The Red Hot Empress (The Annie Szabo Mystery Series)

A madcap dash through San Francisco's Chinatown and the crumbling Haight-Ashbury district with a cast of bona fide eccentrics. Kirkus Reviews Nudged by mother-in-law Madame Mina, Annie writes an article about Jimmy Qi, an Asian boy with the power to heal through music, which soon puts the youngster in danger. Everyone, it seems, wants a piece of the rising star of San Francisco's Chinatown-including a shady evangelist, the FBI, the tongs and a man who talks to dolphins. After two suspicious deaths, Annie and Jimmy go on the lam, not knowing whom to trust or why. Annie's lover, and her daughter, E.B., are also tossed into the intrigue, along with meddling world-famous twins who have taken a shine to Annie and Jimmy. Through it all, Annie keeps her cool, until a devastating family secret tosses reality upside down, and almost costs her life. mind and her life. 'The Red Hot Empress' succeeds in weaving humor, zany characters and the occult into an entertaining story with serious undertones. "Simultaneously kooky and mysterious." Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine

Author: Meredith Blevins

Publisher: Wordworx Publishing

Publication Date: Jun 12, 2015

Number of Pages: 352 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0692203745

ISBN-13: 9780692203743