This is a great book for a bookclub read. It's funny and unpredictiable. You really don't know who the real killer is until the very end. The hero is a laid back private investigator from out of town. He eats junk food which drives Penny, our heroine, crazy. She's a health food nut and tempted too much with donuts, chocolate and vinegar chips. We all know how that is, right girls.
Helpful Score: 5
This one was a page turner, and I read it all in one night. The mystery is deep enough to keep you guessing, and the loose ends are tied up quite nicely.
Helpful Score: 4
Very cute book with more substance than I'd expected. I will definitely look for the follow up to this book!
Good characters, a bit of evil, and a lot of fun.
Good characters, a bit of evil, and a lot of fun.
Helpful Score: 3
This book is fun to read and keeps you entertained with every chapter. Don't forget to pay close attention to the chapter titles, they are a story within their own right.
Helpful Score: 3
A very funny mystery. Like all the books by Stephanie Bond this one was very entertaining and fast moving.
Helpful Score: 2
My favorite Stephanie Bond book! It has great characters and a very unique plot...it's a mystery until the very end.
Helpful Score: 1
Stephanie Bond's light and fluffy romance, "In Deep Voodoo" is set in the fictitious town of Mojo, LA, where black magic is all too real. The town's voodoo festival sets the scene for health food business owner Penny Francisco is celebrating her divorce from cheating husband Deke. Deke's mother is the town's mayor and this causes problems for Penny. Add to this Deke's new wife, a busty blond named Sheena who paints an old mansion pink just to annoy Penny.
At Penny's emancipation party, she is given a voodoo doll of Deke. Having no beliefs in magic, she thinks nothing of it, until Deke turns up dead and she's the prime suspect. Enter Cajun private investigator B.J., who seems to have a connection to Sheena, and the odd assortment of people in Mojo, and you have a funny, charming romance.
At Penny's emancipation party, she is given a voodoo doll of Deke. Having no beliefs in magic, she thinks nothing of it, until Deke turns up dead and she's the prime suspect. Enter Cajun private investigator B.J., who seems to have a connection to Sheena, and the odd assortment of people in Mojo, and you have a funny, charming romance.
Helpful Score: 1
Recently divorced, Penny has a health food store across the street from her ex-husband's home. When her ex is murdered, Penny is quickly to blame by residents of the small town of Mojo Louisiana. Penny is out to solve the mystery and clear her name. I really liked this book and was surprised by the ending.
Excellent. Very entertaining!
Helpful Score: 1
Can't help but appreciate the sense of humor in Stepahnie Bond's books - this book rated very high based on writing style, humor, story line, etc.... Get your copy and enjoy!!!!
Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this book. It's fast paced with all sorts of interesting side characters. If you enjoy breeze, funny and a good who-dun-it with a touch of menace, this is the book for you!
a funny mystery with a little romance thrown in.
Good read.
When Penny Francisco's cheating ex-husband, Deke Black, turns up murdered, Penny is the prime suspect as she was found at the scene by the new younger vindictive girlfriend. Enter gorgeous Cajun PI BJ Beaumont who is helping Penny investigate the many inconsistencies in the police case against her.
This is a light voodoo novel not a dark black magic one. A great mystery with engaging likable characters. The conclusion is very satisfying but leaves enough loose ends - not really connected to the murder - to stimulate an interest in a sequel.
This is a light voodoo novel not a dark black magic one. A great mystery with engaging likable characters. The conclusion is very satisfying but leaves enough loose ends - not really connected to the murder - to stimulate an interest in a sequel.
There's something strange afoot in the small town of Mojo, Louisiana. Yet even as the annual voodoo festival gets underway, Penny Francisco, who runs a health food business, refuses to believe in black magic. Her mind is on celebrating her divorce from her lying, cheating husband Deke. Penny is attending an "emancipation party" her friends plan. When she receives a Deke voodoo doll as a gag gift, she sticks it with a pin as a joke. But when Deke winds up fatally stabbed, the police aren't laughing. A junk-food junkie P.I. offers his services, and although Penny is wary of the sexy Cajun's motives (and his diet), she's desperate. Dodging a media sideshow and a looming murder rap, Penny realizes that somehow she's landed herself In Deep Voodoo.
I thought this was a fun read. I bought the rest of the series before I fished this one.
I thought this was a fun read. I bought the rest of the series before I fished this one.
