Money To Burn

By Katy Munger

Book Overview

Casey Jones is a take-no-prisoners female PI who wouldn't be caught dead whining over a lousy boyfriend or asking for help. She's too busy lifting weights, running off at the mouth and making doughnut runs for her overstuffed business partner, the larger-than-life Bobby D., a 360 pound Lothario whose little black book is almost as big as his appetite. With a stretch in a Florida pen behind her and no official PI license, Casey comes from nothing and has nothing to lose. She lives full speed ahead with a healthy respect for the screw ups of others.Only this time, it's Casey who has stepped in it. When a favorite client gets killed on her watch, Casey vows to find the killer no matter what the cost, either personally or professionally. When the trail leads her into the rarefied ranks of North Carolina's social elite, Casey's dirt poor childhood comes rushing back in a wave of self-doubt that adds fire to her considerable fury. She fights to regain her self-confidence and expose an incendiary killer out to destroy more than her name. Casey moves from farmland to the mountains, from debutante balls to drag bars, from boardrooms to bedrooms-- and even down the prickly path of lust at first sight--as she battles unknown enemies anxious to see her, quite literally, to go up in flames.From Publishers Weekly: Raleigh, N.C., gumshoe, 160-pound Casey Jones (first introduced in Legwork) has more than her usual hassles. Her current beau, a cop, is berating her for agreeing to look for evidence that could overturn a woman's death sentence. The woman supposedly killed her husband, another cop. Not only does Casey run smack into several police departments who won't help her, but someone tries to kill her. And whenever she seems close to getting a break on the case, she turns up near a dead body and the police are certain she's involved. All the while, Casey tries to fortify herself with doughnuts, fried chicken and just about anything else, at least until she can sort out her case and her love life. Casey's size and tough manner belie her Southern roots; in fact, she wants a man to wait on her and woo her but only on her terms. ("I've kept telling him that he's going to have to kiss my .45 caliber ass for the next twenty years in order to atone.") The atmosphere is thick with greasy foods and pervasive corruption, but Casey makes this is a delightfully funny read, perfect for a rainy afternoon or long train ride

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477572090
• ISBN13: 9781477572092
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

This Tart No Lemon

Casey Jones is tough and smart. Astute, even. And genuinely funny. She is a creature of lusty appetites, incredible fashion sense and emergency hair-coloring measures. Her past is shady, her credentials suspect. Lust and mayhem rule. As is true of all pop fiction, this one lays bare its milieu. Take to heart Casey's insight: "When I was done packing it in, I felt like someone had poured cement down my gullet --the true test of a good southern meal."

Casey Jones is my new favorite female PI!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and cannot wait to "spread the word" that Katy Munger's heroine is a perfect combination of guts, gams and good humor. It was the most entertained I have been by a book in a long time. The mystery was clever, had a surprise ending and best of all, made me laugh out loud at least a dozen times! I truly hated for the story to end - but when it did end - I was very appreciative of the way Ms Munger "wrapped up all the loose ends" Can't wait to read all the previous adventures of Casey Jones.

Munger does it again!

I really enjoyed this book. I think she's just getting better and better. Can't wait for the next Casey!

Casey Keeps Getting Better

I really wish I could use more than 5 stars for Money to Burn. Casey Jones is back with her smart-mouth, bawdy attitude, and her undeniable charm. I really enjoyed Legwork and Out of Time, but Money to Burn is as darn near perfection as you'll find. I loved the recurring and new characters, the story, the writing, the suspense, and every darn word. This is a must read book!

Wit and insight bring to life the big heart of heroine Casey

Katy Munger is tops in her mastery of the changing Southern atmosphere and the sometimes hapless characters making their way through it. Munger turns a phrase with the best, and her Casey Jones, woman sleuth with grit and grits, comes to life in a twist and turn plot. This time Casey gets involved with big money, and, finally, big love ("Viagra in the air"). Pay attention in this book because you're reading about some big issues of responsibility, family values (heard that one before?), homophobia, racism, elitism, and just some other good Southern stuff. But then, isn't the South simply a damp, heated up version of the rest of the world?