Miss Fortune Mystery Series by Jana Deleon

4.53 · 393 ratings
  • Louisiana Longshot (Miss Fortune Mystery #1)
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    Louisiana Longshot (Miss Fortune Mystery #1)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 28 ratings · published 2012

    It was a hell of a longshot... CIA Assassin Fortune Redding is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever--in Sinful, Louisiana. With a leak at the CIA and a price on her head by one of the world's largest arms dealers, Fortune has to go off grid, but she never expected to be this far out of her element... more

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  • Lethal Bayou Beauty (Miss Fortune Mystery #2)
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    Lethal Bayou Beauty (Miss Fortune Mystery #2)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings · published 2013

    No one in Sinful liked Pansy Arceneaux, but who hated her enough to kill her? When aspiring actress Pansy Arceneaux returns to Sinful, Louisiana to head up the beauty pageant portion of the Summer Festival, CIA assassin Fortune Redding knows she’s in for trouble. Her undercover identity as a former beauty queen makes Fortune the perfect choice to chair the event with Pansy, but Pansy’s abrasive personality makes it impossible to get through a single rehearsal without a fight... more

  • Swamp Sniper (Miss Fortune Mystery #3)
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    Swamp Sniper (Miss Fortune Mystery #3)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings · published 2013

    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the third book in the Miss Fortune Mystery series.When only a crack shot will do…In the two weeks CIA assassin Fortune Redding has been hiding in Sinful, Louisiana, she’s been harassed, poisoned, and shot at…and that was the easy part. But now, she’s about to face her biggest challenge since setting foot in the tiny bayou town.When mayoral candidate, Ted Williams is murdered, everyone is surprised... more

  • Swamp Team 3 (Miss Fortune Mystery #4)
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    Swamp Team 3 (Miss Fortune Mystery #4)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 22 ratings · published 2014

    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, a new installment in her bestselling Miss Fortune series. What’s a little arson between friends? Undercover CIA agent Fortune Redding spent her first three weeks in Sinful, Louisiana dodging insults, makeup advice, guard dogs, bullets, and Deputy Carter LeBlanc, both professionally and personally. But just when she thinks things are going to settle down in the small bayou town, someone sets her friend Ally’s house on fire... more

  • Soldiers of Fortune (Miss Fortune Mystery #6)
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    Soldiers of Fortune (Miss Fortune Mystery #6)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 21 ratings · published 2015

    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the sixth installment in the bestselling Miss Fortune series. When Celia Arceneaux was elected mayor of Sinful, Louisiana, Fortune Redding expected trouble. The woman has an unmatched talent for making the worst of any situation, especially if it means getting revenge on her sworn enemies Ida Belle and Gertie. At the Fourth of July celebration, an explosion rocks Sinful and it’s not from fireworks... more

  • Hurricane Force (Miss Fortune Mystery #7)
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    Hurricane Force (Miss Fortune Mystery #7)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 22 ratings · published 2015

    From New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the seventh book in the Miss Fortune series. A force to be reckoned with… During missions as a CIA assassin, Fortune Redding saw and overcame most every obstacle, but Sinful, Louisiana, keeps producing new challenges for her. When a hurricane blows through, it brings a shower of counterfeit money raining down on the tiny bayou town... more

  • Fortune Hunter (Miss Fortune Mystery #8)
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    Fortune Hunter (Miss Fortune Mystery #8)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 18 ratings · published 2016

    From New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon, the eighth book in the Miss Fortune mystery series. Someone has created a fake social media identity and is online romancing the lonely women of Sinful in order to scam them out of money. Because he always seems to pick the perfect targets, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie think he must be either a Sinful resident or someone with a close association to the town... more

  • Later Gator (Miss Fortune Mystery #9)
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    Later Gator (Miss Fortune Mystery #9)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 22 ratings · published 2016

    A poacher is at work in Sinful, Louisiana, and Deputy Carter LeBlanc is hot on the trail of the outlaw, trying to apprehend him before the state gets wind of the crime and sends a game warden to take over his investigation. Unfortunately, he’s hindered every step of the way by Sinful’s current mayor and all-around horrible person, Celia Arceneaux, who wants nothing more than to drive Carter to resign... more

  • Hook, Line and Blinker (Miss Fortune Mystery #10)
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    Hook, Line and Blinker (Miss Fortune Mystery #10)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 22 ratings · published 2017

    Nobody knows speed like Ida Belle. Behind the wheel of her hopped-up Blazer, she’s the queen of the back roads. But when someone tries to kill Hot Rod and steals only black SUVs from his shop, Fortune worries that excessive horsepower is the least of the trouble that comes along with her friend’s new ride... more

  • Change of Fortune (Miss Fortune Mystery #11)
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    Change of Fortune (Miss Fortune Mystery #11)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    · 22 ratings · published 2018

