Dogs, Visions and Murder in Florida
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I enjoyed this dog cozy mystery.  Darwin has opened a pet boutique in Florida.  She befriends a local homeless man and his dog.  When he is murdered she adopts his dog and sets out to solve the crime.  I liked the man character but she did put herself in danger.  This was a quick read and the mystery was easy to solve.  I look forword to reading more in this series. Enjoy
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Reading a book full of sweet pets is always a pleasure, but if it has murder and quite interesting characters, you have a complete book, don't you think?

Daphne Templeton is planning to open a bakery for pets, but, while she is preparing everything she spends her time and energy discovering killers, with the help of her loved pets, of course! ;)
I have to say this was an enjoyable read, approachable characters, a victim with a long list of possible killers and some really cute animals that will make melt your heart.
This book was interesting not just for the murder, but to show us how in a small community everyone tries to help, even when you say that you have seen a dog ghost and no one really believes you...! But a part from that we had a quite interesting love triangle, between two different men but with some secrets from their part... would Daphne have the patience to discover them?
This is the third book of the Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery, but you can read it as standalone, let me tell you a secret, after reading this one you will be addicted to Daphne mysteries...
Ready for a case full of cuteness?
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Ted and Donna's garage is on and so are gathered on a small Florida Key island when women start turning up missing. The local detective tries to use supernatural powers on Nathaniel to get him to confess. Big mistake. The fight is on. Good read.
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Janet MacPail is a photographer and her boyfriend Tom Saunders is an ethnobotanist and they are both dog lovers and owners. Tom with his black lab Drake and Janet with her Australian shepherd Jay (and cat Leo). They are out with the dogs when Drake discovers a blood soaked canvas bag containing a rather exotic red feather. Janet is convinced there is something amiss and that sets them off on a trail of discovery about the import of illegal exotic pets, in particular rare tropical birds. It all seems connected to a cult like religion or organization called `Treasures on Earth'. Janet is also dealing with a mother with Alzheimer's disease and questioning how serious she wants to be with her relationship with Tom. But that is put on the back burner and the investigation ramped up when one of Janet's photography students is murdered. This is a good mystery that will keep you guessing right up until the end. Some very funny scenes as well. Like when at a vet's office full of animals, Janet gets bitten in the butt - by a child. And watch for the scene with the Realtor. Very, very funny. The Animals in Focus Mystery series is going to be one to follow.
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Thoroughly enjoyed Clea Simon's DOGS DON'T LIE, a great murder mystery featuring an animal psychic, her feline "roommate" and an endearing pit bull accused of murder. It's a great read for anyone who loves animals and mystery.

Can't wait for the next book in Ms. Simon's Pet Noir series!
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Rochester the golden retriever is on the scene solving murder and more. A fun read. I recommend to anyone who enjoys mysteries and dogs.
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There is a lot of excellent descriptive writing with good development of characters and the reader gets a real feeling of life in an old English manor.  The murders are not really known as murders until later in the story.  I am used to reading more "quick" south Florida mysteries and this was a real nice change of pace.  I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Two unsolved murders, a stolen painting, and assorted detectives on a collision course as they all search for clues brings together an intriguing cast of characters in&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Shades-of-Murder-A-Mac-Faraday-Mystery/dp/0985726709/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Shades of Murder: A Mac Faraday Mystery</a>.

In the beginning, Mac is stunned by another "inheritance," a stolen painting; its appearance at his front door also raises interesting questions about the artist, who was murdered a few years before.  The painting had supposedly been stolen at the time of the murder.

What do Mac and his sidekick Archie discover in their quest for answers?  And how do Cameron Gates, a detective in Pennsylvania, and Joshua Thornton, a retired attorney, figure into the mix?  How do two murders, years apart, connect with one another, and who is behind all the nefarious deeds?

The author manages to lead us through the clues, while giving us enough humor to keep the story fun.  I always enjoy Gnarly, the beast of a dog that can be annoying but useful.  And the blooming romance between Mac and Archie is still going strong, while across state lines, Cameron and Joshua are finding a connection while trying to solve their case.

As much as I enjoyed this mystery, I felt a bit confused at times by the huge cast of characters and how they all connected to one another.  The author did provide a helpful list of the Cast of Characters at the beginning, though, which made it easier to keep track of everyone.  Four stars.
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Hounding the pavement is book #1 in Judi McCoy's Dogwalker series. If you're a dog lover, you'll love these books. This book is a murder mystery but its also funny.
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Any dog lover will find each page filled with dog-on observations, as Chet has his own take on crime scene investigations along with his human partner, Bernie.  Any well-written mystery narrated by a dog has to change things up, and this latest by Spencer Quinn does not disappoint.  Beware, though.  Whenever I finish reading a Chet and Bernie book, I end up wondering, "now what?"  Finishing leaves a hole until the next comes along.
If a few loose ends are left dangling at the end, keep reminding yourself that this is a story told by a dog.
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This is a great mystery involving the special skills of dogs. Keeps you wondering all the way through as who did it. If you love dogs and mysteries, this is a book for you.
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Really well written...especially from a dog's point of view.

