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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
. The first in the series of the dog park mysteries. Set in a dog park in urban Cincinnati our characters in this work meet most every day. For the humans and pooches it's a social time The cast is creative and centers on artist Lia, whose ex boyfriend appears to be a suicide found by her in the parking lot one morning. Told by three narrators the story unfolds and it's off to a good start. The synopsis for the book lets the reader know that it's not a suicide but possibly a serial killer. We have narrations from Lia, Detective Peter Dourson and the murderer, so we slowly know who didn't do it and just have to figure out who did. I enjoyed not only the discourses between the many characters but some very good tips on training a dog. The only fault I really found was the author revealing the murderer about half way into the read, she did give subtle hints and started me guessing but letting the “cat out of the bag” left me perplexed and now limited only to the suspense of when and if they will be caught. All in all, despite my pet peeve, I would recommend this novel and the author.
Okay, I remember I really liked this book, and I remember I have the sequel, but I can't believe I accidentally deleted my review of this! Noo!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved the killer's internal dialog, I thought it added a really cool and creepy dimension to the whole mystery. (Spoiler Alert...?) I didn't even mind that you don't find out who the killer is at the end of the book.
The characters were well-drawn, for the most part, but I will admit to skipping over a lot of the making of the tiles because I wanted to get back to the main mystery and the relationship of Lia and her detective.
The characters were well-drawn, for the most part, but I will admit to skipping over a lot of the making of the tiles because I wanted to get back to the main mystery and the relationship of Lia and her detective.
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Interesting in place and some of the characters and leaves on a cliff hanger that wasn't expected.
In Shot in the Bark, murder to comes to a Cincinnati dog park. Since her boyfriend is the victim, artist Lia Anderson is thrown directly into the middle of the investigation.
I liked the book enough to give it three stars; however, there were a few aspects of the book that I didn't enjoy. There were so many characters and dogs that I had trouble keeping everyone straight. I also found the long and frequent soliloquies by the murderer out of place. At this point, I doubt that I will read any more books in the series.
I liked the book enough to give it three stars; however, there were a few aspects of the book that I didn't enjoy. There were so many characters and dogs that I had trouble keeping everyone straight. I also found the long and frequent soliloquies by the murderer out of place. At this point, I doubt that I will read any more books in the series.
oh some interesting twists in this tale! And the killer is not revealed in this book...I have my theories and it will be narrowed down for you as you read along, but who will it be? Hopefully the next book will reveal who the killer is!
Well, at least it had dogs in it. That's worth one of the stars.
We have a quirky artist, a prickly cop, dogs, and a serial killer. While that sounds like a solid 3 star read, it really was barely 2. We get to bounce into the mind of the killer, which was an interesting take on it, but the execution was fairly boring. I forced myself to finish. And color me surprised at the twist ending. No, seriously, I was a little surprised, but I'm not sure I'm surprised enough to read book 2. Those dogs are going to have to take themselves to the dog park. 2 stars.
We have a quirky artist, a prickly cop, dogs, and a serial killer. While that sounds like a solid 3 star read, it really was barely 2. We get to bounce into the mind of the killer, which was an interesting take on it, but the execution was fairly boring. I forced myself to finish. And color me surprised at the twist ending. No, seriously, I was a little surprised, but I'm not sure I'm surprised enough to read book 2. Those dogs are going to have to take themselves to the dog park. 2 stars.