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A mystery comedy series by Steve Hockensmith. Alanis [=MacLahlan=], the estranged daughter of a ConArtist, finds out that her mother's died and left her a magic shop in Arizona. Alanis moves into town, setting up in the shop, its teenaged assistant Clarice, and an investigation into her mothers murder (and a couple other mysterious deaths in the two sequels) while uncovering interesting, and surprising truths about her family, and coming to wonder whether she might really be able to read tarot cards.
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A mystery comedy series by Steve Hockensmith. Alanis [=MacLahlan=], the estranged daughter of a ConArtist, finds out that her mother's died and left her a magic shop in Arizona. Alanis moves into town, setting up in the shop, its teenaged assistant Clarice, and an investigation into her mothers mother's murder (and a couple other mysterious deaths in the two sequels) while uncovering interesting, and surprising truths about her family, and coming to wonder whether she might really be able to read tarot cards.
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* DomesticAbuse: One of Alanis's first clients, Marsha Riggs, is being beaten by her husband Bill. Alanis helps her out of the marriage, [[spoiler: and in the next, book, Bill is the murder victim]].
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* DomesticAbuse: One of Alanis's first clients, Marsha Riggs, is being beaten by her husband Bill. Alanis helps her out of the marriage, [[spoiler: and in the next, next book, Bill is the murder victim]].
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* TheStoner: The hotel bellboy from the third book.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The semi-retired mob thugs in the third book.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The semi-retired mob thugs in the third book.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first book, Alanis considers, [[spoiler: Eugene, her mothers lawyer]] to be relabel but potentially crooked while in the sequels she finds him almost painfully honest.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first book, Alanis considers, [[spoiler: Eugene, her mothers lawyer]] to be relabel reliable but potentially crooked while in the sequels she finds him almost painfully honest.
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The series consists of there books:
1. The White Magic Five and Dime
2. Fool Me Once
3. Give the Devil His Due
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2. Fool Me Once
3. Give the Devil His Due
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* AbusiveParent: Alanis recived no formal education, improper care, little affection, and was used as an accomplice in various cons, including a HoneyTrap and one which almost got them killed by TheMafia.
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* AbusiveParent: Alanis recived received no formal education, improper care, little affection, and was used as an accomplice in various cons, including a HoneyTrap and one which almost got them killed by TheMafia.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: dThe dying, incarcerated mobster who nearly killed Biddle, and whose daughter and henchmen appear in the third book]].
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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: dThe The dying, incarcerated mobster who nearly killed Biddle, and whose daughter and henchmen appear in the third book]].
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A mystery comedy series by Steve Hockensmith. Alanis [=MacLahlan=], the estranged daughter of a ConArtist, finds out that her mother's died and left her a magic shop in Arizona. Alanis moves into town, setting up in the shop, its teenaged assistant Clarice, and an investigation into her mothers murder (and a couple other mysterious deaths in the two sequels) while uncovering interesting, and surprising truths about her family, and coming to wonder whether she might really be able to read tarot cards.
The series consists of there books:
1. The White Magic Five and Dime
2. Fool Me Once
3. Give the Devil His Due
!! Tropes:
* AbusiveParent: Alanis recived no formal education, improper care, little affection, and was used as an accomplice in various cons, including a HoneyTrap and one which almost got them killed by TheMafia.
* TheBeard: After meeting Clarice's boyfriend, Alanis figures out that he's gay and she's serving as his beard for his parents sake. [[spoiler: Turns out that she's a lesbian, and he's also serving as ''her'' beard]].
* BettyAndVeronica: In the later books, Alanis has two love interests. Respectable local gym teacher Victor is the Betty (although the is a bit overprotective of his mother) and G.W., another con artist, is the Veronica.
** In the first book, there was local FairCop Bill Riggs as the Betty Victor in his HotBlooded stage as the Veronica, with a BettyAndVeronicaSwitch when Victor showed some depths and [[spoiler: Riggs turned out to be the killer]].
* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler: Alanis to Clarice, when she finds out their related]].
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first book, Alanis considers, [[spoiler: Eugene, her mothers lawyer]] to be relabel but potentially crooked while in the sequels she finds him almost painfully honest.
* TheClan: The Grandi's, who own several rival psychic parlors and try to force Alanis out.
* DomesticAbuse: One of Alanis's first clients, Marsha Riggs, is being beaten by her husband Bill. Alanis helps her out of the marriage, [[spoiler: and in the next, book, Bill is the murder victim]].
* FunnyForeigner: Pichler, the German tycoon and art collector from the third book has a funny accent, and a bit of an outrageous personality.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: dThe dying, incarcerated mobster who nearly killed Biddle, and whose daughter and henchmen appear in the third book]].
