JACKAL, Kelly Oliver
JACKAL, Kelly Oliver
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JACKAL
A Jessica James Mystery

Author: Kelly Oliver

Narrator: Susan McGurl

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Cedar Lane

Published: 04/01/2026


Synopsis

She’s in Sin City to search for her dad. But is she about to place her final bet?“Crackles with energy… Jessica remains an instantly likable protagonist… fast-paced and engaging.” —Kirkus ReviewsAmazon Bestseller from Award Winning Author, Kelly OliverPhilosophy student Jessica James is desperate to find her real father. Broke and crashing with a stripper friend in Vegas, all she knows is that he’s supposedly a washed up magician. But all bets are off when she discovers a naked guy in a hotel bathtub missing a kidney…Suspecting her gyrating roommate could be tangled up in more than a g-string, Jessica ropes in her poker-ace sidekick to help. But when she discovers the ruthless casino mob is closing in, she’s worried the search for her dad was just an illusion.Can Jessica crack a criminal cartel before the mafia makes her cash out for life?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maranda on September 22, 2018

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Unless you are Jessica James and her best friend Lolitta who happens to be a Russian Mafia Granddaughter. Well it started out slow and I just did not get into the characters like in previous books in this series. Oliver does entertain with her quirky sayings and......more

Goodreads review by Bonnye Reed on April 24, 2020

I received a free electronic copy of the modern who-done-it from the author, Kelly Oliver. I thank her and KAOS Press for sharing their hard work with me. I have read this work of my own volition and this review reflects my honest opinion of Jackal: A Suspense Thriller. Kelly Oliver writes a tight,......more

Goodreads review by Bev on September 27, 2018

Jessica is sent on a mission to find who her mother calls her 'real father'. Well! That was a surprise! A washed-up magician called the Mesmerizer, who is he? Why does her mother, on her death-bed, need to see this guy so badly? So Jessica goes to Vegas to try and find him. This is where things get......more

Goodreads review by Seraphia Bunny on September 25, 2018

Jessica James is back and she doesn't know it but she's heading straight for trouble. Her mother has had an accident and now Jessica is on the hunt to Vegas looking for her the man her mother claims is her "biological father." Jessica thinks her mother is being melodramatic but she's on the quest no......more

Goodreads review by Sue on September 21, 2018

On her “deathbed”, Jessica “Jessie” James’ mother shocks her by saying the man she thought was her father really isn’t but instead is a traveling magician. Before she knows it, Jessie is on a bus headed for Vegas in search of the illusionist, whom her mother insists on seeing just one last time. Pen......more