Genre: Cozy
Mystery/Women Sleuths/Young Adult
Description:
“On call at Crater Emergency Animal Hospital, I, Doctor Kallie
Collins, receive a curious request from the sheriff’s department. I’m to meet
with a detective at a small ranch outside of town.
You see, there’s this dog with a bone he’s not willing to part with.
On scene, the dog tells me the bone is human. Actually, he shows me
the location of the body, complete with a human skull, through an animal-communication
technique I learned a couple years ago. Now I have to explain how this works to
the detective, convincing him I’m not the murderer.
Who knew a simple farm visit would put me in the middle of a murder
investigation? Well, I did kinda jump into this mess. I had to. I know what
happened. The two four-legged witnesses to the murder told me.
And I’m the only one listening.”
Author:
“Yes. Lisa Shay is my pen name…
I live on the coast in the Pacific Northwest.
I read. A lot. Pretty much any genre.
I love animals. A bonus since the cozy mysteries are about a
veterinarian who can communicate with animals… Yes. I'm a geek.”
Appraisal:
Kallie Collins is an enthusiastic young Veterinarian, who can
understand animals’ thoughts. My first impression of her is of an educated,
responsible young woman who wouldn’t run off half-cocked into what could be
dangerous situations. But, add Kallie with her two best friends, a few
cupcakes, and off they go willy-nilly. Even after the new cute detective asks
her to let the department take care of the situation now that she, and the dog,
had exposed a murdered victim.
I thought the premise of the story was a good one, but the execution fell
flat. Kallie’s two friends were two-dimensional as were a few of the PD
involved. The plot seemed to drag on and on with Kallie’s escapades. I wish the
animals played a larger part, and I was disheartened when Kallie kept
forgetting to listen to the cat’s side of the story. WTH? When the family
disappeared from the house and left the animals behind Kallie took them both
home with her. So, it wasn’t like she had restricted access to the cat.
The last fifteen percent was exciting, tense, and unexpected. I just
knew Kallie’s goose was cooked and then I was afraid she was going to do
something really stupid. I really liked
Detective Ben, he was smart, levelheaded, and intuitive. I think he is going to
be around for a while.
FYI:
Dogs
Don’t Lie is book 1 in Ms. Shay’s A Kallie Collins Cozy Mystery Series.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Nothing significant to mention.
Rating:
*** Three Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 55-60,000 words
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