Author: Chelsea Thomas
Genre: Mystery
Paperback; Digital Book
ISBN #: 9798377298809
Independently Published
220 Pages
$12.99; $5.99 Amazon
February 23, 2023
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Growing old can be murder...
...especially in Hollywood.
Amy Stewart came home to California expecting to groom cute dogs, hang out with old friends, and maybe find a romance or two.
What she didn't expect was murder.
This time around the victim is connected to one of Amy's favorite actors from way back in the day. The investigation takes Amy into the depths of Hollywood scandal. She's lucky she's got her grumpy granny, Petunia, to watch her back. Loyal friends are essential in life.
But will granny's loyalty be enough to protect Amy from the killer? And what about the cops?
Everyone has it in for the plucky young dog groomer, so if Amy's not careful she'll end up in jail or worse.
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Amy Stewart, along with her grandmother Petunia, own a dog grooming business and do a little amateur sleuthing on the side. One morning she's approached by child star-turned-businesswoman Tess May who wants Amy to groom her chickens -- very expensive chickens. With reservations, Amy agrees. But when they, along with employee Betsy, go to pick up the chickens, they find a dead body instead. And now Tessa is hiding from the law -- while asking Amy to find the killer.
It's a tough gig when the only witnesses are chickens, and they aren't talking. With a new rookie cop who plays by the book, Amy decides her only recourse is to use her boyfriend Mike, a police detective, who's already leery of giving her information. But between searching for clues with and without his help, Amy and her crew are determined to clear the young woman of murder. But if Tessa didn't kill, then who did?
This is the eighth book in the series and I have read them all. Just like the others, I found this completely enjoyable. Of course, we're still getting delightful commentary from her cat, Fluffy, which I always look forward to, that pops in between the mystery now and then; and he has problems of his own to deal with...
Amy doesn't believe that Tessa is guilty. but there could be others in her life that are: her mother's much younger husband, ex-husband, and agent, to name a few. But who had the greatest motive to kill the woman? Each one points out they don't know who did it, but someone obviously did. So Amy's 'crew' are running around Los Angeles, sometimes in seedy areas even, to find out the truth.
Add in Amy's newfound insecurities, a cat with heartache, and a boyfriend who's mostly oblivious, along with a poker-playing grandmother and an employee with screenwriting ambitions, and you have a mix up of happenings that take them in all directions.
When they find the killer it comes together much as one would expect of Amy (read the book to find out) and the ending gives us a teaser toward the next book. Recommended.
I received a copy of this book from the author and BookSprout but this in no way influenced my review.
More on Chelsea Thomas's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/t/chelsea-thomas/
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