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The Jack of Diamonds

Part 11 of the Red Dog Conspiracy

by Patricia Loofbourrow

An unprecedented heat and humidity has fallen upon the city of Bridges. People are dying. Crops are failing. And the Inventors can't find the cause.

With all she's learned in our previous chapter, Jacqui has what she needs to unravel the conspiracy against the Four Families.

The plans that her old nemesis Jack Diamond has set into motion are all that stands in her way. She's ready to stop him.

Warning: Bad language, alcoholism, mental illness, animal abuse/death, smoking, gun violence, rioting, infidelity, sexual situations. This series centers a crime family and is intended for adults.

This is the eleventh chapter of a 13-part serial novel:
* The Jacq of Spades
* The Queen of Diamonds
* The Ace of Clubs
* The King of Hearts
* The Ten of Spades
* The Five of Diamonds
* The Two of Hearts
* The Three of Spades
* The Knave of Hearts
* The Four of Clubs
* The Jack of Diamonds <-- you are here
* Book 12 coming March 2026
* Book 13 scheduled for March 2028

Published:
Publisher: Red Dog Press
Cover Artists:
Patricia Loofbourrow

Genres:
Horror, Horror - Noir, Horror - Psychological, Sci Fi, Sci Fi - Decopunk, Sci Fi - Detective, Sci Fi - Dystopian & Post-Apocalyptic, Sci Fi - LGBTQ+, Sci Fi - People of Color, Sci Fi - Steampunk

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Tropes: Abandoned Place, Antihero, Conspiracy, Dystopian Governments, Enemy to Ally, Evolving Powers, Fish Out of Water, Found Family, Library of Secrets, Lost Civilization, Museum/Store of the Unusual, Past People/Future Tech, Reluctant Hero, Secret Society
Word Count: 100000
Setting: Domed city of Bridges in the Merca Federal Union (center of the former US)
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Tropes: Abandoned Place, Antihero, Conspiracy, Dystopian Governments, Enemy to Ally, Evolving Powers, Fish Out of Water, Found Family, Library of Secrets, Lost Civilization, Museum/Store of the Unusual, Past People/Future Tech, Reluctant Hero, Secret Society
Word Count: 100000
Setting: Domed city of Bridges in the Merca Federal Union (center of the former US)
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters

About the Author

Patricia Loofbourrow, MD is a NY Times and USA Today best-selling SFF and non-fiction writer, PC gamer, ornamental food gardener, fiber artist, and wildcrafter who loves power tools, dancing, genetics and anything to do with outer space. She was born in southern California and has lived in Chicago and Tokyo. She currently lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three grown children.