This was the first book I have read by this author. I wasn't really all that impressed. The story had a very slow start and throughout the book I found I was bored. I found myself skimming a lot. The actual story line was alright, although a few of the characters were just extremely annoying.
During the annual voodoo festival in Mojo, Louisiana, Penny is given a "divorce party" by her friends. One of the gifts is a voodoo doll that is the image of her ex. After stabbing it at the urging of the partygoers, Deke is found stabbed, making her the best suspect.
A good yarn with insights into the world of voodoo.
A good yarn with insights into the world of voodoo.
Starts out a little slow but seems to pick up toward the end.
start with a bad mood- add a pinprick of revenge-and watch things boil over.
Loved this book, very cute mystery/love story
Good romantic suspence
This was a fun book to read about Voodoo.
The voodoo festival is underway and Penny finds herself with a voodoo doll and a fatally stabbed ex-husband. Now she must find the real culprit with the help of a sexy P.I. A good read.
VERY funny & entertaining!
Goodf story, kept me interested, looking forward to the next book in the series.
Really enjoyed the book.
There's something strange afoot in Mojo,LA. A junk food junkie P.I. offers to help Penny Francisco who's facing a murder rap. Penny realizes that somehow she's landed In Deep Voodoo.
When Deke Black is stabbed through the heart with a lawn stake, the secrets of Mojo, La., start bursting to the fore in this lively first of a new romantic mystery trilogy from Rita Awardwinner Bond (Whole Lotta Trouble). Deke's ex, health-food store owner Penny Francisco, is the primary suspect. Not only was she found at the scene of the crime holding the murder weapon but, at her divorce celebration, she stabbed a voodoo doll bearing Deke's likeness. The police are keen to pin the crime on Penny, and only sexy, junk-food-loving PI B.J. Beaumont may be able to keep her out of jail. It's hard to sympathize with Penny, whose troubles often stem from her own stupidity, and harder still to believe that she could fall in love with B.J. while suspecting him of murder.
I enjoyed this book, it has a lot of twists and keeps you guessing at the outcome.
This story was a quick read, humorous, & kept me guessing. Penny's newly divorced in a small town & can't seem to avoid her X husbands mistress & X mother in law. A voodoo festival is in town bringing out the craziness. After Penny's divorce party her X ends up dead & she's the prime suspect. Her divorce attorney steps in to help. Add in a sexy out-of-towner that makes her blood run hot & a cast of suspicious characters. Are they friends or foes? Who & why was Deke killed? Kept me guessing till the reveal at the end. Another book follows in this series
There's something strange afoot in the small town of Mojo, Louisiana. Yet even as the annual voodoo festival gets underway, Penny Francisco, who runs a health food business, refuses to believe in black magic. Her mind is on celebrating her divorce from her lying, cheating husband Deke. Add a Pinprick of Revenge ... Fueled by run-ins with her ex-mother-in-law and Deke's busty mistress, Penny is eager for the "emancipation party" her friends plan. When she receives a Deke voodoo doll as a gag gift, she sticks it with a pin as a joke. But when Deke winds up fatally stabbed, the police aren't laughing. And Watch Things Boil Over ... A junk-food junkie P.I. offers his services, and although Penny is wary of the sexy Cajun's motives (and his diet), she's desperate. Dodging a media sideshow and a looming murder rap, Penny realizes that somehow she's landed herself In Deep Voodoo.
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There's something strange afoot in the small town of Mojo, Louisiana. Yet even as the annual voodoo festival gets underway, Penny Francisco, who runs a health food business, refuses to believe in Black Magic, her mind is on celebrating her divorce from her lying, cheating husband Deke. At her emancipation party she receives a Deke voodoo doll as a gag git, she sticks it with a pin as a joke. But, when Deke winds up fatally stabbed, the police aren't laughing.
There's something strange afoot in the small town of Mojo, Louisiana. Yet even as the annual voodoo festival gets underway, Penny Francisco, who runs a health food business, refuses to believe in Black Magic, her mind is on celebrating her divorce from her lying, cheating husband Deke. At her emancipation party she receives a Deke voodoo doll as a gag git, she sticks it with a pin as a joke. But, when Deke winds up fatally stabbed, the police aren't laughing.
Fun easy read. Love the characters and will be reading more of Stephanie Bond.
