Legwork (Casey Jones Mysteries #1) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Katy Munger (Author) "This better be good or you're dead meat," I warned my midnight caller..." (more)
Key Phrases: Mary Lee, Thornton Mitchell, Bill Butler (more...)

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Product Description
She's smart, talented and durable, but Casey Jones has had more than her share of bad luck in her life -- including a short stretch in a Florida pen that haunts her still. In Raleigh, N.C., where Casey now lives, a prison record means no private investigator's license. So she's doing legwork for legit p.i. Bobby D -- a blimp-sized eating machine with a bad toupee, who exercises few muscles below the jawline.

Casey's latest assignment is to guard Senatorial hopeful Mary Lee Masters -- a tough-as-nails politico with a reputation for perfection and a long list of adversaries, including one who just dumped a shotgunned corpse into the candidate's Jeep. With her campaign on the horizon, Mary Lee turns to Casey for help -- the kind that soon has the unlicensed sleuth swimming in an unsavory southern stew of treachery and dirty politics...with a large pinch of murder thrown in for flavor.

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: 224 pages
• Publisher: Avon (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380791366
• ISBN-13: 978-0380791361
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #649,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 1 in The Casey Jones Series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars And she knows how to use them, June 20, 2001

By	brad lonard (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

Katy Munger's first Casey Jones mystery introduces the sassiest, most memorable female PI since Linda Barnes' Carlotta Carlyle. In this one, Casey's hired to bodyguard an aspiring senator when the body of a property developer is dumped on her client's lawn. Naturally, Casey's soon up to her neck in the investigation, much to the horror of local cop Bill Butler, who can't make up his mind whether he wants her on the case, wants her off the case, or just plain wants her. The plot moves at a somewhat slower pace than the later books in the series, but the intricacies make up for the lack of action -- we actually see Casey *think* her way through this one. The mutual attraction/repulsion between Casey and Bill Butler's a hoot too. (Other characters are less developed than they would be, but on the other hand, what do you expect in a debut novel?) The North Carolina setting is attractive too, although I wish Katy would stop mentioning Krispy Kreme doughnuts every chapter -- she makes me want some! Read one Casey Jones novel and you'll want them all, so you might as well start with the first one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is hilarious!!!!, June 3, 1998

By A Customer

My hobby is blasting books that have been over-hyped by publishers, but I got to admit it-- this book delivers (not that it seems to be getting any sort of push from Avon, but it deserves one). It is very, very funny with sharp writing, great characters and a fantastic female detective that makes Kinsey, V.I., Stephanie etc. look like wimps. I'm a guy and I loved it. I suspect women will love it even more (my sister's the one who recommended I read it). The writing style is very sarcastic and on the mark about the South, take it from a former Georgia boy. It is definitely more on the hard-boiled side compared to other books with female protagonists these days. Very hip-- I highly recommend it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I stumbled across this one!, May 20, 2000

By	Christina P. Branson "killer_b_books" (Farmington) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What I want to know is why I had to discover Casey Jones by accident. Think Kinsey Millhone's sassy southern cousin...or Judge Deborah Knott with an attitude...and I can't understand why she isn't as famous. She's hilarious and effective, and I look forward to reading more of her adventures!