About the book
During Prohibition in 1920s Galveston, the Island was called the "Free State of Galveston" due to its lax laws and laissez faire attitude toward gambling, girls and bootlegging. Young society reporter Jasmine (Jazz) Cross longs to cover hard news, but she's stuck between two clashing cultures: the world of gossip and glamour vs. gangsters and gamblers.
After Downtown Gang leader Johnny Jack Nounes is released from jail, all hell breaks loose: Prohibition Agent James Burton’s life is threatened and he must go into hiding for his own safety. But when he’s framed for murder, he and Jazz must work together to prove his innocence. Johnny Jack blames Jasmine’s half-brother Sammy Cook, owner of the Oasis speakeasy, for his arrest and forces him to work overtime in a variety of dangerous mob jobs as punishment.
When a bookie is murdered, Jazz looks for clues linking the two murders and delves deeper into the underworld of gambling: poker games, slot machines and horse-racing. Meanwhile, Jazz tries to keep both Burton and her brother safe, and alive, while they face off against a common enemy.
Book Details
Author: Ellen Mansoor Collier
Book Title: Gold Diggers, Gamblers and Guns
Category: NA/cozy mystery/historical, 268 pages
Publisher: DecoDame Press
Published: May 18, 2014
Available in: mobi, epub, PDF
Tour dates: Book Blitz: June 30-July 5, Review Tour: August 24-30
Content Rating: PG*
About the author
Ellen Mansoor Collier is a Houston-based freelance magazine writer and editor whose articles, essays and short stories have been published in a variety of national magazines. During college summers, she worked as a reporter (intern) for a Houston community newspaper and as a cocktail waitress, both jobs providing background experience for her Jazz Age mysteries.
A flapper at heart, she's worked as a magazine editor/writer, and in advertising and public relations (plus endured a hectic semester as a substitute teacher). She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Magazine Journalism and served on UTmost, the college magazine, and was active in WICI (Women in Communications), acting as president her senior year.
Flappers, Flasks and Foul Play is her first novel, published in 2012, followed by the sequel, Bathing Beauties, Booze and Bullets, released in May 2013. Gold Diggers, Gamblers and Guns is the last novel in her Jazz Age Mystery series, published in May, 2014. She lives in Houston with her husband and Chow mutts, and visits Galveston whenever possible.
Buy links
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gold-diggers-gamblers-and-guns-ellen-mansoor-collier/1119689140?ean=2940045987158
Connect with Ellen
Website: http://www.flapperfinds.com/
Amazon (all books): http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ellen%20mansoor%20collier&sprefix=ellen+man%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aellen%20mansoor%20collier
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Thank you for participating in the tour for Ellen's third book in her Jazz Age Mystery series!
ReplyDeleteSo pleased that you featured GOLD DIGGERS today!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th!
Best, Ellen
I'm liking this setting and neat cover. This sounds like a good one!
ReplyDeleteI really want to try this series.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bea and Naida! The series is inspired by real Galveston gangs and local history, but the plots and main characters are my creation. I don't want to get whacked! LOL Enjoy! Ellen
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