Sharp Shooter: Tara Sharp, book 1

Marianne Delacourt

May 2016 · Tara Sharp Book 1 · Twelfth Planet Press

About this ebook

Tara Sharp should be just another unemployable, twenty-something, ex-private schoolgirl ... but she has the gift—or curse as she sees it—of reading people's auras. The trouble is, auras sometimes tell you things about people they don't want you to know.

When a family friend recommends Mr Hara's Paralanguage School, Tara decides to give it a whirl - and graduates with flying colours. So when Mr Hara picks up passes on a job for a hot-shot lawyer she jumps at the chance despite some of his less-than-salubrious clients.

Tara should know better than to get involved when she learns the job involves mob boss Johnny Vogue. But she's broke and the magic words 'retainer' and 'bonus' have been mentioned. Soon Tara finds herself sucked into an underworld 'situation' that has her running for her life.

Sharp Shooter is a hilarious, action-packed novel and Tara Sharp is Triple F: Funny. Fast. Feisty.

Ratings and reviews

Tara is a novice aura reader. Not novice in seeing them, that started as a child, but has not been too accurate at reading them. So, she takes lessons on learning about her gift which leads to a new career for her proposed by her teacher. Enter the chrime lord of Perth, a dreamy ex-basketball player and let tge games begin. To say Tara learns her lesson is too tongue in cheek but she certainly learns lots of new things to do with her gift and meets some unusual people.

If you have a finely tuned sense of humour, or simply a nerve that recognises good writing with witty, pithy prose, then you will like this book. The story has many twists and turns and the characters are all believable. The descriptions of their foibles and motives are recognisable and I am sure we all recognise the main character's parents, either in ourselves, our relatives or in our friends. The story line moves at an even pace and the injection of humour lightens the more esoteric moments. I am already seeking out the next book in the series, since the plot read in the preview sounds intriguing!

I live in Perth, the setting of this funny story. It's great to see my regular stomping grounds come up in the descriptions, and a positive plus to hear English usage as I might hear it in every day conversations around the shop here! A good feel for the local flavour. I had no idea Wembley Ware was made here!