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Description: Meg is in the backyard of the house her brother Rob, Delaney, and their new baby have moved into, supervising some workmen who are using a bulldozer to start digging out a duck pond. She wants to get away from her own house, which has become the staging site for Caerphilly's first Mutt March, which will be held the next day. Meg thinks it will be more peaceful at Rob's house--and it is until the bulldozers uncover a skeleton whose skull has a hole and a bullet rattling around inside.
Meanwhile, Chief Burke begins searching the police records to see if he can identify any missing persons who would fit the bill. He doesn't turn down Meg's offer to help with his identification efforts, and she begins looking in the library and talking to old-timers. She's all the more eager to help because Iris Rafferty, who sold the house to Rob and Delaney and still lives in the mother-in-law suite, disappears the morning after the finding of the body... does her disappearance have anything to do with finding the body? Was it voluntary? Or was she kidnapped--possibly by the prowlers who are spotted lurking around the half-finished duck pond at night? Or do the prowlers have sinister designs on one or more of the dogs who will be marching in the parade?
Genre: Mystery - Cozy
Why I Picked This Book: This is one of my favorite cozy mystery series but even if it wasn't I wouldn't have been able to resist the title!
My Impression: Every book in this series has been entertaining and this one didn't let me down! Meg is hiding at her neighbor's house (which happens to belong to her brother and his wife) supervising the construction of a duck pond when a skeleton is discovered. This starts a tornado of events involving solving a cold case, a missing woman, rogue ducks, dog-nappers, random trespassers, a deep dive into crimes of 3- to 40 years ago, and a huge dog adoption event. Meg lives at a pace that would paralyze me and her family chaos would absolutely finish me off but it makes for incredibly entertaining read.
The mystery was a little different. There's no modern day murder though there are a number of modern day hijinks. I liked the flow of the mystery and the deep dive into the past of Caerphilly and the corrupt Pruitt family. It kept me hooked and I flew through the book. There is dog fighting mentioned but no details and no dogs are harmed.
This is incredibly long running series but while it might take a little more effort to keep track of all the dynamics if you jump in with this book I don't think you'll have too much trouble keeping everything straight. With each book it gets a bit easier to remember who is who!
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Absolutely! I'm looking forward to the next book and am also really enjoying catching up on the earlier books in the series that I haven't read.
Would I Recommend this Book? I would! Especially if you enjoy cozy mysteries.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
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