The Fool Card: Volume 1 (The Tarot Mysteries) - Softcover

Atkinson, Bevan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996942505 ISBN 13: 9780996942508

Publisher: Electra Enterprises of San Francisco, 2008

Synopsis

The Fool Card is the first in a series of mysteries linked to the tarot deck. In this first book, Xana Bard has chosen a quiet life——drinking tea, talking to her pets, reading, and conferring with the Pacific Ocean beyond her picture window. She calls the ocean Doctor P., and it’s cheaper than her therapist and may be a little more helpful. She’s happy enough, until the night Thorne Ardall, shot while chasing his boss’s killer, crashes into her house. Using her tarot-trained intuition rather than her better judgment, Xana patches Thorne up and they agree to track down the murderer as a team. She’s sure her mother will have a cow. Her friends will have a cow. Her shrink will have a cow. They can start a dairy farm for all she cares; she has taken hold of her life again.

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Review

Ms. Atkinson's debut novel is a fast-paced romp through the hills of San Francisco starring an engaging heroine, Xana Bard, who modestly attributes her intuition to reading Tarot cards. Tarot aside, Xana is smart and observant as well as thoroughly likeable. With wit and an eye for detail, the author creates a humorous, well-plotted murder-mystery, peopled with interesting characters and a believable resolution. The perfect book to read curled up in bed on a lazy weekend morning. I'm ready for the next card in the deck! -Julia M. Shumway

Edition details

• Publisher: Electra Enterprises of San Francisco
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0996942505
• ISBN 13: 9780996942508
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242