Patricia Loofbourrow

One year has passed since the unpopular second Diamond Purge began. When the trains in Bridges mysteriously stop running, tensions among the populace rise to the point that the other three Families decide something must be done.Private investigator Jacqueline Spadros gets an unusual request: mediate with Cesare Diamond so that Inventors from all Four Families may meet to find a solution to the crisis. But Jacqui has more pressing problems. Her best friend is dying, she has a missing-persons case that she can't seem to solve, and her teenage sister-in-law is out of control. When her lawyer blackmails her for the enormous amount she owes him, Jacqui does something no one would ever have expected.This LARGE PRINT hardcover book uses guidelines from the American Council of the Blind: 18 point Arial font1 inch margins1.15 spacingThe Five of Diamonds is chapter 6 of a 13-part serial novel: The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of ClubsThe King of HeartsThe Ten of SpadesThe Five of Diamonds The Two of HeartsThe Three of SpadesThe Knave of HeartsThe Four of ClubsThe Jack of DiamondsBook 12 coming March 2026Book 13 scheduled for March 2028Warning: marital strife, discussion of past infidelity, smoking, language, on-screen violence, on-screen verbal threats to the female main character, intense situations, animal injury, animal death.

An unprecedented heat and humidity has fallen upon the city of Bridges. People are dying. Crops are failing. And the Inventors can't find the cause.With all she's learned in our previous chapter, Jacqui has what she needs to unravel the conspiracy against the Four Families.The plans that her old nemesis Jack Diamond has set into motion are all that stands in her way. She's ready to stop him.Warning: Bad language, alcoholism, mental illness, animal abuse/death, smoking, gun violence, rioting, infidelity, sexual situations. This series centers a crime family and is intended for adults.This is the eleventh chapter of a 13-part serial novel: * The Jacq of Spades* The Queen of Diamonds* The Ace of Clubs* The King of Hearts* The Ten of Spades* The Five of Diamonds* The Two of Hearts* The Three of Spades* The Knave of Hearts* The Four of Clubs* The Jack of Diamonds * Book 12 coming March 2026* Book 13 scheduled for March 2028

An unprecedented heat and humidity has fallen upon the city of Bridges. People are dying. Crops are failing. And the Inventors can't find the cause.With all she's learned in our previous chapter, Jacqui has what she needs to unravel the conspiracy against the Four Families.The plans that her old nemesis Jack Diamond has set into motion are all that stands in her way. She's ready to stop him.Warning: Bad language, alcoholism, mental illness, animal abuse/death, smoking, gun violence, rioting, infidelity, sexual situations. This series centers a crime family and is intended for adults.This is the eleventh chapter of a 13-part serial novel: * The Jacq of Spades* The Queen of Diamonds* The Ace of Clubs* The King of Hearts* The Ten of Spades* The Five of Diamonds* The Two of Hearts* The Three of Spades* The Knave of Hearts* The Four of Clubs* The Jack of Diamonds * Book 12 coming March 2026* Book 13 scheduled for March 2028

Be careful what you wish for. After eleven years trapped in the Spadros crime syndicate, 23-year-old private eye Jacqueline Spadros is an independent woman, free to run her investigation business. But her problems are only beginning.Deeply in debt, Jacqui is in danger from both the rogue Spadros men calling themselves The Ten of Spades and the ruthless Red Dog Gang, who may be one and the same.Jacqui is determined to find Black Maria, the key to the identity of the Red Dog Gang's secretive leader. To survive long enough to do that, Jacqui needs a paying case.The one she's offered may put her in the most danger of all.This is the fifth chapter of a 13-part serial novel: * The Jacq of Spades* The Queen of Diamonds* The Ace of Clubs* The King of Hearts* The Ten of Spades * The Five of Diamonds* The Two of Hearts* The Three of Spades* The Knave of Hearts* The Four of Clubs* The Jack of Diamonds* Book 12 coming March 2026* Book 13 scheduled for March 2028Warning: foul language, smoking, blood, death, child injury, peril ...

