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Kat Makris #3
Doing Crime
With Grandma’s second best henchman and his wife tagging along, Katerina Makris is back in Portland to untangle some of her kidnapped father’s secrets. However, she gets sidetracked when she discovers her house is one corpse less empty than it was when she left. To complicate things, a pair of American cops are snooping around, asking questions about her missing father and a fellow detective they can’t seem to locate …
When it becomes apparent that her father’s secrets extend beyond the small safe in the bathroom wall, Kat races back to Greece, where she discovers the sexy, and very-very-bad-for-her, Detective Nikos Melas has been involved in a deadly stakeout. And Grandma has a new/old enemy who wouldn’t mind getting cozy with Kat, especially now that Grandma’s reign is growing shorter by the day.
It’s a long, hot Greek summer and the bodies are stacking up ... and exploding. Everyone on the dark side wants Kat to play on their team. Kat’s just trying to find her dad. What’s a mostly decent woman to do, and what are these green bits in Grandma’s cookies?
When it becomes apparent that her father’s secrets extend beyond the small safe in the bathroom wall, Kat races back to Greece, where she discovers the sexy, and very-very-bad-for-her, Detective Nikos Melas has been involved in a deadly stakeout. And Grandma has a new/old enemy who wouldn’t mind getting cozy with Kat, especially now that Grandma’s reign is growing shorter by the day.
It’s a long, hot Greek summer and the bodies are stacking up ... and exploding. Everyone on the dark side wants Kat to play on their team. Kat’s just trying to find her dad. What’s a mostly decent woman to do, and what are these green bits in Grandma’s cookies?
360 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 16, 2015
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January 2, 2020
I want more!
I’m binging these since I stumbled across the first book three days ago, and I’m enjoying this slice of Greece very much. Kat is still doggedly trying to find her dear ol’ dad, while we learn more about grandma. Xander is still a big fat question mark (although I think if him as the ‘Ranger’ of this series), and Det. Melas is front and centre, annoying the hell out if me. We are introduced to a character I have a sneaky suspicion will be making future appearances, Hera, who reminds me of Joyce Barnhardt. I didn’t like her one bit, so I’m sure she’ll be back.
The two cops that tail Kat from the States to Greece offered an opportunity for some funny moments, as well as furthering the amount of information that Kat and her grandma have collected regarding who may have kidnapped Michail.
Really enjoying this, only criticism of the characters would be Marika and Donk being so over the top and very ham-fisted in their moments in the spotlight.
4 stars ⭐️
I’m binging these since I stumbled across the first book three days ago, and I’m enjoying this slice of Greece very much. Kat is still doggedly trying to find her dear ol’ dad, while we learn more about grandma. Xander is still a big fat question mark (although I think if him as the ‘Ranger’ of this series), and Det. Melas is front and centre, annoying the hell out if me. We are introduced to a character I have a sneaky suspicion will be making future appearances, Hera, who reminds me of Joyce Barnhardt. I didn’t like her one bit, so I’m sure she’ll be back.
The two cops that tail Kat from the States to Greece offered an opportunity for some funny moments, as well as furthering the amount of information that Kat and her grandma have collected regarding who may have kidnapped Michail.
Really enjoying this, only criticism of the characters would be Marika and Donk being so over the top and very ham-fisted in their moments in the spotlight.
4 stars ⭐️
April 17, 2019
3.75*
I wasn’t sure I would enjoy this novel if it took place back in the states (without all of the family members, bodyguards, and detectives I’d come to love). I was pretty wary about it and honestly, a lot of my suspicions turned out to be legitimate. Katerina’s time back in the USA wasn’t my favorite but thankfully, the US is not where she stayed for long (more like 48 hours), so she was back in Greece in no time.
Although the previous 2 novels in this series had some humorous parts, Doing Crime (#3) make me laugh-out-loud on more than one occasion. And I can’t help but love a book with humor. This book was really fun and I breezed through this novel.
