“Cheap Trills is strikingly original, brightly inventive, masterfully plotted, and truly hilarious.” —Stephen Mack Jones, author of the award-winning August Snow thriller novelsAfter her mother sneaks off on an Eat, Pray, Love tour to Bali that goes horribly wrong, travel agent Cyd Redondo must outwit a ring of songbird smugglers and take on a killer, all while trying to keep three orphaned, endangered Bali Starling chicks alive in her purse....

Lefty Award Nominee for Best Humorous Novel!“The setting is old London Town, but the story is Wendall Thomas’s trademark three-ring circus, with the redoubtable Cyd Redondo as ringmaster, high-wire walker, and—of course—animal wrangler. What a joy it is to follow the increasingly bonkers plot knowing that every last madcap thread is guaranteed to come together in the end. Fogged Off is what the world needs right now.” —Catriona McPherson, multi-award winni...

Macavity Award 2018 nominee, Best First NovelLeft Award 2018 nominee, Best Debut Mystery Novel"Thomas makes a rollicking debut with this comic mystery featuring an unconventional protagonist who proves to have the skills of MacGyver. With its sexy overtones, this fun, character-driven novel will appeal to Janet Evanovich fans." — Library Journal STARRED reviewCyd Redondo, a young, third-generation Brooklyn ...

"Fans of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum will cotton to Cyd."— Publishers Weekly2020 ANTHONY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL2019 LEFTY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST HUMOROUS MYSTERYSecond book in the Cyd Redondo Mystery Series! Hop on this cozy cruise ship mystery from acclaimed author Wendall Thomas. When a couple disappears on an Australian cruise ship, Cyd Redondo jumps onboard the case. But ...