Chasing Can Be Murder

Kat McKinley Mystery #1

by June Whyte

Professional greyhound trainer, Kat McKinley, is a soft touch. When she's talked into having sex with a guy who's just not her type, a romp so pathetic it registers minus ten on a sex-to-die-for scale, she decides to end the relationship. When Kat wakes the next morning to find Mr Wham-Bam sprawled beside her, a knife embedded in his left nipple, she wishes she'd ended the relationship sooner.After that wake-up call, Kat figures life can't nose-dive any lower. But with a killer out to get her, the police suspecting her of murder, a misbehaving greyhound, a complicated love triangle and a vicious kidnapper who threatens to cut out a child's tongue if her dog, Big Mistake wins his next race, maybe it can...

Genres: Mystery, Romance

174 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 27, 2010

Reviews

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This cozy mystery was fantabulous! It had a ton of humour in just the right places. It had two hunky men - Scuzz and Ben - who could easily make your tongue waggle and your lips drool. And it had a great amateur PI - Katrina the greyhound trainer. I loved that while this story revolved around greyhound racing and training, the dogs didn't take p most of the story. Now, I'm a true animal lover but I hate when animals dominate the story. It always leves you with a trace of the unreal. June Whyte weaves in the perfect amount of doggy-isms that give you traces of the greyhound lifestyle.

I'd love to read more in this series, to see what Katrina gets herself mixed up in next time. And if she wants to bring Ben and Scuzz along for the ride, that would definitely turn my crank. A little bit of romance, a whole heap of mystery and a cast of lovable characters. What more could you ask for?

[A Voracious Reader (a.k.a. Carol) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kat McKinley is a greyhound trainer. She’s just had subpar sex with another trainer who is now snoring next to her when her greyhounds start barking. She goes down to quiet them, goes back upstairs, gets in bed and decides to wake Romeo for another round. However, he’s stopped snoring, feels a bit clammy and…is that a knife in his chest?! Can it get any worse for Kat? Oh, boy, you shouldn’t have asked that.

This was an engaging mystery. I was stumped until the end as to who the killer was and that surprised me. I can usually figure it out long before the end. The plot flowed smoothly and the characters were interesting. Though I will have to admit up front that I’m on Team Scuzz. You’ll get it when you read it. *winks*

I look forward to reading the next in the series.

*The publisher provided a copy of the book to me for review. Please see disclaimer page on my blog.

[Mark Hepler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quirky, breezy, and racy (pun intended), Chasing Can Be Murder is laced with just enough Australian idiom to let a Yank know she’s not in Kansas. Hardboiled protagonist, Kat, is easily the randiest chick detective I’ve run across; women readers will appreciate her witty quips about men and life. The clever author, June Whyte, concocts well written offbeat fun.

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Totally picked this up because of the greyhound theme. Not a bad war to spend an afternoon, but mostly forgettable.

[stephanie huntington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

Loved this. Interesting plot, entertaining and enjoyable characters and greyhounds - what could be better. Try it you'll like it.