REVIEW: Paw Enforcement

Paw Enforcement
Author: Diane Kelly

Megan Luz is a police office in Fort Worth, Tx. She has aspirations of becoming a detective, but she's going to have to control her temper a bit better if she ever wants to fulfill her dream. After using her taser to shoot her former partner in the testicles, she's reassigned to another partner. A female partner. A furry female partner. Neither of them are that impressed with the other. Megan doesn't want a dog cramping her style. And Brigit has no respect for Megan. But, as they get to know each other, go through training, and work together, they soon form a team. Add in a cute fireman and his bomb sniffing dog and you get a great recipe for a fun, light mystery.

Paw Enforcement is the first book in this series. There are 7 books, with a new book coming out in November 2019.

For those who love cozy mysteries....this book is cozy-ish. There is no spurting blood. No graphic sex. No extreme violence. But...there is some cussing and a bit of adult theme. Nothing extreme....no F-bombs....but I would recommend reading this one before handing it off to a child/teen to read. Readers who don't like swearing....pass this one by. Those who don't really care -- there are a few words here and there, but not many. I didn't mind it. In fact, most of the time it was funny. :)

Megan Luz is a fun, entertaining main character. She wields a mean baton.....and is often tempted to use it as a tool of correction for lunk heads. Both Megan and Brigit have some rough spots. Brigit loves to destroy shoes. And Megan's temper gets her in trouble sometimes. I didn't really care for her love interest much, but I'm willing to give the character a chance for more development in subsequent books.

I listened to the audio book version of this story. Narrated by Coleen Marlo, the audio is just over 10 hours long. Marlo reads at a nice, steady pace and does a great job of voice acting the different characters. Her performance made this an entertaining, fun listening experience! She has a pleasant voice that is easy to listen to.

All in all, a very entertaining start to this series. There were some spots where I had to suspend reality a bit....police department policies regarding K-9 dogs, etc. But....this is meant as a light mystery with Brigit being a main character and not a hard-hitting police procedural. I'm willing to let a few things go by for the sake of a fun plot. And this was definitely fun!

I enjoyed this first book enough to binge read the rest of the series. I have a review copy of the newest book in the series waiting in the wings, and the remaining books checked out or on hold from the library. Plus I purchased a novella, Upholding the Paw (book 2.5). I'm settling in with Megan and Brigit for awhile. The humor in this first book made this such a fun read that I'm looking forward to reading something light and fun for awhile!

Moving on to book #2, Paw and Order!