I will say that this book still had the same old flaws as the previous two novels (poor editing/grammatical errors, plot holes, sections that can ramble on, an immature writing style, etc.) but at the same time, this book was exciting and fun. Again, this entire series has been a “guilty pleasure” series for me. There are too many cons to the novels to make me want to shout it to the roof-tops that I’m a semi-fan, but I can’t seem to stop myself from gobbling up every word and rushing to the next novel either.
At the end of this third book, it’s starting to get a smidge frustrating that Katerina and her family don’t seem to be any closer to finding out where Katerina’s father is. I’m hoping that this doesn’t last much longer. I have enough confidence in the author that even when she does find him, Katerina’s adventures and escapades in Greece won’t end. I’m just hoping that this day comes sooner now, rather than later.
I’m also getting frustrated with the lack of romance in these novels. Towards the end, we get the briefest of kisses but Katerina’s love life isn’t exactly nail-biting – although the tension is! Still, I’d LOVE to see something happen.
The secondary characters continue to make this series really enjoyable (except for Hera, she just makes things awful in an enemy-you-love-to-hate kind of way) and I found Katerina’s new side-kick to be really funny and entertaining.
I’ll be reading book #4 soon!
I wasn’t sure I would enjoy this novel if it took place back in the states (without all of the family members, bodyguards, and detectives I’d come to love). I was pretty wary about it and honestly, a lot of my suspicions turned out to be legitimate. Katerina’s time back in the USA wasn’t my favorite but thankfully, the US is not where she stayed for long (more like 48 hours), so she was back in Greece in no time.
Although the previous 2 novels in this series had some humorous parts, Doing Crime (#3) make me laugh-out-loud on more than one occasion. And I can’t help but love a book with humor. This book was really fun and I breezed through this novel.
I will say that this book still had the same old flaws as the previous two novels (poor editing/grammatical errors, plot holes, sections that can ramble on, an immature writing style, etc.) but at the same time, this book was exciting and fun. Again, this entire series has been a “guilty pleasure” series for me. There are too many cons to the novels to make me want to shout it to the roof-tops that I’m a semi-fan, but I can’t seem to stop myself from gobbling up every word and rushing to the next novel either.
At the end of this third book, it’s starting to get a smidge frustrating that Katerina and her family don’t seem to be any closer to finding out where Katerina’s father is. I’m hoping that this doesn’t last much longer. I have enough confidence in the author that even when she does find him, Katerina’s adventures and escapades in Greece won’t end. I’m just hoping that this day comes sooner now, rather than later.
I’m also getting frustrated with the lack of romance in these novels. Towards the end, we get the briefest of kisses but Katerina’s love life isn’t exactly nail-biting – although the tension is! Still, I’d LOVE to see something happen.
The secondary characters continue to make this series really enjoyable (except for Hera, she just makes things awful in an enemy-you-love-to-hate kind of way) and I found Katerina’s new side-kick to be really funny and entertaining.
I’ll be reading book #4 soon!
October 11, 2020
2020 bk 348. Thinking that she can leave her entourage behind if she heads home to Portland, Kat takes flight on a commercial airline. Ah, the naitivity. Of course, her sidekick and husband come along, and then when they reach home (only to discover a dead police officer in her living room), Donk shows up. Quickly checking out the information on her father, Kat and entourage head for the airport, where she discover that Grandmother sent Xander and a private jet for her return to Greece. Arriving back in Greece to discover her Greek police officer friend has been shot, it quickly becomes obvious that someone is trying to muscle in on Grandmother's territory, and plan to use Kat as their puppet. Who will win this high stakes game? And where is Kat's father?
April 12, 2020
I love this series. It's a lot like Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. Kat is Stephanie, Melas is Morelli, Xander is Ranger, Marika is Lula. The grandmothers are different though. In the Kat Makris series, grandma has cancer and I am not looking forward to her passing.
This installment involves a German counterfeiting ring that Kat's uncle is involved with. We're introduced to some new characters in this one too. The main one which I'm sure will pop up again is Hera and to put it bluntly, she's a bitch. She's tall, thin, gorgeous, and works for NIS, Greece's CIA. She's also Melas's ex girlfriend, and she wants him back.
