Liar, Liar by K.J. Larsen

Summary: "Pants on Fire Detective Agency: We catch liars and cheats.' Burned by her run-around ex-husband Johnnie Ricco, Caterina DeLuca took the skills she mastered during marriage and opened her own private eye agency. Now she's a second-story woman, armed with a camera, ready to print 8x10 glossies for use in divorce court. The men in her big, whacko family, all Chicago cops--one a crook--aren't sure what to make of Cat's career choice. But hey, it's serve and protect! Then one day Rita Polansky retains Cat. Rita's liar-liar husband is the mysterious, but seriously hot, Chance Savino. Cat is hot on his heels when an exploding building hurls her out of her stilettos and into the hospital..."

Liar, Liar is the first installment of the Cat DeLuca mysteries. I listened to it as an audiobook, but wish I had read the print version. The narrator's voice was scratchy and awkward. Cat is about to turn 30, but the lady narrating the book sounded much older. It was a bit off-putting. 

Anyway, the entire set-up and story was a less-funny, less-unique version of the Stephanie Plum books. Cat's life had some funny moments, but overall, the mystery was lame and confusing. I found myself not caring about it by half-way through the book. She's also incredibly gullible and dim during a few cringe-worthy moments. Chance's encounters with "DeLucky" as he calls her were fun but did not occur often enough. 

I may give the rest of the series another shot in the future. 

237 pages