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A Dog Gone Murder by Elaine Viets

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2.0

2.5 stars, mostly because this book had a hard time keeping my attention, and Josie was a bit silly at times. This is the 10th installment in this series, and this time mystery shopper Josie Marcus has been hired to check out a few doggy daycare locations. The first one is run by Uncle Bob, a bit of a local celeb, and Josie's mother's downstairs renter, Frank, has accepted a job there. Bob turns out to be
Spoilera big jerk, who doesn't even like dogs and habitually cheats on his wife. Big surprise who the murder victim is in this book! The perp is Sharon, whose dog Bob kicked and broke her leg. She had also been having an affair with Bob. Josie winds up investigating after her mother Jane seeks her help
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As the book progressed, I got the feeling this could be the last in the series. Josie's in a better place than when we were first introduced to her - she's married the man of her dreams and moved out of her mother's downstairs flat into a wonderful house of her own. Her conscientious relationship with her mother is mostly problem free, and they have a real friendship. Her daughter Amelia is blooming, has made true friends at school and is coming into her own.
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