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Poker Face: Spotted Pony Casino Mystery Kindle Edition

by Paty Jager (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 356 ratings
Spotted Pony Casino Mystery Book 1

Dela Alvaro is a disabled veteran who grew up on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation. When an IED in Iraq ended her military career, she came home to reassess her life and landed a job in security at the Indian run casino on the reservation.

Not even a year into being the assistant to the head of security, Dela is promoted on a trial basis. When one of the casino employees is found stabbed and stuffed in a laundry chute, she knows she can kiss head of security good-bye if she doesn’t find the killer before the media gets hold of the story.

While she is in over her head, she can’t decide if the FBI Special Agent called in to help is a blessing or a curse. It’s a man she ran across in Iraq who overrode her authority. When a second casino employee is killed, Dela has to decide if she can trust the special agent with not only keeping her job but keeping the rest of the casino employees safe.
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    Spotted Pony Casino Mystery
  2. Print length
    243 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    July 1, 2021
  5. File size
    887 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0965NG13Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Windtree Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 887 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 243 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1952447808
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 6 ‏ : ‎ Spotted Pony Casino Mystery
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 356 ratings

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Paty Jager

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Award-winning author Paty Jager and her husband raise alfalfa hay in rural eastern Oregon. On her road to publication, she wrote freelance articles for two local newspapers and enjoyed her job with the County Extension service as a 4-H Program Assistant. Raising hay and cattle, riding horses, and battling rattlesnakes, she not only writes the western lifestyle, she lives it.

She has published 53 novels, 8 anthologies, and 9 novellas. All her work has Western or Native American elements in them along with hints of humor and engaging characters. Her penchant for research takes her on side trips that eventually turn into yet another story.

Awards:

2008 Perfectly Good Nanny won EPPIE for Best Contemporary Romance

2010 Spirit of the Mountain placed 1st in the paranormal Lories Best Published Book Contest

2011 Spirit of the Lake was a finalist in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence

2013 Secrets of a Mayan Moon won Reader's Crown Award for Best Romantic Suspense

2015 Double Duplicity was a finalist in the Chanticleer Mayhem and Murder Contest

2018 Haunting Corpse was a finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence in Mystery/Suspense

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Customers find the mystery book engaging with lots of plot twists and interesting storylines. They appreciate the great characters and the well-described setting, with one customer highlighting the casino atmosphere.

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Customers enjoy the plot twists in this mystery book, with one customer describing it as an enjoyable complex mystery with plenty of action.

"Lots of action, suspense & a couple of dead bodies show up in this varied cast of believable characters...." Read more

"I enjoyed the twist and turns of coming to the solution of the main crime, as well as all the by play solving of all the other crimes that are woven..." Read more

"This is a great beginning to a new series... The story is full of twists and turns, great characters, and enough mysterious circumstances to take..." Read more

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"...What more can I say? This story takes us in a new direction! It's a great read with the promise of even better things to come! Read it!..." Read more

"...made even better by having two murders to solve. Definitely worth a read. Can't wait for the next book!" Read more

"This was a very very good book and I enjoyed it very much. I will read more of your books." Read more

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Customers like the setting of the book, with one review noting how well it was described and another mentioning the casino environment.

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  • J@YD944
    5.0 out of 5 stars Poker Face
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025
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    Lots of action, suspense & a couple of dead bodies show up in this varied cast of believable characters. The MC is a wounded Iraqi war veteran handling security at the Spotted Pony Casino on the reservation land of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla. Her 17 yrs in the Army & being given a medical discharge for losing part of her leg has changed her career plans but not her spirit of treating others fairly & doing an honest day’s work. A good read!
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Twisty
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023
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    I enjoyed the twist and turns of coming to the solution of the main crime, as well as all the by play solving of all the other crimes that are woven into the solution.
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  • Julie Blaskie
    5.0 out of 5 stars another great story and series from Paty Jager
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021
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    This is a great beginning to a new series... The story is full of twists and turns, great characters, and enough mysterious circumstances to take you on a wild journey to find the killer!

    I love Ms Jager's stories. She has strong lead characters who have history. They are very human, and they have many concerns. Dela is a military veteran recovering from her past. She is working as acting head of casino security. She worries that people will think less of her if they know about the extent of her injury. She even rescues a dog who ends up with a similar situation!

    The author writes sensitively of Dela's condition, but she is given strength and determination to keep going until they catch the suspect. We also learn more of Native American culture as well as casino life. Too, we see how things sometimes are "meant to be".

    What more can I say? This story takes us in a new direction! It's a great read with the promise of even better things to come! Read it! You'll be glad that you did!
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  • ricardo cabesa
    4.0 out of 5 stars It's the 1st novel in the series?
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2024
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    Easy read. Interesting area in the PACNW to learn about.
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  • Eager Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable complex mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024
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    Disabled war veteran Dela is acting head of security for the Spotted Pony casino on the Umatilla Reservation. When a guest of the casino’s hotel is found murdered in the laundry shoot, Dela has to solve the crime and apprehend the killer if she ever hopes to be appointed head of security permanently. Dela is assisted by FBI Special Agent Quinn, who seems especially solicitous of Dela, a behavior Dela is uncomfortable with, despite being attracted to him. Together they work their way through a long and complicated array of suspects. An interesting story that is highly recommended.
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars I liked the story but-
    Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2021
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    I like many of this author's books but this one needed help and seemed rushed at the end.

    The story itself was interesting but the book really needed an editor. There are redundancies, grammatical errors, and plot swamps which make following the solution muddled. I am still not sure which "she" was being referred to in some places.
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  • Viclee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great who done it
    Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2021
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    I find the setting in the casino and the interaction with the Umatlla tribe very informative. Since I have already read Stolen butterfly I have a connection with these characters. A very good who done it. made even better by having two murders to solve. Definitely worth a read. Can't wait for the next book!
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  • mh
    4.0 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD
    Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
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    This was a very very good book and I enjoyed it very much. I will read more of your books.
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