jjares reviewed Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs (Danger Cove Mysteries) (Volume 9) on + 3271 more book reviews
When Lizzie Jones finds celebrity bodybuilder, Mr. Jupiter, lying face down in his hot tub, a quiet week in her best friend's posh home comes to a screeching end. Lizzie's best friend, Caroline, married to Mr. Jupiter (Brodie McDougal), is in the throes of a divorce when he's found dead. Caroline is on her way to a shopping spree in LA -- to bleed Brodie dry before the divorce (real loving character). Lizzie is a loser too. She hopes to be a veterinarian; she's finished her bachelor's degree and is currently a dog walker. That girl's got ambition, doesn't she? To show you Lizzie's batting 1000: She takes up with someone who turned her down for a date 10-years ago.
About midway, I realized why I wasn't enjoying this book much. It came about while Lizzie and her friend were at a book club meeting. There was a discussion on whether a highlander's wench was 'trashy' because she was attracted to the highland hero, his two brothers, and three of his clansmen -- all at the same time. Lizzie didn't have a problem with that, but most women at the book club meeting thought the woman was trashy. Only authors with insufficient plot material would put this in a book.
Frankly, I didn't care much about any of the characters. Most of the characters were mean-spirited (the victim, his wife {see paragraph one}, Brodie's parents, Brodie's sister, Brodie's thieving manager, Detective Luther Marshall, etc.). I love dogs, but I couldn't care less about these three pets. The pup on the cover suckered me into this book. At the end of the book, I noticed that a committee of three wrote this mystery. Well, that explains everything. I won't be returning to the scene of this crime.
Danger Cove Mystery
** 9. Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs (2016)(with Elizabeth Ashby and Jean Steffens)
15. Divas, Diamonds& Death (2017) (with Elizabeth Ashby and Jean Steffens)
About midway, I realized why I wasn't enjoying this book much. It came about while Lizzie and her friend were at a book club meeting. There was a discussion on whether a highlander's wench was 'trashy' because she was attracted to the highland hero, his two brothers, and three of his clansmen -- all at the same time. Lizzie didn't have a problem with that, but most women at the book club meeting thought the woman was trashy. Only authors with insufficient plot material would put this in a book.
Frankly, I didn't care much about any of the characters. Most of the characters were mean-spirited (the victim, his wife {see paragraph one}, Brodie's parents, Brodie's sister, Brodie's thieving manager, Detective Luther Marshall, etc.). I love dogs, but I couldn't care less about these three pets. The pup on the cover suckered me into this book. At the end of the book, I noticed that a committee of three wrote this mystery. Well, that explains everything. I won't be returning to the scene of this crime.
Danger Cove Mystery
** 9. Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs (2016)(with Elizabeth Ashby and Jean Steffens)
15. Divas, Diamonds& Death (2017) (with Elizabeth Ashby and Jean Steffens)
