Rock bottom just got a new definition. In all three, action and light romance combine with engaging characters and humor for page-turning whodunits set in the fictional coastal town of Sweetwater, NC. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Private Deception , please sign up. Lists with This Book.
This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Aug 05, J. Morgan rated it it was amazing. This is an engaging, character driven mystery. Jade is complex enough to be interesting, but not so complex you get tired of her—if that makes any sense. My favorite character was Mack. His portrayal in the book was perfect. He added the perfect conflict element for Jade.
I highly recommend it! Aug 13, Cate Dean rated it it was amazing. I loved this book. Getting to know Jade was such a great experience, as the layers of her life are revealed, and how what happened in her past affects her present. I don't read mysteries often, because I have a habit of guessing the ending about halfway through the story. But Tamara Ward is a genius at throwing red herrings, and this kept me guessing up to the end.
I can't wait for the next installment! I received an ARC from the author without any expectation of a review. Aug 20, Lori McD rated it liked it Shelves: She's hired to prove that Bill, a lawyer, is cheating on his wife, Evelyn. And boy, does Jade get some great pictures of Bill and Candy, his mistress! She also runs into the latest Sweetwater detective, Keith - handsome, but all business. Then it turns out that Bill was shot and killed minutes after Keith asked her to leave private property Meanwhile, her boss Rex has assigned Jade and Mack to track down yr old Lily, the daughter of Melissa - a woman that Rex wants to date.
Putting Mack and Jade on a case together is like oil-and-water; can the two of them overcome their generation gap and mutual dislike for one another long enough to get the job done? And why can't Jade shake the feeling that Lily is somehow tied into Bill's death? At times, it read a bit slow and frustrated me. The story's not action-packed or fast-paced, but there are 2 deaths and 1 missing girl, not to mention the drama at home between Jade and her ex-fiancee Dale, who is still in love with her and who her brothers think she should still marry.
But Jade is attracted to Keith and Benton Rowe, a millionaire client of Bill's and a man that Jade just can't quite read. Is Benton flirting with her to get information or because he really likes her? And what's up with Benton's remarks about how Jade is like her father? When Jade finds her father's investigative reporting notes about Benton Rowe and his businesses from before he died, she starts to wonder if Rowe is somehow connected with her father's stabbing.
The slow-down parts were around trying to find Lily. Seems to me that Jade, being in her 20s and a rebel in her own right, should have been able to think of many, many places in Sweetwater and around the college campus that Lily would have hung out. Finding Lily and how she connects to everything just took way too long. It made Jade and Mack look downright dumb, although I realize the idea is that they don't like each other and don't work well together. And then Jade allows Mack to take the lion's share of the credit? But, overall, the book was well written and engaging.
The author has established a firm foundation for the major characters, and she's provided a lot of room for growth. They aren't static characters by any means. I located another short story about Jade, which I'll read next. Hopefully, there will be another full-length Jade story coming soon. That will help establish, for me, whether this series is one I will continue with.
Apr 19, Penelope Bartotto rated it it was amazing. I was first introduced to Tamara Ward and her fabulous character Jade O'Reilly in the book Tales From The Mist and was immediately captivated by the character and the writer's talent. When Tamara mentioned to me that there were full length novels and shorts to be enjoyed, I was on board faster than a pirate following a barrel of rum. Jade is a very enigmatic character that Ward has worked very well on crafting in a way that she is both likable and yet spunky enough to be approachable from a male I was first introduced to Tamara Ward and her fabulous character Jade O'Reilly in the book Tales From The Mist and was immediately captivated by the character and the writer's talent.
Jade is a very enigmatic character that Ward has worked very well on crafting in a way that she is both likable and yet spunky enough to be approachable from a male perspective. So men, do not blanch away from reading these books. There are some fine male characters that are highly integral to the web that is Jade's life. She is a private investigator in a company highly testosterone filled. She is the only daughter in a family of four, and her brothers are all older, and in their opinion, wiser.
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She is also being pursued by a very male police force in the small town of Sweetwater. One would imagine if the girl could get a break. Thankfully she is very resourceful and very independent, sometimes too much so for her own good. Private Deception, the first full length story in the series presents a series of events that would typically send most females running to the nearest man for help. Instead Jade spends most of the excellently written story fighting off the numerous males trying to dictate what she does, when she does it, and with whom she does something.
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Sorry fellows that doesn't fly when you're dealing with Jade. A top-notch mystery filled with plenty of twists and turns that come to an interesting though semi open-ended conclusion, this is clearly a 5 Star read. Yes, I am handing those things out like candy all of a sudden. What has gotten into me? May 16, Adrienne Testa rated it liked it. Jade O'Reilly,private investigator, a runaway teenager, a waitress, a dead man from years ago, a legal assistant and a dead lawyer are all characters in this story that twists and turns until the killer is revealed. Jade O'Reilly is new at being a private investigator when her case goes from following a cheating husband to finding who murder him.
When her boss insists she and her co worker find a missing teen. The story bogs down, with Jade dealing with her ex finance and her brothers. And, dea Jade O'Reilly,private investigator, a runaway teenager, a waitress, a dead man from years ago, a legal assistant and a dead lawyer are all characters in this story that twists and turns until the killer is revealed. And, dealing with the local police detectives.
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It then picks up again, as Jade confronts the killer and almost gets killed herself. This series is similar the Stephanie Plum series You will either love it or hate it. Its up to you to decide. Aug 23, Peach rated it really liked it. This is the first full-length book in the series following the sleuth trial of private investigator, Jade O'Reilly.
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The search for the truth behind the homicide of a lawyer, coupled with an ancillary storyline to locate and return a year-old runaway to her mother, was engaging with its twists and turns. Jade was quite an emotionally scarred character with a troubled past in her teenage years as a result of the violent deaths of her parents. The romance in the story could have been better as t This is the first full-length book in the series following the sleuth trial of private investigator, Jade O'Reilly. Hopefully the next book in the series will make up for it.
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Sep 03, Jean rated it really liked it. Jade O'Reilly, the female lead and private investigator is on a cheating husband assignment. The husband ends up murdered and Jade is a suspect. Jade thinks that the detective on the murder case is hot and she ends up head over heels at his feet, literally. Jade was a strong, smart, funny lead. The characters were written well, the book has humor and suspense that keeps the reader guessing to the very end.
Julie Hoverson did a good job with the narration. Jun 05, Dale Amidei rated it it was amazing. Tamara Ward snares her reader from the first page as Private Investigator Jade O'Reilly works the deceptively peaceful town of Stillwater.
Soon, the discovery of the body of a man suspected of infidelity combines with the case of a missing teenager to turn Jade's life into a whirlwind of sleuthing--one matched only by the turbulent emotions generated by her off-hours life. Jade also is determined to pinpoint where her brother is spending his mornings and evenings—because it's not at his house with his wife and son who claims that "Daddy's got a secret. She takes care of business. That business includes getting to the bottom of an investigation into a mysterious young bass player who sounds too good to be true.
Will Jade be able to close the case, or will she finally have to admit defeat? Every day, for the twelve days leading up to Christmas, Agnes wakes up to a yard filled with Christmas decorations.
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Finding the person responsible for the scenes of yuletide merriment that Agnes demolishes every morning is not easy. Will Jade catch the decorator before Christmas morning? This Sweetwater Short story is about 50 pages in length. The Winter Gift Collection: Audio book from Amazon: She doesn't believe in the rumors that say the house is cursed; she doesn't believe in ghosts.