Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Berkley Hardcover
Manufacturer: Berkley Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: November 06, 2007
Publishing house: Berkley Hardcover
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Studio: Berkley Hardcover
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Holly Winter the malamute trainer knows she's not the only Holly Winter living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but it would be so much nicer if Holly number two weren't a dog-hating academic... and if a third woman calling herself Holly Winter didn't happen to be dead. Holly number one can attest to this unfortunate fact, having discovered the gunned-down body while searching for a missing Siberian husky.
Another missing dog-this time a blue malamute- is somehow tied into this tangled web. With her husband Steve away on a camping trip and her other human housemates otherwise occupied, Holly and her prize-winning pups will have to bring the case to heel on their own-before a killer sniffs them out.
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Her other books were great! Laugh-out-loud funny, intriguing mystery, great dog stuff. This one was none of those things. Not funny, the mystery made no sense, the characters I've come to enjoy - the husband, the cousin, the upstairs psychologist - all were missing or made a brief 'cameo' appearance. NOT WORTH READING!!!
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What happens when a dog-walker loses the blue malamute that has been entrusted to her and refuses to tell anyone the name of the owner because she finds out that the woman--Holly Winter--was murdered?
To add to the dog-walker's dilemma, a dog rescuer--a second Holly Winter--shows up to help her find the lost dog.
As if that weren't enough, a third Holly Winter emerges to protest the theft of her identity. Mayhem ensues when a Harley-riding stranger who mistook Holly Winter the dog rescuer for the dead Holly Winter shows up at her house looking for...guess what! It's a good thing the dogs know one Holly from another because they become the human rescuers.
Susan Conant weaves this who's-who mystery around interesting people and places with catchy names--like dog owners named Yappel and Woofenden (do their dogs yap and woof a lot?), the LaundroMutt (a self-service dog wash), and the Loaves and Fishes supermarket. She also gives us some insight into dog shows, dog trainers, and folks who rescue dogs. Aren't dogs lucky that there are people who are so dedicated? There's also some history thrown in about Massachusetts and Maine.
This story has it all--murder, mystery, drug dealers, identity thefts, dog rescues, and a pack of out-of-the-ordinary characters. Sometimes I was confused, but maybe Conant meant for that to happen with the identity thefts of people and dogs alike. Still it's a delightfully convoluted plot made even more so by all of the sub plots.
So, curl up in your favorite chair--with your favorite furry friend if you have one--and enjoy.
by Doris Anne Roop-Benner
for Story Circle Book Reviews
reviewing books by, for, and about women
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I've been a fan of Susan Conant's books since the beginning and I don't understand why some long time fans seem so disapointed by this.
It's the usual mix of cheery off topic discussions, odd characters and dog training. What's not to like.
What I especially liked was that the husband wasn't around. I think he's a bore, I don't know why Holly married him and I can't imagine how the author is going to use him in the future.
If you're a fan of the series you'll enjoy this, and if your not a fan, but want a funny, light murder mystery with dogs, you can't miss with this one.
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I've read all of the books in the series and this one was really a disappointment. The 'story' was not well written, not interesting and I actually had to make an effort to finish it. I hope this will not be the trend for future books in the series!
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Great read, but then all of hers are.
So what, she talks about some products she uses. These are not in the book for advertising, but for people like me who appreciate all tips that work for dogs and cats.
The story is what matters most. And like all the books before I will be waiting for the subsequent one.
If you have never read Susan Conant before start with the very first one and read all in order.
You will not be disappointed.
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