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Patricia Loofbourrow

Biography

Patricia Loofbourrow, MD is an 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.

Smashwords Interview

What is your e-reading device of choice?
I like reading on my Android phone with the Kindle app. It's nice when I'm waiting somewhere.
What are you working on next?
Right now, I'm revising book 3 in the Red Dog Conspiracy, The Ace of Clubs. I'm also working on a side story about Morton's timeline (he's here for a reason, and it might not be what you think), and a book set 30 years after the end of the series featuring two of the people who survive all this. That one will be under a pen name as it's a very different genre.
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Where to find Patricia Loofbourrow online

Website: http://www.jacqofspades.com
Twitter: @Jacq_Of_Spades
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-loofbourrow-b58a1a28
Blog: https://www.pattyloof.com/

Where to buy in print

https://www.pattyloof.com

Series

Red Dog Conspiracy by
1899 years after the Catastrophe, Bridges is run by the Mob. The Red Dog Conspiracy follows the story of 22 year old small-time private eye Jacqueline Spadros beginning from her first major case: the missing little brother of her best friend, whose murder ten years before still haunts her nightmares. The only clue? A Red Dog stamp across the alley from where the boy was last seen. Dodging the man - seemingly mad - who has publicly threatened her life, placating her brutal, sadistic father-in-law, dealing with her feelings about her ex-lover Joseph Kerr, while being married to one of the city's biggest drug lords: Jacqui is a busy woman. Her life is about to get much busier. From the very first page, Jacqui is dragged into a web of lies, secrets, and betrayals which both endangers her life and the lives of those she loves.
The Alcatraz Coup: A Prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy
Price: $3.99 USD.
The Jacq of Spades: A Future Noir Novel
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Queen of Diamonds: Part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy
Price: $5.99 USD.
The Ace of Clubs: Part 3 of the Red Dog Conspiracy
Price: $6.99 USD.
The King of Hearts: Part 4 of the Red Dog Conspiracy
Price: $7.99 USD.
The Ten of Spades: Part 5 of the Red Dog Conspiracy
Price: $7.99 USD.
Beautiful Food Gardening by
Grow your own home food garden with these short, informative guides.
Easy Edible Landscapes: Add a Beautiful Food Garden to Your Yard in Just 14 Days
Price: $2.99 USD.
Edible Landscaping on $1 a Day (Or Less)
Price: $2.99 USD.
Edible Landscaping: Where to Begin?
Price: $0.99 USD.

