Mastiffs Mystery and Murder A Dog Detective Series Novel Book 1 edition by Sandra Baublitz Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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It’s murder at the dog show!
When amateur sleuth Clarissa Hayes and her trusty Saint Bernard, Paw, enter a dog show, they expect to find dogs, blue ribbons, and trophies. Not dead bodies.
Clarissa’s boyfriend is tracking a suspect in the death of a dog fancier. It’s up to Clarissa and Paw to provide him cover as they compete in the show.
But the competition turns deadly when another dog owner is murdered. Are the deaths connected? Clarissa and Paw must sniff out the clues to solve the crime before the killer collars them.
Will Best in Show become Best in Death?
Mastiffs Mystery and Murder A Dog Detective Series Novel Book 1 edition by Sandra Baublitz Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
I do not understand all the 4 and 5 star reviews for this book. It is a nice enough, though not exceptional, cozy mystery - provided you know virtually nothing about dog shows (or any competitive canine activity), dog training, or owning and living with large dogs. - or any dogs, really. Apparently the author wants a St. Bernard - but all she knows about them she learned from the Beethoven movies. Seriously! She says so in her bio. at the back of the book. SO - if you're in the Mostly Clueless about Canines Club, and want a nice, easy, G-rated mystery, you'll probably enjoy this read!Here are just a few of the issues that made me want to toss my Kindle across the room:
- When something the size of a St. Bernard jumps up on you and licks your face - you stagger - at least. (I would have thought the movies would have taught that!) - and it is NOT cute when they do it uninvited. Ever. Having a large uncontrolled dog is just not cute in general. (Nor is a small uncontrolled dog, for that matter.)
- Some sanctioning bodies do allow you to enter conformation shows at the last minute in some cases, but not an un-registered, paperless dog, regardless how 'purebred'. And why hasn't she had her un-registered pet that she had no intention of ever showing neutered??!!
- You do not bring litters of young puppies to dog shows.
- I still have no idea what she considers a 'choke collar'. She said it's banned by the (fictitious) dog show sanctioning body - so it's likely not a training collar. Maybe it's a pinch collar? - or a spiked collar or some sort? Whatever it is, apparently the same size one would use on a Pomeranian would also fit around the neck of a grown human. - and is available in a stylish red color, with matching lead. Really?
- You do not put bows on a Pomeranian. Certainly not if you're headed to the breed ring.
- I could go on.....
Despite the above, this book is a reasonably well written, clean, little cozy. It certainly seems to appeal to 'dog lovers'. Probably not a great book for dog people. 3 stars for a decently structured, reasonably well written, clean, cozy mystery. 1 star for research into subject matter.
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Mastiffs Mystery and Murder A Dog Detective Series Novel Book 1 edition by Sandra Baublitz Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
"Mastiffs, Mystery, and Murder" is quite an exceptional, intricate story of dogs and their owners, and how wrong a simple dog show can go! (Not that there ever was or is a simple dog show!) What goes wrong? Two murders, one owner attacked, a closet that locks people in, and a death from the past that ... well, it was also a murder!
Clarissa Reynolds and Paw, her adorable Saint Bernard, enter their first dog show, at the behest of her boyfriend, Bruce Sevor, a PI who is tracking a suspect in the death of a dog fancier. Paw is trained to leash, and a few verbal commands, so needless to say he doesn't do too well at the show. They stay, however, so that Clarissa's PI boyfriend appears to have a reason to be there. Did I mention that they regersterd at the hotel as husband and wife? (Which they are not, of course.)
Clarrisa and her friends work diligently to understand the nuances of the canine show world, and to work through the alibis of the various dog owners. Clarissa ferrets out a secret that she cannot share, and has doubts about several people. All the while she is trying to avoid the detective in charge of the murder investigation - a lady who does not like her.
We meet Paw, and Samuel, the beautiful Mastiff that belongs to one of the murder victims. We see how loyal hey are to their owners, and the lengths they will go to to protect them. (By the way, Paw and Samuel also do an excellent job of corraling four out of five loose cannon puppies that are at the show awaiting possible new owners. The fifth errant puppy is brought back to the owner by one of the other owners that is showinghis dog.)
The storyline is well crafted, and the characters well constructed. This is a book well worth reading if you like dogs, want to read abou dog show, or are just interested in spending a lovely time with a cozy mystery!
This was a formulaic but sweet effort. Unfortunately, I found myself skipping multiple pages of superfluous, confusing, meandering, boring dialog. It almost seemed to have been written for a youth audience. There were commas missing and desperately needed, as well as commas thrown in that shouldn't have been, often enough to become extremely annoying. Even the brief author description at the end contained an error
"The author never got the opportunity to own a St. Bernard, and her current cats will not allow a new "edition.'"
Clarissa Haynes and her Saint Bernard, Paw, lead the charge here, going so far as to go undercover at a dog show to try and help solve a case with her boyfriend, a PI. This book certainly shows the stressful side of dog shows, though I doubt many end with so many dead/injured. At least Clarissa admits to the other dog fanciers that this is her first show and she's out of her element. Would have been a little obvious otherwise. And while Baublitz didn't specifically say Bruce, the boyfriend, pulled strings with his badge to get them in the show, I have to imagine he did. Otherwise, how would they have got in at such a late hour, with none of the credentialing done, nor any of the prequalifications? Maybe it's a tiny dog show with lax rules, but if the reader can suspend belief past that, it's fine.
Errors, though nothing a quick edit wouldn't catch...possessive issues were the most prevalent "Detective Gibbons second in command" (loc 1792), "to keep the dog's calm and avoid influencing the outcome"(loc 2908), etc.
I do not understand all the 4 and 5 star reviews for this book. It is a nice enough, though not exceptional, cozy mystery - provided you know virtually nothing about dog shows (or any competitive canine activity), dog training, or owning and living with large dogs. - or any dogs, really. Apparently the author wants a St. Bernard - but all she knows about them she learned from the Beethoven movies. Seriously! She says so in her bio. at the back of the book. SO - if you're in the Mostly Clueless about Canines Club, and want a nice, easy, G-rated mystery, you'll probably enjoy this read!
Here are just a few of the issues that made me want to toss my across the room
- When something the size of a St. Bernard jumps up on you and licks your face - you stagger - at least. (I would have thought the movies would have taught that!) - and it is NOT cute when they do it uninvited. Ever. Having a large uncontrolled dog is just not cute in general. (Nor is a small uncontrolled dog, for that matter.)
- Some sanctioning bodies do allow you to enter conformation shows at the last minute in some cases, but not an un-registered, paperless dog, regardless how 'purebred'. And why hasn't she had her un-registered pet that she had no intention of ever showing neutered??!!
- You do not bring litters of young puppies to dog shows.
- I still have no idea what she considers a 'choke collar'. She said it's banned by the (fictitious) dog show sanctioning body - so it's likely not a training collar. Maybe it's a pinch collar? - or a spiked collar or some sort? Whatever it is, apparently the same size one would use on a Pomeranian would also fit around the neck of a grown human. - and is available in a stylish red color, with matching lead. Really?
- You do not put bows on a Pomeranian. Certainly not if you're headed to the breed ring.
- I could go on.....
Despite the above, this book is a reasonably well written, clean, little cozy. It certainly seems to appeal to 'dog lovers'. Probably not a great book for dog people. 3 stars for a decently structured, reasonably well written, clean, cozy mystery. 1 star for research into subject matter.
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