Lots going on in this one besides murder. Like what? Oh, dog-napped dog, drugs, crooked lawyers, hurricanes, and on the plus side, fun dogs, wedding planning and family.
Andi Grace Scott, who owns what I'd call an all-purpose doggie day care, rescue, grooming, and training facility, is also a dog-walker. As such, she doesn't think twice about putting wedding planning talk off with groom-to-be Marc and going to check on a customer's dog when she calls. Good think Marc's a dog lover, too, huh? In any case, while she expected to find the dog home-alone, somehow forgotten in the haste of her customer's husband's rush to leave for a family outing, she wasn't expecting to find the overdue husband dead, strangled by a fancy dog leash. Nor did she expect the dog to have seemingly been dog-napped.
That's all I'm going to say about the plot. In the process, however, everything from mob involvement, drug rings, crooked lawyers, and preparing for a hurricane pop up. It was a reasonably quick, interesting read as one suspect after another appeared and/or was eliminated. Oh, and, can't forget, there's a country music star neighbor and his daughter, whose story would appear to be an evolving one for not just them but the community. That's the strength of this series. The people. Well, and the dogs. The people care about each other and their dogs, not to mention those less advantaged than some.
Despite what seemed to me to be a bit too much repetition of the clues/facts as Andi found them, not to mention her cola craving, I thoroughly enjoyed the read. My hunch is this series will get only stronger as it goes along. Thank you #NetGalley and #BeyondThePagePublishing for inviting me over to see how Andi's dream of the perfect dog faciity is going, not to mention the wedding plans. Looking forward to the next episode.
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