Book Review and Giveaway: A Pointed Death by Kath Russell

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Synopsis: 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. 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 withthe 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?

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.

 Review  Ah, my heart. Yes, I admit, I left part of my heart in San Francisco, and reading this book was like going back to my old haunts and experiencing the enveloping fog once again. Russell so well paints her descriptions that you totally feel you are there in the City by the Bay! This is a super smart mystery full of humor and current events!

The book gives you a pretty good inside look at the biotech industry. By the time you finish this book, you'll feel like you took a crash course in it and really learned something. A Mystery that's educational! The mystery itself drops hints along the way, put the author leaves you still guessing at on some points til the end and definitely leaves the book open to be the start of a new series! I for one would love to read more books with this spunky, over 30 yr old lead character!  This is a great book!

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