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Sleeping Dogs Lie by Samantha Downing
3.0
Sleeping Dogs Lie: A Novella by Samantha Downing (Audible Original)
Listened to: March 15 (Book Review Pages: https://www.facebook.com/rewbookreviews OR Instagram: @rewbookreviews)
After having surgery last week on the 9th that was a bit more in depth than originally intended, I sort of lost my mojo for reading…I figured a short Audible Original might nudge me in the right direction. Being just over two hours long and filling me with questions about every little detail of this book, I was hooked fairly quickly. I will say the narrators weren’t the best, in my opinion, and yet they still give the novella a gritty edge like an old murder mystery movie—which is the vibe of this book. I give it a rating of 3⭐️, which in my rating systems means it was a just an okay story but it was an interesting story and an easy listen...just not a very memorable. Reminder, this is just my opinion and I try very hard not to dislike any book.
Shelby works as a dog walker in Northern California, and she’s just finished her biweekly trip to the park with a husky named Pluto. When she brings him back to his house, she finds his owner—Todd Burke, a well-known local businessman and founder of an organic supplements company—dead on the bathroom floor. As a detective interviews Shelby, a medical examiner inspects the body, and more cops search Todd’s home, it becomes clear that the victim’s life was less picture-perfect than his clean-cut persona might lead you lo believe.
Told between perspectives of Shelby, the dog walker, and Carla, the detective who is investigating the homicide of Todd…the story starts just as the description says but then there is quite the twist about 65% in. It’s a good, eye brow raising twist that made me even more interested and the element of questioning every character’s motives in all aspects. The funniest thing about this short book is how it is centered around dog walkers and dog lovers. If you love dogs and a mystery, I definitely recommend this book! I won’t give anything away but this one is a definite story about animal activism.
I hope to get back on the reading track now after this quick listen! Any suggestions for books that are quick or good for getting out a slump?
Listened to: March 15 (Book Review Pages: https://www.facebook.com/rewbookreviews OR Instagram: @rewbookreviews)
After having surgery last week on the 9th that was a bit more in depth than originally intended, I sort of lost my mojo for reading…I figured a short Audible Original might nudge me in the right direction. Being just over two hours long and filling me with questions about every little detail of this book, I was hooked fairly quickly. I will say the narrators weren’t the best, in my opinion, and yet they still give the novella a gritty edge like an old murder mystery movie—which is the vibe of this book. I give it a rating of 3⭐️, which in my rating systems means it was a just an okay story but it was an interesting story and an easy listen...just not a very memorable. Reminder, this is just my opinion and I try very hard not to dislike any book.
Shelby works as a dog walker in Northern California, and she’s just finished her biweekly trip to the park with a husky named Pluto. When she brings him back to his house, she finds his owner—Todd Burke, a well-known local businessman and founder of an organic supplements company—dead on the bathroom floor. As a detective interviews Shelby, a medical examiner inspects the body, and more cops search Todd’s home, it becomes clear that the victim’s life was less picture-perfect than his clean-cut persona might lead you lo believe.
Told between perspectives of Shelby, the dog walker, and Carla, the detective who is investigating the homicide of Todd…the story starts just as the description says but then there is quite the twist about 65% in. It’s a good, eye brow raising twist that made me even more interested and the element of questioning every character’s motives in all aspects. The funniest thing about this short book is how it is centered around dog walkers and dog lovers. If you love dogs and a mystery, I definitely recommend this book! I won’t give anything away but this one is a definite story about animal activism.
I hope to get back on the reading track now after this quick listen! Any suggestions for books that are quick or good for getting out a slump?