Murder, She Barked

Paws & Claws Mystery, Book 1

Holly Miller's life has gone to the dogs. She has no job, her boyfriend's former flame is sniffing around, and a scruffy but lovable Jack Russell terrier is scattering crumbs all over her borrowed car. Just when she thought things couldn't get worse, a troubling phone call about her grandmother sends her rushing home to the family inn on Wagtail Mountain.

The staff - and a frisky calico kitten named Twinkletoes - adopts Holly and her new dog on arrival. Someone in this friendly town is bad to the bone, though. One of the employees at the inn has been killed in a hit-and-run accident, which is looking anything but accidental. Now Holly and her furry companions will have to nose out the murderer before someone else gets muzzled.

©2013 Cristina Ryplansky (P)2015 Tantor

Started Out Weak . . . Got Better and Better

When I started listening to Murder, She Barked, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to finish it. Holly Miller sounded like (and I stress SOUNDED) a whiney middle schooler, not an adult, with a too-sweet voice and was driving her boyfriend’s car to see about her grandma (Oma), yet she had no idea what was wrong. Worrying about every little crumb or dog hair that got in the car . . . not much of a boyfriend . . . which bears out later in the story . . . the narrator is not good, but somehow I muddled through. The story, turns out, IS good, and Holly isn’t the immature gal she is made to sound like in the beginning. She is sweet, kind and just now figuring out what is important to her. I love the idea of the Wagtail Inn and the little town of Wagtail, which is a haven for pet owners. Figuring out who murdered Sven, the employee of the Inn, and the fear that Oma was the real target, was the focus of the story, but there was lots of great side tails . . . pun intended 😊. Excellent resolution to the book.

boring

narrator's was ti nasally and voice was almost like listening toFran Drescger. interesting plot. v

Cozy with pets too!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish!

Excellent character development and this includes the 4 legged ones!

The pace was good, interesting plot twists and characters to love and some to dislike strongly!

I wish there was a real town that catered to people with pets!

Will buy the subsequent books in the series in hopes they are near this fun!

Easy listening

It was easy and not stressful to listen to. I plan on listening to more from this author.

Loved this book!

I loved the plot and story! It was great!!! Now I want to read the other books of the series!