Glory tipped the Uber driver thirty dollars in the parking lot of Cypress Downs. He had said nothing about her appearance on the long drive, and he ought to be rewarded for that. Her feet were so swollen from alcohol and sodium from the night before that she couldn’t get her shoes on. She held them in one hand, with her keys in the other, as she walked barefoot to her car, the asphalt digging into the soles of her feet. A feeling of gratitude washed over her when she locked herself inside her Honda-CRV. She may not have been home, but she was on her turf.
Thank God she found a pair of old gas station sunglasses in the glove compartment, because her eyes rejected the sunlight. Various thoughts jammed her brain while she was driving. According to Valeries, and what she was told at the casino, she had had too many drinks. That may have been true, but Glory felt so physically demolished that it had to be more than just alcohol. She couldn’t stop wondering if someone had slipped something into her drink. In fact, the only sensation that came close to how she felt the night before was when she pricked herself at Opelousas. It could not have been a coincidence.
Stubbornly independent Glory Broussard is back. Since she already solved one murder, her daughter and "that woman" expect her to help solve another.
Official synopsis:
No one knew the man—and his dark side—better than Glory Broussard, who would rather let the local authorities take the lead. But Glory’s daughter, still reeling from problems of her own, insists on her involvement. Glory’s search for the murderer takes her deep inside the seedy world of Louisiana casinos and racetracks, from their high roller VIP rooms with chatty dealers to stables filled with thoroughbred horses and shady dealings.
As if solving a murder and sparring with the woman who had an affair with her ex-husband isn’t enough, Glory has to get to the bottom of her daughter’s secrets, and there are a few members of her church group who would love to see her fail in her Mardi Gras responsibilities. Walloped with one revelation after another, Glory’s no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is attitude and strength is tested like never before. But it’s going to take more than that to keep her down in this charming and gripping new novel in the award-winning and critically acclaimed Glory Broussard mystery series.
Glory Broussard has an unavoidable approach and asks the questions that need to be asked. It’s how she solved the murder of her best friend in Glory Be. When she finds her ex-husband, Sterling, stabbed and dead, her daughter Delphine and Sterling’s new wife Valeries are hoping that Glory will again prove to be more effective than the authorities at solving the crime.
Glory regrets her promise to help more than a few times, especially when she finds herself in danger again and would rather be far from drama involving her ex and "that woman"—the woman he left her for. But she would do anything for her daughter, so she keeps untangling the web that led to Sterling’s untimely death.
The characters in this series are so enjoyable. While this book earned a 5 out of 5 stars, each book is investing more readers in the lives of Glory and Delphine, and their relationships with Noah and Beau, and now Justice, Valerie, and Constance. The series is easily recommended to those who like cozy mysteries with strong and quirky female characters.
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Becki Bayley is a reader with many amazing, imaginary friends, and two marvelous kids. Check out what they’re up to on Instagram, where she posts as SweetlyBSquared.
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