Number ten in the amusing Mackenzie August private eye series is Fool for a Client. Business is good for Mack, a private eye in Roanoke, Virginia. Better than he’d like, actually. His last case got written up in a national magazine and now he’s a celebrity sleuth, turning business away. His home life is also going well – he’s still living with his father along with his own wife (lawyer Ronnie) and their small son. Also his best friend, Manny Rodriguez the federal marshal, who likes to sleep on the floor.

Then two cops arrive to ask a few questions “just to eliminate you as a suspect.” Ronnie knows what that means and cautions Mack not to tell them anything. Turns out two men have been murdered, and Mack’s DNA has been found under their fingernails. Also, Mack’s DNA has been found in another woman’s bed. Mack hasn’t murdered anybody, and he hasn’t been having an affair. He has to assume he has an implacable enemy out there, one with considerable resources. He’ll have to find that person to clear himself.

Which will be tough after he’s arrested and put in jail. He’s got Ronnie for an attorney, but can she trust him now?

The Mack August books are light and fun. They’re marginally Christian too. Fool for a Client is another of the same. I enjoyed it.