Author: Karen McSpade
Genre: Mystery
Digital Book
ASIN #: B09J5BT6W4
Newcastle Media
60 Pages
$2.99 Amazon
December 7, 2021
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Chicago detective Piper Sandstone is about to embark on her most dangerous mission ever while hiding in Savory, Alabama. With a price placed on her head by Pusome dirty cops, Piper is forced to go undercover as a waitress at a local café. But when a dognapping and murder shake up the local community, Piper finds herself tangled in the mystery. Now, she must hid her unique talents and maintain her cover if she wants to make it home alive.
Savory, better known as Alligator Alley, is not your typical tourist 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. But before she 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. To top things off, the handsome sheriff is asking too many questions.
Fortunately for Piper, a group of sweet older ladies known as the Dentures and Diamonds crime squad is on her side. These quirky amateur sleuths are a force to be reckoned with and they've taken a special interest in Piper's unique skills. Now, they must join forces to solve the mystery and catch the killer before another Savory resident winds up dead.
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Chicago detective Piper Sandstone is hiding out in Savory, Alabama while waiting for the dirty cops she exposed to go on trial. She's masquerading as a waitress named Sharon, and has met four interesting older ladies who call themselves the Dentures and Diamonds Crime Squad. When a champion dog and his trainer both go missing, the ladies think there's been foul play, and when a dead body winds up in the bayou, they know for sure.
They've roped Piper into their schemes, and Piper isn't hesitating -- you can take the cop out of the city, but she's still a cop through and through. So she's curious as to who killed the young woman, and what is really going on. But as the mystery deepens, so does Piper's interest, and she's determined to find the face of a killer who has no remorse and may be ready to kill again...
This is the fifth book in the series and I have read them all; with great enjoyment for each one. Piper is an interesting character, but the Dentures and Diamond ladies are a hoot. They have no qualms about anything they do, even if it might bring them trouble down the line. Unfortunately, they're all trying to stay under the radar when it comes to the sheriff, who is already suspicious about Piper as it is.
The ladies are all quite adept at what they do, even if they do get themselves in near-trouble, they manage to find their way out easily, and some of the situations are downright funny. But murder isn't funny in the least, and Piper, along with her friends, manage to put the pieces together nicely.
In this last episode, we discover the identity of the murderer and the reasons for the killings as well. It's a rather insane reason, but then again, aren't killers crazy (to say the least) in the first place? The climax is done very well, and the plot keeps you reading; and we're given a satisfactory ending to the book. I have been delighted in them all and in the finality of this one as well. Highly recommended.
I was given 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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