Poker Face
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
Dela Alvaro is a disabled veteran who grew up on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation. When an IED in Iraq ended her military career, she came home to reassess her life and landed a job in security at the Indian run casino on the reservation.
Not even a year into being the assistant to the head of security, Dela is promoted on a trial basis. When one of the casino employees is found stabbed and stuffed in a laundry chute, she knows she can kiss head of security good-bye if she doesn’t find the killer before the media gets hold of the story.
While she is in over her head, she can’t decide if the FBI Special Agent called in to help is a blessing or a curse. It’s a man she ran across in Iraq who overrode her authority. When a second casino employee is killed, Dela has to decide if she can trust the special agent with not only keeping her job but keeping the rest of the casino employees safe.
Customer Reviews
Great mystery
Dela Alvaro is a disabled veteran who grew up on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation. When an IED in Iraq ended her military career, she came home and landed a job in security at the Indian run casino on the reservation. Just a few months into her trial bases of head of security, a body of a fellow employee is found in a laundry shoot. If Dela with the help of FBI agent Quinn doesn’t solve the murder quickly she could loose her promotion.
We first met Dela and Agent Quinn in Stolen Butterfly: Book Seven in the Gabriel Hawke series. I found Dela to be a strong intelligence interesting character. Agent Quinn is likable and makes a great partner for Dela. The mystery is well crafted with plenty of misdirections to keep the reader in suspense until the big reveal.
I listened to the audio version of this book. The narrator, Ann M. Thompson does a fabulous job. She really captured Dela voice bringing her to life. She made the listening experience enjoyable.
All thoughts and opinions are my own, and in no way have I been influenced by anyone.