    Sinful, Louisiana, is always a hotbed of activity, and despite the steamy heat, August is no exception. Godzilla is terrorizing the town, looking for a home-cooked meal, and Gertie is worried someone will take the gator out before she can get him under control. Francine has a situation of her own at the café, where food is missing from inventory. And Celia is always up to no good. But summer is almost over, which could mean huge changes for Fortune Redding... more

  • Reel of Fortune (Miss Fortune Mystery #12)
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    Reel of Fortune (Miss Fortune Mystery #12)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 2018

    Nothing says Welcome Home like a murder. It’s official. Fortune Redding is out of the CIA and a newly minted resident of Sinful, Louisiana. She never expected her homecoming to be all apple pie and hugs, but a murder wasn’t on her list of things to deal with before she’d even gotten her name stenciled on her mailbox. Boone Carre—Hooch, to the locals—was a drunk and a louse and had shafted pretty much everyone he’d ever done business with... more

  • Swamp Spook (Miss Fortune Mystery #13)
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    Swamp Spook (Miss Fortune Mystery #13)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings · published 2018

    When black cats roam, and spooks are seen, Come celebrate, it’s Halloween. Sinful, Louisiana, really knows how to throw a party, and it goes all out for Halloween. The weeklong celebration kicks off with a maze of horror in the park built of hay bales. And Fortune has the perfect assignment—the executioner. Her scene comes complete with a head block, a hatchet, and a fake body with removable head. It’s the perfect setup…for a crime... more

  • Fortune Furlough (Miss Fortune Mystery #14)
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    Fortune Furlough (Miss Fortune Mystery #14)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2019

    It’s not a vacation until there’s a murder. Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie are finally off to Florida on the vacation they’ve always talked about. Days filled with white sand, turquoise water, and fruity drinks are the only thing on the agenda. But when Gertie’s “hot date” turns up dead and she’s the number one suspect, they’re forced to hang up their bathing suits and shift to investigating mode... more

  • Cajun Fried Felony (Miss Fortune Mystery #15)
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    Cajun Fried Felony (Miss Fortune Mystery #15)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings · published 2019

    Venus Thibodeaux had a reputation for being trouble. Some said she started at birth. When she finally left Sinful shortly after turning eighteen, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. When she blew back into town four years later, no one was happy about her return. She immediately launched into her same old scams, picking off Sinful residents with ease before disappearing again as quickly as she’d appeared. Everyone assumed she’d headed back to New Orleans... more

  • Swamp Santa (Miss Fortune Mystery #16)
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    Swamp Santa (Miss Fortune Mystery #16)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2019

    It’s Christmas in Sinful and Fortune is set to participate in all the local hoopla. A Christmas gala, caroling, and a sleigh ride are on the agenda. Murder is not. But when someone bumps off Santa, Fortune is aware a killer is lurking among the holiday cheer. But with no client and no reason to interfere with a police investigation, it looks as if Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie will have to sit this one out... more

  • Bullets and Beads (Miss Fortune Mystery #17)
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    Bullets and Beads (Miss Fortune Mystery #17)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings · published 2020

    Let the good times roll? It’s Mardi Gras time and Fortune is looking forward to seeing the spectacle firsthand, but when a visitor to Sinful is murdered during the celebration there, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie can’t help but wonder what happened. As they start looking into the woman and the family in Sinful she came to visit, their investigation sends them to New Orleans, right at the height of the Mardi Gras celebration... more

  • Gators and Garters (Miss Fortune Mystery #18)
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    Gators and Garters (Miss Fortune Mystery #18)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings · published 2020

    ‘Til death do us part?Ida Belle, Fortune, and Gertie are gearing up for the big day—Ida Belle’s wedding to Walter—but when the caterer goes missing just a week before the big day, it puts a huge black mark on the joyous celebration. Molly Broussard is no stranger to being in the limelight, so when the former cage fighter turned in her boxing gloves for pots and pans, everyone who knew her was surprised…until they ate her food... more

  • Swamp Spirits (Miss Fortune Mystery #23)
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    Swamp Spirits (Miss Fortune Mystery #23)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings · published 2022

    Ghost of a chance?Fortune is thrilled when Ben Harrison, her former CIA partner, and his fiancée, Cassidy, decide to leave DC and move to the Louisiana bayous. They’ve already secured jobs and are only lacking a place to live, so everyone is excited when they quickly find a home. There’s only one problem—the house has a reputation. It’s haunted... more

  • Clue Krewe (Miss Fortune Mystery #24)
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    Clue Krewe (Miss Fortune Mystery #24)

    Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings · published 2023

    Beckett Rousseau is the firstborn son of one of New Orleans’ most prominent families. He’s the quintessential golden boy—great looks, money, and a political career in his future—until his wife murders him. Or at least that’s what everyone thinks.Athena Durand is still reeling from her murder conviction but now that it’s overturned, she’s at a loss on how to proceed with her life... more

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