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Arson Takes a Dare (The Marisa Adair Mystery Adventures Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Jada Ryker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
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An obscenely rich lottery winner tricks Marisa Adair into joining forces with a famous Florida private detective to investigate her daughter’s twenty-year-old murder. During a serial arsonist’s reign of terror, Mayla died in a fiery inferno. The newly wealthy mother wants to dedicate her considerable resources to finding her daughter’s killer and bringing him to justice.

Marisa is busy with problems of her own. After the death of her troubled brother, she discovers a vicious stalker targeted him online. The stalker is the bully who had made their childhood a living hell. She decides to track down the bully, confront her, and hold her accountable for her crimes.

Alisa was a beautiful girl. She was also the ringleader of a gang of bullies. Now, as an adult, she seeks out the weakest of the herd to torment through the anonymity of her computer. She also holds the key to dark secrets, with the chilling tendrils reaching from her childhood to the present.

After Alisa’s brutal murder, Marisa is the number one suspect. When she’s arrested, her friends rush to help her. Although her antics drive him mad, Alex is determined to clear her. Althea, her friend and former teacher, is combat ready after decades of teaching elementary school. Her support group, as ruthless as they are loyal, goes to great lengths to help their fellow member. Tara, her best friend and in need of her own twelve-step program for her shoe addiction, demands hard choices of her boyfriend, the lawman who put Marisa behind bars.

Marisa’s cat joins the investigation. Laithe, the part-Abyssinian cat whose sense of fun and mischief lands him—and Marisa—squarely into danger, has to use all of his feline skills to save her from life behind bars.

Marisa once lived a chaotic life of drinking and partying. Hitting bottom left her existence in shambles. Like a phoenix, she rose from the ashes. Now she’s a savvy and respected Human Resources administrator. Accused of a murder she didn’t commit, Marisa faces losing her hard-won new identity . . . and possibly her life.
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Reviewed by Melinda Hills for Readers' Favorite:

"A twenty-year-old cold case really heats up in Arson Takes a Dare: The Third Marisa Adair Mystery Adventure by Jada Ryker. Marisa Adair, who has developed a reputation as an amateur sleuth, and her friends are reeling after the murder of Marisa's brother. Struggling with addiction issues, Marisa is dropped into another mystery with its roots in the childhood torment created by an angelic little classmate with the mean-spirited heart of a bully. As the action unfolds, other personal issues such as the betrayal of her longtime friend and former teacher weigh heavily on Marisa, and she also has to deal with a new power hungry boss at work. This new boss has more on her mind, though, than just business, as well as a past she wants to keep hidden. The caring community of fellow addicts helps Marisa as she has helped them, and a plan is put into place to force the murderer into the open. Will all the pieces fall together the right way or is there a chance that everything will fall apart?

"Deep seated emotions, addiction issues, and a tormented past are just some of the elements that drive Arson Takes a Dare: The Third Marisa Adair Mystery Adventure by Jada Ryker. If you like to really get into the heart and mind of a character, this is a great story! It is easy to feel Marisa's pain and relate to her struggles as she tries to go about the business of every-day life - and get to the bottom of a twenty-year-old cold case. Great dialogue, intense action and genuine emotion make all the Marisa Adair Mystery Adventure books tremendous reads."

From the Author

Thank you for your interest in Arson Takes a Dare. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I loved writing it.  Please accept my sincere appreciation for reading this book. As an author, I rely on feedback from readers. If you enjoy Arson Takes a Dare, please take a moment to leave your comments on Amazon. My published titles are listed in the About the Author section (click my name under the book title at the top of the page), and are available on Amazon in electronic and paperback formats. Enjoy! Jada

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00VKJ3WXM
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2748 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 275 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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Jada Ryker

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KINDLE SCOUT WINNER Jada Ryker snagged the Kindle Press publishing contract for her book, Take the Body and Run, through Amazon’s Kindle Scout program. The contemporary mystery/romance is about a hunted woman hiding under a dead friend’s identity, a handsome lawman, a have fart machine-will travel doctor, and a cranky cat with a nose for crime.

Jada is also the author of Dog Days of Karma, the first Carr-Maah Consulting paranormal romance/mystery; A Pink Zombie, with a Mist, a Shaken, Not Stirred, mystery/horror adventure; and Murder Takes a Dare, the first book in the Takes a Dare mystery series. The books combine humor and murder in a total package of entertaining and fun southern adventures.

Jada spent the first twenty-odd years of her life in rural Kentucky, many of those years without electricity or running water. In her writings, Jada draws upon her early years of deprivation.

She now lives in central Kentucky with her wonderful husband and their cat, rescued from the animal shelter. In her day job, Jada works in higher education. She holds a master’s degree in public administration.

Jada’s mystery adventures are available on Amazon in electronic and paperback formats.

Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit Twist:

Take the Body and Run (Kindle Scout Winner)

Take a Walk on the Dead Side

Take Her to the River

Gone Cat and Other Stories (includes the prequel novelette, Two Tickets to Paradise)

Kirbie Stone Mysteries:

Die and the Family Stone

The Shaken, Not Stirred, Mystery/Horror Series:

A Pink Zombie, with a Mist

Gimlet and Other Stories: The collected short stories run the gamut from mystery to horror to science fiction.

The Takes a Dare Mystery Series:

Murder Takes a Dare

Mayhem Takes a Dare

Arson Takes a Dare

Crime Takes a Dare (TBA)

The Carr-Maah Consulting Agency Paranormal Romance/Mystery Series:

Dog Days of Karma

Equinox of Karma

Solstice of Karma (TBA)

Bad Carma on the Dixie Dieway

Jada loves feedback from readers, both one-on-one and through customer reviews on Amazon.com. Connect with Jada to share your thoughts about her books by emailing her at jada_ryker@yahoo.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Who's who?
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2017
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Really entertaining novel with all sorts of things going on, and going haywire. A bit of fun topped with a couple of murders, and Bam, you have a good book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fast moving and genuinely funny
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2015
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‘Arson Takes a Dare’ is a fast moving, witty novel with larger than life characters and an original plot.

Marisa Adair is a woman with problems. She’s struggling with a drinking problem and is fresh from a seemingly unsuccessful inpatient rehab stint. Her problems stem from the facts she had an abusive father, her brother Mosely was murdered and has lost a close friend, Heidi to drinking. To make matters worse, her older friend and former schoolteacher, Althea has betrayed her by using her childhood abuse and addiction struggles as fodder for her romance novels. (As a creative touch, parts of Althea’s novels are interspersed in the novel).

When Berea Kenton wins the lottery she pours her winnings into finding the murderer of her daughter two decades earlier by a serial arsonist. Marisa with her previous experience as an amateur sleuth and Burke Creed, a private detective are lured to the case.

Jada Ryker is a very talented writer whose style is slick and genuinely funny. The strengths of her novel are the characters and their dialogue. In particular, she has a facility for sketching characters with distinct voices. The plot is intricate and the cast is large. At times I was challenged to remember who everyone was, but Ryker has provided an excellent character guide at the beginning of the novel which is helpful, especially if you haven’t read previous novels in the series—although this book is standalone. I’d definitely like to read more Marisa Adair mysteries.
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Sandra S.
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of, the set
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017
Although the last chapter was a little confusing, this was my favorite of the Dare set! The first two weren't the best but they Jed to a great conclusion!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Arson takes a date
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017
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A woman wins the lottery and wants someone to solve the 20 year old murder of her daughter. A mother figure betrays the sad brutal past of her surrogate daughters past in a novel. The daughter feels betrayed and is estranged from he maternal substitute. A stripper is a re conciliator, real estate agent, friend, counselor and investor. Long list of characters that experienced abuse as children resulting in a variety of unhealthy behaviors as adults. Many twists and turn with resulting punishment for several individuals responsible for a variety of crimes.
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grtgram
4.0 out of 5 stars Arson Takes a Dare
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2015
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I had a little hard time with this book and almost stopped reading it part way through. But ultimately,I'm very glad I stuck with it and finished. Although a little disjointed and sometimes all over the place, I ended up really enjoying the story and absolutely loved the ending. The colorful characters made this book even better, with several laugh-out-loud moments and heartfelt friendships. All in all, I'm now looking forward to reading more in this series. Thanks Jada, for a very unique mystery.
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4.0 out of 5 stars i enjoyed the book with its twists and turns
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018
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Overall, i enjoyed the book with its twists and turns, especially the ending which i didnt see coming. I did not care for the book within the book Althea was writing. Good book, easy read, and it has some funny spots.
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bonnie DALE keck
4.0 out of 5 stars overall it's not bad even with or because of the 'odd' characters
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2017
Kindle Unlimited or else got on freebie day, depending on which story talking about. Too much 'chick' stuff for me, though the title warned, but feel it took away from the actual story being told, made it too much going on that didn't have enough to do with the actual mystery part. However having said that, and trying to overlook the chick part, overall it's not bad even with or because of the 'odd' characters, so am going on through her other books. The consulting detective agency ones oddly, for me or maybe due to writer style, rate the same. Having said that part, though, and liking the beginning rundown of characters, bit too much to overly describe them elsewhere. The 2 horror ones, may be jaded or whatever but just meh.

Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick Lit Twist -Take the Body and Run 1 - Take a Walk on the Dead Side 2
Carr — Maah Consulting Agency Book 1) Dog Days of Karma 2 - Equi Knocks of Karma
Carr - Maah Consulting Agency (2 Book Series)
The Marisa Adair Mystery Adventures - Murder Takes a Dare 1 Mayhem Takes a Dare 2 - Arson Takes a Dare 3
Marisa Adair Mysteries (3 Book Series)
Shaken, Not Stirred, Mystery/Horror Series - A Pink Zombie, with a Mist 1 - Gimlet, a Shaken 2
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