On the Rocks (A Ruby Steele Mystery—Book 1)

Mia Gold

Dec 2020 · Mia Gold

About this ebook

“Fabulous heroine! Thoroughly enjoyable. Twists keep you engaged as you turn the last pages. Ready for more adventures with Ruby. May have to catch my breath first!” – Reader Review for On the Rocks

ON THE ROCKS is the debut novel in a brand-new series by bestselling mystery author Mia Gold, whose books have received over 3,000 five-star reviews and ratings.

Ruby Steele, 30, former champion fighter and MMA pro, is hiding from her past in the Bahamas, playing bartender while she figures out her life.

Ruby desperately wants to get away from a life of violence—but when a dead tourist is discovered in the dumpster behind her seedy bar, she gets roped in.

His fiancé desperately wants Ruby’s help in finding the murderer—and with the local cops pinning it on her, solving this case might just be Ruby’s only way out.

A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured martial arts pro, the RUBY STEELE series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night.

Books #2, #3, and #4—EXTRA DIRTY, FULL BODIED, and STRAIGHT UP— are now also available.

Ratings and reviews

Book picks up in the middle and towards the end. The beginning is a bit slow and works more towards establishing the characters and settings. Interesting twists and turns when it arrives. Ruby and other characters, secondary or third, are passable but I had trouble connecting with them personally and they could use just a little more fleshing out. No 10 out of 10 but not bad at around 7.5

Ruby is a former MMA fighter who took a career ending hit and spiraled after things got rocky with subsequent endeavors When she discovers a body behind the bar she now works at, she is torn. Her efforts to try to help the family of the dead man might bring her more lethal trouble than she can handle in her sloppy state Intense drama and action for a painfully self reflective, yet still in denial damaged fighter. Skills alone might not be enough to save her from the trouble she attracts, or from herself I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Read this out of order. Just had to go back to read what I missed. There is still backstory that I would love to read. Have just bought book three and can hardly wait for book Four. This is light mystery and no LeCarre but still quite absorbing. Enjoyable !!

About the author

Debut author Mia Gold is author of the HOLLY HANDS COZY MYSTERY, comprising three books (and counting); the CORA CHASE COZY MYSTERY series, comprising three books (and counting); and of the RUBY STEELE COZY MYSTERY series, comprising three books (and counting). Mia would love to hear from you, so please visit www.miagoldauthor.com to receive free ebooks, hear the latest news, and stay in touch.