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Pulling off a bluff is not as easy as it looks…. especially when your life is on the line.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A must read for fans of supernatural and mystery thrillers.”
In this latest JJ Gilbert Mystery, JJ delivers messages from an aggressive spirit at a man’s birthday party. The next thing she knows, she is in the middle of a major FBI investigation into the dirty world of underground gambling. The agent in charge treats JJ as a suspect, but once he realizes she is telling the truth about talking to the dead, he convinces her to use her relationship with the FBI’s target to get information for their case. JJ develops romantic feelings for the handsome FBI agent, and she starts to see him as the man of her dreams.
Despite the objections of her police friends, JJ takes on the role of an undercover informant in an illegal gambling operation. She must fine-tune her poker skills if she is going to convince anyone she is a high roller. At the same time, JJ must make sense of the conflicting messages from the spirit. Once she recognizes who she can truly trust, she realizes she was on the wrong track all along. Can JJ bluff her way out of trouble, or did she see the truth too late?
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Final Bluff pitches itself perfectly between the gritty and dangerous world of the murder mystery where hard work and hard facts win the day and the more abstract world of the supernatural story where everything is difficult to be certain about.”
A must read for fans of Ghost Whisperer and Medium!!!
JJ is a medium that receives messages from the dead to give to the
living. On a birthday party call, she delivers a message to Dax from
his father, Ace, giving him a warning. For some strange reason, JJ
keeps getting the same message and seeing a mine. The next thing
she knows, she is in the middle of a major FBI investigation. Agent
Noah convinces her to use her relationship with Dax to get
information for their case. JJ develops romantic feelings for Noah
and, despite her friend’s red flags and warnings, continues to
pursue a relationship with him. Despite the objections of her police
friends, Sam and Brad, JJ takes on the role of an undercover
informant in an illegal gambling operation. She practices her poker
skills and their team must pull off the largest bluff in order to
convince Dax she is a high roller. As they continue with the case,
more red flags and suspects are uncovered, but who can JJ really
trust?
Linda Williams’s The Final Bluff is a fast-paced mystery story with
supernatural twists and turns that are sure to keep you reading
until the very end while JJ tries to make sense of the conflicting
messages from the spirits! The author did a great job creating
realistic characters that were cunning and deceiving. There were a
couple of times I thought I had the story figured out and then there
was another surprise. An action-packed mystery that you are sure
to enjoy, Linda Williams’s The Final Bluff is a must-read. For fans of
supernatural and mystery thrillers — Readers Favorite Review
Final Bluff by Linda M. Williams takes us into a world of seedy desires and perilous dealings, where the cat and mouse games played involve local police, the FBI, and a mix of society’s best and worst. Jordyn Gilbert is a single, thirty-year-old professional photographer, who also happens to be a psychic medium, that has done work for the Riverside Police Department involving criminal investigations. When a spirit starts to contact Jordyn with a cryptic message connected to a reading she has done with Dax Jenkins, and she is subsequently questioned by the FBI concerning her relationship with Dax, she is propelled inexorably into an ongoing case with life-or-death stakes. The suspects are plentiful and the tension palpable as Jordyn struggles to unravel both the mystery she finds herself embedded in and her personal emotions, which become increasingly difficult to rein in. Both of these aspects of her life will explode in a ripping climax worthy of a Final Bluff. Linda M. Williams’ Final Bluff is a very easy to read, quality criminal investigative story involving nicely constructed undercover work and very real moments of tension. All the characters are consistent and varied, and the relationships are quite spot on. I thought this was particularly evident between Jordyn and Sam, where the bond of friendship was often tweaked by conflict. Jordyn’s relationship with Luke was also well framed, with an undercurrent of love being hinted at indirectly, which was in no way obvious to the reader. In fact, the overall plot was very good at this as well, where the outcome was far from obvious, hidden by a number of various motives and suspects cleverly built up over time. Final Bluff was a very enjoyable read and the complete package for anyone who enjoys a high quality whodunit adventure.