Customer Reviews:
 Great start on an original, suspenseful, and FUNNY series January 27, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you have a sense of humor and strong feelings about dogs--especially other people's dogs--this is the mystery series for you. Realtor Whiskey Mattimoe has been saddled with a very difficult canine, and therein lies lots of humor. The setting is fun, too; author Nina Wright has created a quaint but troubled Michigan tourist town that's a blend between Saugatuck and Traverse City, where the artistic types face off against the conservatives. Mix in a steady stream of tourists, and let the fun begin. In this book, the first in the series, the action starts when a tourist dies on a massage therapist's table--NOT from natural causes. Then another tourist is murdered, and--as the book cover suggests--Abra the Afghan hound complicates everything. I can personally promise that you'll laugh and gasp while reading this series.
Great Laugh...Fun To Read! November 10, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Having several Afghan Hounds that own me, Nina Wright has a wonderful star, Abra the Afghan Hound, who helps solve this mystery as only an Afghan Hound can...with every clever trick in the book. Ms. Wright not only captures the essence of the Afghan Hound but she offers suspense, adventure and a huge dose of humor in Whiskey on the Rocks. I rate it right up there with Pink Panther and Inspector Clueso!
Light, Fun Debut July 12, 2006
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
In the 1st book in the Whiskey Mattimoe Mystery series, we are introduced to Whiskey, a recently widowed real estate broker living in Western Michigan. She is still trying to cope with his death, and work with his temperamental, purse-stealing Afghan Hound, Abra. When a wealthy man shows up in the small town and then quickly ends up dead, Whiskey rents a home to his widow while she works with the police. Everything seems to go wrong at the rental that Whiskey is also trying to sell, and she finds herself jumping through hoops to keep her tenants and home owners happy with the arrangement. Amidst the chaos of finding that some priceless art has gone missing, dealing with art forgeries, and the apparent dognapping of Abra, Whiskey pieces together a mystery with the help from a very astute (and hilariously honest) 8-year-old neighbor boy.
I enjoyed the first book in the series, and found it both interesting and amusing. Abra, the crime solving dog, was a huge character in the book, and I found myself laughing aloud at her antics. I look forward to many more books in this fresh, new series.
The next book in the series is called "Whiskey Straight Up". Enjoy!
So funny... June 8, 2006
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
Nina Wright's Whiskey on the Rocks is my new favorite mystery. It's so funny but at the same time a very complex mystery. Whiskey, a realtor in Michigan, is still recovering from the tragic death of her husband and coping with the well meaning friend's attempts to help her. The antics of her Afghan Hound Abra to her young next door neighbor/dog trainer are so hilarious I had to read them twice (I laughed too much the first time). Rarely does a book make me laugh and investigate a mystery at the same time. I can't wait until the next book comes out.
Not your typical chick lit mystery; this one is BETTER! May 6, 2006
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Whiskey Mattimoe is a funny, complex heroine distracted by the recent death of her husband and the antics of her incorrigible dog. If you've ever had a bad dog--or a long series of bad days!--you'll love this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud mystery.
The Lake Michigan resort setting is fun, too: dramatic dunes, deep forests, sandy beaches, big blue-green water. Having lived in that area, I can vouch for the writer's accuracy. She gets all the local color, including the mix of resident artists and other eccentrics, just right. I can't wait to read the second book in the series, "Whiskey Straight Up."
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