Double Trouble by Gretchen Archer is the ninth book in the “Davis Way Crime Caper Series,” released June 9, 2020.

Davis Way Cole smells T-R-O-U-B-L-E when she’s fired from half of her part-time job at the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The quarter-time job she’s left with is lulling her to sleep, exactly what she’s doing when Birdy James, centenarian director of the casino’s Lost and Found department, disappears. With five million dollars.

Davis just can’t help believing Birdy didn’t do it, if for no other reason, she’s too old to spend it. If Davis doesn’t find the little old lady and the money fast, she’ll lose what’s left of her job, at which point, there goes her Bellissimo everything.

What she needs is a good luck charm. What she gets is her home invaded by hard-headed women, a soft-hearted little man, and major carpet troubles, the combination of which sends Davis’s already suspicious mind into overdrive, and landing her between a jailhouse rock and a very hard place.

A little less conversation and a lot more action are called for if Davis has any chance of saving herself, her family, her marriage, her job, and the heartbreak hotel she calls home. Thank you. Thank you very much.

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Dru’s Musing:
Davis is a mess but she makes that mess look good in this fast-paced, non-stop, action-packed drama that quickly became a page turner as I could not put this book down.

From the first page, the author had me completely immersed in all that was happening in this riveting tale. From Elvis to tomatoes to missing funds, it was a delight to follow along with Davis and Fantasy on the trail left by the person responsible. With everyone converging on her home turf, it was no wonder things didn’t go as planned and with the brilliant execution by the author, this was one mystery that I did not want to see end. Of course, comedic outtakes happened and I could not stop laughing at the antics that ensued when Davis set her mind on a task and those outside influencers just had to put a damper on things. With a few glitches here and there, nothing stopped our intrepid heroine even when faced with obstacles beyond her control, yet, expect the unexpected. When all was said and done, this was an awesome story and it is the best book in this engagingly entertaining series. And, oh yeah, Davis has left room.