Be careful what you wish for … After eleven years trapped in the Spadros crime syndicate, 23-year-old private eye Jacqueline Spadros is an independent woman, free to run her investigation business. But her problems are only beginning. Deeply in debt, Jacqui is in danger from both the rogue Spadros men calling themselves “The Ten of Spades” and the ruthless Red Dog Gang — who may be one and the same. Jacqui is determined to find Black Maria, the key to the identity of the Red Dog Gang’s secretive leader. To survive long enough to do that, Jacqui needs a paying case. The one she's offered may put her in the most danger of all … The Ten of Spades is part 5 of a 13-part serial novel - please begin with The Jacq of Spades or the Red Dog Conspiracy Act 1 box set.

The Ten of Spades








The Detection

When I returned home, the Spring dress Madame
Biltcliffe made for me last year lay draped across my bed.

It was beautiful: green
shantung silk with black embroidery. I’d last seen it amongst the
other items I sold at auction to pay Mr. Doyle Pike’s fees.

Seeing t...

Map of the Spadros Pot

The Dilemma

The Scandal

The Lead

The Woman

The Case

The Lesson

The Tabloid

The Deception

The Facts

The Value

The Mistake

The Walk

The Code

The Reunion

The Trip

The Guests

The Arrangements

The Offer

The Rebuke

The Link

The Risk

The Detection

The Peril

The Chance

The Shot

The Gesture

The Heirs