Exercise is Murder is a brilliant new chapter in the McKinley mysteries. Although each can be read as a standalone, if you enjoy one of Sean and Sara;s adventures, you'll surely want to read them all! Sometimes accidents aren't just accidents. When death is more than an accident, and the police aren't investigating, you turn to Sean and Sara, a dynamic duo more fun than Hart to Hart (for those of you who remember them). But who could possibly want Katie dead? The deeper they go, the more twists they find. A brilliant mystery you won't want to let pass you by! ( )

Exercise is Murder by Carolyn Arnold is McKinley Mysteries, Book 12. A great cozy mystery series that features Sean and Sara McKinley, former detectives turned PI's, Pay It Forward Investigations. In this book, Katie Carpenter a woman who enjoys running has fallen down a ravine and is found facedown in the Hudson River. The police say that it was an accident but her friends don't believe that. They think she was murdered.

Sean and Sara McKinley are contacted and they take on the case. This is not an easy case as they soon find out. The suspects range from a prominent sports figure to a mousy schoolteacher. As the investigation continues, they find that there was a lot more about Katie's life than thought. Who would want Katie dead and why?

Even though this book is the 12th in the series, it is a standalone read. This is the first I have read in this series, I have read a couple other books in different mystery series that I also enjoyed. That said, I did enjoy this cozy mystery. An easy to read book, I read it in two sittings. I loved the characters of husband-wife team private investigators. The development of the other characters was seamless. Upon reading, I could see how this series is popular, after 12 of them it must be!

Cagney and Lacey meet Moonlighting. That’s what I thought when I read Exercise Is Murder by Carolyn Arnold.

Sara and Sean created their PI firm, Pay It Forward, when they quit the Albany police force and came into a LOT of money. They loved the control they had over the cases they mutually agreed upon and surrounded themselves with those they trusted to help.

I can definitely relate to Sara when it comes to her car. She loves her stilettos, while I love my flip flops, though. She is a fashionista and I am a shorts and T shirt kind of gal. We both lack cooking skills, so it’s a good thing our men like to cook.

He grounded her and she gave him wings.

And that is something that leads to a great partnership.

Carolyn Arnold is a master at showing the characters and events through her ability to describe them in detail. She makes it easy to form a picture in my mind.

Exercise In Murder by Carolyn Arnold is a quick, fun, easy reading police procedural that includes enough suspects to keep my mind working trying to figure it out before she tells me. I love that Carolyn writes with a light touch, including humor with her murder.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Exercise Is Murder by Carolyn Arnold.

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