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"Pepe Montecarlo is a lucky man, and he knows it. Witness his goofy, ever-present grin, slapstick demeanor, absurd attempts at humor. In Laurel Traeger, he has a gorgeous, funny, black mistress. Together, they cut a wide swathe through the Texas Hill Country's swinger ""lifestyle,"" leaving a trail of satisfied smiles in their wake. A retired business journalist who bet smartly on The Big Short in the Great Recession, Pepe's vocation is keeping up with his beloved Nubian Queen. He runs 30 miles a week, shoots bull's eyes with a pocket pistol, drives a classic Corvette. Pepe has friends, too: a giant, brilliant criminal lawyer and former University of Texas fullback nicknamed ""Deuce and a Half""; Laurel's sister, ""Tuffy,"" a sheriff's deputy and kick-ass dominatrix; smart, gentle Rex and sexy insatiable Mimi Vega, the first couple Pepe and Laurel played with after becoming lovers. During a date with Rex and Mimi at a rowdy swinger nudist resort, Rex and Mimi turn up dead. Chief suspects: Pepe and Laurel. The hearts of other friends and lovers stop beating. Pepe and Laurel's suspect cred rises, despite Tuffy's belief in their innocence. Then somebody starts targeting Pepe and Laurel. Pepe will need to learn, as old Blue Eyes said, if ""Luck Be a Lady"" one fateful night. Imagine Dashiell Hammett's Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man) leaping from the 1930s to the high-tech, sexually liberated 21st century, where seduction, humor, sarcasm, brains, grit and a facility with firearms remain as indispensable as ever."

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"""The mystery genre has not seen a tale this wild, wry and risqu� since Lawrence Block's Chip Harrison series. Pepe Montecarlo serves up a twisty novel of murder in the world of Texas swingers. When the book's narrator Peter Paul ""Pepe"" Montecarlo and his beloved Laurel Traeger learn their partners in extracurricular activities have been catching bullets, it's up to ex-journalist Pepe to start asking questions. An exciting and frequently steamy novel that keeps the pages turning.""--Sidney Williams, author of the Si Reardon thrillers (Fool's Run and Long Waltz) and The Aimsley Cycle of horror novels (Azarius, Blood Hunter, Gnelfs).""Any book that has the phrase 'Great Sex Swing' the first chapter, let alone the first sentence, holds promise (in my opinion).""- David Miller, administrator of the Round Rock (Texas) Writers Guild""I haven't laughed so hard (at times) in years."" - Sylvia Ketchum, Seattle-based author of Victorian-era paranormal steam-punk fiction ""I thoroughly enjoyed this read! Filled with fun and kink, this was an escape from monotony and monogamy."" --Allie Kemsley, Atlanta-area reader ""This novel had me at the edge of my seat. It was like an Indiana Jones movie for swingers.""--Linda Lyon, Austin, Texas-area reader"

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Pepe Montecarlo (not the author's real name) spent more than 30 years in the daily newspaper business, covering everything from school board meetings to capital murder trials and presidential campaigns before moving into a position to write and edit financial news and analysis for a Fortune 500 company. He has won several regional journalism awards.

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