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Sparkle Abbey is the pseudonym of two mystery authors (Mary Lee Woods and Anita Carter). They are friends and neighbors as well as co-writers of the Pampered Pets Mystery Series. The Pen name was created by combining the names of their rescue pets - Sparkle (Mary Lee's cat) and Abbey (Anita's dog). They reside in central Iowa, but if they could write anywhere, you would find them on the beach with their laptops and depending on the time of day, with either an iced tea or a margarita.
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Loved it!

One of my favorite of the series! Narrator and story was on point this time! I wish there was another book after this one, 4 of them just wasn't enough. I need more of Caro Lamont and Melinda Langston's hilarious mysteries in my life! Lol.. Please continue this series!?

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Needs a different narrator

The story might have held my interest a little better with a different narrator. She both slowly dragged her words out, and over dramatized most sentences, even the chapter numbers. I had to increase the speed in order to hold my interest in the story. The previous reviewer who said she loved the story and gave it a 5 star rating mentioned the photographer as being Missy. Missy was actually the dog who ate the meat that was thrown under the table and went for walks in town with her owner. :-)

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Yip/Tuck

Karen Commins narrates this story with a lot of feeling and fun.Melinda ,a pet shop owner,and Missy, a pet portrait photographer, always seem to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.There is usually a body involved,and so it goes when they encounter a prominent plastic surgeon,say 'hello' and he falls off a bench,dead.They call the police,who again do not want them involved,however,they stay involved,chaos and danger ensues.
These cozy mysteries are a bit of fluff,fur and fun for a drab winter day.
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