Jazz Ramsey only intends for Luther, a cadaver dog in training, to find the human tooth she's hidden in the abandoned building. Unfortunately, Luther heads to a different location in the building and finds more than a tooth as a young woman is dead. Worse yet, Jazz knows her, as Florie Allen used to be a student at the school where Jazz is employed. Detective Nick Kolesov, Jazz's former lover, is assigned the case, and as much as Jazz is determined to avoid Nick, she can't help but ask questions as to what happened to Florie.

THE SCENT OF MURDER is the first book in the Jazz Ramsey series and wow, I can't wait to see where this series takes us! I'm already a fan of Kylie Logan and her Ethnic Eats series, but she's kicked it up to a whole new level with THE SCENT OF MURDER. THE SCENT OF MURDER is a bit darker and grittier than the Ethnic Eats series and will appeal to fans outside the cozy mystery genre.

I love the whole idea of seeing cadaver dogs in training! I wanted to see a bit more of Luther, but since he's not Jazz's dog, it makes sense that we do not get too attached to him. I'm hopeful we'll get to see more of the training process in future books as the concept fascinates me, even more so since Jazz holds an otherwise ordinary job. The contrast between her job and her outside volunteer work is a bit startling and yet gives a great picture of the contradictions that make up Jazz's character. I'm going to enjoy seeing her at work as an amateur sleuth!

THE SCENT OF MURDER is a good start to a promising new mystery series. Kylie Logan has crafted a solid storyline with intriguing characters. I hope the cadaver dog training is explored a bit more in future books, but Kylie Logan took some time to build the back story and up the tension level between characters first. If you love dogs and mysteries, then THE SCENT OF MURDER should be on your list to read.