I especially enjoy the hallucinations parts...the zebra chronicals, the courtroom testimony (so clever); and the racing with Denny.

It was a totally enjoyable story with unique commentary. I loved the book!
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If you know southern Florida and like murder mysteries and the crazy stories in tabloids  you won't want to miss this one.  Lots of local flavor following this murder mystery. The story is told by  private eye  Will buck from Palm Beach Florida. He takes you threw all the trick of the trade of investigating  a local murder. Lots of twist and turns keeps you guessing who done it.  I couldn't put it down, easy read.
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Dorie Berenger, deputy in Gator Bait, knows that it is not going to be a good day when she is called to remove an alligator from Maylene's pool. The alligator has a backpack clamped between its jaws. When the 'gator seems to be knocked out, Dorie decides to pry its jaws open and release the backpack. However, the backpack was not the only thing in the alligator's maw, there was a human finger as well. The backpack contained heroin and money and the print from the finger did not return any matches but Dorie is certain someone from the DEA will arrive soon.

Jana Deleon has a great way of setting the scene and populating it with unforgettable characters. There are many twists to the story and a couple of romantic threads. It is impossible to be bored while reading this book. I would characterize this as a cozy mystery although there are some gory moments.
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Tail and Trouble is an entertaining suspense. An Iraqi war veteran and a bulldog hunt for his disappearing witch girlfriend. Excellent interplay between dog and vet as they follow the woman's trail across Florida.
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I'm a dog lover waiting for a dog park to be built in my area so I really enjoyed this book. All the characters are different, from right wing Republicans to left liberals, artists, a grandmother and others.  The one thing they have in common is their dogs.  One of them is a serial killer. I said I would only read free books but I liked this one enough to buy the next one in the series.
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When a nervous, self-focused singleton German shepherd puppy enters journalist Cat Warrens life, the usual doggy activities are not enough to challenge or focus her new dogs prodigious energy. Thats when Warren discovers that nosing out the missing dead perfect for her dogs talents and temperamentand also congenial to her sharp eye and lively intelligence.

Dogs. Death. Murder. Mystery. Decomposition. Trust. Error. Life. Loss. Love. Discovery.

Theyre all herewhich is why WTDK can be read, among other things, as an extended meditation on human mortality and self-consciousnesstwo topics Im drawn to. Warren has enlarged my sense of the possible ways to die: There are so so many ways to go (Be murdered and left to rot along a highway; get murdered and buried under a dead animal to throw off searchers,  or simply to succumb to being lost.) And once one has departed, there are many ways, some slow, some fast, to fade from the earthbeer-bloated and submerged, or reduced to a years old oily smudge broadcasting a sweet, acidic scent through the godforsaken woods.  As Warren explains, we cease to exist, but we also stubbornly stick around.
But cadaver dogs like Solo and handlers like Warren are important and incredibly interesting just because of who they aresolvers of mysteries, assuagers of grief, providers of endings to tragic stories of accidents or murder, and bringers of justice.

Of course, Solo, Warrens canine partner, isn't thinking about any of the above. Hes fully engaged in the here and now, focused finding and following deaths sweet scentnot its implications.  Hes an expert in what Wallace Stevens called the the. Stuff. Running through it, around it, sensing it, sniffing it out, muscling through it. And as Solos partner, Warren must tune into this powerful canine mindfulness, tooor as she puts itshe must trust her dog:

If the drugs or the gunpowder or the bone is actually there and a handler tries to move on? The dogs learns how to commit, to plant himself stubbornly and ignore the handlers prevarications or even a slight jerk on the lead to come off the scent, a pull that a less-evolved working dog might respond to.
Its not mystifying. Its not eerie. It is a beautiful sight, a dog trusting his nose, ignoring his handlers efforts to get him to unstuck himself from the flypaper scent that hes stuck to. The dog who ignores the handlers gaze, which is irrelevant to the task at hand. This is what real faith should look like---hard and unwavering. This is what the co-evolution of a working dog and handler should look like. The dogs commitment to the truth in the face of your moving away. Thats real teamworkthe dog pointing his nose or paw or entire body at the scent, telling his handler. You bloody idiot! Its here!

Do you think  you see where this is going? Well you cant. Well, Cat Warren is much too smart for any trite and saccharine My Dog Saved Me or My Dog Taught Me To Really Embrace Life bulls***. Instead we see the hard work, the misunderstandings, the errors in attention or translation that inform the dog-human partnershipor as Cat Warren would call it, the work. She even includes stories of notoriously fraudulent handlers just to remind us of the human predilection for lyingto ourselves and others.

For training a dog and ones own head to find the occult dead is hard. Very difficult work.  Important work.  Scary work. Dangerous work. And Im so grateful that Cat Warren and Solo and people and dogs like her have taken on the job.  Its an honor to get to know them and to read Warrens very fine and brilliant book.