About the Book:
Welcome to the world of Nola Billingsley, a 40-something biotechnology whiz with an adored shorthaired pointer, who finds herself embroiled in both a nefarious murder and a blazingly hot new romance in the thriller A Pointed Death, by Kath Russell. When techno genius Nola Billingsley finds her former employee, an amoral creep who stole secrets, murdered, she doesn’t exactly shed tears. Instead, she begins a flirtation with the inspector assigned to the case. With her shorthaired pointer Skootch watching her back, Nola and her group of techno pals try to help solve the murder, bringing into play Nola’s feisty feminism and idealism, and putting both her life and her love affair at risk. Finding a link between the Chinese government and American thieves, she bands with a group who believes that biotech people should protect their industry from any evil abusers. Could there be a government plot afoot, and can she save the world even as she tries to salvage her love life?
Smart, witty, and playful, A Pointed Death looks at the biotech industry with a decidedly feminine slant. The writing is edgy and full of humor, and the plot twists and turns with surprise after surprise. A breathtaking thriller with a unique background, A Pointed Death announces the debut of an enormously talented new writer to watch.
About the Author:
Kath Russell enjoyed over thirty-five years in marketing and communications management in the biotechnology industry. She was an executive with one of the first genetic engineering companies. Russell also was president of Russell-Welsh Strategic Life Science Communications, Inc., and founder and chief executive officer of an ecommerce company offering services for mature companion animals and veterinarians. Russell received her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, her master’s degree in journalism from Boston University, her master’s of business administration from the Kellogg School of Management, and earned her certificate in creative writing from the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program.
To find out more about Kath or to learn more about A Pointed Death visithttp://www.pointermysteries.com or http://russellwrites.blogspot.com.
My Opinion:
Nola Billingsly is strong woman in many ways. In spite of losing her business in the dot com bubble she bounces right back to consulting without missing a beat. While walking her beloved dog she finds a former employee - the one who embezzled her into bankruptcy dead. While ultimately dismissed as a suspect she remains VERY involved in the investigation.
I had some problems with this book. At times the details regarding Nola's work in the bioscience industry and the detail to which Ms. Russell went caused my eyes to glaze over until I was several pages along in the tale. While I appreciate her job is integral to the story I am not sure the average reader needed such deep knowledge. My second problem - and I find myself surprised by this - was the dog. The dog drove me nuts. I usually love animals in stories but this one was just annoying. I recognize he was written for comic relief but he just didn't do it for me. Every time he showed up I wanted to lock him in a cage.
But onward....the basic mystery was interesting enough and Nola's interactions with her friends as they solve it was fun. Her mother was a hoot. Her romance was real and believable and overall, dog notwithstanding I enjoyed the book.
A Pointed Death is available at Amazon.com
Disclosure: I received a copy of A Pointed Death from Pump up Your Book Promotions. Any opinions expressed are honest opinions and were not impacted by my receipt of the free book. I received no monetary compensation for this post.
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