Kat's father is still missing. I'm assuming the author wants Kat to fall in love with Greece and her family before we find out what happened to him, where he is, or even if he's still alive. I hope King doesn't wait until the last book to resolve this. Marika becomes Kat's other bodyguard and has some of the funniest scenes in the book.
The sexual tension between Kat and Melas is also starting to grate. Pardon my French, but shit or get off the pot already.
But, while there are issues with the book, I still loved it.
4/5 stars
This installment involves a German counterfeiting ring that Kat's uncle is involved with. We're introduced to some new characters in this one too. The main one which I'm sure will pop up again is Hera and to put it bluntly, she's a bitch. She's tall, thin, gorgeous, and works for NIS, Greece's CIA. She's also Melas's ex girlfriend, and she wants him back.
Kat's father is still missing. I'm assuming the author wants Kat to fall in love with Greece and her family before we find out what happened to him, where he is, or even if he's still alive. I hope King doesn't wait until the last book to resolve this. Marika becomes Kat's other bodyguard and has some of the funniest scenes in the book.
The sexual tension between Kat and Melas is also starting to grate. Pardon my French, but shit or get off the pot already.
But, while there are issues with the book, I still loved it.
4/5 stars
April 21, 2019
It's almost Easter, and I find that instead of indulging in my favorite addiction (Cadbury Eggs), I have a new one: I'm addicted to Alex King's Kat Makris series! I just finished Doing Crime (#3) and have started #4 - all within a span of four days. I love humor, wit, sarcasm, entertainment, and adventure. King's books provide that and more. Now would someone please hand me some Easter candy and tell me I need to get back to work on my own novel? (AFTER I finish #4, In Crime.) Thanks, Alex A. King, for sharing your talent!
August 25, 2019
I love this series. The "Family" is wild, but they make perfect sense in their own world. Kat is settling in, becoming one of them, against her will. I'm beginning to think she will eventually take Grandma's place as head of the Family.
This book, number 3, wasn't as funny as the first two. That may be because the things that happen around Kat are starting to seem more normal. To Kat, and also to me. Things that were ridiculous in the first book are expected now. It isn't dimming my enjoyment in the series though.
Time to head to amazon and pick up the next one...
This book, number 3, wasn't as funny as the first two. That may be because the things that happen around Kat are starting to seem more normal. To Kat, and also to me. Things that were ridiculous in the first book are expected now. It isn't dimming my enjoyment in the series though.
Time to head to amazon and pick up the next one...
June 12, 2019
The further adventures of Katrina Makris with an S
The further adventures of Katrina Makris with an S and her colourful assortment of friends and family. Another twist in the hunt for her missing, presumed kidnapped, father and Katrina gets drawn deeper into the Greek underworld. I find these books exciting and humorous and am reading them in quick succession. A really good series.
The further adventures of Katrina Makris with an S and her colourful assortment of friends and family. Another twist in the hunt for her missing, presumed kidnapped, father and Katrina gets drawn deeper into the Greek underworld. I find these books exciting and humorous and am reading them in quick succession. A really good series.
July 3, 2018
Hilarious
I'm totally hooked on this series! The grandmother, the characters living in the compound and Katerina are all so amusing. A little
Kidnapping, dungeons, snipers with no sense of timing and a budding romance keep the book moving at a quick pace. I have to read every book in this series!
I'm totally hooked on this series! The grandmother, the characters living in the compound and Katerina are all so amusing. A little
Kidnapping, dungeons, snipers with no sense of timing and a budding romance keep the book moving at a quick pace. I have to read every book in this series!
June 30, 2019
The second book in the series was so funny that it some way it ruined this one for me. It still has many amusing scenes such as the pot cookies, but the gags made me smile rather than laugh.
Following the cliffhanger of the last book, Kat travels back to America. For those who have just started the series, the author explains all the pertinent facts in great detail. So you can still read them out of order.
The book has two parallel storylines. One about a dead vice cop that Kat found in her house in America and whose buddies follow her all the way to Greece. The other is about uncovering a counterfeit money ring originally from Germany who tries to infiltrate into Grandma's territory. As usual, Kat is caught in the middle. And her sidekicks include Takis, Marika, and Donk.
