Devil's Food

by Anthony Bruno

Loretta Kovacs (1)

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HTML:In Devil's Food, the first book in the Loretta Kovacs thriller series, it's make-it-or-break-it time for zaftig Loretta when she's assigned to the ragtag Parole Violators Search Unit, a.k.a. the Jump Squad. All her buttons are pushed when she goes undercover as a desperate dieter at a Florida fat farm in order to nab an embezzler who's a perfect size 2. Humor (Fiction.) Fiction. Mystery.

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There have been books and movies about bail jumpers and those who bring them back. But Anthony Bruno offers us a chase crew with frailties. Loretta Kovacs is the newest member of this 'Jump Squad' she is on probation with no where to go if she fails. So knowing that she goes undercover at a fat farm, the same one she attended several years prior and hated!

This is a fast read, for me it falls under the category of escapist read.
Loretta Kovacs is a plus size women she is an ex parole officer. She has asked to be transferred to the jump squad that is the last step before termination. She is paired with Frank Marvelli and they are given a week to find to find Martha Lee Spooner who has jumped bail/ It is reported she is currently in Florida working at a fat farm. Franks wife is dying of caner he doesn't want to go but finally gives in only problem Loretta has to be a client at the fat farm, and she was there once before the program didn't work for her. Add in a family feud and another government agency who also wants Martha Lee and you have a fantastic read.

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Anthony Bruno was born in Orange, New Jersey. He received an undergraduate degree from Boston University and a master's degree in medieval studies from Boston College. He worked for a time as an archivist at Boston University. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction works. His fictions works included the Gibbons and Tozzi series, the Loretta Kovacs show more series, and Seven: The Novelization. Bad Apple was adapted into a television movie starring Chris Noth. His non-fiction works included The Seekers: A Bounty Hunter's Story, The Roppongi Stalker, and Iceman: The True Story of a Cold Blooded Killer, which was adapted into a movie starring Michael Shannon and Winona Ryder. Bruno was an executive producer of the film. He died after suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage on August 28, 2014 at the age of 61. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original title
Devil's Food
Original publication date
2011
People/Characters
Loretta Kovacs
Original language
English

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Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3552 .R82Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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