Fatal Fortune by Elizabeth Delisi
Rating:
5 / 5
Fatal Fortune is a thrilling novel with scene after scene that keeps its readers on the edge of their chair and mesmerized by the vivid details and exciting plot.
The story begins with Harry Larson conducting a spine chilling meeting with some unknown being. The scene takes place in the cemetery of the small town of Cheyenne and this is the first of many times that the alluring suspense filled plot fills the air with emotions and fear.
After Harry's fateful meeting, Lottie Baldwin soon appears as the best friend of Harry's desperate wife, Janet Larson. Immediately the supernatural powers of Lottie become apparent and this delightful character takes over the plot and makes it her own. She is joined by her boyfriend Harlan Erikson, who is also a sergeant of the local police force.
Together Lottie, Janet and Harlan begin a Rollercoaster ride that changes all of their lives forever and plunges them toward disaster. These powerful characters are breathed to life with vivid dialogue and amazing details. Lottie's powers, and the love of her friend Janet, force her to engage in a dangerous game of cat and mouse where there are no rules and the stakes are life and death. Harlan tries to protect his beloved Lottie but hindered by the shortcomings of the small Cheyenne police force, and a Sheriff who like everyone else in town fears Lottie's strange abilities, he is unable to stop the terrors that Lottie is challenged to face.
There is nothing common about this story and what is least expected will always happen. From beginning to end Elizabeth carries her readers into a deep dark dimension of surprise and only the turning of each action filled page will provide the answers to all the questions that lay on their minds.
Elizabeth Delisi is a very talented author who has surpassed the barriers of intrigue and suspense with this artistic treasure. She has the exquisite ability to glue her readers to each page and provide them with a story that gently caresses and stimulates the imagination.
Thank you Elizabeth for sharing your remarkable work with me and providing me with a delicious read. I recommend that everyone sample this intriguing novel and let themselves be carried away by the talents of a true storyteller.
Reviewed by T.A. Von Reiman for The Coffee Cramp Reviews
A winner!
Rating:
5 / 5
A charming amateur sleuth mystery with a delightful heroine! Lottie Baldwin is a treat, from her quirky personality to her talent with Tarot cards. Her boyfriend, hunky deputy Harlan Erikson, might not be completely convinced of her psychic abilities, but he's head over heels in love with her, and who can blame him? In Fatal Fortune, Lottie uses her powers to help find a friend's missing husband, and her adventures will keep you turning the pages until dawn. A masterful blend of humor, suspense and romance. I'm hoping for a sequel VERY soon! Marvelous!
Some Good Parts, But Amateurish
Rating:
3 / 5
Lottie Baldwin impulsively moved to Cheyenne, North Dakota after a bad break up to be closer to her old college friend, Janet Larson. Janet stood by her and remained her friend even when the rest of the small town's population shunned her because of her "gift." Lottie had gradually made a place for herself there and did the occasional Tarot reading and other odd job to support herself. She started dating Harlan Erikson, a sheriff's deputy, and, even though he didn't believe in her special powers, Lottie truly felt that she was wearing him down and winning him over. So when Lottie heard that Harry Larson, Janet's husband, was missing, Lottie knew that he would never be coming back. She tried to remain optimistic for Janet's sake, but she wasn't surprised when Harry's body was found days later. Harlan doggedly pursued all leads to solve the murder, but he got nowhere fast. Lottie decided that it was time for her to step in and disguised herself to interview various people who knew Harry and might have been involved in his death. All clues seemed to point to Harry's construction company and the people involved with the new campus building, but who was the murderer? When Janet's daughter, Laura, was kidnapped, Lottie knew that they had run out of time and that she had to use whatever powers she had to find Laura and the demented man who took her and killed her father.I started Fatal Fortune with high hopes because I had just finished Dearl's excellent series by the same publisher and there are so many good reviews here, but I was very disappointed. Lottie's talents were not dealt with very much and she seemed more scatterbrained and foolish than anything else. She kept taking very foolish risks and doing things in ways that could not really help the case. Harlan and the sheriff's department couldn't find out anything that Lottie found out right away, just by talking to people, which I find very hard to believe. I also felt that the storyline wasn't laid out very well. The author would start going towards something and then veer off on another topic or throw in some wild new challenge to keep the book going longer. The dialogue between the characters, especially Lottie & Harlan, seemed really sappy and trite. I think that this author has a lot of potential, but this book didn't do anything for me. Try Dearl's excellent Taylor Madison series or any of the Charlaine Harris series if you are looking for some cozy mysteries.
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