Still Kicking Review

Still Kicking: A Lainie Lovett Mystery (The Lainie Lovett Mysteries Book 1)

By Judith Arnold

Lainie Lovett has three passions: her two nearly-grown children, her fourth-grade students at the Hopwell School, and the Rockettes, her recreational soccer team. One evening after soccer practice, she’s startled to spot the husband of one of her teammates canoodling with another woman in a local eatery. She’s even more shocked when he turns up dead the next day. And more shocked yet when she winds up under suspicion as an accessory to murder. But Lainie is smart and she’s stubborn. She’ll figure out who killed her teammate’s husband—if she can stay out of jail, if she can stay alive, and if she can hang onto her sense of humor.

“Still Kicking is a wonderful, fast-paced, cozy, page turner that will keep your interest to the last page.” – The Midwest Book Review

“ Lainie Lovett is smart, sassy, and up to her shin guards in trouble when she offers evidence to the police during a murder investigation. Suddenly she’s the suspect! Don’t miss this mystery, or you’ll kick yourself for it!” Lorna Barrett, New York Times bestselling author

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MY REVIEW

Lainie Lovett may be close to fifty but she could still play soccer better than anyone else. After her husband died two years ago, Lainie threw herself into the game even more. It became her lifeline. But one night after seeing her soccer friend Pattie’s husband in public with another woman will change her world forever. The husband turns up murdered the next day and when Lainie tries to help the police, she becomes their number one suspect.

It didn’t take me long to figure out the true culprit. The clues were everywhere. I don’t know why Lainie couldn’t see it. Even so, I enjoyed this mystery, as well as the characters and plot. This is the beginning of an interesting series.

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**The above opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to review.