A Killer Workout: A Fat City Mystery [Paperback]

Kathryn Lilley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Fat City Mystery | Publication Date: October 7, 2008

Plus-sized reporter Kate Gallagher decides to report for duty at Body Blast, a boot camp-style fitness program. But then her roomie is discovered with a broken neck at the foot of the climbing wall. It’s not the first suspicious accident at the camp—another woman recently fell to her death during a Wilderness Challenge.

Kate knows that losing weight is hard, but now it looks like it’s turning into mortal combat.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Signet (October 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 045122535X
• ISBN-13: 978-0451225351
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #555,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, October 19, 2008

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Arkay (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Killer Workout: A Fat City Mystery (Paperback)

The second book in the Fat City Mystery series is another fun read. Kathryn Lilley spins a great story about Kate Gallagher's weight loss pursuit, weaving some characters from the previous book "Dying to be thin" into this tale. We learn more in this book about why Kate's father is so protective of her - her mother was killed in a armed robbery of a bakery -(can this lead to the next book?)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This series is coming into its own -, November 18, 2008

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J.L. Cocca "Bookworm for Life" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Killer Workout: A Fat City Mystery (Paperback)

When I read the first installment of the Fat City Mystery series, I had some second thoughts about Ms. Lilley's abilities as a mystery author. She proved me wrong with this second novel featuring Kate Gallagher, investigative reporter.

Whereas previously there were a lot of plot points that were very easy to pick out from the very beginning, in A Killer Workout that was not the case. Ms. Lilley managed to throw enough curveballs to keep me guessing with this one.

I really liked the fact that this wasn't a straight "who killed whom" mystery story. The added layers of insurance fraud, arson and narcotics rings served to provide the reader with plenty to contemplate.

As before, Kate didn't disappoint in the humor department either. She delivered several one liners that forced me to laugh out loud, causing my husband to give me several strange looks from the opposite end of our couch.

And, best of all, her romantic involvements took a turn for the better in this book (at least in my mind). Here's hoping that this particular pairing holds firm the next time we see Kate during her Fat City antics.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun investigation, October 12, 2008

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Killer Workout: A Fat City Mystery (Paperback)

It is not easy being a plus size female TV reporter as Kate Gallagher knows first hand from the not so supple hints about her weight from the suits. She decides to trim down so goes to Body Blast run by her old South Boston friend Riley Matthews whose partner is his lover Kahn.. The place is run like a boot camp more than an exclusive exercise spa, but Kate finishes the obstacle course. Her roommate Marnie Taylor fails. The next morning, Kate awakens to find Marnie gone though her bed looks used.

Marnie's body is found on the wall in the obstacle course. Although the evidence points heavily towards murder, the authorities treat the incident as an unfortunate accident. Kate sees the connection between the death of her "body buddy" and another woman who died lat year; the latter's parents sued Body Blast for negligence. Kate asks questions even as someone goes through her things in her room. Kate remains determined to solve what she now believes is two homicides although by continuing to sleuth she could end upping the murder count with her death.

It is fascinating to learn how a television news story comes together even before the on screen journalist gives the report on the air. Late is a complete professional who knows she needs to lose weight if she wants to move on to the big city TV news shows, but isn't panicking to do so as she is overall comfortable with herself as she is. Her investigation is fun to follow as she uses her investigative news skills in search of a killer.

Harriet Klausner