the line in pursuit of justice.
Curl up with your copy of Chasertoday and join Jinx as she proves she's one of the best bounty hunters in Arizona.