Blackjack (Jax Diamond Mysteries #5)

The stakes turn deadly aboard a gambling riverboat.

New York City 1923 After three easy cases explode into a mess of major crimes, PI Jax Diamond is ready to throw in the towel on his job. He can barely make ends meet, so how will he ever give Laura, his fiancée, the comfortable life that she deserves?

In the nick of time, one of his wealthy clients makes him an offer he can’t refuse – a side job on a gambling steamboat making a thousand bucks a week. But Laura and Ace, their loyal companion, smell something fishy about the steamboat captain.

With the help of their friends and a mysterious stranger, they begin unraveling the dark secrets of Jax’s past and uncover a deadly plot that puts Jax’s life on the line.

It’s a whirlwind of twists and turns as Jax discovers there is far more to a family than just blood relatives. And who knows? They may just solve the biggest case of his life.

(Each book in the series can be read as a standalone.)