A new cozy mystery series from USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. Follow gardener and amateur sleuth Doreen Montgomery—and her amusing and mostly lovable cat, dog, and parrot—as they catch murderers and solve crimes in lovely Kelowna, British Columbia.Riches to rags. … Controlling to chaos. … But murder … seriously?After her ex-husband leaves her high and dry, former socialite Doreen … and dry, former socialite Doreen Montgomery’s chance at a new life comes in the form of her grandmother, Nan’s, dilapidated old house in picturesque Kelowna … and the added job of caring for the animals Nan couldn’t take into assisted living with her: Thaddeus, the loquacious African gray parrot with a ripe vocabulary, and his buddy, Goliath, a monster-size cat with an equally monstrous attitude.
It’s the new start Doreen and her beloved basset hound, Mugs, desperately need. But, just as things start to look up for Doreen, Goliath the cat and Mugs the dog find a human finger in Nan’s overrun garden.
And not just a finger. Once the police start digging, the rest of the body turns up and turns out to be connected to an old unsolved crime.
With her grandmother as the prime suspect, Doreen soon finds herself stumbling over clues and getting on Corporal Mack Moreau’s last nerve, as she does her best to prove her beloved Nan innocent of murder.
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I enjoyed this fun little story where the pets work as hard as their humans to solve the mystery.
This ocul dhave been so much more. Good possible characters, greaat animals (parrot!), but it felt really thin. Perhaps the next in the series will be more developed.
Good read.
Although the first 100 pages felt contrived, I ended up enjoying the characters, got used to the style, and went on to read 5 more of this Dale Mayer cozy series!
i enjoyed reading this book
Good characters. I loved the animals. Other than that pretty typical cozy mystery.
This book was interesting in that there was a new twist around every corner. I definitely did not suspect the ending. I enjoyed the animals and their addition to the story. I think anybody who likes mysteries and a bit of the unusual would enjoy this story.
Loved every word of this book. I could not put it down. A good read for anyone who enjoys a mystery.
This is a humorous mystery book. I had fun reading it.
Fun cozy mystery
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was hard to put down. Nice job writing it!!!
just what I want in a cosy mystery. well written, entertaining, and no “message”!
I am reading all of these delightful books in order. Love the characters. Can’tput them down.
Couldn’t put it down. Had to buy the next book.
It was funny but kept you guessing to the end.
I’ve already read a fair share of cozy mysteries and this one stands out with original plot twists, a likable main character and a nice cliff hanger to the next book in the series.
Great book
Loved this book.
This was a fun mystery that keeps you guessing until the end