An abandoned house, an abundance of dogs. And a dead body or two. Sheridan Hendley’s volunteer position at Pets and Paws takes a new turn when more than twenty malnourished dogs are found at a rundown house on the outskirts of town. When the body of an elderly woman is found amidst mountains of clutter in the house, a search of the property leads to startling revelations. And another body. While … body. While Herman Stoneham’s death is deemed natural causes, his wife’s is not. Where did all the dogs come from and who’s responsible for Justine’s untimely death? Are the two connected? With dogs and murder at stake, Sheridan can’t help but get involved in the investigation.
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dogs, relatives, rescue-dogs, volunteers, family, false-information, friendship, murder, murder-investigation, hoarding, bullies, kindness*****
Wish I could say that the personality of Jacob and his sister, Helen were pure fiction, but that would be a big fat lie. Lots of interesting characters, a convoluted plot full of dogs and delinquents, and a really great read!
Narrator Jeanne Pilgrim Mayo is excellent at making the differences in characters clear as well as adding more reality to the story itself.
This review is for the audio book.
Puppies and murder what more could you want in a cosy mystery? nothing and I enjoyed this book just the way it is. I think of hoarders as collecting paper or junk and filling there house with it and this book is no exception but I never thought what would happen if the boarder applied it to say well dogs. Good job the author did because it makes for an interesting listen. You really got a sense of how dangerous this condition is and how baffling it is to others. Although the main character didn’t really do any investigating she soon finds herself caught up in the case helping the sheriff. I think there is a moral to this story that we should all remember what is important and I can’t wait for the next book.
When a dog comes home carrying a puppy it’s owner investigates where it came from, only to find his neighbour dead and the house and yard over run by dogs. It’s all paws on deck at the local animal shelter when more than twenty dogs and puppies in a bad condition are moved there for treatment and re homing. Sheridan as one of the volunteers helps not only the dogs but also the sheriff as another body is found on the property. The reclusive couple was even estranged from there own children, so who buried the husband and killed the wife? To find any clue or even a will Sheridan will have to go though boxes of someone’s else treasure. Can she help re home the dogs and catch a killer?
I liked the narrator and thought she helped to bring the story to Life by using lots of different voices for the characters.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
An old woman found dead in her house–Not only was the house a total mess but she had an awful lot of dogs!! And I mean a LOT!! They all had to be brought to the local shelter which was run by a really nice, but slightly confused older lady who really did not know how to be mean! It took Sheridan and several volunteers to get all the dogs to the shelter. Then because there were far too many–Sheridan had to call other shelters to see if they could take some!
When the son and daughter are told–and they showed up-the daughter is devastated. It took days to clean it out with several people helping. Meanwhile the son was not the most likable person!
So who gets the house ultimately–and what happened to all the dogs? Lots of twists and turns as the police try to find who murdered the old woman!
This book will keep you turning the pages. I found it quite enjoyable!