Texas police officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner Brigit have come a long way, baby. A BUNDLE OF JOY. A DOG-EAT-DOG WORLD. . . One night, while on duty with her four-legged crime-fighting companion, Meg gets an urgent call from her boyfriend Seth, who works for the Fort Worth fire department. A baby girl has turned up at the station with only two clues to her identity: One is a peace-sign … identity: One is a peace-sign symbol stitched into her blanket. The other is a word, written in string: help.
Megan follows every loose thread and, along with Brigit, ends up on a twisted path that leads to the People of Peace compound, the site of a religious sect on the outskirts of the city. Its leader, Father Emmanuel, keeps his followers on a short leash–and his enemies even closer. Could this be the abandoned baby’s original home? And if so, why was she cast out? Now that Megan and Brigit are on the case, the secrets of this reclusive cult are bound to be dug up. . .
Diane Kelly is back with The Long Paw of the Law, the seventh installment in her drool-worthy Paw Enforcement series.
“Four Paws Up! This is a fabulous series that is sure to win the hearts of mystery fans and dog lovers alike!” —Books and Trouble
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Diane Kelly never disappoints and LONG PAW OF THE LAW is no exception. An abandoned baby draws Megan into the dark world of a religious cult. This is a page turner!
The Long Paw of the Law by Diane Kelly is seventh novel in A Paw Enforcement series. I found The Long Paw of the Law to be well-written and it zipped along at a lively pace (not as fast as Brigit can eat a treat but close). Megan Luz is a developed character who loves her job and her partner, Brigit. I enjoy the humor interjected into the story and the chapter’s told from Brigit’s point-of-view. Brigit’s commentary always makes me laugh. She has a new piggy toy that oinks that she loves to devour and squeak repeatedly. The mysteries are complex with various twists and turns to surprise readers. There is a dramatic takedown where you know Brigit is hoping the guilty party will run so she can give chase. I like that both mysteries wrapped up at the end with all the details provided for readers. The relationship between Brigit and Megan is delightful. Megan may be in charge, but Brigit has ways of getting back at her when she feels it is needed. My only complaint is the foul language and the intimate references. I like to read cozy mysteries because they do not contain either of those components traditionally. The Long Paw of the Law can be read as a standalone, but I feel it is beneficial to read the series in order. It allows you to watch Megan mature as the series progresses and I believe each book is better than the previous. I am looking forward to the next A Paw Enforcement novel which is Paw of the Jungle. The Long Paw of the Law has a bouncing baby, a devoted K9 companion, a hunky boyfriend, an evil cult leader, a garage bandit, and one tenacious patrol officer.
Love this series about a police officer with an originally unwanted but now preferred K-9 partner. Good fun read.
I’ve enjoyed reading this series. Now I’m waiting for the next book to come out . . . Hurry!
Love this series, her other series not so much
Forth Worth Police Officer Megan Lux and her K-9 Brigit are asked to report to the local fire station. Arriving at the station, Megan’s boyfriend Seth, a bomb squad tech with the fire department, hands her a wrapped blanket containing a newborn baby. The baby was turned in to the fire station as a “safe drop” by a man who said he was the baby’s father. Megan alerts dispatch to contact CPS and takes care of the baby until they arrive. As the CPS worker starts to leave with the baby, Megan notices something odd about the blanket. When she looks further, it appears that the word “HELP’ was stitched in to the blanket edge. Now they have more than an abandoned baby to investigate. Was the baby kidnapped? Where is the mother? Is the mother still alive and was that really the baby’s father? Megan and Brigit search for clues as to where the baby may have come from. As the investigation continues, Megan becomes suspicious of the religious sect located at the edge of town called the People of Peace. Another engaging mystery in the “Paw Enforcement” series by Ms. Kelly. Although this is book seven in the series, you can read this as a standalone and not feel lost. I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to give an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)
The Long Paw of the Law by author Diane Kelly is another very good story featuring Officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner Brigit. I enjoy this series so much! Seth calls Magen while she is on duty one night to come to the station. When she arrives she finds Seth holding a newborn baby girl which has been surrendered according to the safe drop laws. As the baby is given to child protection services, Megan notices something odd about the corner of the beautiful hand quilted bluebonnet blanket. In the corner, there is a stitched word HELP and a broken peace sign. Is this a clue? Is the mother in trouble?
Megan and Brigit work together with Detective Jackson to find answers to where the baby’s mother could be and why would the baby be given away.
Also, there is a rash of thefts and home burglaries. I just LOVE the take-down when this crime is solved!
Oh and poor Brigit!?!?!
This is such a good book to read on this cold and gloomy afternoon!
Publication Date: October 30, 2018
Seth loves Megan, Brigit loves Blast…sort of like double-dating except with human cops and canine cops. What an easy entertaining read. Who drops a baby off at a fire station? In truth fire stations are safe places for many things with their 24 hour a day schedules and their kind and understanding firemen and women. Nonetheless, Megan thinks something is wrong or someone was wrong concerning this baby and why was the word “Help” stitched in the baby’s beautiful blanket? Megan can’t seem to let it go and Brigit seems to get a whiff of it now and then. While easy to read, this storyline contained very serious and frightening crime. One which has some definite twists and turns and surprises. Pretty well an easy to read page turner.
Having a chapter that the POV is from the human cop and a chapter where the POV is from the dog is actually kind of cute. Who knew a dog could think such things? I sound like I’m making fun but I’m not. It was sweet to read. The characters were well-defined except for maybe Blast the canine male cop. We didn’t hear much about him except for his sniffing, pesky males.
This is Book 7 in a series titled “A Paw Enforcement Novel”. While I think this could easily stand alone, all of Diane Kelly’s novels have good reviews. Check them out. Have a good bark.
***This book was provided to me free of charge in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are definitely my own.