We also meet Melas’ ex-girlfriend who is in the Greek CIA or something. A colossal b***h that is also completely unprofessional. On the other hand interactions with her are the more amusing parts of the book. As are meetings with Melas’ mother.
Overall most of the humor is akin to a running gag. It still makes you smile but it isn't as funny as the first time. It is the best part though so my rating mostly reflects that.
However, I didn't enjoy the storyline as much as the last one. Because the premise of the series is kind of surreal I never give logic much thought. Everybody acts strangely anyways. Take Xander as an example. Vow of silence? A voice like Mickey Mouse on helium? Maybe a Howard and Rajesh situation? Who knows. He just doesn't talk. So why bother analyzing whether what I just read made sense. Still, after finishing this one I couldn't help but feel that the storylines were constructed and a convolutes mess. It is possible though that this is a side-effect of not finding the book as funny and therefore paying more attention. Hopefully, the next one will be better again.
Following the cliffhanger of the last book, Kat travels back to America. For those who have just started the series, the author explains all the pertinent facts in great detail. So you can still read them out of order.
The book has two parallel storylines. One about a dead vice cop that Kat found in her house in America and whose buddies follow her all the way to Greece. The other is about uncovering a counterfeit money ring originally from Germany who tries to infiltrate into Grandma's territory. As usual, Kat is caught in the middle. And her sidekicks include Takis, Marika, and Donk.
We also meet Melas’ ex-girlfriend who is in the Greek CIA or something. A colossal b***h that is also completely unprofessional. On the other hand interactions with her are the more amusing parts of the book. As are meetings with Melas’ mother.
Overall most of the humor is akin to a running gag. It still makes you smile but it isn't as funny as the first time. It is the best part though so my rating mostly reflects that.
However, I didn't enjoy the storyline as much as the last one. Because the premise of the series is kind of surreal I never give logic much thought. Everybody acts strangely anyways. Take Xander as an example. Vow of silence? A voice like Mickey Mouse on helium? Maybe a Howard and Rajesh situation? Who knows. He just doesn't talk. So why bother analyzing whether what I just read made sense. Still, after finishing this one I couldn't help but feel that the storylines were constructed and a convolutes mess. It is possible though that this is a side-effect of not finding the book as funny and therefore paying more attention. Hopefully, the next one will be better again.
August 20, 2018
More fun and adventures with Kat and Marika. Enjoy!
This is the 3rd book in the series and it is always sad to come to the end of a good book. I am really enjoying this series and love Kat and her crazy family especially Marika her gun-toting sidekick. I laughed out loud more often in the first two books, but I think this is because, scarily, the craziness of the Family is now becoming more ‘normal’ the more of these books I read. I have already downloaded the fourth one and am off to Greece to read it there but not to The Peloponnesus where our village life is remarkable similar to Makria.....
This is the 3rd book in the series and it is always sad to come to the end of a good book. I am really enjoying this series and love Kat and her crazy family especially Marika her gun-toting sidekick. I laughed out loud more often in the first two books, but I think this is because, scarily, the craziness of the Family is now becoming more ‘normal’ the more of these books I read. I have already downloaded the fourth one and am off to Greece to read it there but not to The Peloponnesus where our village life is remarkable similar to Makria.....
May 2, 2024
Loads of really fun metaphors, similes and other clever word plays make this a really enjoyable read.
It gets a bit convoluted and it’s a little disappointing that it ends with a necessity to buy another book to carry on the journey.
Existing characters are played to their strengths and new ones arrive with some pleasing and interesting personalities.
It’s fun, easy reading and appeals the my enjoyment of stories of mild to medium chaos.
It gets a bit convoluted and it’s a little disappointing that it ends with a necessity to buy another book to carry on the journey.
Existing characters are played to their strengths and new ones arrive with some pleasing and interesting personalities.
It’s fun, easy reading and appeals the my enjoyment of stories of mild to medium chaos.
March 6, 2019
As usual with the previous books, I enjoyed this one too and I'm not bothered by the fact that the book does not really end because I like the series so much, that I don't mind that. I like all the jokes and references to other books or series and the constant jokes.
