Lacey
Goes to Tokyo: Miss Belle’s Travel Guide #1 by C. H. Lyn. Tirgearr Publishing. January
2020. pb, 277 pp.; ASIN: B0822W3HKV.
Lacey
Devaine belongs to a spy ring operating under the guise of an elite escort
service. While in Tokyo with Ned, an ex
whom Lacey is trying to adjust being with again, a newspaper reporter pushes
his nose where it shouldn’t be and exposes a slave trade ring operating in
Asia. The exposure means Lacey is in
full swing action and gets information pivotal to ending the illegal operation
but also threatening to cause death to an entire village of Hmong citizens
living in Laos.
Lacey and
other women under the leadership of Miss Belle are women of style. They dress to the hilt, are sexy as all
get-out and have an upper-class reputation as well as generally being present
where there’s trouble. The cost to the
ladies is high and very often they are in need of psychological counseling
because of the high risks they run, often life or death situations. But they’re also cool and suave no matter how
fierce the pressure gets. As a result
they earn the respect and assistance of other men when they most need it. And wow do they need it in the plot of this
novel!
Products are
designed to make plenty of money for mob-like characters and these men (or
animals depending on your point of view) don’t think twice about the loss of
lives during their transactions. But
Lacy enlists the aid of another dear friend who has seen this scenario long ago
in Africa and uses his military skills to help Lacey end this horrific scene
which threatens an entire village. Thai
police and other professional detectives are involved and only Lacey can
manipulate all the options so that there is no further punishment falling on
these poor people or anyone else for that matter.
Guts are a
huge component in Lacey and Miss Belle’s ladies but also a profound sense of
integrity sorely lacking for most of the characters in this story. That ensures the success of Miss Belle’s
ladies now and in other similar in this notable and highly recommended series!
Beautifully
crafted C. H. Lyn! Keep these novels coming!