A Pointed Death, the first book in The Pointer Mystery Series, is a comical mystery thriller set in the world of technology, featuring a feisty female heroine and her shorthaired pointer, Skootch.

Set against a wild and wacky backdrop of San Francisco, the epicenter of the biotech industry, A Pointed Death by Kath Russell tells a smart, funny, and chilling story of espionage and modern love. Techno whiz Nola Billingsley finds her former employee, an amoral creep who stole secrets from startup companies, murdered. She begins a flirtation with the inspector assigned to the case, and counts on her shorthaired pointer Skootch to watch her back as she’s hurled into a world of danger and deceit. Smart, witty, and playful, A Pointed Death looks at both the landmines in today’s technology as well as the perils of romance, and introduces a feisty female heroine you won’t forget.

The book was printed by CreateSpace, an Amazon.com company.

Look for the second book in the Pointer Mystery Series, Pointing the Zinc Finger, coming in 2011.