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Better Off Dead (Casey Jones Mysteries #5) [Mass Market Paperback]

Katy Munger (Author)
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June 1, 2001

Casey Jones is as tough as they come. She's big, blond and shoots to kill with the best of them -- even if she does lack an official P.I. license due to an unfortunate interlude behind bars. It takes a lot to faze her...but there are still some cases that hit her like a piledriver to the gut. This is one of them.

Helen McInnes, the victim of a horrible crime, barely escaped with her life. Traumatized by the experience, she can no longer set foot outside her home. Further devastated by her attacker's acquittal and the anonymous threats she begins to receive, Helen turns to Casey for help reclaiming her life. Leaving Helen with a motley crew of bodyguards-including Casey's temperamental boyfriend Burly, her corpulent partner Bobby D., his equally rotund paramour Fanny, and a near-comatose dog named Killer -- Casey heads back to school. But she's prowling nearby Duke University with a different sort of education in mind: one that will help her unmask a fiend who has been using the campus as his personal hunting ground...and enable her to survive him when she finds him.



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About the Author

Katy Munger is a Southern belle with a Northern funnybone. She was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, buthoped her caustic wit during a sixteen year stint walking onthe many wild sides of New York City. In real life, she isolder than Casey Jones, but probably younger than you.She lives happily in Durham with her husband Greg andtheir baby daughter Zuzu. When she is not reading in herI hot tub, she can often be found having breakfast at thenew Former's Market.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Avon (June 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380800659
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380800650
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,021,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful mystery filled with humor!, August 8, 2001
This review is from: Better Off Dead (Casey Jones Mysteries #5) (Mass Market Paperback)
I expect a great book when I see Katy Munger is the author, but I'm always surprised at just how good the books are. The Casey Jones series is a first-day-rush-to-the-book-store and grab the next book in the series for an evening's entertainment, and you might as well block off the entire evening, because you won't be able to put this puppy down. :) I thought Legwork was fantastic, but each book in this series is better than the last. Better Off Dead is a carefully plotted, thrilling mystery populated by colorful characters, and the star, Casey Jones, is my idol. The only bad thing about Better Off Dead was I finished it so quickly; however, I do plan on making up for that by reading it again soon.

If you enjoy great writing, a suspenseful plot and several good laughs per book, then this book is for you.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Better and Better!, June 3, 2001
This review is from: Better Off Dead (Casey Jones Mysteries #5) (Mass Market Paperback)
The Casey Jones books are a gem that I savor -- while reading as fast as I can! Casey is a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners PI in North Carolina. Her boss can't stop eating Little Debbie cakes, and her boyfriend can't stop Casey from doing what she wants to do. In this book, a string of rapes on a college campus results in Casey having to go undercover as a college student. Meanwhile, her whole group of crazy friends moves into a victim's house and sets up an adult frat-house. At times, Casey is the sanest of the lot. Katy Munger has the wit of a Janet Evanovich or a Harlan Coben -- with the hard-boiledness of a Robert Crais or an SJ Rozan. But Casey Jones is her own woman, and she gets better and better with every book (as does Katy Munger). Pretty amazing, for an author who was excellent to start with!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Tart Noir Delight, February 22, 2002
This review is from: Better Off Dead (Casey Jones Mysteries #5) (Mass Market Paperback)
A serial rapist/murder is preying on Duke University coeds and PI Casey Jones is called upon to flush out the sadistic brute responsible for the dastardly deeds. Armed with an illegal handgun (she has an unfortunate felony in her background), an outlandish disguise, a strong sense of purpose, a fat hound dog, and a houseful (literally) of offbeat and delightful characters, Casey places herself in harm's way before finally bringing the cowardly perpetrator to justice.

This book is an appealing example of what Ms. Munger calls Tart Noir and a delightful romp of a mystery story. Just when you think you have safely climbed down from the edge of your chair at the climax of the story, Ms. Munger tantalizes you with just one more tidbit of a mystery.

If you like quirky characters, some fast paced action, a few sudden plot twists or turns, a nicely plotted story, and good tongue in cheek humor, I think you will like this book.

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