Review: A fun little read, WITH GREYHOUNDS
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2010
I read this book in part of a day...and very much enjoyed the greyhound bits!I don't really like to do big plot summaries, but as I'm the first to review, I'll indulge a little.  Basically the central character of the book is an Australian greyhound trainer named Kat.  She has an unrequited crush on another trainer, but somehow, finds herself in bed with another one in a moment of weakness.  Truly a mistake as her (literally) one night stand ends up dead.  In her bed.  With her kitchen knife embedded in his chest.  Oops.She shortly thereafter gets a threatening phone call, and this is where I found one of those annoying plot devices...she's threatened, but didn't tell the police?  It's a clue that might make you less of a suspect!  Spill it!  The police have ways to investigate these things...let them in on the secret, they might be able to do something with phone records....or the bloody note that followed.  I also found it a bit contrived as to how Kat decided to start her own investigation and the several things she did to muddle through.  Not reporting threats, searching for clues in the victim's house etc.  I was, well, not bright.  Suspicion and charges seemed like they should be around the corner!In any case, there are more threats, plenty of suspicious types, fights with the bad guys, some will-the-cute-guy-finally-notice-me moments as well as a Very Interesting 7 foot tall biker and gratis bodyguard.  And GREYHOUNDS.The book was an easy read, and a nice break from some more serious fare I'd been contemplating on my TBR list.  Kind of a Stephanie Plum light, but the character is gainfully employed and the potential love triangle seems to have lost one of it's members at the end of the story (nothing bad...).  Definitely not high literature and I won't be losing sleep tonight, but I will be looking into buying the next one if this is a series.  Life is not all about serious books after all!JTG