Books

The Four of Clubs: Part 10 of the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Pre-release—available October 31, 2023. Price: $7.99 USD. Language: English. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
Recovering from the tremendous losses she's suffered in our last chapter, private eye and mafia wife Jacqueline Spadros gets a new case from an unlikely source: her mobster husband. But when a mutual friend goes missing, Jacqui and her husband must join forces on a case which quickly turns deadly.
The Knave of Hearts: Part 9 of the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 91,330. Language: American English. Published: October 1, 2022. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Horror » Crime
She barely survived the last round. As the Red Dog Gang closes in on her Family, can she survive the next?
Brothers: A Prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 65,680. Language: American English. Published: June 1, 2022. Categories: Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
A young man sold into servitude has his loyalties tested in ways he never imagined.
Edible Landscaping on $1 a Day (Or Less) by
Series: Beautiful Food Gardening. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,560. Language: English. Published: January 3, 2022. Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Personal finance / money management, Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Gardening » Urban
Growing food at home is not just for the rich! A short booklet with money-saving edible landscaping tips for those on a budget.
The Three of Spades: Part 8 of the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 81,330. Language: American English. Published: October 1, 2021. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled
As a private eye closes in on her city's secrets, there are those who will go to any lengths to stop her.
The Two of Hearts: Part 7 of the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 70,970. Language: American English. Published: June 1, 2021. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
A new case brings private eye and mafia wife Jacqueline Spadros face to face with the biggest mystery in her life - and her greatest fear.
Edible Landscaping: Where to Begin? by
Series: Beautiful Food Gardening. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,590. Language: American English. Published: March 12, 2021. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Gardening » Garden Design, Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Gardening » Landscape
A short ebook on how to get started with edible landscaping: what it is, having the confidence to start, where to begin, how to plan, and how to think about putting your plans to work. No fluff, just helpful advice. Let's get your beautiful food garden started!
The Five of Diamonds: Part 6 of the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 74,200. Language: American English. Published: October 1, 2020. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
Private investigator Jacqueline Spadros is asked to mediate in a dispute between two of the Four Families of Bridges. What could possibly go wrong?
Weird Worlds: Science Fiction and Fantasy Flash Fiction by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 18,210. Language: English. Published: December 26, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Twenty science fiction and fantasy short stories depicting twenty new and strange worlds.
The Ten of Spades: Part 5 of the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 74,990. Language: American English. Published: October 1, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
A disgraced private eye searches for the leader of a gang who framed her and targeted her family.
Drawing Thin: A Companion to the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 52,810. Language: American English. Published: February 28, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
A police constable's obsession with a missing boy and the murders surrounding his disappearance throws him into a collision with the city's ruling crime family.
The King of Hearts: Part 4 of the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 79,950. Language: American English. Published: October 1, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
When a private eye is accused of a crime she didn't commit, help comes from an unexpected source.
Red Dog Conspiracy, Act 1 by
Price: $14.99 USD. Words: 223,890. Language: American English. Published: July 7, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
A headstrong private eye trapped in an arranged marriage to a mobster is targeted by members of a plot against her Family. Steampunk goes dark in this noir mystery thriller. This box set contains books 1-3 of a 13-part far future steampunk crime fiction series, over 800 pages that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Vulnerable: A Prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Price: Free! Words: 6,580. Language: American English. Published: April 30, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Suspense, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
When Eleanora Bryce finds her husband dead at his own hand, she finds herself trapped between the truth and his mountain of debt. When Eleanora refuses to speak with the constable investigating the case, he suspects her of murder. Eleanora faces prison - or worse - unless she can find a way out of Dickens. But can she bear to return to the city which ruined her husband and murdered her son?
Gutshot: The Catastrophe by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 17,550. Language: American English. Published: April 2, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic, Fiction » Adventure » Men’s adventure
This is how the world ends. This is how it begins. Donald Kerston's life up to now could only be described as a nightmare. But what he wakes up to suddenly becomes much worse. Struggling for his very survival, for the first time he finds friends and a future - only to be confronted with what he never wanted to face: his own terrible past. A 17,000 word prequel in the Red Dog Conspiracy universe.
The Ace of Clubs: Part 3 of the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 73,510. Language: American English. Published: October 1, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
After financial ruin and zeppelin disaster in the city of Bridges, private eye and mobster's moll Jacqueline Spadros investigates the death of her family friend while planning to escape the city with her lover. But she's called to stand as a witness in the disaster inquest. Will the secrets she's kept - from her husband, her family, her friends, and her city - ruin everything she hoped to achieve?
Easy Edible Landscapes: Add a Beautiful Food Garden to Your Yard in Just 14 Days by
Series: Beautiful Food Gardening. Price: $2.99 USD. Language: English. Published: August 14, 2017. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Gardening » Landscape, Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Gardening » Techniques
The no-fluff ebook companion to my Easy Edible Landscapes 14-day self-study course, designed to help you enhance your existing landscaping with beautiful food plants you and your neighbors will love - in less than an hour a day.
The Alcatraz Coup: A Prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 36,520. Language: American English. Published: April 24, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Military, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Three hundred years after Inventor Benjamin Kerr built the domed city of Bridges, King Taylor Kerr's son Polansky assassinates his father then threatens to exterminate half the city. Head Guardsman Xavier Alcatraz and his former history teacher Acevedo Spadros - backed by the notorious Spadros crime family - combine their resources to overthrow the Mad King. A prequel to the Red Dog Conspiracy.
The Queen of Diamonds: Part 2 of the Red Dog Conspiracy by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 75,890. Language: American English. Published: October 1, 2016. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
Jacqui's back! Private eye Jacqueline Spadros, recovering from her harrowing experiences the week prior, wants nothing more than a simple, straightforward case - preferably one the Spadros Family won't find out about. Aristocratic jewel merchant Dame Anastasia Louis, aka "The Queen of Diamonds," seems to be offering the perfect arrangement. But the more she learns,the more she regrets it ...
The Jacq of Spades: A Future Noir Novel by
Series: Red Dog Conspiracy. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 74,170. Language: American English. Published: November 11, 2015. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
(4.50 from 4 reviews)
1899 years after the Catastrophe, the city of Bridges is run by the Mob. Private eye and mafia wife Jacqueline Spadros turns down a case too hot to handle - that is, until the scoundrel stalks her.

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