Series Review: The Chrissy McMullen series by Lois Greiman

I've mentioned this series before, having reviewed the first and second books a while back. But I recently finished the third, fourth and fifth books in one big I'm-too-sick-to-move reading fiesta, so I want to mention it again.

Christina (Chrissy) McMullen is a former cocktail waitress who's cleaned herself up, gotten a degree, and is trying to create a classier life for herself as a psychologist. And it's sort of working, except for the fact that she seems to keep getting involved in crimes. If she's not the accused, her friend is being kidnapped. Or her quasi-boyfriend-slash-man-who-drives-her-crazy Lieutenant Jack Rivera is suddenly a murder suspect. It's tough to be classy when you're tearing your hair out with frustration.

These books really fit my sense of humor. I end up giggling through the whole story. The story itself seem to fly by far to quickly. Chrissy gets herself in one mess after another, and the dialogue is consistently witty and entertaining. If that's not enough to convince you, let me just say that Rivera is extremely hot, in that that good guy/bad boy kind of way.

As for the actual mystery side of things, I've been extremely impressed with all the books. The plots keep me guessing until almost the very end, while still giving enough hints that I end up giving myself a forehead slap for not figuring it out. It all looks so easy in hindsight.

I would highly recommend this series to anyone who likes a good laugh, enjoys a mystery, or is a fan of the Stephenie Plum books. I myself am eagerly anticipating the next book in the series, because the ending of One Hot Mess, while hilarious, also left me desperate to know what happens next.

UPDATE: I just got an email from Lois Greiman agreeing to my interview request, so keep a lookout! I'm thinking giveaway...

The correct order to read the books published so far is:

Unzipped

Unplugged

Unscrewed

Unmanned

One Hot Mess

About Lois Greiman: Born on a North Dakota cattle ranch, Lois Greiman graduated from a high school class of sixty students before moving to Minnesota where she professionally trained and showed Arabian Horses for several years. Since that time she's been a high fashion model, a fitness instructor, and a veterinary assistant. But an incurable case of writing fever put a stop to all those occupations. -from the bio on her website. You can also go gaze upon the glory of the Lieutenant Rivera look-alike pick, if you're up for some eye candy.