"Fine mystery with entertaining cast of charaters, both the 2- and 4-legged kind."
Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow
By: Cynthia Baxter
Genres: Mystery Woman Sleuth | Mystery Amateur Sleuth | Mystery Pet Lovers
Posted: April 16, 2006
When Suzanne's ex's fiancée is murdered, Suzanne becomes the prime suspect after neighbors give police a description matching her. Although Suzanne denies any involvement, she's not completely up front with the police, leading them to believe they have their killer. Jess begins her own investigation, which takes her into the heart of Long Island wine country. In addition to working on her investigation, Jess must deal with live-in boyfriend Nick in her space, hosting an alliterative talk show about pets and a dummy that turns up in the oddest places. Suspects are plenty and varied, and Jess will need more than a little luck to discover the killer before that killer turns his sights on her!
This latest installment in Ms. Baxter's Reigning Cats & Dogs mysteries is my favorite! It's a neatly crafted mystery, dropping clever clues throughout and giving the reader some fun spooks. Jessica Popper is an entertaining amateur sleuth, supported by a cast of fun, familiar two- and four-legged characters.
Book Summary
Can a vet detective catch a killer who's hopping mad?
Veterinarian and amateur sleuth Jessica Popper races down the rabbit hole and into a vintage case of passion and betrayal in Long Island's elite wine country in…
HARE TODAY, DEAD TOMORROW
It's harvest time, but this season's crop includes chardonnay, merlot…and murder. The victim is heir to one of the North Fork's most prestigious wineries–and if the crime isn't shocking enough, the prime suspect is one of Jessie's closest friends!
Between managing her menagerie of pets, including Lou, the one-eyed Dalmatian, her tailless Westie, Max, and a tiger kitten who thinks she's queen of the jungle, commitment- phobic Jess struggles to adjust to a new addition to her household: live-in boyfriend Nick Burby. But even that proves easy compared to the challenge of catching a killer who's left nothing behind but a "hare"–a stuffed bunny rabbit. To clear her friend's name, Jess must maneuver through a warren of bizarre twists and more suspects than a bunny has offspring–and she'll need her own lucky rabbit's foot to avoid becoming this killer's next victim…
by: Cynthia Baxter
Reigning Cats & Dogs #4 Bantam
May 1, 2006
On Sale: April 25, 2006
Featuring: Jessica Popper
400 pages
ISBN: 0553588435
EAN: 9780553588439
Paperback