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Jana DeLeon

    Jana DeLeon crafts suspenseful tales steeped in the atmospheric and mysterious bayou country of her Louisiana upbringing. Her stories are known for their compelling plots and intriguing heroines who often find themselves entangled in thrilling mysteries. DeLeon's writing captures the unique spirit and secrets of her native landscape, drawing readers into worlds filled with adventure and unexpected discoveries. She brings a distinctive voice to her genre, creating narratives that are both captivating and richly imagined.

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    Clue Krewe
    Louisiana Longshot
    Fortune Funhouse
    • 2023

      Clue Krewe

      • 330 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Beckett Rousseau is the firstborn son of one of New Orleans' most prominent families. He's the quintessential golden boy-great looks, money, and a political career in his future-until his wife murders him. Or at least that's what everyone thinks. Athena Durand is still reeling from her murder conviction but now that it's overturned, she's at a loss on how to proceed with her life. As long as people still believe she's guilty, she has no future in Louisiana and more importantly, she wants to know who killed her husband. When she hears about Fortune's exploits, Athena knows she is the one person who might be able to give her answers, and her life back. But too many people are harboring secrets about Beckett's life and death, including Athena. Can Fortune sort through the half-truths and lies to discover the truth? Or did the jury get it right the first time?

      Clue Krewe
    • 2021

      Fortune Funhouse

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.6(101)Add rating

      Death is a roller coaster.The traveling carnival has made its stop in Sinful and everyone is ready for thrilling rides, challenging games, and most importantly, funnel cake. But when a man is murdered in the funhouse and Emmaline LeBlanc is knocked unconscious so the killer can escape, the good times are over. Carter is beside himself wanting to hunt down the man responsible for putting his mother in the hospital, but he can't investigate when he's related to one of the victims.Palmer Reed was well known as a boy by most everyone in Sinful for being a sneak, a liar, and sometimes a thief. As an adult, he continued his reign of underachieving and mostly making people angry wherever he went. Now he's a state police detective and is assigned to the case, but Fortune knows that to get Carter the answers he needs, Swamp Team 3 has to take on the investigation. As they dig deep into the confusion and lies that surround the murder, they uncover a secret that could devastate Carter and Emmaline, but Fortune is determined to discover the truth...whatever that may be.

      Fortune Funhouse
    • 2012

      Louisiana Longshot

      • 248 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      4.2(258)Add rating

      CIA assassin Fortune Reading is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever -- in Sinful, Louisiana, With a leak at the CIA and a price on her head, Fortune never expected to be this far out of her element: posing as a former beauty queen turned librarian in a small bayou town.

      Louisiana Longshot