What if the person who hated you most was the only one who could save you?Thousands of gentlemen have gone bankrupt in Bridges and trouble brews between the Diamond and Spadros crime families. Yet the city is united in its desire to exact vengeance for those murdered in the zeppelin disaster.Penniless and alone, private eye Jacqueline Spadros confronts the lowest point of her life. Seen as an accomplice in the financial crisis and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Jacqui faces trial in front of a hostile jury - and could receive the death penalty.Jacqui knows she's been framed by the illusive Red Dog Gang. But will the jury believe her?The King of Hearts is part 4 of a 13-part serial novel: The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of ClubsThe King of Hearts The Ten of SpadesThe Five of DiamondsThe Two of HeartsThe Three of SpadesThe Knave of HeartsThe Four of ClubsThe Jack of Diamonds (coming October 2024)Note: this is a LARGE PRINT hardcover edition using guidelines from the American Council of the Blind.

After financial disaster and the zeppelin bombing, the city of Bridges is reeling. Three of the four Families are implicated, and an inquest is called to investigate.After her failure to prove Jack Diamond's guilt in David Bryce's kidnapping and the deaths of her friends, private eye and mobster's moll Jacqueline Spadros has had enough. While she and her former lover Joseph Kerr try to learn who killed their family friend, they also begin making plans to leave the city.But the secrets Jacqui has kept over the years are coming back to cause her serious trouble. Will she be able to escape Bridges? Or will she be forced to face the terrible consequences of her lies and trickery once and for all?The Ace of Clubs is part 3 of a 13-part serial novel: The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of Clubs The King of HeartsThe Ten of SpadesThe Five of DiamondsThe Two of HeartsThe Three of SpadesThe Knave of HeartsThe Four of ClubsThe Jack of Diamonds (coming October 2024)Note: this is a LARGE PRINT hardcover edition using guidelines from the American Council of the Blind.

A spirited young lady trapped in a Mafia-arranged marriage is living a double life.The once-beautiful domed neo-Victorian city of Bridges is split between four crime families in an uneasy cease-fire. Social disparity increasing and its steam-driven infrastructure failing, a new faction is on the rise: the Red Dogs.Jacqueline Spadros has a dream life: a wealthy husband, a powerful family. But her life is not what it seems. Kidnapped from her mother's brothel and forced to marry, the murder of her best friend Air ten years before haunts her nightmares. She finds moments of freedom in a small-time private eye business, which she hides in fear of her sadistic father-in-law.Air's little brother disappears off his back porch and the Red Dogs are framed for it. With the help of a mysterious gentleman investigator hired by the Red Dogs to learn the truth, Jacqui pushes her abilities to their limits in hope of rescuing the child before the kidnapper disposes of him. Dark, gritty, psychological, multi-layered Victorian-inspired far future detective noir that keeps the reader guessing to the very end.Lovers of Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Bosch, The Expanse, Dune, or the Sherlock Holmes mysteries will enjoy this first chapter of the Red Dog Conspiracy.The Jacq of Spades is part 1 of a 13-part serial novel: The Jacq of Spades The Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of ClubsThe King of HeartsThe Ten of SpadesThe Five of DiamondsThe Two of HeartsThe Three of SpadesThe Knave of HeartsThe Four of ClubsThe Jack of Diamonds (coming October 2024)Warning: with child abduction, a corrupt government, domestic violence, gore, suicide, and murder, The Jacq of Spades is not for the faint of heart. This series centers a crime family and is intended for adults.Note: this is a LARGE PRINT hardcover edition using guidelines from the American Council of the Blind.The Jacq of Spades was part of the first edition of the Dark Humanity science fiction and fantasy box set, which made #8 on the USA Today bestseller list for February 5, 2017, and #5 on the NY Times bestseller list for February 12, 2017.Over 20,000 copies of The Jacq of Spades have been sold Scroll up, get your own copy, and begin the journey.Welcome to the Family.

Enjoy the next chapter in this dark, psychological, steam-powered future mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Patricia Loofbourrow.Recovering from the tremendous losses she's suffered in our last chapter, private eye and mafia wife Jacqueline Spadros gets a new case from an unlikely source: her mobster husband.But when a mutual friend goes missing, Jacqui and her husband must join forces on a case which quickly turns deadly.Warning: major character deaths, blackmail, spies, infidelity, betrayal, sudden illness, on-screen violence, bad language, smoking, alcoholism. This series centers a crime family and is intended for adults.This is chapter 10 of a 13-part serial novel. Please read these books in order: The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of ClubsThe King of HeartsThe Ten of SpadesThe Five of DiamondsThe Two of HeartsThe Three of SpadesThe Knave of HeartsThe Four of Clubs All caught up with Jacqui?Scroll up, click to order, and hang on

Recovering from the tremendous losses she's suffered in our last chapter, private eye and mafia wife Jacqueline Spadros gets a new case from an unlikely source: her mobster husband.But when a mutual friend goes missing, Jacqui and her husband must join forces on a case which quickly turns deadly.

