Author: Karen McSpade
Genre: Mystery
Digital Book
ASIN #: B09DBZ147F
Independently Published
64 Pages
$.99 Amazon
November 2, 2021
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After solving a case involving dirty cops, Piper is forced to hide out in Savory, Alabama until the corrupt officers land behind bars.
Savory, better known as Alligator Alley, is not your typical tourist attraction Gulf Coast town. Why? Because it's home to the three-time AKC champion poodle Victory Cup Valentino, but this year bad things are about to go down. Even before Piper can get unpacked, there is a murder, and the poodle goes missing right before the Westminster Dog Show.
Suspicions run high, especially with two other newcomers with very sketchy backstories showing up in town. But before Piper can get any answers. all hell breaks loose when a body turns up in the bayou and she's at the center of the crime scene.
Fortunately for Piper, a group of retired ladies known as the Dentures and Diamonds Crime Squad is on her side, and they are a force to be reckoned with. Now, they must work together to solve the crime and stop the murderer before they end up in a body bag.
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Piper Sandstone is a Chicago detective who is relegated to living in small town Savory, Alabama under an assumed name until the dirty cops she brought to justice are put away. So she's taken a job as a waitress, and is friends with a group of retired women who consider themselves amateur sleuths. They're trying to solve the disappearance of a prize-winning poodle and his handler, Susan Tate. But things go south when a body is found and Piper, living under the name Sharon, is determined to find out what is really going on...
This is the second part of an episodic story involving Piper and her efforts to stay under the wire but can't get over the fact that she has crime-solving in her blood. I will say that it is better than the first part, and I enjoyed it much more.
Piper is trying to fit into her new life, but she's finding it difficult, especially when it's obvious that the sheriff is interested in her. She wants to stay on the down low, but knows she wants to solve the crime as well. And that's what brings her to her latest predicament, where she's pretty much stuck in a circle that she can't get away from...
That is all I am going to say, since this is a short mystery (64 pages) and saying anything else might ruin the story for others. However, you should read the first and then this one, as it is a continuation, but it will be worth it to read them together. Recommended.
I received an advance copy from the author but this in no way influenced my review.
More on Karen McSpade's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/karen-mcspade/
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