Description: The third noir mystery featuring P.I. Lennox Cooper, a smart detective, a smart poker player, and one of today's boldest heroines in the sorority of lonesome gumshoes
Brief description: Like many writers before her, Lily Gardner has spent much of her life as a factotum, working as a bartender, a vet assistant and a bookkeeper. Shes managed a bookstore, sold crystals, herbs and fine jewelry. And has written articles on mythology and goddess lore for ten years. Lily's first novel, A Bitch Called Hope, is a noir mystery set on the rainy streets of Portland, Oregon. Her second novel, Betting Blind, will publish in March, 2016. Lily lives in Portland with her husband, two corgis and several thousand books.
Review Quotes: Praise for A Bitch Called Hope "...a well crafted mystery novel with a heroine you can root for, plenty of action and a satisfying ending." -Phillip Margolin, NYT best selling author of Capitol Murder "A noir with heart. Poker-playing ex-cop Lennox Cooper joins the sorority of lonesome gumshoes. Beware, it's hard to put down." -Cara Black, bestselling author of the Aimee Leduc mystery novels. "Gardner deftly balances the detailed intricacy of the police procedural with a richly nuanced tale of betrayed love, family conflict, and murder. Told with a crisp voice and sharp pacing, the story of private investigator Lennox Cooper packs a wallop from the opening scene." -Bill Cameron, author of award winning County Line "Yowzah, what a great mystery novel!! Gardner has created a modern P.I. in time honored tradition, and the result is both fresh and grounded. Lennox Cooper, her protagonist, is crafty, intelligent, resourceful, bold and tenacious, as she hunts the killer of a local magnate. Gardner's prose has no excess baggage-it sticks with her hero-and her dialogue zings. The Portland locale and ambiance are detailed to perfection. Cheers in anticipation of Gardner's next outing!" -Carolyn Lane, Murder by the Book