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Fun to read, this is not credible as a mystery with all of the visible detection being done by the psychologist in whose office the victim died. The McMullen family may only be represented by Christina, but their pungent comments that preface each chapter are quite the highlights of the book.

I really enjoyed this book. It's a fun and fast read, with lots of humor.

Chrissy McCallum is a psychologist/PI wannabe. When one of her clients drops dead during a session (and attempted assault) and she is the #1 suspect in his death, Chrissy decides to do her own investigation. Alternately helped and hindered by the extremely sexy Jack Rivera, she bumbles her way into mishaps and maybe the answer to the mystery.

Ok, I'm going to make the comparison you're already thinking. Yes, this is a little bit like Evanovich's Plum books. But in a good way. This is definitely one of the better "Plum-esque" books I've read. Having a background in psychology, I enjoyed having the main character in that profession. (I'm pretty sure I found a couple show more of misused terms and concepts, but oh well.) The banter between Chrissy and Jack is pretty darn funny, and yet the sexual tension is alive and well.

This is a bit of an older title, published in 2006, so that means I can go out and get the next one ASAP! show less

I really enjoyed this book, Chrissy McMullen is comfortable in her own skin and even though she's a certified psychologist, readily admits to being not that great of an authority when it comes to personal relationships with members of the opposite sex (for instance, her former BF Eddie Friar).

Chrissy reluctantly becomes involved in trying to solve the murder of one her patients, since she was accused of his murder. I've read reviews of this book and have seen that some have compared Chrissy to Stephanie Plum and I fail to see the similarities. Yes Chrissy is trying to clear her name, but again, she's a psychologist, not employed in any way, shape or form in the law enforcement field.

I thought this was funny, I liked the banter between show more Chrissy and Rivera; I wasn't prepared for who the killer was, so that was a good twist. I'm already looking forward to reading the next book in the series. show less

Christina McMullen has worked hard to go from waitress in a seedy bar to getting her degrees to be a psychologist in LA. So the last thing she needs is for her most high-profile patient to drop dead in her office with his fly open. But that is just what happens. When suspicions turn to her, she decides to find out exactly who is responsible.

I really enjoyed this book. It is very funny and the mystery is pretty good. I like Chrissy and the whole cast of characters. People who like Stephanie Plum will probably really enjoy this first book in the series.

2.75 stars, at best. Chrissie McMullen is a L.A. psychologist, and becomes the prime suspect of Lieutenant Rivera when her high profile client, football star “Bomber” Bomstad drops dead of a heart attack chasing her around her office, unzipped. So Chrissie decides she has to clear her name. Some zany characters, but nowhere near as fun as Stephanie Plum. Not sure I'll read another in this series.

Not so much into mystery anymore, but recall reading another by her and enjoying it. A very fun read, likable heroine, worth picking up.

I actually couldn't finish this book, so maybe I shouldn't be rating it. However, my partial review (and reasons I couldn't read it) are here:

http://hollybooknotes.blogspot.com/2008/07/vacation-reading-and-book-shopping.ht...