March 21, 2019
Love, love, love!
Such great dialogue, descriptions, and characters! I found myself feeling like it was my big fat Greek Wedding, but actually a funeral! Although it was always a guess as to whose it might be. All I can say is Keep ‘em comin’
Such great dialogue, descriptions, and characters! I found myself feeling like it was my big fat Greek Wedding, but actually a funeral! Although it was always a guess as to whose it might be. All I can say is Keep ‘em comin’
May 23, 2019
So much fun!
I'm really enjoying this cozy mystery series that takes place in Greece. The continued mystery of what happened to Kat's dad, the humorous situations, the family, and the hints of romance...
I'm really enjoying this cozy mystery series that takes place in Greece. The continued mystery of what happened to Kat's dad, the humorous situations, the family, and the hints of romance...
January 16, 2020
I decided to try something different and downloaded the free book. I'm glad I did!!! These people are quirky, crazy and hilarious!!! I've read other people's reviews and I totally agree; this series is addicting, I laughed so much. I just love the characters.
March 14, 2020
I'm so glad I chose to read this series. It's both funny and mysterious. If that's what you are looking for to lighten your day, then you'll find this series that will do it for you. (NB. There is a tiny bit of proofreading errors creeping into book. Hope this is only temporary.)
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.
April 17, 2018
Another good one
Nothing is better than a good book. This one is funny, exciting and well written. I read it from cover to cover in one sitting. It was that good.
Nothing is better than a good book. This one is funny, exciting and well written. I read it from cover to cover in one sitting. It was that good.
May 23, 2018
Great read
Love this series. The writing is full of humour and even if the plot and characters seem far fetched,they are still believable! I want to visit Greece again!
Love this series. The writing is full of humour and even if the plot and characters seem far fetched,they are still believable! I want to visit Greece again!
June 27, 2018
Wonderful
The story continues to be compelling and funny. Characters are new and original. look forward to the next in the series.
The story continues to be compelling and funny. Characters are new and original. look forward to the next in the series.
August 14, 2018
Absolutely hilarious! I love this series. It's laugh out loud funny.
September 16, 2018
#3
As usual I enjoyed the wittiness of this book...kept me laughing even though bodies were mounting up...can’t wait to read #4.
As usual I enjoyed the wittiness of this book...kept me laughing even though bodies were mounting up...can’t wait to read #4.
October 10, 2018
Wow great book
Alex A King feels you right in with the characters he produced for each book. It keeps you guess I g if Kat is going to make it through the last chapter.
Alex A King feels you right in with the characters he produced for each book. It keeps you guess I g if Kat is going to make it through the last chapter.
March 20, 2019
Love it! During do, excitement, plot twists unless and hot wannabe sex. Best of all hilarious comedy. Could not put this book down.
September 7, 2020
GOTTA LOVE MS. KING'S BOOKS!
I love Greece n I love these funny n entertaining books! Her yarn spinning n language...what fun! Try just one...
I love Greece n I love these funny n entertaining books! Her yarn spinning n language...what fun! Try just one...
May 8, 2021
The plot thickens.
Another kidnapper suspect is taken off the list but Kat is no closer to finding her dad. In fact, she now has more questions.
Another kidnapper suspect is taken off the list but Kat is no closer to finding her dad. In fact, she now has more questions.
January 28, 2022
Brilliant as always
July 3, 2022
Another Great Read
I enjoyed this book as much as the first two in the series. They’re as addictive as potato chips. I can hardly wait to read the next one.
I enjoyed this book as much as the first two in the series. They’re as addictive as potato chips. I can hardly wait to read the next one.
February 4, 2024
LOVE THIS SERIES I AM NOW ON BOOK 7 , VERY INTERTAINING , FUNNY AND WELL WRITTEN
November 9, 2024
comedy and crime
A strange combination that works, comedy and crime. Strongly modeled on Stephanie Plum with enough differences that it makes the stories unique.
A strange combination that works, comedy and crime. Strongly modeled on Stephanie Plum with enough differences that it makes the stories unique.
March 25, 2025
This series keeps getting better. I am totally hooked!
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