Kendra Ballantyne is a pet sitter extraordinaire until one of her best client’s pet comes up missing on her watch.  The ransom note found on the iguana cage says don’t contact the police, but Kendra needs help and calls in her favorite homicide detective, and her ex-boyfriend Jeff, a PI.  While her goal is to stay out of his arms while they find the pet-napper, she also wants to stay alive.  When she is attacked physically she knows she must find the villain. 

This is the fifth in a cute and cozy series, Linda O. Johnston has created the Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter Mystery Series, and as always this one is funny and intense.  Kendra may be a lawyer but when it comes to animals she focuses her attention on keeping them safe.  Kendra’s fast thinking, witty comebacks and a cast of cute animals and characters make this an enjoyable read. 

This reader’s biggest problem with this mystery was the amount of romance.  Kendra spends a lot of time trying to stay out of the arms of both Jeff and her vet, Tom.  This left this reader feeling like this one might be a cross-over into the romance field.   

One warning to readers:  The print in this book is TINY…  Be prepared for eye strain, even while laughing at Kendra’s antics this reader could not get past the small typeface used.

 

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