Soldiers of Fortune by Jana DeLeon

"CIA Operative Fortune Redding is back in another fun-filled, hilarious adventure. Fortune is still in Sinful, Louisiana hiding out from Ahmad, a very bad man who wants her dead. When the vindictive new mayor (whose election is being contested) fires the sheriff and appoints her lazy, good-for-nothing cousin to the position, the townspeople of Sinful know they’re in trouble. Things go from bad to worse when an explosion rips through the air. At first, no one is too concerned because they’re convinced it’s nothing more than a swamp still exploding. However, when Fortune and her friends learn it was a meth lab that blew, they get very worried. Someone’s cooking drugs in Sinful and they want to know who’s involved. With Carter (a Sinful deputy and Fortune’s beau) still on medical leave, and the new sheriff sitting back with his feet up, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie once again team up to find the people responsible for the explosion before the drugs hit the streets of Sinful. What an enjoyable read! Soldiers of Fortune is a laugh-out-loud story that keeps the reader entertained from beginning to end. Author Jana Deleon has developed a wonderfully wacky group of characters. Fortune has grown since the first book. She has gone from being a loner to caring deeply for her new friends. She is developing a relationship with Carter that both scares and excites her. It bothers her that she has to lie to him about who she really is, and she worries that things will change when he finds out. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that things work out for them..........."

독립 기념일, 폭발, 다리, 손가락, 마약, 음식 트럭, 치아, 추적, 보트, 술집, 변장, 타투, 추적, 악마와의 계약, 춤, 불, 거품, 휴가, 거짓말, 도청, 선거, 배신자, 배달, 제조자 등이 이 작품을 이해할 수 있는 핵심어들인 거 같다. Fortune 시리즈의 6번째 작품인데 순서에 상관없이 읽다 보니 가끔씩 이야기 전개가 당황스러울 때도 있었지만 역시 재밌는 작품이다. 가능하면 처음부터 읽는 것이 좋지만 나처럼 읽어도 큰 문제는 없는 거 같다. 이번 작품에도 등장인물들의 유머러스한 대화나 관용적 표현들은 많이 등장한다.