* HangingJudge: The local criminal court judge is described as the hardest of hardasses and doesn't seem to have any concept of bail.
* HoneyTrap: Alanis's mother used her own daughter as this, causing one of the final steps to their estrangement. [[spoiler: She also had Clarice do some online softcore porn]].
* IHaveNoSon: Alanis and her mother hadn't spoken in years, and her mother had never told anyone besides her lawyer that Alanis even existed, [[spoiler: not even her younger daughter]].
* ImmediateSequel: The third book begins immediately where the second one ended, [[spoiler: with Biddle walking into the shop]].
* IntrepidReporter: One appears in the third book, [[spoiler: But is actually the killer, impersonating that reporter, whose out of town]].
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Clarice is Alanis's half sister, with their mother having hidden the relationship to appear younger to her clients, and avoid alienating the local racists]].
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The tarot cards do seem to be pretty accurate at reading a situation, and just right for what Alanis needs to find out, or convince someone at a certain time. At first she subscribes this to simply being able to describe so many interpretations for any given card, but after a while, she starts to wonder.
* MillionairePlayboy: Pichler in the third book, although with more focus on his crazy hobbies and celebrity hobnobbing than any potential womanizing.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Clarice and her girlfriend Ceecee]].
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: [[spoiler: Biddle was apparently shot by some mobsters they conned in a flashback in the first book but at the end of the second book its revealed that he survived and he reappears at the shop]].
* TheStoner: The hotel bellboy from the third book.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The semi-retired mob thugs in the third book.
The series consists of there books:
1. The White Magic Five and Dime
2. Fool Me Once
3. Give the Devil His Due
!! Tropes:
* AbusiveParent: Alanis recived no formal education, improper care, little affection, and was used as an accomplice in various cons, including a HoneyTrap and one which almost got them killed by TheMafia.
* TheBeard: After meeting Clarice's boyfriend, Alanis figures out that he's gay and she's serving as his beard for his parents sake. [[spoiler: Turns out that she's a lesbian, and he's also serving as ''her'' beard]].
* BettyAndVeronica: In the later books, Alanis has two love interests. Respectable local gym teacher Victor is the Betty (although the is a bit overprotective of his mother) and G.W., another con artist, is the Veronica.
** In the first book, there was local FairCop Bill Riggs as the Betty Victor in his HotBlooded stage as the Veronica, with a BettyAndVeronicaSwitch when Victor showed some depths and [[spoiler: Riggs turned out to be the killer]].
* BigSisterInstinct: [[spoiler: Alanis to Clarice, when she finds out their related]].
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first book, Alanis considers, [[spoiler: Eugene, her mothers lawyer]] to be relabel but potentially crooked while in the sequels she finds him almost painfully honest.
* TheClan: The Grandi's, who own several rival psychic parlors and try to force Alanis out.
* DomesticAbuse: One of Alanis's first clients, Marsha Riggs, is being beaten by her husband Bill. Alanis helps her out of the marriage, [[spoiler: and in the next, book, Bill is the murder victim]].
* FunnyForeigner: Pichler, the German tycoon and art collector from the third book has a funny accent, and a bit of an outrageous personality.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: dThe dying, incarcerated mobster who nearly killed Biddle, and whose daughter and henchmen appear in the third book]].
* HangingJudge: The local criminal court judge is described as the hardest of hardasses and doesn't seem to have any concept of bail.
* HoneyTrap: Alanis's mother used her own daughter as this, causing one of the final steps to their estrangement. [[spoiler: She also had Clarice do some online softcore porn]].
* IHaveNoSon: Alanis and her mother hadn't spoken in years, and her mother had never told anyone besides her lawyer that Alanis even existed, [[spoiler: not even her younger daughter]].
* ImmediateSequel: The third book begins immediately where the second one ended, [[spoiler: with Biddle walking into the shop]].
* IntrepidReporter: One appears in the third book, [[spoiler: But is actually the killer, impersonating that reporter, whose out of town]].
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Clarice is Alanis's half sister, with their mother having hidden the relationship to appear younger to her clients, and avoid alienating the local racists]].
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The tarot cards do seem to be pretty accurate at reading a situation, and just right for what Alanis needs to find out, or convince someone at a certain time. At first she subscribes this to simply being able to describe so many interpretations for any given card, but after a while, she starts to wonder.
* MillionairePlayboy: Pichler in the third book, although with more focus on his crazy hobbies and celebrity hobnobbing than any potential womanizing.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Clarice and her girlfriend Ceecee]].
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: [[spoiler: Biddle was apparently shot by some mobsters they conned in a flashback in the first book but at the end of the second book its revealed that he survived and he reappears at the shop]].
* TheStoner: The hotel bellboy from the third book.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The semi-retired mob thugs in the third book.
