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You’ve Got To Be Killing Me!

A washed-up pickpocket infiltrates the stand-up comedy world to take down a killer comedian.

There are two sayings I can’t stand. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, and laughter is the best medicine. Far as I’m concerned, neither holds a shred of truth. Diamonds? They’re a girl’s worst enemy. And laughter? Sometimes, it’s the best retribution.

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The Gemstone Peridot

Liv Baird faces the one legal challenge she can’t control — a Russian assassin at the heart of her final death row case in this ‘ripped from the headlines’ international thriller.

ABOUT JON

Jon Hébert is an author and songwriter. UL Press will publish his forthcoming music-inspired comedy memoir in 2026. He is the author of the espionage thriller The Gemstone Peridot and the darkly comic noir You’ve Got To Be Killing Me! Both books have been selected for the Indie Author Project’s regional library collection. He has been featured in the New Orleans Library’s Renewed anthology, and the Patty Friedmann Writing Contest anthology. A lifelong musician, Jon has released three albums of original roots and rock music. He lives in New Orleans with his girlfriend and their blind cat.

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