As a private eye closes in on her city's secrets, there are those who will go to any lengths to stop her.After the horrific events of our last chapter, Jacqui's in a medical predicament. If she wants to stay free from the Spadros crime syndicate, she has to find the cure for her condition - and time's running out.But just when Jacqui thinks she's found what she's after, she finds herself instead in a much bigger - and deadlier - situation.She's getting closer to discovering what mechanisms really lie beneath the city.And the Red Dog Gang isn't the only one who wants her stopped.Warning: on-screen death, captivity, child murder, terror, blood, bad language, smoking.This is chapter 8 of a 13-part serial novel, the Red Dog Conspiracy: The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of ClubsThe King of HeartsThe Ten of SpadesThe Five of DiamondsThe Two of HeartsThe Three of Spades Please read the books in order - otherwise you will not know what is going on.If you need to catch up, the first three books are available in the Red Dog Conspiracy Act 1 set, available in ebook and paperback editions.All caught up and ready to go?Grab your copy now

As a private eye closes in on her city's secrets, there are those who will go to any lengths to stop her.After the horrific events of our last chapter, Jacqui's in a medical predicament. If she wants to stay free from the Spadros crime syndicate, she has to find the cure for her condition - and time's running out.But just when Jacqui thinks she's found what she's after, she finds herself instead in a much bigger - and deadlier - situation.She's getting closer to discovering what mechanisms really lie beneath the city.And the Red Dog Gang isn't the only one who wants her stopped.Warning: on-screen death, captivity, child murder, terror, blood, bad language, smoking.This is chapter 8 of a 13-part serial novel, the Red Dog Conspiracy: The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of ClubsThe King of HeartsThe Ten of SpadesThe Five of DiamondsThe Two of HeartsThe Three of Spades Please read the books in order - otherwise you will not know what is going on.If you need to catch up, the first three books are available in the Red Dog Conspiracy Act 1 set, available in ebook and paperback editions.All caught up and ready to go?Grab your copy now

A drive-by shooting leaves private eye and mafia moll Jacqueline Spadros with little remaining support for the life she's built apart from her estranged husband Tony. As evidence grows that the Hart Family is behind the attacks, which up to now have been laid on the doorstep of the notorious Red Dog Gang, Tony brings formal charges against the Harts before the Commission.Jacqui wants to stop the Red Dog Gang and learn the truth about Charles Hart's obsession with her. But the truth is stranger than she ever imagined.And what she learns changes everything.This is chapter 7 of a 13-part serial novel: The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of ClubsThe King of HeartsThe Ten of SpadesThe Five of DiamondsThe Two of Hearts Please start with The Jacq of Spades and read the books in order.

A drive-by shooting leaves private eye and mafia moll Jacqueline Spadros with little remaining support for the life she's built apart from her estranged husband Tony. As evidence grows that the Hart Family is behind the attacks, which up to now have been laid on the doorstep of the notorious Red Dog Gang, Tony brings formal charges against the Harts before the Commission.Jacqui wants to stop the Red Dog Gang and learn the truth about Charles Hart's obsession with her. But the truth is stranger than she ever imagined.And what she learns changes everything.This is chapter 7 of a 13-part serial novel: The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of ClubsThe King of HeartsThe Ten of SpadesThe Five of DiamondsThe Two of Hearts Please start with The Jacq of Spades and read the books in order.

A storm is coming ...One year has passed since the unpopular second Diamond Purge began. When the trains in Bridges mysteriously stop running, tensions among the populace rise to the point that the other three Families decide something must be done.Private investigator Jacqueline Spadros gets an unusual request: mediate with Cesare Diamond so that Inventors from all Four Families may meet to find a solution to the crisis. But Jacqui has more pressing problems. Her best friend is dying, she has a missing-persons case that she can't seem to solve, and her teenage sister-in-law is out of control. When her lawyer blackmails her for the enormous amount she owes him, Jacqui does something no one would ever have expected.The Five of Diamonds is chapter 6 of a 13-part serial novel: The Jacq of SpadesThe Queen of DiamondsThe Ace of ClubsThe King of HeartsThe Ten of SpadesThe Five of Diamonds Warning: marital strife, discussion of past infidelity, smoking, language, on-screen violence, on-screen verbal threats to the female main character, intense situations, animal injury, animal death.